RIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL (UTAH)

'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. Construction of Riverton High was completed in 1999.

Contents

Athletics

Silver Rush

Hope Squad

Test Scores

External links

Athletics

★ Riverton basketball, in the 2005-2006 season, reached the state finals, meeting arch-rival Bingham for the state title. Bingham won. Riverton basketball once again made it into the final state game, but lost to the Lone Peak Knights.

★ RHS offers a wide variety of athletics and extra-curricular activities, including a newly added Girls Lacrosse team.

Silver Rush

Silver Rush is the school's annual charity drive. The program has experienced perpetual growth throughout the school's history.

★ 2000 - Common Threads

★ 2001 - The Christmas Box House - $26,000

★ 2003 - Primary Children's Hospital - $32,000

★ 2004 - [http:/www.southvalleysanctuary.com South Valley Sanctuary] - $55,775

★ 2005 - Odyssey House - $60,000

★ 2006 - Wasatch Youth Support Sysems' - $67,038

Hope Squad

The Hope Squad was formed in the wake of the 2005-2006 school year, in which five students died (each in a separate instance), including two suicides. The RHS Hope Squad consists of students nominated by classmates because they are easy to talk to and/or are good listeners.

Test Scores

The ACT includes testing in the areas of nothingness. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36.

Year	School	District Composite	Utah Composite	National Composite
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
2004-2005	62	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

External links

★ The Official Riverton High School Website

★ Official Jordan School District webpage for Riverton High.

★ Official Utah education website with school information.

★ Info about RHS Student Progress

★ RHS Test scores vs. National Average.

★ The Riverton High School Band

★ RHS in UT News