This Week @ Riverside
Home of the Rams!
Hello Riverside,
**PLEASE READ--we are looking at donating ALL left over Locker items to charity in November. If you believe you left something and you want to retrieve it...see below.
Otherwise, whatever is left here we are going to donate. (info is lower in the newsletter)
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College Board National Recognition
Congratulations to the following RAMS. The College Board recently announced Jasmyn Johnson as a National African American Scholar, and Thomas Bonina and Nicolas Ortiz as National Hispanic Scholars for their excellence in academic achievement.
Of the 1.7 million juniors in the United States who took the 2019 PSAT/NMSQT, they scored in the top 2.5%. Congratulations!
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Over the last two weeks we have had the SATs and the PSATs here at the schoolhouse. It was so nice seeing and interacting with our students.
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Congratulations to two of our Riverside Guitarists , Lachi Balabanski and Ava Hearne, they have been chosen by audition to participate and perform with the 2020 All National Guitar Ensemble. This will be a virtual ensemble this year.
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Athletics Update
Riverside Athletes and Parents,
We hope that everyone is doing well. This communication provides some updates and reminders concerning athletics this school year.
The VHSL and LCPS continue to plan to hold athletic seasons this school year. Start dates for each season:
Basketball—December 7
Gymnastics, Swimming, Wrestling—December 14
Competition Cheerleading, Football—February 4
Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Volleyball—February 15
All Spring Sports—April 12
**LCPS athletics are scheduled to compete against only LCPS teams this school year. Some sports contests may look slightly different than normal, as most invitational/large team events (ex, wrestling, gymnastics, cheer, cross country, track) will be replaced with smaller two, three, or four teams events**
**Please turn in the required VHSL physical and complete the online athletic paperwork now in order to be prepared for every athletic season. Instructions are posted on RiversideRams.Net under “Required forms for Participation.” Athletic physicals can be scanned and emailed to Matt.Oblas@LCPS.org**
We look forward to seeing all of our athletes back soon and are excited for the official beginning of athletics on December 7.
Thank you!
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NHS is hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday, November 4th from 5 pm - 8 pm at the Chick-Fil-A in the Lansdowne Town Center. Flier attached to the newsletter.
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DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND OUR SCROLLING ANNOUNCEMENTS?
Click here to go to our school webpage so you can see our current announcements rotating in slides at the top of our screen.
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KUDOS TO OUR ROCKIN’ RAMS!
Our teachers often recognize our student RAMS with special awards, called Rockin’ Rams. Check out the current recipients by looking at our main web page at the top of the center tile!
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HOW CAN YOUR STUDENT RAM RECEIVE IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT EVENTS FROM THEIR CLASS SPONSORS and OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION?
Please have your student join Remind for the grade level that is appropriate:
- Class of 2021 - Text @ramily21 to 81010
- Class of 2022 - Text @ramily22 to 81010
- Class of 2023 - Text @ramily23 to 81010
- Class of 2024 - Text @ramily24 to 81010
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We will transition to the ABAB (Traditional School Calendar) when we begin Quarter 2.
So, beginning on Wednesday, November 4, our weekly schedule will be as follows:
- MONDAY: Asynchronous Work Day
- TUESDAY: A Day
- WEDNESDAY: B Day
- THURSDAY: A Day
- FRIDAY: B Day
All Students/Parents will be surveyed on their choice of school environment-Distance Learning or Hybrid-for the second semester of our school year.
- The survey will be open between November 11 and November 20
- The second semester begins on January 21, 2021.
Hybrid--What is it? Click the following link for a comprehensive plan for implementing the hybrid model in stages: Update on Implementation of Hybrid Model.
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The Riverside High School 2020-2021 school year yearbook is on sale now for online purchases. Reserve your copy today for the next edition of the yearbook coming out this spring. Click the banner on the RVHS homepage to visit Walsworth yearbooks and make your purchase.
Also, parents of seniors may use the same banner link on the RVHS homepage to purchase senior ads to be printed in the yearbook. The deadline to purchase a senior ad will be February 26th, 2021.
Contact our Publications Adviser, Mr. Dan Wojcik, at dan.wojcik@lcps.org for any questions about yearbook or ad sales.
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We have a couple of items sitting here at the schoolhouse that I'd like to get your help with.
**PLEASE READ--we are looking at donating ALL left over Locker items to charity in November. If you believe you left something and you want to retrieve it...see below.
Otherwise, whatever is left here we are going to donate.
**This statement does not include Yearbooks, they will not be donated, but please come get them! :)
1. 2019-2020 Yearbooks: if you ordered a yearbook last year and have not picked it up, it is here in our office. Please arrange a time to come in and pick up your yearbook.
Steps to Take Before Coming Up to Riverside for a Yearbook:
- Call our Main Office 703-554-8900 and have us check to make sure that you ordered a Yearbook. We will get your book out of the stacks and have it ready for pick up.
- Between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30 pm (Monday - Friday) come up to the schoolhouse to pickup your Yearbook.
**PLEASE READ--we are looking at donating ALL left over Locker items to charity in November. If you believe you left something and you want to retrieve it...see below. Otherwise, whatever is left here we are going to donate.
2. Locker Items from the 2019-2020 School Year: if you believe you left something in your locker and have not yet picked it up, we have it here in a bag with your locker designation.
Steps to Take Before Coming Up to Riverside:
- Call our Main Office 703-554-8900 and have us check to make sure that you have something left over (the vast majority of lockers were empty). If your locker had items left in it, we will bring it to the Main Office and have it ready for pick up.
- If you left items in a friends locker (not supposed to do that!), the person who was assigned that locker has to be the one to inquire and pick up items.
- Between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30 pm (Monday - Friday) come up to the schoolhouse to pick up your locker items.
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WHAT IF I NEED TECH HELP?
Email your question to supportcenter@lcps.org (from your LCPS provided email)
Call the Technology Support Center at (571) 252-2112, Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM
Make an appointment using this link https://bit.ly/DDI-REPAIR for the following:
Student computer distributions
LCPS assigned computer repairs
Computer turn-in for students leaving the district
Already approved Hotspot distribution.
Website / FAQ
A district webpage and FAQ has been established to answer your questions and provide relevant information.
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WHAT IF I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE?
School Counseling: Dial 703-554-8907 and talk to our registrar, Mrs. Randolph or our school counseling secretary, Mrs. Jackson.
Main Office: Dial 703-554-8900
We are here for you. We will connect you with the right person!
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Riverside High School-A Tradition of Excellence
Riverside Weekly Bulletin
11/2-11/8-20
Monday, November 2, 2020: Teacher Work Day -No School For Students \
Underclass Make Up Pictures (12:30-7:30pm)
Quarter 2 Assessment Plans Due
East Carolina University Virtual College Rep Visit (register in Naviance) - 10:00
RVHS AP Meeting - 11:00
Fraze on Leave 1:00
LCPS SAPT Steering Committee-2.00
Visual/Performing Arts Summer Governor’s School Audition Deadline - 4:00
World Language Credit Through Testing @ Park View HS - 4:30
Tuesday, November 3, 2020: Election Day / Teacher Work Day - No School For Students
Principals Mtg-8:30-Mr. Anderson
CTE Department Meeting-9.00
School Counseling Team Meeting - 9:00
Admin Mtg-11:00
RVHS SpEd Cluster Designee Meeting - 12:30
School Counseling Director Meeting (Mason) - 1:00
NEW A/B Day Schedule Begins/ Quarter 2 Begins
Wednesday, November 4, 2020: B Day
LCPS SpEd Designee Meeting - 9:00-12:00
Last day to register for Virtual Job For A Day
World Language Credit Through Testing @ Champe HS - 4:30
Thursday, November 5, 2020: A Day
IC Meeting 9:25:: Please bring Dept Data on Outside of Class Assignments
Science Department Meeting-1.07
University of Mary Washington Virtual College Rep Visit (register in Naviance) - 4:00
World Language Credit Through Testing @ Tuscarora - 4:30
Deadline to register for December 5 SAT (not held at RVHS) www.sat.org
Friday, November 6, 2020: B Day
Calendar Meeting - 8:00
Pilot Day-5th Period
Coming Events:
November 9--Report Cards posted in Student/ParentVue 4:00
November 13 -- RVHS Virtual Coffee House 7:00 pm
November 16--Virtual Job For A Day
November 20--Deadline to register for Dec 12 ACT (not held at RVHS) www.actstudent.org
December 7--VHSL girls and boys basketball tryouts begin (paperwork instructions on RiversideRams.Net under “Required Forms for Participation”)
December 14--VHSL gymnastics, swimming, and wrestling begin (paperwork instructions on RiversideRams.Net under “Required Forms for Participation”)
February 4--VHSL football and cheerleading tryouts begin
February 15--VHSL cross country, field hockey, golf, and volleyball tryouts begin
Riverside 2020
About Us:
- Address: 19019 Upper Belmont Pl., Leesburg VA 20176
- Main Office: 703-554-8900
- Instagram: @Riverside_HS
- Twitter: @RiversideLCPS
- Website: https://www.lcps.org/riverside