Falcon Friday! 🦅

Our band helped kick off the morning by greeting students as they arrived, with band members stationed at the entrances playing their instruments and bringing some Falcon spirit to the start of the day!

Tonight, our Varsity Football team heads to Arlington, and our band will be performing during halftime! We’d love to see our Falcon families, students, alumni, and community members in the stands tonight to cheer on our team and enjoy the halftime performance from our band! 💙🦅

Coming Up This Weekend:

HS VB V @ Ridgemont 9AM
JH VB @ Upper Sandusky 10am
Cross Country @ Old Fort 10am
JV football @ Wynford 10am
Boys Soccer (H) Continental 11am

There’s a lot happening in Falcon Country this weekend! Come out, show your support, and let our students know how proud we are of them. 🦅💙

Go Falcons!
about 24 hours ago, Brandon Watkins
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Celebrating Our Falcons of the Month!

Riverdale Local Schools is proud to recognize our Staff Member and Students of the Month!

Staff Member of the Month: Ms. Hannah Frey
High School Student of the Month: Chardonnay Morton
Middle School Student of the Month: Ava Hagerty
Elementary Student of the Month: Emma Meikle

Congratulations to these outstanding Falcons! Thank you for your hard work, positive attitude, and for making Riverdale a great place to learn and grow.

#FalconPride #RiverdaleLocalSchools
1 day ago, Riverdale Local Schools
Staff and students of the month
Ms Lifer's forensic class examined tire marks for class and individual characteristics
1 day ago, Valerie Lifer
students making tire prints from their own cars
students learning how to make tire prints from their own cars
students examining their tire prints
students looking for individual characteristics in tire print
Middle School Dance
1 day ago, Mickie Bonham
Poster for the Middle School Dance

Next Saturday 10/10 HS Volleyball will be supporting student athlete mental health

JV game at 10am, Varsity to follow

There will be a bake sale, 50/50 raffle and T shirts for sale, ALL proceeds for those will go to Morgan's Message.

1 day ago, Brandon Watkins
Mental health game
Another strong performance from Riverdale Boys Soccer as the Falcons picked up a 9-0 victory over Cory-Rawson.

Cameron Snook, Deegan McLaughlin (2), Kolten Evans, Blaine Roach (3), Gio Noascono, and Jayden Miller all found the back of the net. Assists came from Clemens Lukesch (2), Blaine Roach, Cameron Snook (2), Dominick Miller, Landon Elwood, and Deegan McLaughlin.

The Falcon defense and goalkeeping were also strong, holding Cory-Rawson scoreless while recording 8 saves.

Another Falcon victory!
1 day ago, Brandon Watkins
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Falcon Girls Soccer picks up a road win!

Riverdale traveled to Kenton and came away with a 2–0 victory over the Wildcats.

Marissa Bonham provided both goals for the Falcons, scoring at 12:53 of the first half off an assist from Lilly Mowery, then finding the back of the net again at 17:25 of the second half with an assist from Bristel Cramner.

The Falcon defense turned in another strong performance, holding Kenton to just 4 shots and 3 shots on goal. Ryleigh Howard recorded 3 saves to help secure the shutout.

Riverdale: 18 shots, 10 SOG, 8 corner kicks
Kenton: 4 shots, 3 SOG, 1 corner kick

Final: Riverdale 2, Kenton 0

Another strong team effort from the Falcons!
2 days ago, Brandon Watkins
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Please Enjoy The October 2026 Edition of the Falcon Nest News!
2 days ago, Riverdale Newsletter
Cover page for October 2026 Edition Falcon Nest News
Page 2 Halloween Steam Day Falcon Nest News October 2026
October 2026 page 3 Staff shoutout Falcon Nest News
Page 4 October 2026 Edition Falcon Nest News Upcoming Events
🖤💙 Riverdale Spirit Week is in full swing! 💙🖤

Students and staff are getting into the spirit, and today’s theme was BLACKOUT! From the classrooms to the cafeteria, our Falcons showed up in black and brought plenty of school spirit with them!

We even had a little extra fun along the way! 😄

Great job, Falcons! Keep the spirit going!
2 days ago, Riverdale Local Schools
Riverdale Spirit Week
Riverdale Spirit Week
Riverdale Spirit Week
Riverdale Spirit Week
Riverdale Spirit Week

The FAFSA application is available now - are you ready? Riverdale is hosting a FAFSA Informational Session on Monday, November 16, at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. All college-bound seniors and their parents are invited to learn from the University of Findlay's Financial Aid Department on how to fill out the FAFSA and pay for college!

3 days ago, Emily Shaw
FAFSA informational session
This is what changing the culture looks like!

There are SO many great things happening at Riverdale High School, and today we get to celebrate some of our students who received Positive Referrals!

These students were recognized for making good choices, showing respect, helping others, demonstrating leadership, and simply being great Falcons!

One of our goals this year is to celebrate the positive and make sure our students know that we notice the GOOD things they are doing. We want to create a school where students feel valued, respected, supported, and proud to be a Falcon.

And here’s the exciting part… it’s happening!

Every positive referral represents a student making a difference. Every kind act matters. Every good choice matters. And when we continue to recognize and celebrate those things, we change the culture—one student at a time.

I couldn’t be more proud of these students and the direction we are headed at Riverdale High School!

Let’s keep celebrating the positive!

GO FALCONS!

#GoFalcons #RiverdalePride #PositiveReferrals #CelebrateThePositive #ChangingTheCulture
3 days ago, Riverdale Local Schools
HS Student Positive Referrals
Learning Bus Safety!

Our K–3rd grade Falcons took part in bus training to learn and practice important bus safety procedures! From getting on and off the bus safely to being responsible riders, our students are learning how to stay safe every step of the way.

Great job, Falcons!
3 days ago, Riverdale Local Schools
K-3 Bus training.
K-3 Bus training.
🐟📚 Making a Splash in 1st Grade! 📚🐟

Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class had a great time reading The Fish Made a Wish! Our young readers were engaged, learning, and having fun as they explored the story together.

We love seeing our Riverdale students excited about reading and building those important literacy skills! 💙📖
3 days ago, Riverdale Local Schools
Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class reading
Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class reading
Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class reading
Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class reading
Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class reading
Mrs. Brooks’ 1st grade class reading
Another great night for Falcon Volleyball! 🏐

Riverdale picked up a 3-0 varsity sweep over Kenton, winning 25-21, 28-26, and 25-11. The JV Falcons also came away with a 2-1 victory over the Wildcats.

Great night all around for Riverdale Volleyball! Go Falcons!
3 days ago, Brandon Watkins
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Girls Soccer Tonight

@ Kenton

7pm
3 days ago, Brandon Watkins
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Youth Night tonight!

Grades 3-8 will be recognized tonight between the JV game and the Varsity game


All youth coaches and players get in free

JV game starts at 5:30!
4 days ago, Brandon Watkins
Youth night
Last week, Riverdale seniors Cameron Bridenstine, Drake Dull, and Czedric Ropp attended the Raise the Bar Career Expo in supply chain and transportation. Thank you to Garner Trucking, Findlay City Schools Transportation Department, and ODOT for teaching our students about opportunities in your field!
4 days ago, Emily Shaw
Students at ODOT
Students at Garner Trucking
Students at FCS transportation department
🌟 Positive Referral Spotlight! 🌟

Another great group of Riverdale Middle School students was recognized last week for earning Positive Referrals from their teachers! 💙🦅

These students were noticed for the positive things they are doing each day—showing kindness, working hard, making good choices, helping others, and being responsible.

We are proud of these Falcons and the positive example they are setting for others. Keep up the great work! 💙🤍🩶
4 days ago, Riverdale Local Schools
Riverdale Positive Referral spotlight
Riverdale Positive Referral spotlight
🚨📚 Can You Escape the Evil Grammarian? 📚🚨

Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson! 🔐✏️

Students used what they have learned about parts of speech to solve challenges and strengthen skills that will be important throughout the year. Understanding how words function in a sentence lays the foundation for upcoming work with punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

These skills also help students become stronger readers as they begin analyzing how authors use vivid verbs, precise adjectives, and varied sentence structures to make their writing more effective.

Learning grammar while solving an escape challenge? That’s a great way to make ELA come alive! 👏💙🤍🦅
4 days ago, Riverdale Local Schools
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!
Students in Mrs. Bohnam’s 6th Grade ELA class put their grammar skills to the test with the engaging “Escape the Evil Grammarian” lesson!

On Friday October 2nd at 9am Riverdale 8th graders will be going to Owen's Community College for Career Day. During Career Connections Day students will connect with Hancock County's workforce. 8th-grade students will have the opportunity to explore diverse career paths and be inspired by local industry leaders. Students will strengthen partnerships with local businesses while expanding horizons by helping them understand real-world applications of their education. Students first took interest and aptitude tests and will match the results to different careers in the area.

Take a look at all these places they can visit!

4 days ago, Alex Shumaker
List of area business that students can visit
List of area business that students can visit, this is an outdoor map