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Programs & Activities

RVHS offers a wide array of academic programs and services.   For questions about  specific services we provide, contact the school counselors.

 
Enrichment
Gifted
Honor Classes
On-site Special Education
Renaissance
Work Release

Announcement:

River Valley High School is excited to announce that we are submitting an application for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program grant. If selected as a recipient we will be honored to support after school learning, educational and related activities that will complement and enhance students' academic performance and achievement of Dust Devil family. 

The 21st CCLC award will be for three consecutive years, with applicants receiving 100% funding for each of the first three years of the program if the Site demonstrates Substantial Compliance (see the 21st CCLC Guidance Handbook). Substantial Compliance is defined as compliance with the substantial or essential requirements of the 21st CCLC contract that satisfies its purpose or objective. If the Site meets Substantial Compliance during the 3rd year, the funding will be continued for 2 additional years (year 4 and 5) at 75% of the original funding. Continued funding in years 4 and 5 is based on demonstrating Substantial Compliance each continuing year.  

Renaissance isn't just a program; it's a process that encourages academic excellence, improvement, and citizenship. Jostens Renaissance is the first and only national education-focused program created to recognize and reward the academic achievements of students. Its primary goals are to increase student performance and teacher enthusiasm, and raise the level of community participation in schools. Renaissance schools often focus their program on four target areas:

  1. Increasing student attendance

  2. Improving overall academic performance

  3. Increasing graduation rates

  4. Creating a positive, safe school environment

In schools that use the Renaissance program as part of their curriculum, administrators have noted positive progress in areas such as:

  • Grade point averages

  • Standardized test scores

  • Attendance

  • Discipline Services

For more information contact Aryiel Vopalensky.

 

Our Work Release program gives students a chance to gain hands-on career training. We allow our juniors and seniors enrolled in CTE (Career and Technical Education) to be enrolled for only five (5) academic classes, and with parent permission and administrative approval, release them from school one period per day so they can gain real employment experience.