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Riverton High School 12476 S. Silverwolf Way, Riverton, Utah 84065 March 2021 ​ ​ Table of Contents: Front Cover…….Cheer for Cheer!!! Cheer for Cheer!!!! By: Carter Blackwell Pg 2 - 3………………….........Features ● Welcome, Foreign Exchange Close your eyes and picture a team taking First in region. Then picture taking second in the students! entire state. Now open your eyes! Did you picture cheer? Well that’s who it is. What makes this ● Teacher Feature image more spectacular is what this year's cheer team went through while achieving what they ○ Mrs. Rush did. When Riverton High's Cheer team came into a new season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic the ○ Mr. Myers season was not the only new thing. Covid brought new ways of competing and practicing as well. ○ Mr. Powers This of course is the same with any other team, sport, or club. However, cheer is unique because ● Sterling Scholars they had to do a handful of their competitions on a zoom. That was something I hadn’t seen from any of the other sports this year. Pg 4 - 5………………..…...Student life ● What’s Poppin’ in RHS ● Spring Date Ideas ● 2021 Horoscopes Pg 6 - 7……. Musical, Hope, & More ● Riverton High’s School Musical ● Hope Week 2021 ● Riverton High Talent Show ● Word Search-Spirit Week Pg 8 - 9…………..……………..Opinion ● Does the ACT make sense? ● Flex Fridays Pg 10 - 11…...Arts & Entertainment ● When I was little poem ​ ● The Photographers of RHS The cheer team was led by three seniors. Bella Roller, McKenna Neilson, and McKenna Beesly. Pg 12………….………….………..Sports When McKenna Neilson was asked about the impact cheer has on crowds, she responded by ● Wrestling Results and Bright saying, “I think that at times, especially during covid, we are the ones keeping the energy high Future and getting everyone pumped up. Whether that is the crowd or the players, I think overall we keep the energy up.” ● State Standings These three seniors take on a role of leadership. Bella told me that “being an example” was an ● Riverton Dance Company important part of being a senior on this team. That leadership causes this team to pump up the basketball players and make the crowd cheer loud during a rival football game. Legendary coach, Herb Brooks, once said, “Great moments are born from great opportunities.” The challenges were set on multiple levels, but sometimes it’s the challenges that lift us up. Sometimes we need opposition to lift us higher than we thought was possible. Good Teams do good during simple times. However, great teams take challenging times and make them into great moments, even moments like first in region and second in state. Well done, RHS cheer. Head Editor: Jaron Millaway Section Editors: Jaron Millaway, Taylor Eaton, Carter Blackwell, Patrick Kastner, Ana Christensen, Carson Packer, Carli Maravilla ​ Staff Writers & Photographers: Ana Christensen, Taylor Eaton, Alyssa Brown, Bodie Hollingsworth, Molly Freeman, Emma Jenson, Patrick Kastner, Carli Maravilla, Jaron Millaway, Carson Packer, & Eden Slabbert Printer: School Publications Publisher: Carolyn Gough Advisor: Kelli Frank ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Page 2 FEATURES Welcome, Foreign Exchange Students~! By: Ana Christensen Hannah Potthast (16) and Yua Matsumoto “I enjoy the classes because this school has We hope you enjoy being here at Riverton (17) are foreign exchange students here at our many fun classes unlike Japanese high High School, Hannah and Yua! school! Hannah came from a village called school.” There are many differences between Bredenborn in Germany, and Yua came from an American school and a school in Europe. a town called Kumamoto, Japan. For example, Yua says, “...(The) school system They love it here in America. Hannah says, is much different compared with American “I really like it in America and I really enjoy it. school. For example, we can’t choose any Both countries have something I prefer over classes.” Hannah really enjoys the “many the other one, so I can’t choose which one is subjects to choose from and having school better.” Yua says that she enjoys it here too, sports teams.” Photos courtesy of: Hannah Potthast and Yua Matsumoto Foreign Exchange Students Hannah Potthast (left) and Yua Matsumoto (right) Teacher Feature: Mrs. Rush Teacher Feature: Mr. Myers Teacher Feature: Mr. Powers ​ ​ By: Carson Packer By: Bodie Hollingsworth By: Emma Jenson Mrs. Rush has been teaching English for 24 Mr. Myers started teaching at Riverton High in Andrew Powers has been teaching for 8 years years. She has been at Riverton since it opened 2019, he teaches all of the finance-based total, 5 years at Riverton High. He teaches up in 1999! classes like: financial literacy, marketing, etc. Chemistry and he coaches the Riverton Swim She originally went to college for a degree in He moved here from St. Louis, Missouri where team. the english department, but she didn’t know he used to teach math. Mr. Powers graduated from Utah State exactly what she wanted to do. She got married He’s always had a passion for teaching College where he originally went for veterinary relatively young and started a family as a and helping people, and he says that he got this sciences, but he made the switch to chemistry, stay-at-home-mom. What made her want to love for teaching from his mentors who helped and got his degree in that. While in college, become a teacher was that she saw her son him learn about the world around us. “These Powers was a swimmer, and specialized in struggling in school even though he was a individuals have taught me a lot, and have sprint freestyle and butterfly. He has kept his smart kid. She wanted to learn how to teach shaped me into who I am.” says Mr. Myers. passion for swimming in his coaching, and is him better than the teachers he had at his It is a drastic change to move from dedicated to helping each one of his team school and she fell in love with teaching. Missouri to Utah, but Myers and his wife love members be the best version of themselves. Once she became a teacher full time she Utah for its beautiful mountains where they His favorite holiday is overwhelmingly realized that teaching is a lot harder than it enjoy skiing, hiking, and hanging out at all of halloween. Every year in his classes, he has a looks. She loves to teach her students and her the various reservoirs. short segment talking about the best halloween main goal as a teacher is that they learn to The one thing he wished to tell all of the traditions, from haunted houses, to best scary question everything so they can become better students here at RHS is: “Take Marketing 1”. movies-Powers has you covered. critical thinkers. He believes it is a good opportunity for all Powers likes to keep things light, and is a students and is a very fun class! super fun teacher to have in class. He has won many teaching and coaching awards, and has a bright career in front of him. Photo by: Carson Packer Photo By: Emma Jenson Photo By: Bodie Hollingsworth Mrs. Rush in her Language Arts classroom Mr. Powers grading papers Mr Myers hanging out in the hallway FEATURES Page 3 Sterling Scholars By: Eden Slabbert The Sterling Scholar Awards Program amazing program that highlights remarkable We would love to wish these Silver Wolves recognizes outstanding scholastic talents and academic performance of students so much luck with their upcoming interviews, achievement of graduating high school all over the state. I have learned so much competitions and preparations (and to any of students.“It’s a demonstration of academic about myself in this process, and am grateful you who could be the future RHS Sterling achievement and excellence that allows for the rare opportunity!¨ With a chance to Scholars.) candidates to show their skills in any of the win scholarships and represent your skills and Now with that being said, I would like to given categories for a chance to win a your school Sterling Scholar is a huge chance introduce Riverton High School’s Sterling scholarship.” says Valeria Ensisco. Staley of a lifetime. Scholar finalists of 2021: Binks says: ¨Sterling Scholar is an Kathryn Howard- English Skyler Reeves- Math Steven Wills- Social Studies Brennen Jacketta- Science Valeria Encisco- World Languages Jacob Malm- Computer Tech Skyler Lawson- Business and Marketing Hope Thomas- Skilled and Technical Science Education Madeline Fuchs- Family and Consumer Science Staley Binks- Speech/ Theater Trinity Gonzales- Vocal Performance Hannah Watson- Visual Arts Isabella DeJesus- Dance Alexis Romeril- Instrumental Photo courtesy of: Riverton High School Website Riverton’s Sterling Scholar nominees for the 2020-2021 school year Page 4 STUDENT LIFE Whats Poppin’ in RHS By: Jaron Millaway Students of RHS were asked four random questions in the hallways about their personal favorites of pop culture! Spring Date Ideas By: Emma Jenson Spring is a great time to get to know new people. Especially since covid restrictions are getting lighter, spring dates are an open possibility this next quarter. Unfortunately you might be out of ideas, but luckily I have a few amazing ideas for you. You can go to the thanksgiving point gardens, They are currently giving complimentary garden tours monday, wednesday, thursday, and friday. At 9:30 am, so you might only be able to make the Friday tour. In april to may, thanksgiving point is hosting the tulip festival, and it's $25 to get inside, but it's well worth the money. You could also go to The Butterfly Biosphere, which is also at Thanksgiving point. The Butterfly Biosphere is open Monday-Saturday until 8pm, but it is closed on Sundays.

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