Riverside Drama

02/04/2025

RHS Places 2nd at Forensics season opener

The Riverside High school Forensics team traveled to Sabetha for the first tournament of the season on January 25.

The team of 15 students placed second overall in sweepstakes points, with 11 entries breaking into finals.

Qualifying for state were Clover Frakes with second place in prose interpretation, Elizabeth Smith with second place in serious solo acting, Zoey Jones with second place in humorous solo acting, and Clover Frakes and Dylan Brooke with second place in improvised duet acting.

Also placing in finals:
Kelsey Stroud With sixth place in program of oral interpretation, Kelsey Stroud and Trevin Russell With fourth place in duet, Mylee Gay and Adam Evans with fifth place in duet, Dylan Brooke and Nicholas Watson with sixth place in duet, Elizabeth Smith with third place in humorous solo acting, Dylan Brooke with sixth place in original Oration, and Kahmelah White with fifth place in informative speaking.

Riverside forensics will host its home tournament on Saturday, March 29th.

Attached group photo:
Back Row - Nicholas Watson, Trevor Russell, Kelsey Stroud, savannah Ball , Kahmelah White
Middle - Clover Frakes, Dylan Brooke, Adam Evans, Mylee Gay, The’Mia McGee, Asher McCourt
Front - Elizabeth Smith, Raphael Silva, Zoey Jones, Alexis Dowell

02/04/2025

The Riverside High School forensics team took 1st place at the Nemaha Central tournament on February 1st. Fourteen schools were in attendance.

Finals award recipients included two tournament champs: Zoey Jones with 1st place in Humorous Solo Acting and partners Kelsey Stroud and Trevin Russell with 1st place in Duet Acting. This was the duet team’s first state qualification. Jones previously qualified for the state championship with 2nd in Humorous Solo in Sabetha.

Nicholas Watson placed 3rd in Serious Solo Acting, earning his first qualification for state festival. Elizabeth Smith completed a repeat performance from last weekend, placing 2nd in Serious Solo and improving to 3rd place in Humorous Solo.

Other improvements included Duet Acting team, Mylee Gay and Adam Evans with 3rd place in Duet and Kelsey Stroud with 3rd in Program of Oral Interpretation. Both entries were just shy of state qualification.

All competitors contributed to the team’s overall sweepstakes points and received positive comments from preliminary round judges.

Pictured:
1. RHS forensics team poses with 1st place trophy after awards ceremony
Back row - Nick Watson, Kelsey Stroud, Trevin Russell, Zoey Jones, The’Mia McGee
Front Row - Adam Evans, Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Anderson, Savannah Ball, Asher McCourt, Mylee Gay, Alexis Dowell, Passion Farmer

11/17/2024

You have one more chance to see Beetlejuice Jr. At RHS! Today at 2pm!

11/02/2024

Help make this Riverside’s best production yet! The cast has been working hard to prep one of the country’s first productions of Beetlejuice Jr!

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10/15/2024

This Friday and Saturday! Come experience a Beetlejuice character preview along with some of our other Tim Burton favorites in this spooky haunted house! (We’ll tone down the scares for the littles so bring the whole family!)

10/04/2024

The cast was excited to have a float in today’s homecoming parade. Don’t be fooled! It wasn’t a real sandworm. It was just Dragon (from Shrek) dressed up as Sandy!

09/25/2024

Tonight is the night! Andrew Kober at Riverside High School at 6pm!

09/16/2024

You’re invited! 🎉🎭

As one of the nation’s first Beetlejuice Jr. casts, Riverside Drama is excited to welcome Broadway’s Andrew Kober to the RHS stage on September 25th! During the day, cast members will work one-on-one with Kober, whose resume includes Broadway hits: Beetlejuice, School of Rock, Les Miserables, and much more.

Join us at RHS for a public presentation at 6pm!

This experience is made possible with support from Ms. Barbara Ann Derrick.

Riverside Drama Alumni: contact Mrs. Gilbert for a special invitation to the daytime masterclass!

08/06/2024

See you soon!

August is officially Back to School Month! Take a look at our school supply list for the year and make sure you're ready to start the year on August 22nd!
School Supplies: https://bit.ly/3yosvBR

07/10/2024

Riverside actors! This is a great community service opportunity!

06/03/2024

Missing drama in your life? Teen theatre camp this Friday at the St. Joseph public library!

On this day of theater camp, we will explore the art of improvisational acting and comedy. Improv is a good way to come out of your shell and try something new. If you want to build up your confidence, listening, and team-building skills, this is a great place to start.

So, if you have ever watched a group of people doing improv and thought, "I can do that..." - you are right! Just show up and we will get you started.

We want to bring teens from all experiences and backgrounds who have a shared love for acting together. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, we hope you will join us for a fun camp filled with learning, games, and lots of fun. Free of charge!

05/06/2024

That’s a wrap on the 2024 forensics season!

The team travelled to Kansas City Kansas Community College to participate in state festival.

Asher Burks earned a 1 rating in Impromptu speaking and 2 rating in extemporaneous.

Ugochukwu Oyefia earned a 1 rating in impromptu speaking.

Elizabeth Smith earned a 1 rating in serious solo.

Zoey Jones earned 1 ratings in both humorous solo and informative speaking.

Kelsey Stroud and Nick Watson earned a 2 rating in duet.

Morgan Lake and Aurora Gray earned a 2 rating in Improvised duet acting.