**RIVERSIDE H.S. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME**
Our 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees will be appearing on WPKO Chalk Talk this week. You can tune into WPKO or live stream the show on Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm. Shawn Christensen, Tanner Lane, and Connor Cotterman will be joined on the show by Coach Tim McGill, who coached all of them in football at Riverside.
Our 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees will be appearing on WPKO Chalk Talk this week. You can tune into WPKO or live stream the show on Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm. Shawn Christensen, Tanner Lane, and Connor Cotterman will be joined on the show by Coach Tim McGill, who coached all of them in football at Riverside.
**TRC JH Volleyball Tournament**
The TRC JH Volleyball Tournament starts tomorrow, October 7, 2026. Brackets are attached for the tournament.
Riverside Lady Pirates Tournament Schedule
*8th Grade: Wednesday, October 7, 2026: 6:30 pm at Bethel
*7th Grade: Thursday, October 8, 2026: 5:30 pm at Lehman Catholic.
GO LADY PIRATES!
The TRC JH Volleyball Tournament starts tomorrow, October 7, 2026. Brackets are attached for the tournament.
Riverside Lady Pirates Tournament Schedule
*8th Grade: Wednesday, October 7, 2026: 6:30 pm at Bethel
*7th Grade: Thursday, October 8, 2026: 5:30 pm at Lehman Catholic.
GO LADY PIRATES!
Congratulations to Kristen Thompson for getting a PR at the Indian Lake Cross Country meet on Saturday with a time of 28:24.3. She took almost 3 minutes off her time.
Brenden Lattimer got a season best time of 31:28.6
Brenden Lattimer got a season best time of 31:28.6
The Riverside Boys Basketball program is operating a fundraiser with a team store and brand new designs! With every purchase you make, boys basketball will get a certain dollar amount back into our basketball fund. This fund helps pay for equipment the players will use, summer tournaments/leagues, youth team uniforms and team apparel for the players. Please consider purchasing some brand new Riverside Basketball gear! Use the QR code in the flyer, or copy and paste this link: https://bit.ly/47COZNj
We want to thank our Riverside Community for supporting Interact's G.R.A.C.E. Food Drive! We brought in
2871 items total. Mrs. Mann's 2nd grade class is the Elementary winner, and Mrs. Fauley's class is the High School winner. Good job everyone!
**RIVERSIDE H.S. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY: 2026**
Riverside H.S. will be inducting 3 of our former athletes into the Riverside Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, October 9. The induction ceremony will begin at 6:15 pm on the Veterans' Stadium Field. We will be inducting the following athletes:
SHAWN CHRISTENSEN (2003); TANNER LANE (2015); CONNOR COTTERMAN (2016). Information about their athletic careers are attached.
Come out and support the Pirates and to honor our 3 Hall of Fame Inductees!
GO PIRATES!
Riverside H.S. will be inducting 3 of our former athletes into the Riverside Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, October 9. The induction ceremony will begin at 6:15 pm on the Veterans' Stadium Field. We will be inducting the following athletes:
SHAWN CHRISTENSEN (2003); TANNER LANE (2015); CONNOR COTTERMAN (2016). Information about their athletic careers are attached.
Come out and support the Pirates and to honor our 3 Hall of Fame Inductees!
GO PIRATES!
Due to the power hour in November falling on Veterans Day, we are cancelling the November 11th power hour. We will operate on a normal schedule so we can continue to serve the veterans breakfast and have the assembly like normal.
FALL SENIOR NIGHT is October 16th!! Senior parents are asked to be lined up on the track at the South end of the football field by 6pm.
PIRATES for the Week of Sept. 28th-Oct. 2nd❤️💙
*RIVERSIDE ATHLETIC SCHEDULE: OCTOBER 5-10, 2026**
**The JH football game scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 at Troy Christian was cancelled due to Troy Christian not
having enough players.
**The JH football game scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 at Troy Christian was cancelled due to Troy Christian not
having enough players.
Great News! The PS-6th grade Jostens pictures are ready for families to view and order!
School Pictures Are Ready!
View and order at: https://shop.jostenspix.com/login
School Name: RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Event Code: FE65126
Student Identifier: Images are secured using the email address(es) provided to us by the school.
***If another person tries to access your student's photos, we will only allow the access if the person has been listed as an Emergency Contact. All others requesting access will need parent/guardian approval with the school.
School Pictures Are Ready!
View and order at: https://shop.jostenspix.com/login
School Name: RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Event Code: FE65126
Student Identifier: Images are secured using the email address(es) provided to us by the school.
***If another person tries to access your student's photos, we will only allow the access if the person has been listed as an Emergency Contact. All others requesting access will need parent/guardian approval with the school.
📣 MUM PICKUP REMINDER! 💐🏈
If you ordered a mum from one of our HS Football players, pickup is TOMORROW from 9:00–11:00 AM! 🎀💙❤️
📍 Front Entrance of the School on 235
🚗 PICKUP WILL BE DRIVE-THROUGH STYLE!
Please pull up to the front entrance, and we will load your mum directly into your car! 💐🎀
Thank you for supporting Riverside HS Football! 🏈🏴☠️❤️💙
If you ordered a mum from one of our HS Football players, pickup is TOMORROW from 9:00–11:00 AM! 🎀💙❤️
📍 Front Entrance of the School on 235
🚗 PICKUP WILL BE DRIVE-THROUGH STYLE!
Please pull up to the front entrance, and we will load your mum directly into your car! 💐🎀
Thank you for supporting Riverside HS Football! 🏈🏴☠️❤️💙
**RIVERSIDE ATHLETIC SCHEDULE UPDATE**
The JV football game, Northridge at Riverside, scheduled for Saturday morning, October 3 has been cancelled.
The JV football game, Northridge at Riverside, scheduled for Saturday morning, October 3 has been cancelled.
Our Junior High Band and Middle School Choir had a wonderful time visiting Logan Acres & Greenhills to perform for the residents. 🎶 We’re grateful for the opportunity to share music, smiles, and a little joy with our community!
**Preschool Families**
We were made aware of an unfortunate scheduling change regarding the Vision Outreach Mobile Clinic scheduled for Thursday, October 8.
Due to time constraints with the eye doctor’s schedule that day, the Vision Outreach Clinic will not be able to complete vision exams for preschool students as originally planned. We apologize for this change and any inconvenience it may cause.
**This does not affect K-12 student vision exams scheduled for that day, only preschool.**
Thank you for your understanding and continued support!
**VERY IMPORTANT ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR VARSITY FOOTBALL FRIDAY**
The Riverside Pirates are at Northridge on Friday night for a varsity football game. ALL Riverside students must take their student pass to the game in order to be able to buy a ticket for entry to the game. This is due to the problems Northridge has had with students coming to their games that do not attend Northridge. If you are planning to go to the game and have not picked up your student pass, you need to see Mrs. Harshbarger in the office to get a pass.
*This is very important and you may be denied entry to the game if you do not have your pass*
GO PIRATES!
The Riverside Pirates are at Northridge on Friday night for a varsity football game. ALL Riverside students must take their student pass to the game in order to be able to buy a ticket for entry to the game. This is due to the problems Northridge has had with students coming to their games that do not attend Northridge. If you are planning to go to the game and have not picked up your student pass, you need to see Mrs. Harshbarger in the office to get a pass.
*This is very important and you may be denied entry to the game if you do not have your pass*
GO PIRATES!
Great News! The 7th ~ 12th grade Jostens pictures are ready for families to view and order!
School Pictures Are Ready!
View and order at: https://shop.jostenspix.com/login
School Name: RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Event Code: FE65026
Student Identifier: Images are secured using the email address(es) provided to us via FinalForms.
***If another person tries to access your student's photos, we will only allow the access if the person has been listed as an Emergency Contact. All others requesting access will need parent/guardian approval with the school.
School Pictures Are Ready!
View and order at: https://shop.jostenspix.com/login
School Name: RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Event Code: FE65026
Student Identifier: Images are secured using the email address(es) provided to us via FinalForms.
***If another person tries to access your student's photos, we will only allow the access if the person has been listed as an Emergency Contact. All others requesting access will need parent/guardian approval with the school.
K-4th Grade Grandparents Day Forms DUE OCTOBER 9!
No late forms will be accepted due to planning of attendance and refreshments Thank you for your help.
Only one form needed per family.
Bring forms to Mrs. Noah please.
Riverside High School’s Class of 2027 has defended its Powderpuff football title for a second straight year, capping off an event that its media arts students had a hand in from the very first week of school.
Every media arts class at Riverside High School opened the 2026-2027 school year by designing T-shirts for their own grade level, then voting to select the winning design that would represent their class all year — including on the field at Powderpuff. The winning T-shirts were created by Olivia Hemsath (Freshman-Purple), Eva Dodds (Sophomore-Pink), Molly Carman (Junior – Red), and Kara Klingler (Senior – Black). The senior t-shirt voting was very close; Demi Gonzalez senior t-shirt design was used for our Referees and Announcer.
This year’s Powderpuff game was organized start to finish by Mrs. Michelle Suman’s Creative Events & Media class. Students lined up referees and an announcer for game night, then promoted the event across the building with flyers and class T-shirt sales. On game day, the same students staffed concessions and ticket sales at the gate, putting weeks of planning into action in front of a packed crowd.
The night opened with a JV matchup between the freshman and sophomore classes, which battled to a tie. In the varsity game, the junior and senior classes faced off, with the Class of 2027 seniors defeating the juniors 21-0.
It’s the second consecutive Powderpuff championship for the Class of 2027, who won the title last year as juniors and successfully defended it this year as seniors.
“I am very proud of my students who worked together to create a memorable event for the school. It teaches them how to create an event from start to finish. It was a fun night under the stadium lights.” – Mrs. Suman
Every media arts class at Riverside High School opened the 2026-2027 school year by designing T-shirts for their own grade level, then voting to select the winning design that would represent their class all year — including on the field at Powderpuff. The winning T-shirts were created by Olivia Hemsath (Freshman-Purple), Eva Dodds (Sophomore-Pink), Molly Carman (Junior – Red), and Kara Klingler (Senior – Black). The senior t-shirt voting was very close; Demi Gonzalez senior t-shirt design was used for our Referees and Announcer.
This year’s Powderpuff game was organized start to finish by Mrs. Michelle Suman’s Creative Events & Media class. Students lined up referees and an announcer for game night, then promoted the event across the building with flyers and class T-shirt sales. On game day, the same students staffed concessions and ticket sales at the gate, putting weeks of planning into action in front of a packed crowd.
The night opened with a JV matchup between the freshman and sophomore classes, which battled to a tie. In the varsity game, the junior and senior classes faced off, with the Class of 2027 seniors defeating the juniors 21-0.
It’s the second consecutive Powderpuff championship for the Class of 2027, who won the title last year as juniors and successfully defended it this year as seniors.
“I am very proud of my students who worked together to create a memorable event for the school. It teaches them how to create an event from start to finish. It was a fun night under the stadium lights.” – Mrs. Suman
Mrs. Wyan and Mrs. Suman took 75 BPA Students to the Fall Region 16 BPA Conference at Vandermark Farms in Sidney. They spent the day meeting fellow BPA members from Region 16, attending a Region 16 meeting (two of our members, Morgan Shockey and Chloe Purtee, are officers), and listening to BPA alumni speak. They also got to spend time with fellow Region 16 members, exploring what Vandermark Farms had to offer. As a Region 16 group, they gave a check for the money they raised to Special Olympics at the meeting.
