Congratulations to Ms. Taylor, Ms. Boliek, Ms. Moore, Mr. Holley and the entire crew and cast Mary Poppins the Musical for a practically perfect opening performance on Thursday night.

RHS students having a great time at the Durham Bulls Education Day.

Congratulations to Major Bond, Major McPherson and all of our JROTC students for earning a program evaluation score of “Exceeds Standards,” the highest possible recognition of a high school JROTC program as evaluated by the US Air Force. Special recognition was given to Cadets Jairus Mathieu and Ameshia Warren as Top Performers for the unit. Also, Cadet Grace Range was given a challenge coin by the evaluator for her performance leading the Color Guard.

Shout-out to our senior athletes who were recognized on Senior Night for Track and Field (photo by E Gerhart).

Shout-out to Mr. Mann and our band students who performed at DPS’ Jazz Night.

Shout-out to our Coach Cade and our Ahlete Ambassadors who led field day activities for the students of Little River Elementary on Friday.

Congratulations to our EC MU, OCS and IDMO students and teachers for again winning the Durham Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Thursday.

Shout-out to Major Bond and Major McPherson for providing our JROTC students the opportunity to tour Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.

The RHS Dance Program attended the Spring Dance Concert at NCCU on Friday, March 27.

Shout-out to Ms. Smith and the Invest in CIrls Club who participated this week in the Invest in Girls Career Day at Fidelity Investments in Durham.

Congratulations to the following students on their acceptance to the 2026 session of NC Governor's School (front row l-r): Mira Riffer (English), Soka Rosette (Math), Annabelle Sanderlin (Choral), Chora Whelan Carnes (Math) -- (back row l-r) Jacob Brennan (Social Science), Olive Ashkenes (English), Benjamin Davis (Choral), and Oliver Ambrusfield (math).

Shout-out to Ms. Swaim and Destino Success for hosting a competitive 5x5 Soccer Tournament and congratulations to the winning team.

On March 21 to March 24, twenty-four Riverside Chorus students traveled to New York City and had the incredible opportunity to perform in Carnegie Hall as part of an invitation-only choral festival. Congratulations to Ms. Boliek and these students for their hard work and for representing Riverside on the national stage.

Congratulations to Ms. Moore and the RHS Orchestra as both the intermediate & advanced orchestras earned superior ratings at their Music Performance Assessment last week.

Congratulations to Majors Bond and McPherson and our JRTOC team for their performance at the McMichael Phoenix Fall Firebird Fiasco Raider Competition in Mayodan, NC.

Shout-out to Ms. Taylor and the cast of Mary Poppins who had the opportunity to attend a Master Class instructed by cast members of the Broadway show Stereophonic, now playing at DPAC.

Congratulations to the Riverside Rapids and Sirens ensembles who travelled to Meredith College on March 17th for their state-level assessment in performance and sight-reading. Each group received superior ratings in both categories.

Please join us in congratulating the following students for competing at the FBLA State Leadership Conference. We are extremely proud of their hard work, preparation, and dedication.
-- Michaela Rincon-Reyes - Placed Top Ten in the state for Business Ethics
-- Jacob Brennan - Placed 4th in the state for Impromptu Speaking
-- Benjamin Davis, Issac John, and Charlie Soloe-- Placed Top Ten in the state for Supply Chain Management

Shout-out to Ms. Brooks and the CTE team for a wonderful Student Success Fair with local businesses and organizations.