Riverside Local Schools

The second graders had so much fun celebrating Leap Day!!

Riverside Bridge to Learning Event is next Thursday, March 7 from 5:00-6:30. If you have children between the ages of 0 and 5 in your life or know someone who does, this is a must attend event. 19 Community Partners from Logan County will here to share free info and materials.

Please remember to send in your Tokens of Love for Jase Stanton and his family to show them that No Pirate Fights Alone! Friday is the last day we are collecting donations!!! THANK YOU for all the love and support that has already been shown!! ❤️💙

It’s Staff Spotlight Day. This week we spotlight Mrs. Monroe. Mrs. Monroe is a Paraprofessional in our high school. She goes above and beyond to help all of our student and staff members alike. She always has a smile and hello for all. Her great sense of humor and hard work make her a big asset to every room she is in. We are blessed to have Mrs. Monroe in our Pirate family. Thank you for all you do for us.  Bio: I am a paraprofessional /one on one for the high school. My job consists of helping the students that I am in the classroom with. I help where I need to help. I also help the high school Intervention Specialists or the teachers. I have been with Riverside for 11 years now. I began my journey in the middle school with the 5th/6th graders, then to the elementary side with the 2nd/3rd graders. I also spent one year in the middle school with the 8th graders, and now I have spent the last 5 years in the high school. My family includes my husband, Beau, we have been married for 23 years. We have three children. Amber, is an Intervention Specialist at Triad. Jarrett just got out of the Marine Corps in September and is employed as a Diesel Mechanic. Paige is in her second year of college at Kent State University, Studying Law. I also have a Belgian Malinois, Zeke who is 3 years old, and a German Shepard/ Malionis, Stella who is 2 years old. I love to craft! Lately, my second hobby is my Blue Star Mothers of America group. We are a group of mothers with active or Veteran military members. As a group, we support the deployed servicemen and women with care packages, which consist of items they may need while overseas. We are a fun group of ladies who love and support our military as well as each other! In October of 2023, I was elected to the Department of Ohio Blue Star Mothers as the recording secretary. My favorite holiday is Halloween, which is weird because I’m scared of everything. I think I enjoyed the scare. My second favorite holiday is Christmas, I enjoy the time spent with family and friends. My favorite food is spaghetti or anything with pasta. Riverside hands down is a family! We have the best coworkers here. I have been in many places in our school and it is straight across the board with the support not only for our students but our staff as well. I have many coworkers that I am friends with outside of school. I have seen our school go through many changes over the years, one thing that never changes is the love and support for our students as well as our staff, this forever continues to grow. Riverside is one big family. I love how supportive and caring we are here at Riverside.

Just a reminder to order your Riverside yearbooks for the 2023/2024 school year. The first link below is for Elementary (PS-6th grade) yearbook ordering and the second link is for JH/HS (7th~12th grade) yearbook ordering. Get your copy now before it's too late! https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09878947 https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1049601/Riverside-High-School/

RIVERSIDE ATHLETICS: February 26-March 2, 2024

JH GIRLS AND JH BOYS BASKETBALL AWARDS NIGHT Monday, March 4, 2024: 6:00 pm in the Riverside Auditeria.

STATE INDOOR TRACK MEET: SATURDAY, MARCH 2, AT THE SPIRES INSTITUTE IN GENEVA, OHIO. Field events start at 10:30 am. Congratulations to Riverside junior, Travis Brooks, who qualified for the State Indoor Track Meet. Travis qualified in shot put (14th) and weight (9th). The weight event consists of throwing a 25 pound weight as far as you can. GOOD LUCK TRAVIS!

Pirates of the Week for 2/20: Ari Kemp, Adelynn Albrecht, Brady Shoe, Wyatt Davidson, Kailyn Winfrey, Avery Davidson, Noah Wheeler, Paisley Turner, Kenzie Monnin, Shawn Samples, Scarlet Lentz, Gracie Popp, Ayden Whitaker, Bella Robinson, Lilly Hanes

Thanks to the music boosters for purchasing new parachutes and activities for elementary music classes. We appreciate you!

Today Logan shared his Culture Project on the Marshall Islands. He brought in Marshallese donuts, the flag, pictures, and a woven purse. Thank you, Mr. Jenkins, for sharing your a part of your heritage (and mine❤️) with your classmates! 💙

Leadership Training for Officials **See Attached** Purpose of the Program: "Training the next generation of umpires; creating leaders on and off the field."

Riverside is operating on a 2hr delay with no PSAM Friday, Feb 23.

Congratulations to our Flying R winners! Aairika Robinson, Lexi Snyder, Alei Jones, Ellie Zwiebel, Julia Meade, Chelsea Trout, and Valerie Knight, Gillian Knight accepting on her behalf. 7-12 Students get Flying R nominations from staff to recognize kind deeds or hard work! Go Pirates!

Open Enrolled Application deadline is approaching! Current Open Enrolled students must submit no later than April 15, 2024. You will be notified of that decision by April 30, 2024. Any current student applications not meeting the April 15th deadline will be automatically denied and reviewed on a case by case basis along with any new applicants. Submit the completed application to gheath@rlspirates.org https://5il.co/2e47l

Don't miss out on STREAM Night tonight!

The Riverside Pirates boys' bowling team bowled at the OHSAA Division 2 District Bowling Tournament on Wednesday at Beaver-Vu Bowl. The team finished in 11th place out of 24 teams. Congratulations to Sam King who finished 8th individually out of 150+ bowlers. Sam bowled a 659 series, with a high game of 256. Sam will bowl in the OHSAA State Bowling Tournament on Friday, March 1 at HP Lanes in Columbus. Also for the Pirates, Cooper Crouch finished in 13th place with a 634 series and a 226 high game. Gage Stevenson finished in 38th place with a high game of 232 and Jace Lemly finished in 107th place with a 166 high game. Great Job Pirates! Good Luck at State Sam!

Prom Dress Event hosted by Community Health & Wellness Partners! See attached.

Today Kash shared his culture project on Iceland! It was so cool to hear about the delicacy that is fermented shark but it cannot be eaten raw because its meat is poisonous!!! We've heard such interesting things about so many different cultures this week! Way to go, Kash!❤️🦈💙

This week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Cron. Mrs. Cron work with our students in Grades 7-12. Assisting in plank classes and lunchroom duty. We all enjoy your can do attitude and willingness to help out where ever she is needed. Her sense of humor makes her a favorite of kids and staff alike. Thanks Mrs. Cron for all you do. We appreciate you. Bio: I'm a paraprofessional, I monitor 7th - 12th grade students in study hall 7 periods a day. I also have gym duty in the mornings, and lunch duty with 9th - 12th grade students. Sometimes I help out the intervention specialists and with in -school students when needed. I've been a paraprofessional for 15 years, 12 of which I've been at Riverside. My first 3 years here I was an aide in the MH unit, 1 year as an aide for the Intervention Specialists, and the last 8 years I've been the 7th - 12th grade study hall monitor. My family includes my husband Gary of 27 years. I have 3 children Brandon, Ryan, and Jaci. 1 Grandson that's 8 months old Brayden, a granddaughter that's 4, Haleigh, and 2 dogs Izzy and Memphis. I enjoy camping and reading. I enjoy being outside and anything with my family. I would have to say Mexican food is my favorite and then Italian. Favorite holiday, that's hard. Probably Easter and Christmas (MInus the cold and snow). Best co-workers, I've worked with and around a lot of the staff here and I would say I get along with each and everyone of them. They are all very good people, and they care for our students.There are a few I'm closer to that I've known from a previous job. It truly is like an extended family. All the staff and administration care about each other, and our students. Since I work here I've been blessed to see my kids go through school here and graduate. I like to interact with the kids and be a part of their lives for a little while.