Riverton High School (Utah)

Infobox School
name = Riverton High School


caption = Riverton High School
established = February 28, 1999
type = Public
principal= [http://rivertonhigh.com/html/Administration.html Steve Park]
location = Riverton, Utah
country = USA
enrollment = 2,817+ [ [http://www.jordandistrict.org/schools/high/riverton/index.htm Official Jordan School District webpage for Riverton High] ]
colors =Purple (Majestic), Silver, Black.
free_label = Team Name
free_text = Silverwolves
website= [http://www.rhs.jordan.k12.ut.us/ www.rhs.jordan.k12.ut.us]

Riverton High School (RHS) is a public high school in the state of Utah. Located in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley in the Jordan School District, it is also the largest high school in the state, serving over 2,800 students from the cities of Riverton, Bluffdale, and Herriman.

History

During 1997, Jordan School District experienced an population growth in the draper area of it's boundaries, creating overcrowding schools, particularly Bingham High School, that became an big issue for those attending those schools. Plans where created to accommodate an possible higher student population expansion of the Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale area's. Construction started in 1997 and was completed in 1999, though few of it's components would not be completed till 2000. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F36482317CD77DC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM] Through the first year of the school, the school experienced major adjustments, since most of the students came from Bingham High School and where used to it's culture, and had very few student resources and programs. This was dealt with after 2000, with the creation of Silver Rush and other social programs, which included an Honor's Society and the creation of Skills USA. [http://nl.newsbank.com] By 2002, as many as 15 programs where created by teachers and the administration to help improve student scores and involvement. As the school progressed through the years between 2003-2005, the school's sport sector was becoming an powerhouse in the region, it's education sector was improving dramatically by 50%, and with the change of staff through an short period, it was constantly changing laws to help the school's image in the district. [http://nl.newsbank.com] In 2005-2006, the school experience an dramatic jump in school suicides, which created an great concern for Jordan School District. With the support of the administration and staff, Hope squad was created being the first social support program in school history. Many other programs where added after 2006, this includes the Attendance policy that was created in 2006, and the P.A.C.K program in 2008. Riverton saw an significant improvement during the year of 2006-2008 in education and athletics, becoming one of the best schools in the state in 2007.

chool's Athletics

Riverton Football Team -During the years of 2000-2004, the Riverton football team experienced an poor football season, usually consisting of only one or two wins for the whole season until the year 2004, it had only three loses, but it's schedule only consist of schools that where not fit for "higher" teams. By 2005, the head coach of Riverton was replaced by Mike Miller, who changed the teams program into an more "strict" program that consist of creating a team that could focus primarily on striving to be more of an united team instead of being an "individual" talented based team. By doing this, the team has experienced an significant improvement through 2005-2008, by playing more of the "higher" teams, it has proven itself to be a threat to contend with to many schools out of the region and in the region. It's predicted that Riverton football will become one of the 10 top teams in Utah by the year 2009.

School's Charity Programs (Silver Rush)

Silver Rush is the school's annual charity drive that focuses on improving surrounding communities. The school created this program to help students realize and experience what they can do to help others. The program has experienced perpetual growth throughout the school's history. [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650211955,00.html "Riverton Teens Reach Out to Peers"] , "Deseret News", December 5, 2006. Accessed April 23, 2008.]

* 1999 - Sub4Santa - 10,000
* 2000 - Common Thread
* 2001 - Common Thread
* 2002 - [http://www.thechristmasoxhouse.org The Christmas Box House] - $27,541.03
* 2003 - [http://ww.primarychildrens.com Primary Children's Hospital] - $32,000
* 2004 - [http://www.southvalleysanctuary.com South Valley Sanctuary] - $55,775
* 2005 - [http://www.odysseyhouse.org Odyssey House] - $60,000
* 2006 - [http://www.slcosubstanceabuse.org/services/treatment/html/treatmentYouthsup.html Wasatch Youth Support Sysems] - $67,038
* 2007 - [http://www.cwcic.org Center for Women and Children in Crisis] - $80,159.08

chool's Student Support Programs

[http://www.rhs.jordan.k12.ut.us/HOPE/Hope%20menu.html The Hope Squad] was formed in the wake of the 2005-2006 school year, in which five students died (each in a separate incident), including two suicides. Its basic duty is to solve social problems and try to prevent crime and mortality rates in a stressful school environment. Hope Squad has been successful in recent years, having no record of suicides since 2006. The group still continues to this day, with most of its members students who were elected by their peers because of their ability to handle social situations and to create an positive atmosphere.

P.A.C.K was formed in 2008 to aide students in education and social problems. It's creation was due to the school's successful programs, and it's main goals of creating higher education for all students. The program starts every Wednesday before an students lunch period, taking up 20 minutes of the previous period to allow an easy schedule for P.A.C.K period. Each student is designated an regular teacher who's job is to improve the student's grades and create an atmosphere where the student's discuss social issues and problems at the school and to close social gaps among students. [www.rivertonhigh.net/counseling/Calendar.htm]

Test scores

The ACT includes testing in the areas of Math, Science, Reading and English. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36 (high) for each of the four tests and for the Composite. The Composite score is the average of the four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Year	School Composite	District Composite	Utah Composite	National Composite
2006-2007	21.3	22.0	21.7	21.2
2005-2006	21.5	22.0	21.7	21.1
2004-2005	21.4	22.0	21.5	20.9
2003-2004	21.4	22.0	21.5	20.9
2002-2003	21.0	21.8	21.3	20.8
2001-2002	20.9	21.8	21.4	20.8
2000-2001	21.2	21.8	21.4	21.0

Advanced Placement Test (AP)

Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes offered at the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.

Year	School % Passing	District % Passing	State % Passing	Nation % Passing
2006-2007	52.9	67.5	65.9	59.3
2005-2006	54.0	69.6	65.5	59.6
2004-2005	62.0	70.9	65.5	59.6
2003-2004	59	75.2	68.1	61.6
2002-2003	58	70.8	67.2	61.7
2001-2002	54	70.0	69.0	63.0
2000-2001	48	70.3	66.1	61.6

References

External links

* [http://www.rivertonhigh.com/ The Official Riverton High School Website]
* [http://www.jordandistrict.org/schools/high/riverton/index.htm Official Jordan School District webpage for Riverton High.]
* [http://www.schools.utah.gov Official Utah education website with school information.]
* [http://cs.schools.utah.gov/upass/reportcard.aspx? Info about RHS Student Progress]
* [http://bionic.usoe.k12.ut.us:8080/u-passweb/UpassServlet?upassReportCode=H&gradeLow=10&gradeHigh=12&schoolID=739&schoolNumber=710&schoolyear=2004&district=653&school=739-653-710&report=30&Submit=GO RHS Test scores vs. National Average.]
* [http://www.rivertonband.com/ The Riverton High School Band]
* [http://rivertonhigh.com/News%20Links/News%20Links.html RHS in UT News]
* [http://rivertoncity.org/riverton_schools.html Riverton Schools]