Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)

Riverside High School (RVHS) is a public secondary school in the Leesburg subdivision Lansdowne, Virginia, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.

Riverside High School
Address
19019 Upper Belmont Place

Leesburg
,
Virginia
20176
Coordinates39.0906644°N 77.4932563°W / 39.0906644; -77.4932563
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoRespect, Advocate, Motivate, Serve
Founded2015
School districtLoudoun County Public Schools
PrincipalDoug Anderson
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,803 Students[1] (2018-2019)
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Royal blue,   red, and   silver
SloganRoll 'Side
MascotRams
Rivals
Communities servedLansdowne
University Centerr
Belmont Country Club
One Loudoun
Ashbrook Commons
Potomac Farms
Kincora
Feeder schoolsSeldens Landing Elementary, Newton-Lee Elementary, Steuart W. Weller Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Belmont Ridge Middle School[2]
Rival SchoolsIndependence High School
Heritage High School
Freedom High School
Woodgrove High School
Loudoun County High School
Athletic ConferenceDulles District
East Region
Websitehttp://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/riverside

History

Riverside opened in 2015, with its student body coming from Belmont Ridge Middle School, Stone Bridge High School, Broad Run High School, and Tuscarora High School. The school's capacity is 1,800 students.

Academics
See also: Loudoun County Public Schools curriculum

Accreditation

Riverside High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the Standards of Learning 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.[3]

Marching Assessments
Year Show Name Rating
2015 Rise of the Ram Excellent
2016 Arabian Dreams Excellent
2017 Portraits of Jazz Excellent
2018 Adventure Awaits Superior
2019 The Grid
2020
2021 A Million Dreams
2022 Separate Ways
[4]

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 mascot is a ram and the sports teams play in the 5 A Potomac District. The Rams' athletic teams have won state and regional championships. The school also features an amazing track and field program, and are also the future state champions in 5A cross country in 2023.

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
  • Five AAAA titles for Varsity Boys Lacrosse in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • 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
Cheerleading State Championships
Year Winning Team Runner-Up Class
2016 Riverside 272.50 Cave Spring 257.00 AAA
Girls Swimming State Championships
Year Winning Team Runner-Up Class
2017 Riverside 40 Blacksburg 34 AAA


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 Brooke Point High School.

References
  1. "LCPS Cluster Enrollment 2018" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. "SECONDARY ATTENDANCE ZONES FOR EASTERN LOUDOUN, ASHBURN AND CENTRAL LOUDOUN 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR (SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED DECEMBER 13, 2022)" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. "USBands Virginia State Championship". USBands. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. "Home".
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