As of Feb. 20 2019, the very popular field event, the javelin throw, was added to Florida track and field events for the upcoming 2020 track season. The javelin throw has not been included in Florida track and field events since 1950. Girls head track coach Mary Rivera is “very excited for this event to be added.” Also, the assistant principal of administration, Kevin Massena, noted that he was “very excited because we have a very good javelin thrower.” Clearly both Rivera an

The Riverview High School track team, led by girls head coach Mary Rivera, had a very successful start according to the coach this past Wednesday in its first meet at Strawberry Crest High School. Riverview competed against three other schools: Strawberry Crest, East Bay, and Bloomingdale high schools. The girls team came in first place at the meet by more than 20 points. Riverview obtained 90.5 points compared to Strawberry Crest who had 70, Bloomingdale, 48 points, and East

The boys Varsity Basketball team at Riverview High school is on a three-game win streak and is excited for what the last games of the season have in store. Assistant coach Brian Bowman has been content with the last three games played starting with Blake. Though Blake was a “defensive game” says Bowman, it was also high scoring. “We had four players in double figures,” says Bowman Tyler Cauley led the sharks in the game against Blake High, scoring 24 points. As for defense, B

Last weekend, the Riverview Wrestling team hosted the 6-way duals. The Sharks had a very dominating performance going 5-0. The wrestlers defeated Jefferson in round one (72-9), then topped Plant City (70-6), Gaither and Middleton by identical 72-0 shutouts before closing out the competition by triumphing over Alonso (70-5) in the fifth round. Out of the 46 individual matches, the Sharks lost only one, as every wrestler but one went 5-0 on the day. The team also had a few suc

The Scholastic Art and Writing contest is a county-wide competition for middle and high schools. Over the last few years many people have entered this competition with an entry fee of five dollars. The deadline to submit entries are around mid-December. There are several categories and our students participated in four categories. At RVHS, we have had seven regional gold key. RVHS has also had one national winner, Sarah Ferguson. If a student wins a gold medal in nationals, t

The boys Varsity Basketball team at Riverview High school is on a three-game win streak and is excited for what the last games of the season have in store. Assistant coach Brian Bowman has been content with the last three games played starting with Blake. Though Blake was a “defensive game” says Bowman, it was also high scoring. “We had four players in double figures,” says Bowman Tyler Cauley led the sharks in the game against Blake High, scoring 24 points. As for defense, B

Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, RVHS will be offering a new class called “Power of Peers.” In this service class, students will accompany a special-needs student to a regular core or elective class every day. This includes helping their peer take notes, tutoring them on subjects they need explained, or teaching them social skills. It is beneficial to both students, as the tutor will receive service hours through the program. RVHS is only the second school in Hillsborou

Riverview High School Girls’ soccer team took home a solid win against Durant High School on Jan 28. The final score for this game was 2-0 with goals by both Madison Jones and Aliyah Farmer. Girls’ soccer coach, Coach Fearon, added that home-schooled freshman “Carleigh Scott was amazing, she had 20 saves this game” as the goal keeper for the team. Coach Fearon also included, “We would not have won the game without her” speaking about Carleigh Scott. The Lady Sharks will move