Riverdale High School is a publichigh school operated by the Rutherford County School system located in the southwestern part of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It is on Warrior Drive which intersects with South Church Street (US 231 South). Riverdale is one of the older high schools in Murfreesboro, along with Oakland High School which was also built in 1972. These schools were constructed to replace the outdated former Murfreesboro Central High School, which was then converted to a junior high school (later middle school) facility. It is home to 12 academic departments, 40 extracurricular clubs, and 19 TSSAA athletic teams.
In 2014, Riverdale High School ranked better than 21.3% of high schools in Tennessee. It also ranked second among high schools in the large Rutherford County School District.[3]
Campus
Along with Oakland High School (Tennessee), the sprawling campus includes two main academic buildings containing computer labs, science labs, an auditorium, a band room, two cafeterias, and many classrooms. The freshmen have a dedicated building known as the Annex. The fieldhouse features a full-size basketball court, a wrestling room, workout areas, locker rooms, and coaching offices. The spacious site also has softball, baseball, soccer, and football fields, and a swimming pool.[4]
Band program
Established in 1972, the Riverdale High School Band has a long tradition of success.[citation needed][5]
Choir
Students can choose General Music, Music Theory, or one of Riverdale's Choirs to earn their Fine Arts Credit. The Women's Chorale and Men's Ensemble just require love and desire to sing, while the more advanced Riverdale Singers require an audition with high-performance expectations.[6]
Key Club
Key Club is a club for students interested in making a difference in the community through volunteer service. It is open to all interested students. Every year at Riverdale High School, club members carry out two service projects a month. Some of our their popular service projects are:
Holding two blood drives for the American Red Cross of Middle Tennessee. Key Club members recruit donors during lunches and volunteer to help out on the day of the drive.
Collecting donations for homeless Rutherford County students through the ATLAS program. Key Club members encourage students to bring in needed supplies and then they collect, tally, and donate them.
Creating the "Soup for Souls dinner event" to raise money for local homeless shelters. Key Club members sell tickets, make soup, decorate tables, and then serve soup during the fundraising dinner. RHS art students donate their created ceramic soup bowls, and ticket-holders get to keep them.
Organizing canned food drives for Second Harvest Food Bank and Greenhouse Ministries.
Creating holiday cards for wounded veterans and birthday parties for the children of fallen soldiers.
Taking care of animals at PAWS
Fundraising through Trick or Treat for UNICEF's Eliminate Program, to eliminate the deadly Neonatal and Maternal Tetanus disease
NAHS is a nationally recognized program designed to support and encourage students who demonstrate interest and skills in the visual arts. NAHS provides opportunities for scholarships and national recognition with 48,000 art students worldwide. Students at Riverdale that are active members are working on building character while performing community and school-wide service. Projects include:
Rutherford County Quilt Trail
Volunteer Face Painting for Discovery Center and John Coleman fall festival
Painting and creating for teachers who need visual props
The Smoke Signal is Riverdale High School's online newspaper. Six staff members provide the writing, photography, and website updates necessary to keep the newspaper up to date. These writers are part of a larger creative writing class but are dedicated to journalistic writing only and their focus is the Smoke Signal. During the fall homecoming festival, the newspaper offers a photo booth as a fundraising event to help keep cameras and software updated.[9]
The Riverdale High School yearbook, Lance & Shield, is a 360-page history book published every year by a staff of students who work both in and out of class to create the book. Students provide much of the candid photography used in the book and write all of the copy and captions. To help offset the price of yearbooks, members of the staff solicit local businesses for ads and offer senior congratulatory ads to parents. The staff organizes and runs both the fall and spring photo days, as well as the club picture day in October.[10]
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(October 2022)
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^"Riverdale Band – Murfreesboro, TN". RiverdaleBand.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^. Riverdale High School. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^. Riverdale High School. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^. Riverdale High School. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015.
^. RiverdaleWarriors.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^"Yearbook Website". Riverdale High School. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
External links
Official website
March 10, 2023
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Riverdale High School is a public high school operated by the Rutherford County School system located in the southwestern part of Murfreesboro Tennessee It is on Warrior Drive which intersects with South Church Street US 231 South Riverdale is one of the older high schools in Murfreesboro along with Oakland High School which was also built in 1972 These schools were constructed to replace the outdated former Murfreesboro Central High School which was then converted to a junior high school later middle school facility It is home to 12 academic departments 40 extracurricular clubs and 19 TSSAA athletic teams Riverdale High SchoolAddress802 Warrior DriveMurfreesboro TennesseeUnited StatesCoordinates35 48 57 07 N 86 24 34 2 W 35 8158528 N 86 409500 W 35 8158528 86 409500 Coordinates 35 48 57 07 N 86 24 34 2 W 35 8158528 N 86 409500 W 35 8158528 86 409500InformationSchool typeHigh schoolFoundedc 1972 51 years ago 1972 School districtRutherford CountyCEEB code431622PrincipalTamera Blair 1 Teaching staff113 33 FTE 2020 21 2 Grades9 12Enrollment1 783 2020 21 2 Student to teacher ratio15 73 2020 21 2 Color s Vegas gold Cardinal redNicknameWarriors Lady WarriorsNewspaperSmoke SignalYearbookLance amp ShieldWebsiterhs wbr rcschools wbr net Contents 1 Academics 2 Campus 3 Band program 4 Choir 5 Key Club 6 National Art Honors Society 7 School newspaper and yearbook 8 Notable alumni 9 References 10 External linksAcademics EditIn 2014 Riverdale High School ranked better than 21 3 of high schools in Tennessee It also ranked second among high schools in the large Rutherford County School District 3 Campus EditAlong with Oakland High School Tennessee the sprawling campus includes two main academic buildings containing computer labs science labs an auditorium a band room two cafeterias and many classrooms The freshmen have a dedicated building known as the Annex The fieldhouse features a full size basketball court a wrestling room workout areas locker rooms and coaching offices The spacious site also has softball baseball soccer and football fields and a swimming pool 4 Band program EditEstablished in 1972 the Riverdale High School Band has a long tradition of success citation needed 5 Choir EditStudents can choose General Music Music Theory or one of Riverdale s Choirs to earn their Fine Arts Credit The Women s Chorale and Men s Ensemble just require love and desire to sing while the more advanced Riverdale Singers require an audition with high performance expectations 6 Key Club EditKey Club is a club for students interested in making a difference in the community through volunteer service It is open to all interested students Every year at Riverdale High School club members carry out two service projects a month Some of our their popular service projects are Holding two blood drives for the American Red Cross of Middle Tennessee Key Club members recruit donors during lunches and volunteer to help out on the day of the drive Collecting donations for homeless Rutherford County students through the ATLAS program Key Club members encourage students to bring in needed supplies and then they collect tally and donate them Creating the Soup for Souls dinner event to raise money for local homeless shelters Key Club members sell tickets make soup decorate tables and then serve soup during the fundraising dinner RHS art students donate their created ceramic soup bowls and ticket holders get to keep them Organizing canned food drives for Second Harvest Food Bank and Greenhouse Ministries Creating holiday cards for wounded veterans and birthday parties for the children of fallen soldiers Taking care of animals at PAWS Fundraising through Trick or Treat for UNICEF s Eliminate Program to eliminate the deadly Neonatal and Maternal Tetanus disease Fundraising for the Change 4 Tay foundation 7 National Art Honors Society EditNAHS is a nationally recognized program designed to support and encourage students who demonstrate interest and skills in the visual arts NAHS provides opportunities for scholarships and national recognition with 48 000 art students worldwide Students at Riverdale that are active members are working on building character while performing community and school wide service Projects include Rutherford County Quilt Trail Volunteer Face Painting for Discovery Center and John Coleman fall festival Painting and creating for teachers who need visual props Murals for beautification of Riverdale 8 School newspaper and yearbook EditThe Smoke Signal is Riverdale High School s online newspaper Six staff members provide the writing photography and website updates necessary to keep the newspaper up to date These writers are part of a larger creative writing class but are dedicated to journalistic writing only and their focus is the Smoke Signal During the fall homecoming festival the newspaper offers a photo booth as a fundraising event to help keep cameras and software updated 9 The Riverdale High School yearbook Lance amp Shield is a 360 page history book published every year by a staff of students who work both in and out of class to create the book Students provide much of the candid photography used in the book and write all of the copy and captions To help offset the price of yearbooks members of the staff solicit local businesses for ads and offer senior congratulatory ads to parents The staff organizes and runs both the fall and spring photo days as well as the club picture day in October 10 Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations October 2022 Fernando Bryant 1977 NFL cornerback Dennis Harrison 1956 NFL Defensive End Carson Tinker 1989 NFL long snapperReferences Edit Administration Miscellaneous Riverdale High School Retrieved October 24 2022 a b c Search for Public Schools Riverdale High School 470369001524 National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved October 24 2022 Riverdale High School SchoolDigger com Retrieved March 24 2017 Riverdale High School RiverdaleWarriors com Retrieved March 24 2017 Riverdale Band Murfreesboro TN RiverdaleBand com Retrieved March 24 2017 General Music 1 Credit Grades 9 12 Course 3505 Riverdale High School Archived from the original on February 9 2015 Retrieved February 9 2015 Key Club International Riverdale High School Archived from the original on February 19 2015 Retrieved February 16 2015 National Art Honor Society Riverdale High School Archived from the original on February 19 2015 The Smoke Signal Riverdale High School s News Source RiverdaleWarriors com Archived from the original on October 29 2016 Retrieved March 24 2017 Yearbook Website Riverdale High School Retrieved October 24 2022 External links 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