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The Riverview High School FFA Dairy Judging Team succeeded at the South Florida Fair on Jan. 26, and advanced to the Florida State Fair. On Feb. 17, the FFA Dairy Judging Team competed in the state finals, taking place at the State Fair Grounds during the state fair. In total there were 20-25 school teams competing from the entire state. The procedure for the finals consisted of contestants being evaluated by judges one-on-one. In the evaluation, competitors had to look at th

Media Center Edsby Group

RVHS Media Specialist Pamela Smith is creating a group on Edsby that will be for the Media Center. In this group, events and pictures for the Media Center will be posted so that students and staff can stay connected with what is going on. This will help teachers inform their students of upcoming events. Smith expects this group to bring more participation in library programs.

Sadie Hawkins

This upcoming Saturday, Riverview will be holding its first-ever Sadie Hawkins Dance, sponsored by the National Honors Society (NHS) in association with the Kidz1stFund. This is essentially a dance-less formal dance in which the girls ask the guys to dance, and commonly has a country theme. The dance will be held in the school cafeteria from 7 to 11p.m. It is intended to be more casual than the average dance. The dress code will be more lenient than usual and a few simple gam

Creative Writing Awards

Creative Writing Awards

Five Riverview High School students; Sarah Ferguson , Megan Geers, Emma Atherton, Aerion Watford and Adelaide Landsman were selected as winners in the National Scholastic Art and Writing competition. All English classes had the opportunity to compete regionally. Contest entries were in by December 15, and regional winners were announced at the end of January. Students who win Gold Keys regionally, advance nationally. There are 6,000 finalists and the five RVHS winners won eit

Tide Pods

When I was young, there was not much to fear in our household. My mother was never really aggressive, and our punishments were usually meant to be learning experiences rather than painful pursuits. Even still, there was always one thing she had up her sleeve, one that routinely sent us running for cover. If we were ever to swear, or insult, or dip our words in a poison tone, our mother would employ the only punishment she saw fit for such a misdemeanor. And, as we struggled a

Solo and Ensemble

The Choral Department will be having it’s Solo and Ensemble Feb. 9 and 10 at Blake High School at 7p.m. There will be four ensembles, two pianists, sixteen soloists, and a student conductor. This is a music professional assessment for students to go in front of a judge to get feedback on their vocal quality. They will be rated superior, excellent, good, fair, or poor. The results will be given the day of the performance.

Complete Works of Shakesphere

The Riverview High School Drama Department will be performing Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged version, which is usually done by just three people but will be done by 40. RVHS theater teacher Casey Vaughn says, “This is a great way to do Shakespeare without doing Shakespeare.” The performance will be this weekend at 7p.m. Student tickets will be $5 and adult tickets will be $8 and on Friday there will be a student rush, where two tickets can be purchased for the price o