Riverside High School (Durham, North Carolina)
| Riverside High School | |
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| Address | |
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3218 Rose of Sharon Road Durham, North Carolina 27712 United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°03′44″N 78°56′36″W / 36.06236°N 78.94330°WCoordinates: 36°03′44″N 78°56′36″W / 36.06236°N 78.94330°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Roll Pirates Roll!" |
| Established | 1991 |
| School district | Durham Public Schools |
| Principal | Tonya Williams |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1, 900 |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Lenny the Pirate |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Newspaper | The Pirates' Hook |
| Yearbook | The Helm |
| Website | Riverside High School |
Riverside High School is a four-year public high school located in Durham, North Carolina. The current principal is Tonya Williams. (As of 10/31/2016)
Opened in 1991 (the first class graduated in 1993), the school currently enrolls approximately 1, 900 students and is one of seven high schools in the Durham Public School System. The school offers classes on a block schedule on a semester basis, with students taking 4 classes—generally 2 core and 2 elective—each semester. Riverside is an accredited school and is also home to the Durham Public Schools' engineering program which uses the national Project Lead the Way curriculum.
Riverside's sixteen sports teams are part of the PAC-6 Conference, which includes schools in Durham County and the neighboring counties of Orange and Person. The school has fielded several state champions in football wrestling, men's lacrosse, volleyball, and swimming.
In 2007, Riverside was ranked as the 834th high school in America by Newsweek.
In 2011, Riverside's Student Newspaper The Pirates' Hook was awarded the best student run newspaper in North Carolina.
The Pirate wrestling team has won 7 state championships, their first two coming in 1994 and 1995 under head coach Jim Key. Head coach Walt Tolarchyk would later on lead the team to win 5 more state titles. They have had many state champions and nationally ranked wrestlers including MMA fighter Abel Trujillo. The current coaches are Brandon Palmer and Broc Dickerson.
Riverside's girls volleyball program has won 2 state championships.
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