Riverview High School, or simply known as RHS, is a

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in Riverview,

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. It is part of the province's

Anglophone East School District Anglophone East School District is a Canadian school district in South-East New Brunswick. The district is an Anglophone district operating 39 public schools from grades Kindergarten to 12 in Albert and Westmorland counties. The name of the schoo ...

, offering education to students from grade nine to twelve. It is the only high school in Riverview, and one of four

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high schools in

Greater Moncton Greater Moncton () is a census metropolitan area comprising Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe in New Brunswick, Canada. Population Greater Moncton has a population of 157,717 (2021). Migration is mostly from other areas of New Brunswick (especiall ...

History

The school was founded in September 1978 starting with two Grade 10 classes. Prior to that date Grades 10 through 12 from the then community of Riverview Heights attended

Moncton High School Moncton High School may refer to: *Moncton High School (1898) *Moncton High School (2015) Moncton High School, is a Canadian secondary school in Moncton, New Brunswick and a part of the Anglophone East School District. The school received the s ...

. From its beginnings until 1978, the high school was located at 45 Devere Road, now the site of Riverview Middle School. In 1978 a new facility was opened on an 18-hectare site about two kilometres west of the old school (which became Riverview Middle School). The new school also has a swimming pool, a feature the old school did not possess. In 2006 the auditorium began to operate independently for community use and plays host to many different shows each year, including a

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concert in November 2009. The most recent play was a take on Disney's Broadway classics, put on by students at the school.(2018) with the upcoming play being rendition of the Sound of Music. (2019)

The building

The school has a theatre (The Riverview Arts Centre), a gymnasium, music rooms, a cafeteria, a library, a swimming pool, a courtyard, two art rooms, three computer labs, a woodshop, automotive lab, a culinary tech room/kitchen, and three science labs.

School culture

The school has its own song. The school's colours are

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and

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; the

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is a

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Notable alumni

Michael de Adder Michael de Adder (born May 25, 1967) is a Canadian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist. Early life and education Born in Moncton, he attended Riverview High School. He then graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts ...

: Class of 1985. Canadian

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and caricaturist working at

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Travis Jayner Travis Jayner (born May 9, 1982 in Riverview, New Brunswick) is a Canadian-born American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. He earned a bronze medal in th ...

: Class of 2000. A member of the

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team and winner of a bronze medal in the 5000m relay in the

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Michael LeBlanc Michael LeBlanc, (born February 25, 1987) is a Canadian track athlete specializing in the 100 metres. LeBlanc specializes in the 100m and 200m for outdoor, and the 60m for indoor. He set his personal best in the 100m in Sacramento, California, ...

: Class of 2005. Represented Canada in the 60m at the

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