Riverside High School (RVHS) is a public secondary school in the Leesburg subdivision

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History

Riverside opened in 2015, with its student body coming from Belmont Ridge Middle School, Stone Bridge High School,

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, and Tuscarora High School. The school's capacity is 1,800 students.

Academics

Accreditation

Riverside High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the

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tests in Virginia since its opening in 2015.

Demographics

Riverside High School is home to white students, African-American students, and Asian students of varying origin.

Fine arts

Riverside is a blue ribbon school after obtaining all superiors at the 2017 District Assessments.

Band

The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 1A Virginia State Championship in 2017, at the USBands Virginia State Championship. The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 2A Virginia State Championship and placed second overall in 2018. :

Extracurricular activities

Riverside's DECA program won first place at the 2016 DECA International Career Development Conference (School-Based Enterprise Retail Operations).

Athletics

The school's

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and the sports teams play in the 5 A Potomac District. The Rams' athletic teams have won state and regional championships. Riverside has won 12 state titles, which are: *Two AAA titles for Varsity Competition Cheer in 2016, 2021 *One AAA title for Varsity Girls Swimming in 2017 *One AAA title for Varsity Boys Soccer in 2017 *Four AAAA titles for Varsity Boys Lacrosse in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 *One AAAA title for Varsity Girls Lacrosse in 2018 *One AAAA title for Boys Tennis in 2018 *One AAAA title for Boys Lacrosse in 2019 *One AAAA title of Varsity Boys Swimming in 2022

State championships

: : On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Riverside varsity football team ended a 15-game losing streak lasting parts of 3 seasons with a 28-15 home victory over

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References

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