Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)

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Riverside High School
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Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)
19019 Upper Belmont Place

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20176
Coordinates 39°05′26″N77°29′36″W / 39.0906644°N 77.4932563°W / 39.0906644; -77.4932563
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School typePublic high school
MottoRespect, Advocate, Motivate, Serve
Founded2015
School district Loudoun County Public Schools
PrincipalDoug Anderson
Grades912
Enrollment1,803 Students [1]  (2018-2019)
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Royal blue,   red, and   silver
SloganRoll 'Side
MascotRams
Rivals
Communities served Lansdowne
University Centerr
Belmont Country Club
One Loudoun
Ashbrook Commons
Potomac Farms
Kincora
Feeder schoolsSeldens Landing Elementary, Newton-Lee Elementary, Steuart W. Weller Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Belmont Ridge Middle School [2]
Rival Schools Independence High School
Heritage High School
Freedom High School
Woodgrove High School
Loudoun County High School
Athletic Conference Dulles District
East Region
Website http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/riverside

Riverside High School (RVHS) is a public secondary school in the Leesburg subdivision Lansdowne, Virginia, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.

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History

Riverside opened in 2015, with its student body coming from Belmont Ridge Middle School, Stone Bridge High School, Broad Run High School, and Tuscarora High School. The school's capacity is 1,800 students.

Academics

Accreditation

Riverside High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia since its opening in 2015.

Demographics

Riverside High School is home to white students, African-American students, and Asian students of varying origin.

Fine arts

Riverside is a blue ribbon school after obtaining all superiors at the 2017 District Assessments.

Band

The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 1A Virginia State Championship in 2017, at the USBands Virginia State Championship. The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 2A Virginia State Championship and placed second overall in 2018. [3]

Marching Assessments
YearShow NameRating
2015Rise of the RamExcellent
2016Arabian DreamsExcellent
2017Portraits of JazzExcellent
2018Adventure AwaitsSuperior
2019The Grid
2020
2021A Million Dreams
2022Separate Ways
[4]

Extracurricular activities

Riverside's DECA program won first place at the 2016 DECA International Career Development Conference (School-Based Enterprise Retail Operations).

Athletics

The school's mascot is a ram and the sports teams play in the 5 A Potomac District. The Rams' athletic teams have won state and regional championships. The school also features an amazing track and field program, and are also the future state champions in 5A cross country in 2023.

Riverside has won 12 state titles, which are:

State championships

Cheerleading State Championships
YearWinning TeamRunner-UpClass
2016Riverside272.50Cave Spring257.00AAA
Girls Swimming State Championships
YearWinning TeamRunner-UpClass
2017Riverside40Blacksburg34AAA


On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Riverside varsity football team ended a 15-game losing streak lasting parts of 3 seasons with a 28-15 home victory over Brooke Point High School.

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References

  1. "LCPS Cluster Enrollment 2018" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. "SECONDARY ATTENDANCE ZONES FOR EASTERN LOUDOUN, ASHBURN AND CENTRAL LOUDOUN 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR (SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED DECEMBER 13, 2022)" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. "USBands Virginia State Championship". USBands. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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