School type High school Grades 9 - 12 Phone +1 615-890-6450 Number of students 2,000 | Principal Tom Nolan Colour(s) Gold and Cardinal Red Founded 1972 Mascot Chief Win-Em-All | |
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School board Rutherford County Board of Education Enrollment Approx. 2000 (August 2016) Address 802 Warrior Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37128, USA District Rutherford County School District | ||
Riverdale High School is a public high school operated by the Rutherford County School system located in the southwestern part of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, It is located on Warrior Drive which intersects with South Church Street (US 231 South). Riverdale is one of the older high schools in Murfreesboro, along with Oakland High School (the brother school) which was also built in 1972. It is home to 12 academic Departments, 40 Extra Curricular Clubs, and 19 TSSAA Athletic Teams.
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Academics
In 2014, Riverdale High School ranked better than 67.3% of high schools in Tennessee. It also ranked 2nd among high schools in the large Rutherford County School District. Many foreign language classes are offered including: Spanish, German, and French. These active classes feature an annual international cultural trip for students.
Campus
Along with Oakland High School (Tennessee), the sprawling campus includes two main academic buildings containing computer labs, science labs, an auditorium, band room, two cafeterias and many classrooms. The freshman have a dedicated building known as the Annex. The field house features a full size basketball court, a wrestling room, workout areas, locker rooms, and coaching offices. The spacious site also has softball, baseball, soccer, football fields and even a swimming pool.
Warrior Philanthropy
Students at Riverdale High School are extremely generous and involved with their community. With the help of hundreds of students, faculty, and numerous people with gracious hearts, the on-line auction that was run by Comas Montgomery Auctions and Realty of Murfreesboro raised $5,606.00 for the family of Leah Smallwood. Leah is the daughter of former RHS football player and student Michael Smallwood.
Athletics
Band Program
Established in 1972, the Riverdale High School Band has a long tradition of success.
Mr. Bob Lee, Riverdale’s first Director of Bands, won the prestigious MTSU Contest of Champions.
In marching, the band has been a finalist at the Contest of Champions, champion at several contests throughout the southeast and as far north as Toronto, Canada. Performances have taken the band throughout the United States, from California to Texas, from New York to Chicago, and include a performance at the 1995 Sugar Bowl.
The Riverdale Band is not just a marching program, as our concert bands receive superior ratings and several ensembles have performed at several events of significance. The Riverdale Band has performed at the National Band Association Biennial Conference; the Jazz Band, a clinic for the 2009 Tennessee Music Education Association Professional Development Conference; and the saxophone ensemble, at the 2013 National Association for Music Education National Convention.
Choir
Students can choose General Music, Music Theory or one of our Choirs to earn their Fine Arts Credit. The Women's Chorale and Men's Ensemble just require a love and desire to sing, while the more advanced Riverdale Singers requires an audition with high performance expectations.
Key Club
Key Club is THE club for students interested in making a difference in the community through volunteer service! It is open to all interested students. Every student should have the opportunity to work with others to make a difference! Every year at Riverdale High School, club members carry out 2 service projects a month. Some of our more popular service projects are:
National Art Honors Society
NAHS is a Nationally recognized program designed to support and encourage students who demonstrate interest and skills in the Visual Arts. NAHS provides opportunities for scholarships, National recognition with 48,000 Art Students worldwide. Students at Riverdale that are active members are working on building character while performing community and school wide service. Projects include:
School Newspaper and Yearbook
The Smoke Signal is Riverdale High School's online newspaper. Six staff members provide the writing, photography, and website updates necessary to keep the newspaper up to date. These writers are part of a larger creative writing class, but are dedicated to journalistic writing only and their focus is the Smoke Signal. During fall homecoming festival, the newspaper offers a photo booth as a fundraising event to help keep cameras and software updated.
The Riverdale High School yearbook, Lance & Shield, is a 360-page history book published every year by a staff of students who work both in and out of class to create the book. Students provide much of the candid photography used in the book and write all of the copy and captions. To help offset the price of yearbooks, members of the staff solicit local businesses for ads and offer senior congratulatory ads to parents. The staff organizes and runs both the fall and spring photo days, as well as club picture day in October.