Riverwood High School

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Riverwood High School
Location
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Information
Principal	Edward Echols
Enrollment	1228
Type	International
Established	1971
Colors Mascot	Blue and White Raider
Homepage	http://www.riverwoodhs.org/

Riverwood High School is an international school located in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The student population represents forty-four languages and eighty-nine different nationalities. Students receive the International Bacculaureate diploma upon completion of the program. The school routinely sends its graduates to some of the most prestigious universities in the country, including the Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, New York University, Washington University in St. Louis, Syracuse University, Dartmouth College, MIT, Princeton University, Rice University, Northwestern University, University of Texas, University of North Carolina, Sewanee, and the University of Pennsylvania. Riverwood offers three different languages: Spanish, French, and Japanese, . The school's mascot is the Raider. The school was voted by Newsweek as the #153 "Best High School In The United States", and the #2 high school in Georgia in their annual survey.

[edit] Athletics

This school's girl's cross country team placed second in Georgia in the 2006 AAA state meet for the second time in 3 years. Returning 2007 runners Bret McDaniel '10, Blais Hickey '09, Victoria Jackson '08, and D`minia Stokes '08are expected to lead this year's squad back to the top of the podium. The Raider football team is coached by Kent Sparks, who led the team to a first year mark of 4-11 in 2006. The men's lacrosse team, in just its fourth season of varsity play in 2007, has made impressive strides, led by its first year coach Bentley Boger. Boger, a local youth-coaching person who made his mark with three straight years of undefeated teams at the middle school level, was recognized as the Georgia Youth Coach of the Year in 2006 by the Georgia chapter of US Lacrosse. The 2007 edition of the Raider lacrosse program was led by senior captains Kyle Green '07 and Jason Sampson '07, with support from outstanding sophomores David Allen '09, recipient of the Raider Award for all-around contributions to the team. Goalie Camp Schweers '09, also a key young contributor, backs a strong defense. The baseball team at the school is perhaps Riverwood's marquee program, being a perennial region title contender and producing several minor league players throughout its existence. Tyler Thornburg '07, an outfielder and pitcher, has committed to play at Charleston Southern, a midmajor DI school. The 2007 team is currently deep in the playoffs, and with its powerful #2 seending and home field advantage could bring home serious hardware. The 2007 men's tennis team received the GHSA AAA runner up trophy, falling in the finals to eight-time state champion Westminster School, and was led by seniors Jourdon Johnson '07 and Harrison Winter '07, with great contribution from Andrew Clark '08. At the 2007 GHSA AAA men's track meet Amaechi Morton '08 placed 2nd in the 400 meters and was STATE CHAMPION in the 300m hurdles, while Michael Hermance '07 placed 2nd in the 800 meters, good for a 5th place overall finish. The girls' track team, led by tenth place finisher Blais Hickey '09 in the mile and second place finish by Rebekah Shaw in the pole vault, setting the state AAA record at 10'6.