Riverside Junior/Senior High School (Taylor, Pennsylvania)

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Riverside Junior/Senior High School
Address
310 Davis Street

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TypePublic secondary
Established1972
PrincipalRobert Presley 7-8 principal=Chris Lazar 9-12
FacultyMX
Grades7–12
Enrollmentapproximately 3,420
Campusurban
Color(s)Navy Blue, Red
MascotVikings
Websitewww.riversidesd.com

Riverside Junior/Senior High School is a large, urban public school located in Taylor, Pennsylvania, a borough to the south of Scranton. It is part of the Riverside School District. The school serves the boroughs of Taylor and Moosic, Pennsylvania and has a student population of around 3,420. The existing building was originally constructed in 1972. Renovations began in 2002 to update the structure as well as create more classroom space and create a new auxiliary gym at an estimated cost of $22,000,000. The school houses students from 7th through 12th grade and has a faculty of 398.

Sports accomplishments[]

  • Girls Basketball - 1987 PIAA Class AA State Champions,
  • Girls Basketball - 1982 PIAA Class AA State Runner-Up,
  • Football - 1972, 1976,1988 Big 11 Champs,
  • Football - 1997 & 2010 PIAA Class A State Runner-Up,
  • Girls Track and Field - 1998 Heidi Wolfsberger PIAA Class AA 3200 meter State Champion,
  • Baseball - PIAA Eastern Finalists 1999 and 2000
  • Football - Suburban Champs 1961
  • Tennis Girls - Lackawanna division 3 champs 2010. Karrisa Ghigilari PIAA state champion 2019 Karissa Ghigilari District 2 Class 2A champion 2020
  • Football - Eastern Conference Class AA 2015
  • Football - LFC II 1998,2007,2008
  • Football- LFC III 2004
  • Football- District 2 Class 1A 1996,1997,1998,2008,2010
  • Football- NEPFC IV 2001
  • Girls Track - Jordan Relays 1995,1996,1997,1998
  • Girls Basketball - District 2 Class AAA champions 2021
  • Boys Basketball - District 2 Class AAA champions 2021
  • Boys Cross Country - Daniel Danilovitz Single A District Champion 2021

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Coordinates: 41°22′52″N 75°43′10″W / 41.3812°N 75.7194°W / 41.3812; -75.7194


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