Riverton High School (Utah)

Riverton High School (abbreviated "Riverton" or "RHS") is a public high school with a 52-acre (210,000 m2) campus located in the city of Riverton, Utah in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley.[1] It is one of eight high schools in the Jordan School District[4] and as of 2013 served about 2,027 students from parts of Riverton and parts of nearby Bluffdale. Notable Alumni:definitely not Ivie Hamilton Taylor Stone [5][1]

Riverton High School
Home of the Silverwolves
Address
12476 S Silverwolf Way 2700 W

Riverton
,
Utah
84065

United States
Coordinates40°31′30″N 111°57′35″W
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedFebruary 28, 1999
School districtJordan School District
PrincipalPrincipal Waite[1]
Faculty89.92 (FTE)[2]
Grades10th-12th
Enrollment2,229 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio24.79[2]
Color(s)  Purple
  Silver
  Black
MascotSylvester Silverwolf
Team nameSilverwolves
PublicationTabula Rasa (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Silver Scribe[3]
YearbookPause
News productionSilver Screen
Charity driveSilver Rush
Websiterivertonhigh.org
Crest

History

Riverton High School was proposed in the late 1990s as a necessary measure to relieve the overpopulation of schools in the rapidly growing southwest area of the Jordan School District. Once it was completed it would do so by taking in students from the cities of Riverton, Herriman, and Bluffdale: an area which at the time was mostly covered by the overwhelmed Bingham High School.[6]

In 1997 the building contract for the school was awarded to Union Pointe Construction Corp. and construction began. The school was constructed according to the Jordan School District's policy of basing the design of all high schools on a single, ever-developing model, and as such is architecturally similar to many other high schools in the surrounding area such as Jordan, Copper Hills, Timpanogos, Lone Peak, and Herriman. The first year of school was the year of 1999–2000, during which some of its components were still being completed.[6][7]

The student population in the area has continued to increase at a fast pace, and by 2009 Riverton High School was the largest school in the state of Utah. Accordingly, in 2010 students from Herriman and parts of western Riverton began to attend the newly constructed Herriman High School, which is currently Riverton's unofficial rival.[8]

Silver Rush

Silver Rush started during Riverton High's first operating school year in 1999-2000 as a winter charity drive similar to that of other schools in the area; fundraising efforts took place entirely within the school, and a reward assembly for students was held at the end of the drive.[9]

During the next school year the focus of the drive shifted and expanded to focus more on the charity for which the money was being raised and on fundraising in local neighborhoods in addition to the school itself.[10] Many of the fundraising activities begun during the 2000–2001 school year have become traditions that continue as a part of the drive today, including door-to-door “odd jobs” in exchange for donations[11][12] and a date auction of the Student Body Officers. In 2016, Student Body President Adam Murray was auctioned for a record $2000.[13][14]

One of the most unique things about Silver Rush is that the Riverton Student Body Officers choose a different charity every single year. They go into a multi-month process of deciding which charity to choose by interviewing representatives from those charities. In recent years they have raised money for International Rescue Committee (IRC), ShelterKids, Now I Can, South Valley Services, Millie's Princess Foundation, Mitchell's Journey, Intermountain Healing Hearts, Olive Osmond Hearing fund, Haley Bell Blessed Chair Foundation, and many others. The student body and community do their best to make sure that "it's not about the money, it's about the change".

As Silver Rush has expanded, other fundraising events supporting the drive have been held, including a yearly Battle of the Bands competition,[15][fn 1] Mr. Silver Rush (a male beauty pageant),[18] community auctions,[11] charitable donations from the proceeds of product fundraisers held by local businesses,[11][18] and benefit concerts, including several featuring Jon Schmidt,[19][17][15][20] one featuring Collin Raye,[21] and one featuring Alex Boyé and David Osmond.[22]

In December 2015, Silver Rush raised over approximately $130,000 for Mitchell's Journey.

In December 2016, Silver Rush raised over approximately $191,000 for Millie's Princess Foundation. Since 1999, Silver Rush has raised a total of over a million dollars as of December 2016.[23]

In December 2017, Silver Rush raised over approximately $178,000 for the Now I Can Foundation.

In December 2018, Silver Rush raised over approximately $210,000 for Shelter Kids.

In December 2019, Silver Rush raised approximately $176,076 for South Valley Services.

In December 2020, Silver Rush raised approximately $90,100 for Bear O’ Care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2022, Silver Rush raised approximately $262,229 for the Children's Justice Center, which currently stands as the most money raised by Riverton High School's Silver Rush to date.

School Athletics

Riverton High School has a highly acclaimed athletics department that includes the following sports.[24]

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swim
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Baseball
  • Marching Band

Test Scores

American College Test (ACT)

The ACT includes testing in the areas of Math, Science, Reading and English. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36 (high) for each of the four tests and for the Composite. The Composite score is the average of the four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.[1]

Year School
Composite		 District
Composite		 Utah
Composite		 National
Composite
2013-2014 21.1 20.3 20.8 21.0
2012-2013 20.6 20.3 20.7 20.9
2011-2012 20.7 20.1 20.7 21.1
2010-2011 22.1 21.8 21.8 21.1
2009-2010 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.0
2008-2009 21.5 22.0 21.8 21.1
2007-2008 21.6 22.1 21.8 21.1

Advanced Placement Test (AP)

Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes offered at the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.[1]

Year School
% Passing		 District
% Passing		 State
% Passing		 Nation
% Passing
2013-2014 72 71 68 61
2012-2013 72 68 68 61
2011-2012 73 68 69 61
2010-2011 72 68 69 60
2009-2010 66 67 67 58
2008-2009 57 67 65 59
2007-2008 56 67 65 58

Notes
  1. Riverton High's first Battle of the Bands was put on by the school's PTSA on January 10, 2007 as an event separate from Silver Rush;[16] the contest began donating proceeds to Silver Rush at least as early as the Winter of the 2008-2009 school year.[17]

References
  1. "Riverton High | Jordan School District". jordandistrict.org. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. "Riverton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. "The Silver Scribe : The student news site of Riverton High School in Riverton, Utah". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  4. "High/Technical Schools | Jordan School District". jordandistrict.org. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  5. N "Riverton High". CCD Common Core of Data. National Center for Education Statistics
  6. "Building contract awarded for Riverton High School" The Deseret News. June 23, 1997.
  7. "Frequently Asked Questions". Jordan School District Bond Info. Jordan School District.
  8. "Herriman High School". Our Work: K-12 Education. MHTN Architects.
  9. Riverton High School. "Silver Rush." Pause (yearbook) Issue 1 (2000).
  10. Riverton High School. "Silver Rush." Pause Issue 2 (2001).
  11. Smith, Sherry. "Can you hear it? Silver Rush efforts help those that can’t." South Valley Journal (Riverton, UT), Dec. 20, 2013.
  12. International Rescue Committee. "IRC selected for Riverton High School's annual Silver Rush fundraiser." International Rescue Committee (IRC). Last modified 2010.
  13. O'Brien, Aimee Cook. "Students hope to have the money ‘rush’ in." The Valley Journals (Riverton, UT), Dec. 3, 2008.
  14. "SBOs auctioned off for Silver Rush." The Silver Scribe (Riverton High School, Riverton, UT), Dec. 20, 2006.
  15. O'Brien, Aimee Cook. "Local high schools raise $145,534.04 in holiday fundraising." The Valley Journals (Riverton, UT), Jan. 13, 2009.
  16. Miller, Nelson. "Battle of the Bands becomes tradition: Bands battle for cash prizes along with prestige." The Silver Scribe (Riverton High School, Riverton, UT), Jan. 31, 2007.
  17. "Student Donations Make Change." The Silver Scribe (Riverton High School, Riverton, UT), Nov. 25 2008.
  18. Smith, Sherry. "Silver Rush Helps For The Heart." South Valley Journal, Dec. 5 2014.
  19. "'Teens helping teens: You're not alone'." The Silver Scribe (Riverton High School, Riverton, Utah), Nov. 30, 2006.
  20. International Rescue Committee. "Riverton High School raises $81,000 in monetary and in-kind support for IRC." International Rescue Committee (IRC). Last modified winter of 2010-2011.
  21. Cabrero, Alex. "Technology aiding charity in Riverton's annual Silver Rush." KSL.com (Salt Lake City, UT), Dec. 4, 2012.
  22. ABC 4 Utah. "Riverton High School's "Silver Rush" Names Olive Osmond Hearing Fund as 2013 Beneficiary." Good4Utah.com. Last modified Dec. 3, 2013.
  23. White, Kalli (2017-04-07). "Riverton High School Silver Rush Charity". KUTV. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  24. "Athletics". Riverton High School. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
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