Riverside Secondary School (British Columbia)

Riverside Secondary School


Address
2215 Reeve Street Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3C 6K8 Canada
Coordinates	49°15′22″N 122°47′21″W / 49.25611°N 122.78917°W / 49.25611; -122.78917Coordinates: 49°15′22″N 122°47′21″W / 49.25611°N 122.78917°W / 49.25611; -122.78917
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Founded	1996
School district	School District 43 Coquitlam
Principal	Anthony Ciolfitto
Staff	120
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1345 (2014/2015)
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Blue Green White
Slogan	Expanding the Horizons of Opportunity
Mascot	Rapids
Website	www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/riverside/Pages/default.aspx
Last updated: August 5, 2015

Riverside Secondary School is a public coeducational secondary school located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. It enrolls approximately 1300 students from grades 9 to 12.^[1]

General information

Riverside lies on the south side of Port Coquitlam, the location of which was formerly grassland. Established in 1996, the school colours are forest green, teal blue, white, and black. Its mascot is called the Rapids, and its logo was designed in 1996. The school has five portables as of 2002 to the present date.

Riverside Secondary school offers AP programs in Physics B, Chemistry, and Psychology. Qualified Calculus 12 students may also write the AP Calculus AB in May. In addition to Advanced Placement, Riverside offers honours version courses in English 10–12, Mathematics 9–12, and a Science 9/10 accelerated course. There is also a science co-op class offered to grade 11 and 12.

Its Student Council is elected by the students, with four representatives in Grades 9–11 and five representatives in Grade 12, and is sponsored by social studies teacher Mr. Ben Lepore.

In addition, Riverside Secondary offers a variety of clubs, sports teams, and volunteering opportunities to their students, which participate in many provincial and community events. Riverside Secondary School also offers superb theatrical performances every year which have garnered awards both regionally and provincially for over the past decade.

In 2013, Riverside embarked on its 1:1 initiative asking every grade 9 student to bring a tablet or laptop to use at school for his or her learning. This BYOD program, plus the emphasis on students building a digital portfolio, is part of Riverside's goal to develop digital citizens prepared for the 21st Century.

In 2014, Riverside welcomed former Tech-ed teacher Craig Reitchel back as the new Vice-Principal, replacing Mr. Steve Roos, who went on to become the new Principal at Pitt River Middle School. It was also announced later in November that Vice-Principal Randy Manhas would be leaving Riverside to join the SD43 board office. His successor is Pitt River Middle School's Pam Becker. As of January 1st, 2015, Riverside employs 120 staff members.

The Eddy

Riverside's newspaper, The Eddy, is run by English teacher Mrs. Kathy Shong. In 2013, the newspaper began to publish their content online and stopped printing physical papers. As part of Riverside's 1:1 initiative, an online newscast (The EddyCast) was launched. After 2 years, the EddyCast was renamed and relaunched as "Rapid Fire".

The Eddy currently has 3 editor in chief's: Justin Smith, Andrew Sahaydak, and Dima Siblani.

Riverside App

The Riverside Rapids App is designed to help students with all aspects of attending Riverside Secondary School. A full feature list can be found below. The app is currently available on the Google Play Store. An iOS version will be available soon.

Features

Daily Announcements
School Calendar
Up-to-date Bell Schedule (with advisory schedule, extended advisory schedule, special schedules etc.)
Bell Schedule shows Day 1 or Day 2
Connect to your teachers' SharePoint sites for easy, integrated access to their announcement lists/documents/calendars*
Enter your courses, their blocks, teacher emails etc.
Enter your homework, set reminders and keep track of what you've completed with the built-in Homework Manager
School Publications (download/view published documents)
Map of the School (upper and lower floors, zoom in on a specific area)
Push Notifications from the school
Caches the announcements, calendar and bell schedule offline
Optimized layout for tablets

Notable Alumni

Name	Year Graduated	Occupation
Tyler Shaw	2011	Singer/Songwriter

References

↑ "Student Statistics - 2014/15" (PDF). BC Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

External links

Schools in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra and Anmore, British Columbia

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