Atlas Club celebrates Dia de los Muertos.
The Riverside High School Speech and Debate Club.
November Warriors of the Month
The following freshmen were named Warriors of the Month for the month of November:
Sebastian Alvarado, Creighton Boyd, Evan Buki, Emily Delperdang, Patricia Dickey, Michael Gallagher, Fulton Garner, Mary Beth Green, Alina Khan, Alexandra Lanning, Gabrielle Laymon, Carter Marchbanks, Allison O'Toole, Jayshon Perkins, Alexis Robinson, Susanna Rogers, Kate Roney, Lucia Spencer, Lauren Stanton, Cole Taylor, Cam Viney, Natalie Williams and Aliva Zadeh.
The students were nominated by their Teachers for showing true Warrior Spirit in and outside of the classroom. They will attend a luncheon in their honor and also receive certificates.
Cross Country awards
In Boys Cross County, 4A, Kyle Mook is All-State.
In Girls Cross Country, Cate Ambrose is 4A State Champion.
Cate Ambrose, Ashley Fallow, Carter Marchbanks, Jessie Crowley Emma Spencer were named to All-State team.
Coach Cummings was named 4A Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year.
The Girls Cross Country Team was voted Milesplit National Team of the Week. Riverside is the only team to win this twice this season.
Atlas Club celebrates Dia de los Muertos
The Riverside High School Atlas Club celebrated Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a twist. The traditional Mexican holiday celebrates the memory of those who have died.
Atlas welcomed staff and students to remember their loved ones by decorating the petal of a flower. Rest in peace was written in all of the languages spoken by students at Riverside.
Reflections winners announced
The winners of the Riverside High School PTA Reflections Program for 2014-2015:
Music Composition
• 1st place: Justin Sanders — Numb
• 2nd place: Justin Sanders — First Impressions
• 3rd place: Cindy Li — A Helping Hand, A Better World
Visual Arts
• 1st place: Emma Simonis — Moonlight Journey
• 2nd place: Kristina Sanders — The Soul of a Unicorn
• 3rd place: Logan Young — A Brighter Day
Film
• 1st place: Caroline Moore — We Recognized the Power of One
• 2nd place: James Wiley — Year of Altruism
Photography
1st place: JD Dawson — Take It Easy
2nd place: Emma Simonis — Peace of Mind
3rd place: Emma Simonis — Time Machine
Literature
1st place: Hannah Starrett — A Better World
2nd place: Kyrah Brown — The World Would Be
3rd place: Shamael Johar — The World Would...
Riverside Speech and Debate Club rule!
Riverside Speech and Debate Club win sweepstakes championship with 257 sweepstakes points at the Mauldin Invitational held Nov. 8 at Mauldin.
Champions:
Stephen Chen — Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Unshu Biyani -— Extemporaneous Speaking
Neil Gramopadhye -— Novice Public Forum Debate
Nicole Patterson -— Novice Public Forum Debate
Stephanie Hong -— Dramatic Interpretation
Carol Lee -— Original Oratory
Lucy Wang -— Novice Reading
Ahva Zadeh -— Declamation
Second Place:
JD Dawson Varsity -— Lincoln Douglas Debate
Sarai Dai —- Congressional Debate
Gail Holland -— Varsity Public Forum Debate
Ashley Marler -— Varsity Public Forum Debate
Karina Desai -— Novice Public Forum Debate
Meghana Epari — Novice Public Forum Debate
Carol Lee -— Humorous Interpretation
Shelby Peek —- Expository Speaking
Devin Remley -— Declamation
Gabriel Williams -— Dramatic Interpretation
Ahva Zadeh —- Novice Reading
Third Place:
Sooruj Bhatia -— Novice Reading
Manu Budidi -— Declamation
Matt Harrington -— Humorous Interpretation
Eric Kane —- Novice Public Forum Debate
Josh Woo —- Novice Public Forum Debate
Fourth Place:
Unshu Biyani -— Impromptu Speaking
Stephanie Hong —- Humorous Interpretation
Emma Simonis -— Novice Reading
Ceylin Ucok -— Humorous Interpretation
Fifth Place:
Carolyn Bubanich -— Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Jordan Childs —- Extemporaneous Speaking
Matthew Harrington -— Duo Interpretation
Shelby Peek -— Duo Interpretation
Seyoung Kim —- Impromptu Speaking
Sixth Place:
Cindy Li -— Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
Monique Louw -— Duo Interpretation
Devin Remley -— Duo Interpretation