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June 3, 2024

Riverside Class of 2024 Graduates 111 Seniors

Riverside High School held its 62nd annual commencement on Friday, May 31st at the Riverside Memorial Stadium. A total of 111 seniors comprised the Riverside Class of 2024. [VIEW COMMENCEMENT VIDEO] The Top 5, in alphabetical order are (pictured below) Alexis Fluharty Emma Kennedy Darren McDade Reece Sullivan Brooke Wissinger Top honors are listed below in alphabetical order: Rebecca Baker Bo Fornataro Sara Kaelin Johnathan Nelson Lily Scott Ashlyn Servick Emma Thellman [VIEW FULL 2024 GRADUATE LIST] On Thursday, the Class of 2024, along with Kindergarten Students (Class of 2036), paraded through the hall ways one last time as Riverside…

May 10, 2024

PHOTO: Riverside High School Announces 2024 Prom Court

Riverside High School is proud to announce the 2024 Riverside Prom Court. Riverside Junior/Senior promenade will take place Friday, May 10th beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside High School auditorium with the formal prom to follow at the Connoquenessing Country Club. Prom is to be held from approximately 8:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. After prom activities have been planned by the parent After Prom Committee, and run concurrent with prom at the same location, and are scheduled from 10 pm to 1 am. Prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. Students must be present to be awarded their prize….

May 10, 2024

Riv-Ell Presentations: Food trucks, Mobile Florists, Special-Service Funeral Homes

Eleven seniors at Lincoln High School and four at Riverside presented business plans April 25 as the capstone project in a Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program and in pursuit of a 16-credit Butler County Community College workplace certificate in entrepreneurship funded by donors. Riv-Ell students who pitched their ideas for ventures before more than 30 spectators in the Lincoln High School library were Lincoln’s Kaci Barnett, Madelyn Carner, Nicholas Franitti, Sidney Gibbons, Aydin Kline, Madison Long, John Lorenc, Alexis McClean, Claire Noble, Ryan Turner and Talan Young; and from Riverside’s Jax Bender, Brooke Dougherty, Brooklyn Gruber and Ciera Koller. About their business…

May 9, 2024

Record 15 Riv-Ell Students Pitch Business Plans

A record 15 high school seniors profiting from a yearlong Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program pitched business plans April 25 that impressed Ellwood City area leaders and in pursuit of graduating from Butler County Community College on May 15 with a 16-credit workplace certificate funded by donors. The 11 Lincoln and four Riverside seniors in 2023-2024 represent the largest group to seek the post-secondary credential in a 6-year-old program that combines academic coursework with practical experiences. Riv-Ell is a collaboration between BC3 and Ellwood City area businesses. Private contributions to the BC3 Education Foundation fund tuition, fees and books. Graduates earn a…

March 21, 2024

Riverside Hall of Fame to Induct Three Sports Icons as First Class; Banquet Will Celebrate, Honor Inductees

There are simply people in your life that make a difference, they guide you, they care about you, and you just never forget them. For many those people are coaches. The Riverside Hall of Fame will pay honor to its first class, all coaches, at its First Annual Hall of Fame banquet at Shakespeare’s Restaurant on May 4th from 6 to 10 p.m. Attendees will celebrate the esteemed inagural class of: Dan Oliastro, Karl Florie, and Royann Winfield. “This banquet is not just an event; it’s an opportunity to come together as a community, to express our gratitude, and to honor these individuals…

March 20, 2024

PART THREE: Riverside High School’s The Addams Family Musical is a Ghoulish Good Time

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Addams Family starting tomorrow on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of this article). Today’s review is part three in a three-part series about The Addams Family Musical. Previous stories featured cast Q&As. Get ready to laugh if you plan to attend The Addams Family Musical presented by Riverside High School Theater … and trust me, you should definitely make sure you are in the audience! A cast and…

March 19, 2024

PART TWO: Riverside High School’s The Addams Family Musical Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Addams Family on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). 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 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 The Addams…

March 18, 2024

PART ONE: Riverside High School’s The Addams Family Musical Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, The Addams Family on March 21-24 in the high school auditorium, 300 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City. (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). 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 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 The Addams…

February 5, 2024

Riverside School District 2024-25 Kindergarten Registration Now Available

Attention is called to parents of preschool students who live within the Riverside Beaver County School District. Kindergarten Enrollment for the 2024-2025 School Year is now available and open as of February 1, 2024. Children who will be 5 years old before September 1, 2024 and are residents of the Riverside Beaver County School District are eligible to begin the enrollment process for kindergarten! Please visit the district webpage for information on how to enroll online and secure a slot for the in-person kindergarten screening day on May 10, 2024. Parents/guardians who DO NOT already have a student enrolled in…

December 18, 2023

Williams Accepts Softball Scholarship With Fairmont State University

Last week, Riverside senior shortstop Mia Williams signed to continue her athletic career at Fairmont State University. Williams has started and lettered the past three years of varsity softball and has been named the Beaver County Times Athlete of the Week. As a junior, Williams doubled and collected three RBIs to help lead the Lady Panthers to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Playoffs for the first since 2013. Williams is going to study nursing at Fairmont State University. PICTURED BELOW: Williams (center) with her parents, Chelsea & Darin Sharek and her younger brother, Carmine, and Williams with Riverside teammates and…