Category: Board News

RHSAA Elects a New Trustee

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…

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Loretta Vandervort Honored for Her Work

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…

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The First Annual Don-Ron Golf Tournament

Staff

  The day begins at the Painesville Country Club for the First Annual Don-Ron Golf Tournament, September 24, 2022. The Riverside Alumni Association and the Harvey Alumni Association worked together to host the fundraiser.         The teams:               The action:   The dinner:      The winning team (l-r) Ernie Weninger, Silvio Trifiletti, Chris Bulzan and Kevin Jones — with a score of 65 (7 under par)!! Congratulations! More winners:     Cathy Thompson Covill, President of the Riverside Alumni Association,…

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Repaying the Impact of a Good Education

Cathy Thompson-Covill

Preserving the legacy of Riverside High School – that is the motto of the Riverside High School Alumni Association. There are so many ways to do exactly that, and the Board of Trustees of the RHSAA is excited to support our existing activities and explore new ones. Come celebrate with us! I remember so fondly my time at Riverside, and that is part of the reason why I am so involved with the RHSAA today. Sure, there were the usual teen-age angst moments – who doesn’t have those memories? But…

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Bill Guyer: Honorary Football Team Captain

Karen Holp

Congratulations to our own Bill Guyer, President of the RHSAA, selected to represent the Riverside Beavers football team as their honorary captain at their August 28 home game. With his wife Donna and sons Tom and Steven (both Riverside graduates) in the stands, Bill took the field for the pre-game ceremony. Bill is a 1967 graduate of Riverside High School where he was a lettered member of the track team, played on the football team, was a member of Student Council, and vice president of the Key Club. Because Bill…

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RHSAA Board of Trustees Elect Two New Members

Karen Holp

At the September 2021 board meeting, the trustees elected Beth Knezevich ’81 and Mike Nelson ’85 to fill two vacant trustee seats. The board also selected officers for the rest of 2021: Bill Guyer, president; Cathy Thompson Covill, vice president; Gretchen Reed, secretary; and Doris Moss, treasurer. Two other trustees were re-elected: Gretchen Reed and Loretta Vandervort. The other trustees who continue to serve are Marijane Watson and Eric Laika. Beth Knezevich has volunteered with the Alumni Association for several years.  She attended Melridge Elementary School, Auburn Road Junior High…

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The Essence of a Gentleman: Alumnus Donald Pomfrey Remembered

Gretchen Reed

A phrase used most often about Donald Pomfrey was “a true gentleman.”  A member of the Class of ’54, he excelled in so many areas that honoring his memory adequately is a challenge. His service and dedication to the school and the alumni association were a major part of his legacy, but his unwavering strength of character is also worthy of praise and respect. Don died August 16, ‘21, at age 85. Three traits that Don was widely known for were loyalty, dedication and integrity. When the Pomfrey family moved…

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Remembering Don Pomfrey

Tom Trombley

It is a sad moment to realize that the time has come to remember our own Donald Pomfrey, who died August 16, only a year and two days after losing good friend Ron Balogh, former president of Harvey’s Alumni Association. Together the two men were the heart of the Riv-Har Duck Race and had worked together on the fundraiser for many years. It is almost fitting that we couldn’t hold the race this year because I don’t know how we could have done it without those two loyal alumni members.…

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Help Create Branches in the Online Log

Gretchen Reed

Dear alumni and previous RHS staff, The two editors of YOUR on-line Log have a request we want to propose – that you READERS consider becoming WRITERS by contributing to the on-line Log. With thousands of RHS alumni and staff out there, we represent a wealth of experiences, wisdom, insight and thought that could be shared with others. We want the Log to become a format for all of you to express what you are thinking. Maybe you do not consider yourself a potential writer. Please re-think that idea. Over…

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RHSAA Newest Trustee: Cathy Thompson-Covill

Karen Holp
Cathy Covill

Cathy Thompson Covill is a Riverside High School Class of ‘85 graduate. Her siblings are also RHS graduates: sister, Janice ‘83 and brother, Gordon ’89. Her mother was a school bus driver for Riverside schools and her father was fire chief in Painesville Township. Cathy attended Kent State University, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and her Masters in Education. She currently teaches fifth grade in the Willoughby-Eastlake City schools. She previously taught career technical education in Hospitality Management to high school juniors and seniors at the Northern…

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