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September 6, 2019

Shirts Now Available For ‘Pink Out’ Challenge

T-shirts are available at Ellwood City, Riverside, Beaver Falls, and Shenango schools and the non-profit Club Hope Foundation for a challenge to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “The Pink Out Challenge this year is between Ellwood City, Riverside, Shenango and Beaver Falls,” said Cara Atkinson, found of Club Hope Foundation. Each school is selling ‘Pink Out Shirts’ that have been designed and printed by Ellwood City-based, Venezie Sporting Goods & Apparel. Ellwood City and Beaver Falls will have the sales from these shirts helping Club Hope in their building and all other funds will be donated to the…

August 23, 2019

High School Football Season Passes Now On Sale

Football season passes for our two great, local high school football teams are now on sale! For Ellwood City, tickets are on sale in the main office at Lincoln High School. (six homes games) Adult $20.00, Student $5.00, Super Fan student passes are $10.00 this pass will get the student into all athletic events for this school year. Senior citizen passes are also available in the main office. For Riverside, all season tickets are sold at the gate the night of the first game. Season passes are $15 for the entire season (a discount of one game). Both high school…

August 15, 2019

RACE Swim Team Hosting Tryouts

RACE is looking to build a team for the 2019-2020 swim season and will be hosting tryouts on Monday at 5 p.m. “Joining a swim team can give kids many benefits and be incredibly rewarding,” said Gwen Nulph, RACE coach. “It gives them the chance to be part of a team, build camaraderie, improve skills, get consistent physical activity, set and strive for goals, and have a lot of fun!” What is RACE?  Riverside Aqua Club of Ellwood (RACE) was established with the purpose of teaching competitive swimming and developing teamwork. Its mission is to build and maintain a competitive…

July 23, 2019

Riverside Senior Shines But Misses Cut For U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship

Justin Hand, a soon-to-be-senior at Riverside High School, finished with a second-round 77 last Tuesday, missing the cut after his first two rounds (76+77=153) at the 2019 US Junior Amateur Championship. Hand had qualified for the tournament after finishing first in a field of 46 golfers at a sectional qualifier held in June at Grove City Country Club. Three players finished -4 to top the leaderboard after two days. The field was cut at 64 golfers which then moved to match play. “I really hit the ball well and putted very good,” Hand said. “[However] I think I need to…

May 31, 2019

Wolves Club 2019 Scholarships Presented to Lincoln and Riverside Students

NORTH SEWICKLEY TWP – At their annual scholarship dinner on May 22, at the Connoquenessing Country Club, the Wolves Club Den II members, gathered to celebrate the awarding of $15,740 in scholarships to a total of ten Lincoln and Riverside seniors to help fund their college education. Wolves Club president, Mike DeOtto said; “Education exposes these outstanding young scholars to what the world has to offer, and to the many possibilities open to them. We are proud to aid them financially as they enter a new and challenging phase of their lives.” Lincoln high school senior, Alexander Scott was announced…

May 9, 2019

PHOTO: “Midnight In Manhattan” Riverside’s Prom Court

Riverside’s promenade is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Friday, May 10. Students will arrive at the high school cafeteria by 5:30, where formal photos can be taken. Promenade in the gym begins at 6:20, where seating is free. At 6:30, the promenade will begin in the high school auditorium, where seats are $5.00. The theme for prom is Midnight in Manhattan. Coronation of the King and Queen of prom follows the promenade. Next, a group photo will be taken by Clark’s Studios of New Castle in the old Kindergarten playground area. After the group photo, students will caravan to Shakespeare’s…

May 1, 2019

Riverside Superintendent Set To Step Down

Riverside’s current superintendent, Dr. Dave Anney, will be serving his last day on June 28th. This announcement was made during Riverside’s school board meeting on Monday, April 15. “The best part of being an administrator is when you have the chance to help someone in some way and then you eventually see them turn into productive and responsible adults,” said Dr. Anney. Anney has been a part of the Riverside community for 32 years. He built his career from being smaller things like a high school math teacher, an assistant principal, and a middle principal to serving five years as…

March 21, 2019

Riverside School District March Meeting Brief

On Monday, March 18, the Riverside Board of School Directors sat down for their March voting meeting. The following motions were passed. For Finance/Tax Advisory/Food Service, the Treasurer’s Report, the Payment of Bills, the Cafeteria Report and Bills, the Activity Fund Report, the Budget Transfers, the Tax Reminders, the BVIU Budget for 2019-2020, the Bids for Waste Disposal, and the Sale of Property from Repository of Unsold Property were all approved/passed. In Student Commendations, the following students were highlighted for their accomplishments: the February top five Accelerated Reader point earners, the Riverside Middle School Student of the Month Recipients, the…

March 14, 2019

PART 2: Q&A With Two Of The Leads

“Pickles and pigs, pigs and pickles, who cares about that silly old state fair anyhow?” – character Margy Frank from the 1945 musical State Fair. This year beginning on Thursday, March 14 to Sunday, Riverside High School will be putting their own twist on the 1945 musical State Fair. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with a 2:00 p.m matinee on Sunday. This year Riverside high school will be putting on the musical State Fair. For reserved tickets call or text the musical hotline at 724-312-5845 or email for tickets at musicaltickets@riverside.k12.pa.us. Tickets can also…

March 13, 2019

PART 1: Riverside Musical ‘State Fair’ Dress Rehersal Photo Gallery

“Pickles and pigs, pigs and pickles, who cares about that silly old state fair anyhow?” – character Margy Frank from the 1945 musical State Fair. This year beginning on Thursday, March 14 to Sunday, Riverside High School will be putting their own twist on the 1945 musical State Fair. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with a 2:00 p.m matinee on Sunday. This year Riverside high school will be putting on the musical State Fair. For reserved tickets call or text the musical hotline at 724-312-5845 or email for tickets at musicaltickets@riverside.k12.pa.us. Tickets can also…