The Warrior Weekly
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Brianna Humphrey
Staff Spotlight
Dr. Humphrey is a Health Science teacher at Riverdale. She dedicates herself wholeheartedly to every student she interacts with. Going the extra mile, she supports their growth into successful individuals. Under her mentorship, no student feels discouraged. Dr. Humphrey assists them with academics, imparts life lessons, and genuinely cares for each one. She is truly an exceptional person and a valuable asset to Riverdale! Thank you for all you do for RHS and our students.
Student Spotlight
Alexis, serving as the Battalion S1 (personnel officer) for the JROTC Warrior Battalion this year, has handled various responsibilities for all Riverdale Cadets, such as managing awards, promotions, and tracking service hours. She managed these additional tasks exceptionally well while maintaining an impressive GPA. Alexis was honored this year with the James K Polk JROTC award in recognition of her dedicated and remarkable service. Known for her diligence, kindness, and willingness to help classmates, Alexis engages in numerous extracurricular activities at RHS, including the bowling team, theatre, and volunteering. Additionally, she is enrolled in multiple Dual Enrollment classes and has secured nearly a full scholarship to Xavier University in Ohio. Thank you for being an excellent for other RHS student.s
Alexis Hunter
Announcements
STARS counseling
Jackie Hills is the STARS counselor at RHS. She is on campus five days a week for student services.
Ms. Hills can be reached by email at hillsja@rcshools.net
and by phone number at 615-890-6450, ext. 23670. Please feel free to call or email with any Mental Health concerns.
Donations needed
We have opened a free store for our students that are in need. We have items such as toiletries, feminine products, toothpaste, school supplies, backpacks, and snacks available. If you would like to make a donation to our
"Hotel-Motel" store, you can bring these items to the front office between 7:45 and 4:00. Thank you.
Community service
If you need community service ideas, check out the TN Achieves (TN Promise) Community Service Ideas page. These hours will count toward your TN Promise requirement and may also count toward other school organization requirements.
Thank you to all of our participants and donors for their invaluable help with Spring Campus Clean-Up!
Summer Travel Opportunity
Summer 2025
We’re spending 11 days traveling the Alps and the Mediterranean Coast in June of 2025.
Check out the itinerary HERE. If you are interested in traveling with us, see Mrs. Boyd in E-6 or contact her by email at boydd@rcschools.net.
Does your student need a little extra help with their school work?
Try Paper
Paper is a free tutoring service open to all Rutherford County students. The tutors at Paper provide homework help, writing support, and ACT Prep support. They also have tutors that speak multiple languages.
The graduation date is Friday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. Graduation will take place at MTSU's Murphy Center. Practice will be on Friday morning from 8 to 11. Attendance at practice is mandatory.
Cap and Gowns were distributed to seniors on Thursday March 21. If you student was absent, an alternate pickup date will be announced after Spring Break.
Information for Seniors
Permission slips and money for the field trips must be turned in to Mrs. Woods in E8 by April 16
Senior Week Schedule 4/22-4/27
Monday: Theme-Anything but a backpack
Red and Gold Banquet
Tuesday: Theme - Next Step Day
Wednesday: Zoo Field Trip (Shirts on sale now)
Thursday: Theme BBQ Dad vs Soccer Mom
Field Day at Barfield Park
Friday: Theme - Class Shirt
Senior Breakfast and Yearbooks
Saturday: Prom
Attention Parents
On January 10th we held meetings with our seniors where we reviewed some important information related to graduation. Your senior obtained the relevant documentation and a form that requires signatures from the student and parent. If your senior has not discussed this meeting with you yet, please inquire about it as soon as possible. We would appreciate it if you could sign the forms and have them returned to your student's English teacher at your earliest convenience.
Yearbook Information
Digital Literacy
Lessons for students and parents
Courtesy of Common Sense Education
Deepfakes and Democracy
Every day, we see -- and create! -- countless images and videos that have been edited or digitally altered. From simple Snapchat filters to short, lighthearted, or ironic TikTok videos, it’s clear that seeing and creating altered media is just part of online life today. But are your students aware of -- or have they thought deeply about -- the phenomenon of deepfake videos? As you watch, have your students consider questions like: Why are faked images and videos so popular? How might AI or deepfake technology subvert or threaten a democratic election? And perhaps more universally, How does the existence of this new technology change the way we see the world?
Warrior News
A big congratulations to all of our hardworking students on their success at the Tennessee State SkillsUSA Conference.
Spring Campus Cleanup
These 59 students came together and labored on Saturday morning to spruce up the Memorial Garden, beautify the G Hall entrance, scrub bathrooms, pick-up trash, wash windows, dust lockers, and clean a wide variety of other areas that needed it.
Thank you to those of you who encouraged your students to participate!
Also, feel free to support our generous sponsors - Evans Plant Farm, Martin's Home & Garden, and Walmart - all was made possible because of their generosity!
We are proud to announce that Riverdale JROTC Warrior Battalion has selected the new Command leadership positions for SY 24/25.
Please congratulate C/ Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Campbell he will be serving as the Warrior Battalion Commander; C/ Command Sergeant Major Kyler Ramirez who will be serving as the Battalion Command Sergeants Major: C/ Major Melany TEYUL-YOC who will be serving as the Battalion Executive Officer; C/ Captain Elizebeth Sivongsa who will be serving as the Battalion Administrative Officer (S1) for the Battalion; C/Major Crystal Lopez who will be serving as the Operations Officer (S3) for the Battalion and C/ Captain Samuel Gravley who will serve as the Battalion Logistics Officer (S4). These students dedicated, hard work and determination over the past 3 years of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps has allowed them to serve as the Battalion Command and Staff positions. Great Job!!
JROTC
Special Education Prom
Volleyball try-outs will be May 24th from 11:30 AM-1:30 PM in the main gym. All interested athletes must be 100% in Final Forms in order to try out. Please see Coach Rhinehart in CN-6 if you have any questions.
Volleyball Tryouts
Warrior Sports
Visit the RHS Sports website
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Tryouts for the golf team are June 4th 2:30 at Indian Hills Golf Course. All golfers must be 100% in Finale Forms with an up-to-date sports physical.
Golf Tryouts
Riverdale Track and Field
2024 Schedule
April 22/23
• TMSSA Class A – Sub – Sectionals – Home
• Field Events – April 22– 5:00pm
• Running Events – April 23 – 5:00pm
April 26/27
• TMSSA Class AA – Sub – Sectionals – Home
• Field Events – April 26 – 5:00pm
• Running Events – April 27 – 10:00am
May 1,2, 3
TSSAA Sub Sectionals – High School
• May 1st – Pole Vault – 5:00pm
• May 2nd – Field Events – 5:00pm
• May 3rd – Running Events – 5:00pm
RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
May 7
• TSSAA Sub sectionals – East Hamilton High School
• Pole vault: 11:00amEst
• High Jump: 11:00am Est
• Field events: 12:00am Est
• Running: 2:00pm Est.
May 24
TSSAA State Meet- MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University)
Time:TBA
Warrior Sports
Lady Warriors Soccer
2024 Season Conditioning
It is highly recommended that athletes attend conditioning, and ALL paperwork must be turned in before ANY participation. These sessions only include current Riverdale Students!
Conditioning will be every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3:40pm, meet in the library starting the first week of March.
Tennis shoes, weather/running appropriate attire & LOTS of water! You will be assigned workouts as a group and have a set workout for each day. Workouts will be no more than an hour! You will be able to leave as soon as your workout is completed. SIX players will be chosen each day to work on ball mastery and technical skills.
TRYOUTS
Tryouts will be held June 3rd, June 4th and June 5th from 8:00-10:00 a.m. for any student interested in becoming a dedicated and hard-working soccer player! Practices will start June 6th and June 7th!
Tryouts will be held on the soccer field next to the annex building.
Paperwork needs to be turned in before tryouts, this includes returning players. I will not accept paperwork at tryouts!!
REQUIRED FORMS
(ALL FORMS MUST BE UPLOADED ON FINALFORMS)
Physical – Must be up to date within the last year at all times!
Every participant must have completed the following in order to participate. Forms are located on the Final Forms app.
Parents - Please email me at sweetn@rcschools.net if you have any questions or concerns.