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November 1, 2023

General Election Series Part 2: General Election Riverside Beaver County School District’s Board of Directors Candidates

Note: This is part 2 in a series about the General Election. Part 1 provided general information about the elections and where to vote. Part 3 will feature information about the candidates for Ellwood City Borough Council. Part 4 will cover the perspectives of the candidates for Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors. The General Election will take place on Nov 7. We caught up with the candidates for Riverside Beaver County School District’s Board of Directors back in May before the primary election to learn more about the candidates and get their points of view on important…

September 21, 2023

2023 Riverside Homecoming Court Announced

Congratulations to the 2023 Riverside Homecoming Court! The court was announced this week by the district and the queen will be crowned at halftime of the Riverside home football game next Friday, September 29th. The court (Pictured left to right) is Brooke Wissinger, Sianna Falk, Brooke Dougherty, Emma Thellman, Ryleigh Clyde and Breana Hyre. The Panthers host the Beaver Falls Tigers in section play.  Last year, Elizabeth Frazier was crowned the Riverside 2022 Homecoming Queen. The Riverside School District will host its The Homecoming Dance on Saturday, September 30th from 7:30-10 at the high school.

June 1, 2023

Riverside Class of 2023 To Graduate Friday

The Riverside Beaver County School District Class of 2023 is set to graduate 108 seniors. Commencement will be held Friday, June 2nd at 6:00 at the Riverside football field. The rain date will be Saturday, June 3rd at noon if necessary. The Top 5, in alphabetical order are (pictured below) Lauren Bush Elizabeth Frazier Abigail Hughes Carter Stiteler Jackson Stiteler Rounding out the Top 10% are: Hannah Anderson Paisley Conver Megan Deieroth Kathryn Henreson Samuel Hughes Alexandra McClain Marlin Ondek VIEW FULL LIST OF 2023 GRADUATES Riverside Middle School 8th Grade Graduation for the Class of 2027 will be held…

May 17, 2023

2023 Primary Election Unofficial Results: Ellwood City Borough Council; Ellwood City and Riverside School Boards

Unofficial results from yesterday’s May 16, 2023 primary have been posted. Lawrence County According Lawrence County’s website, there were 13,266 ballots cast in Lawrence County. Of those, 6,434 were Democratic and 6,832 were Republican. The total voter turnout was 27.27% with 30.17% being Democratic and 25% being Republican. Click here for full unofficial results. Six candidates will be on the ballot for Ellwood City Council in the November 7, 2023 Municipal Election: Republican: William Weller 225 John Fraser 222 George J Celli 202 Democrat: Caleb Cragle 386 Jimmy Johnson 362 Judith Dici 320 Five candidates will be on the ballot…

March 30, 2023

Riverside High School’s Damn Yankees Hits it Out of the Park

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Damn Yankees tonight through April 2 in the high school auditorium (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of this review). Today’s review is part three in a three-part series about Damn Yankees. Previous stories featured cast Q&As. Take me out to the ballgame … or to Riverside High School’s production of Damn Yankees where nostalgia and Americana hit a homerun. You can’t get more American than a musical that is centered around baseball, also known as America’s national pastime. Baseball is seeped…

March 15, 2023

Riverside Beaver County School District to Present Musical Damn Yankees

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, DAMN YANKEES on  MARCH 30 through APRIL 2 in the high school auditorium.   A cast and crew of over 75 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers.  This is the 60th Anniversary of Theater at Riverside, so we hope you can join us for this landmark show. Damn Yankees the Broadway mega-hit and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, hits it out of the park! The winning score by Adler and Ross and a devilish book by George Abbot have made…

February 7, 2023

Riverside Auxilary Band Hosting 2nd Annual Spin Camp

The Riverside Auxiliary Band is hosting its 2nd Annual Spin Camp. Students will be taught baton, flag, and dance basics. Students will use these skills to learn a routine that will be performed for parents at the end of the camp. At the end of camp, students in grades 6-11 will have the opportunity to sign up for the 2023-24 Marching Band season as part of the Auxillary Band. Students in 5th Grade will have the opportunity to sign up for a new Junior Parade Line. The camp is scheduled to take place February 28 – March 10 (Monday-Friday) at…

December 8, 2022

Riverside & Ellwood Students Lead Mock Trial Boot Camp

On Wednesday, December 7th, Wilmington Area School District hosted a Mock Trial Boot Camp led by students from Riverside Beaver County and Lincoln High School. Over 30 high school students from the three schools participated in the training. Following a brief introduction that outlined the difference between civil and criminal cases as well as proper court protocol, participants rotated among five stations to learn elements of Mock Trial. The elements included Opening Statement, Direct Examination, Cross Examination, Closing Argument, Objections and Improper Questioning. The stations were taught by Riverside students Liz Frazer, Emma Metravich, and Patrick O’Leary, as well as…

November 7, 2022

Riverside School District To Host Veterans Day Assembly

On Wednesday, Riverside High School will host its annual Veterans Day Assembly. The assembly this year will honor the four Riverside young men who lost their lives in Vietnam. In the fall of 2019, a Riverside graduate visited Riverside High School, asking about our Riverside boys who lost their lives in Vietnam. He explained that he was participating in the Honor Flight program that provides transportation for Vietnam veterans to visit the memorial in Washington DC, and he wanted to be sure to know all their names. A few weeks later, he returned with a beautifully framed piece with the…

September 7, 2022

Riverside Fall Sports Q&A

This is part two of a two part series featuring area athletes in fall 2022 sports. 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. [VIEW PART 1 – ELLWOOD CITY  Q&A] Riverside Athletes Football Sam Hughes Grade? 12th How many years have you been in Football?  12 years What do you feel is your biggest strength in Football? My knowledge of the game…