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Share Your Riverside History With Us!

September 15, 2023September 30, 2023 Staff

The Association has started a collection of historical photos from various alumni, documenting our shared experiences while in the Riverside system. This photo is the first of four of the playbill from the Class of 1968 Senior Class Play, “Funny Girl.” See the entire playbill at the link below. Look at the various items we already have: Graduation Videos Early Print Logs 1959 Photos of the Elementary Schools 1954-1959 Photos of Riverside and John R. Williams Junior High The 1968 Collection: 1967-1968 Riverside Handbook Riverside Prom Etiquette 1968 1968 Class…

Beaver Bulletin Board Fall 2023

September 29, 2023September 30, 2023 Staff

In Memory: Listed by last name, year of graduation from Riverside, and date of death. The obituary link is provided if available. Earnesty, Connie Lynn: 1978, 2023. Obituary Gray Whiting, Karen: 1961, 2023. Obituary Keesler, Darla Rae: 1967, 2023. Obituary Quella, Christian: 1966, 2023. Obituary Sebian, Dennis: 1964, 2008. Obituary

Beaver Bulletin Board Summer 2023

July 1, 2023September 15, 2023 Staff

In Memory: Listed by last name, year of graduation from Riverside, and date of death. The obituary link is provided if available. Bittner, Mary “Betty” Elizabeth (Hostrander): RHS Nurse, 2023 Obituary Burnett Rogers, Peggy Joan: 1969, 2023 Obituary Derrick, Kelly: 1980, 2022 Obituary Dorrell, Ross: 1980, 2023 Obituary Eckert, Mike: 1980, 1979, 2022 Obituary Gano Kalman, Jean L: 1956, 2023 Obituary Geiger, John: 1982, 2023 Obituary Geyer Schroder, Sue: 1979, 2021. Grisdale, Gary Robert: 1980, 2022 Obituary Haffa, Judith: 1980, 2023 Obituary Heth, James Dale: 1966, 2018 Obituary Ingwer, Jr.,…

The 2023 RAA Golf Outing at PCC

July 1, 2023September 30, 2023 Staff

The Riverside Alumni Association held its 2023 Golf Outing on June 11 at the Painesville Country Club. The outing honored Don Pomfrey, ’54 RHS graduate and association trustee for many years. The day was a bit overcast but the rain held off enough for all 10 teams to clear the course. Lunch was plenty, dinner was BBQ and good! And the RAA raised the funds for scholarships and other activities. Here are some photos of the day! Thank you to the golfing teams who came out to play: Thank you…

2023 RAA Scholarship Awards

July 1, 2023September 30, 2023 Staff

Riverside Alumni Association scholarship recipient Jenna Leonard is the daughter of Tim and Julie Leonard. Jenna plans to continue her education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. An honor student at Riverside, she was awarded an honors diploma and was a 2-year member of the National Honor Society. Jenna has received honors awards throughout high school, each semester. She was a four-year member of the swim team. Her event of choice was the butterfly, where she placed in several swim meets. She was part of the 200 free relay team,…

POW/MIA Chairs Honor Our Lost Veterans

July 1, 2023October 1, 2023 Staff

Two chairs meant to express gratitude toward veterans who did not make it back home have been added to the Riverside Veterans Wall of Honor display. The organizations that made the chair dedication possible are Rolling Thunder and American Legion Post 336 of Painesville. The small committee of dedicated teachers, administrators and community liaison volunteers who founded the wall in 2018 intended it to be in perpetuity and committed to expansion. Fundraisers were held to create the Wall of Honor near the RHS stadium, establish a kiosk in the high…

RHSAA Elects a New Trustee

April 1, 2023July 1, 2023 Staff

At the March 2023 board meeting, the trustees of the Riverside Alumni Association elected Debbie Sorber Rosch as the newest trustee. Debbie is a 1980 graduate of Riverside High School, and in 2019, became a member of the Riverside Hall of Fame. She is filling an unexpired term until the spring of 2024. Debbie is a Product Manager for Labelmaster, a manufacturer or supplier of supplies related to the transportation of dangerous goods. This includes identification labels, signs, and placards, regulatory forms and software, and training on the various applicable…

Loretta Vandervort Honored for Her Work

April 1, 2023July 1, 2023 Staff

Six years of trustee service and many years of devoted work on Riverside’s alumni association have earned Loretta Vandervort, Class of 1959, the gratitude of the association. The trustees at the February board meeting honored her with a resolution. A Resolution Honoring Loretta Vandervort: Whereas Loretta Vandervort has served with distinction as a trustee of the Riverside Alumni Association for the past seven years and has volunteered for the association for much longer, and Loretta always brought energy and ideas to her various tasks on behalf of the association, and…

Spring 2023 Beaver Bulletin Board

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 Staff

In Memory: Listed by last name, year of graduation from Riverside, and date of death. The obituary link is provided if available. Bilick Bidlack, Patricia “Pat”: 1954, 2023 Obituary Dominish, Gary John: 1956, 2023 Obituary Fanti, Joshua Aaron: 2008, 2023 Obituary Reigh Morris, Michelle “Mitch” L.: 1954, 2023 Obituary Rusnak, Daniel: 1979, 2023 Obituary Salmonson Farrell, Sandra L.: 1963, 2023 Obituary Ticel Lough, Michael Dwane: 1968, 2022 Obituary Youdath, Carole: 1968, 2022

Winter 2023 Beaver Bulletin Board

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Staff

Achievements Terry Hamilton: (Class of 1979) In November 2022, Terry Hamilton was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his humanitarian work and service to others by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. It is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In Memory: Listed by last name, year of graduation from Riverside, and date of death. The obituary link is provided if available. Battista, Timothy: RHS Science Teacher, 2010 Obituary Campbell, Sr., Ron: 1963, 2021 Obituary Clark McCullough, Donna Rae: 1961, 2022 Obituary Filson, Ronald Coulton: 1964,…