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Get Your Tickets NOW for Riverside High School’s Musical The Adams Family

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Adams Family on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. A cast and crew of over 100 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers. This is the 61st Anniversary of Theater at Riverside. “We hope you can join us for this landmark show,” said Vaughn Hudspath, producer. In its typical kooky, mysterious, and spooky fashion, the ghoulish Addams family is visiting the graveyard for an annual gathering of all family members, living dead, and undecided, to celebrate…


Riverside Fall Sports Q&A 2023

This is part two of a two part series featuring area athletes in fall 2023 sports. For Part One featuring Ellwood City athletes, CLICK HERE The start of fall sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. Riverside Athletes Alyssa Gibbons Sport? I play soccer Grade?  I am in 12th grade, Senior How many years have you have played? I have been playing for…


Ellwood City Wolves Club Awards $18,035 in Scholarships This Year To Local Students

On Wednesday, May 31st, the Ellwood City Wolves Den II hosted a dinner to honor the recipients of the Wolves Club Scholarships for 2023. Ten Wolves Club Scholarships, with a value of $18,035, were awarded this year including three new ones. Wolves Club president, Mike DeOtto commented, “Higher education puts students on the path to many different careers. We are honored to aid them so they can follow their dreams to achieve a successful future.” Wolves Club director, Denny Boariu, was the master of ceremonies for the evening and gave an overview of the scholarship committee’s goals and commitment for…


Part Two: Riverside High School’s Damn Yankees Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Damn Yankees March 30 through April 2 in the high school auditorium (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is part two in a three-part series about Damn Yankees. Featured tomorrow will be part three, a review of the show and gallery of show photos. Yesterday’s story featured part 1 of the cast Q&A. Morgan Myers Part in Musical: Sister Miller Current Grade: 10th…


Part One: Riverside High School’s Damn Yankees Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Damn Yankees on March 30 through April 2 in the high school auditorium (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is part one in a three-part series about Damn Yankees. Featured tomorrow will be part 2 of the cast Q&A and part three will feature a review of the show and gallery of show photos. Elizabeth (Liz) Frazer Part in Musical: Lola Current…


Riv-Ell Program Forges Ahead

(Ellwood City, PA) Reflected points of light slide across white hard hats as heads turn left and right. Their questions answered, their curiosity satisfied, the high school seniors glance down to follow one another’s footsteps to be taken between the yellow stripes on the deck of a hometown manufacturer, a facility many students visited for the first time through the 2022-2023 Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program. After a two-year pause with regard to COVID-19, the program that blends classroom learning with real-world experience has attracted its largest number of students seeking free, transferrable credits to Butler County Community College or to the…


PHOTO: 2022 Riverside Prom Court

Riverside High School’s promenade will mark the coronation of the Prom King and Prom Queen on Friday, May 13. Promenade is held at the high school beginning at 5:30, when students will first promenade in the gymnasium then proceed to the auditorium. The stage has been decorated for the theme “Midnight Garden.” After [promenade and coronation, students will caravan with a North Sewickley police escort to Shakespeare’s where the Parent Prom Committee has provided centerpieces, favors, and many fun activities for those attending prom. Prom will conclude at 1 am, with students receiving a copy of the group photo, taken…


Riverside Archery Team Hosting State Qualifying Tournament This Weekend

Riverside Archery’s first at home tournament is this weekend in the high school gym. The state qualifying archery tournament begins Saturday, with eight flights on the hour from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Individual awards for Top 5 girls and Top 5 boys in each division: Middle School and High School. The top two team awards for each division: Middle School and High School. The tournament will have normal flight arrangements with two archers per shooting lane shooting at the same time. [VIEW FULL FLIGHT SCHEDULE] $3.00 Admission fee for adults – Students, Coaches, and Riverside parents are free. According…


Ellwood City Area Historical Society Offering Scholarship Opportunities

The annual Ellwood City Area Historical Society Scholarship submission is quickly approaching. The deadline is Thursday April 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will award two $1,500.00 scholarships to two (2) graduating seniors. Graduating seniors from Lincoln High School and Riverside High School who have been accepted to attend a college, Trade School or Performing Arts are eligible. Applications may be received from the High School Student Guidance Counselor or from the Ellwood City History Center. Each applicant is asked to prepare a 400 – 600 word essay, researched and documented about the Ellwood City…


PHOTOS: Riverside ‘Panther Night’

The annual Riverside community event, Panther Night, kicked off back to school season Thursday evening at Riverside Memorial Stadium. The free event offered attendees the opportunity to be introduced to fall sports teams, athletes, and enjoy fundraising booths throughout the stadium grounds.  Many booths offered food items or a raffle ticket to help support their respective organization or group. The Riverside Varsity Football team will host Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on Friday, September 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium to start their football season. Friday evening will feature crosstown Ellwood City’s annual Pie Festival festivities at Helling…