Riverside Secondary School (British Columbia)

Riverside Secondary School
Address
2215 Reeve Street Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3C 6K8, Canada
Coordinates	49°15′22″N 122°47′21″W
Information
School district	School District 43 Coquitlam
Principal	Mr. Anthony Ciolfitto
School type	Public Secondary
Grades	9 to 12
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Rapids
Colours	Forest green, teal blue, white, black
Founded	1996
Homepage	Riverside Secondary

Riverside Secondary School is a public coeducational secondary school located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. It enrolls students from grades 9 to 12.

General information

Riverside lies on the south side of Port Coquitlam, the location of which was formerly grassland. Established in 1996, the school colours are forest green, teal blue, white, and black. Its mascot is called the Rapids, and its logo was designed in 1996. The school has five portables as of 2002 to the present date.

Riverside Secondary school offers AP programs in Physics B, Chemistry, and Psychology. Qualified Calculus 12 students may also write the AP Calculus AB in May. In addition to Advanced Placement, Riverside offers honours version courses in English 10–12, Mathematics 9–12, and a Science 9/10 accelerated course. There is also a science co-op class offered to grade 11 and 12.

Riverside's newspaper, The Eddy, has won multiple awards to date for its excellence.^{[citation needed]} Its Student Council is elected by the students, with four representatives in Grades 9–11 and five representatives in Grade 12, and is sponsored by social studies teacher Mr. Ben Lepore.

In addition, Riverside Secondary offers a variety of clubs, sports teams, and volunteering opportunities to their students, which participate in many provincial and community events. Riverside Secondary School also offers superb^{[citation needed]} theatrical performances every year which have garnered awards both regionally and provincially for over the past decade.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Riverside Secondary