Riverdale Local Schools

🔥 Today is the DAY, Falcon Nation! 🔥

Kydin Reed and Grady Phelps are competing today in the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships down in Columbus at the Schottenstein Center! The tournament runs March 13–15 and features the best high school wrestlers in Ohio.

📺 How to Watch

You can watch every match live on the NFHS Network:
➡️ https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/ohsaa/wrestling

All mats are streamed, so once you know the mat they’re assigned to, you can jump right to that stream.

📊 Track Brackets & Mat Assignments

You can see the brackets and which mat they will wrestle on here:
➡️ https://www.baumspage.com/wr/ohsaa/3/2025/2026%20Brackets.htm

That page updates throughout the tournament with results and upcoming matches.

💪 Good luck to Kydin and Grady as they represent Riverdale on the biggest stage in Ohio wrestling!

Send-Off for Grady Phelps and Kydin Reed!! Grady Phelps and Kydin Reed will be competing at the OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament tomorrow starting at 1:00 PM. We want to wish them the best of luck as they represent our school on the state stage. Go compete, wrestle hard, and bring home some hardware! 💪🤼‍♂️ Good luck, Grady and Kydin! Falcon Nation is behind you!

Congrats to Riverdale Robotics on winning 1st place and a 2nd place in 3 events at the BG robot competition. Hunter Studer, Lonnie Adams, Maelin Mitsch- 1st combat robot Cale Young, Caleb Hoffman, Brody Berger - 1st micromouse Jordan Buchanan, Isaiah White - 1st robot hockey Noah Locke, Connor Lowden, Jacob Williams - 2nd robot hockey

Congratulations to 7th Grader, Macie Derthick, for designing the Riverdale Middle School Yearbook cover for 2025-26. Macie's design was selected from a group of 4 designs that were submitted and voted on by middle school students this week! Congratulations, Macie!!!

Some of our 5th graders spent some time reading to our 1st graders! 📚 The little ones loved the stories, and the big kids did such a great job being reading role models.

The Riverdale PTO is hosting a FREE Bowling Night for ALL Riverdale students (all grades!) and their families!

📅 Monday, March 16
⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Hillcrest Lanes in Kenton

Come enjoy a fun evening of bowling, laughs, and time with your Riverdale friends! 💙🤍

⚠️ Please sign up for a time slot so we can make sure everyone gets a lane!
👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DA5AD2AA7FDC16-62222567-copy#/

Grab your family, lace up those bowling shoes, and let’s see those strikes, spares, and maybe even a few gutter balls! 🎳

Attention 8th graders going on the Washington DC trip
Important Dates-
Thurs. Mar. 19-Final Balance due Students and Chaperones

Thurs. Mar. 19 -ALL School fees MUST be paid

Fri. March 27-Chaperone BCI/FBI checks done and volunteer forms turned in

Thursday, April 9-MANDATORY meeting for chaperones ONLY at 6pm in the cafeteria. Students and parents will be at 7pm in the cafeteria

Monday, May 18-Thursday May 21-Washington DC Trip!!!

Attention Middle School Students!!!
Middle School Dance
THE SHAMROCK SHUFFLE
Friday, March 20
6-8pm in the cafeteria
$5 Per Ticket
Snack and water provided
Attire-dresses, sweatshirts, and ANYTHING GREEN
Wear the MOST GREEN to win a prize!
(Follow Dress Code)

To celebrate Kydin and Grady’s outstanding accomplishment and wish them good luck at the State Wrestling Tournament, we will be holding a special send-off this Thursday, March 12!

The walk-through will begin at 2:30 PM.

Let’s show our Falcon pride and support as Kydin and Grady represent Riverdale at the State Wrestling Tournament!

Good luck, Kydin and Grady!
Go Falcons! 💙

Please take a look at the updated testing as the middle/high school science/social studies testing date was stated incorrectly in the previous post.

It’s a great day to be a Falcon! Two Falcons are headed to State Wrestling! Congratulations to our state qualifiers for punching their ticket to Columbus. Shoutout to Marisa, Brody, and Kolton for a phenomenal showing at Indoor Track as well! Check out these results! Falcons put in the work, and the results show. Proud of all our Falcons and the dedication they continue to show. The work continues! #FalconPride

Kydin and Grady are going to STATE! Next weekend both will be competing for a state title at the Schottenstein Center at the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships. We are proud of the work they’ve put in to earn their spot in Columbus. Let’s go get it! 💪 Blue Pride!

To close out Read Across America Week, some of our 3rd graders read to our Kindergarteners! They all enjoyed it, and the 3rd graders did a great job!

Wrestling resumes today at 9:00 AM and the work continues as we try to punch our tickets to State! Grady went 1–1 and Kydin went 2–0 on Day 1. Good luck to both today — let’s keep it rolling. Blue Pride! 💙🤼

🛍️ Grab your friends and come shop!

The Riverdale PTO 6th Annual Spring Craft & Vendor Show is happening tomorrow!

📅 March 7 | ⏰ 9 AM – 2 PM
📍 Enter through the Main School Entrance
✨ 100+ booths
✨ Handmade items & unique finds
✨ Vendors from all over Ohio
🍔 Lunch Available
🧁 Bake Sale
🚗 Free Parking
🎟️ $2 Admission
❤️ Every dollar raised supports Riverdale Local Schools students and teachers!

Today’s the day! 🤼‍♂️ Wrestling Districts. The road to Columbus starts now. Good luck to all the wrestlers competing today — go out, wrestle hard, and chase that trip to the Schott!

Riverdale Local Schools will be on a 2 hour delay, Friday March 06, 2026 due to dense fog.

Riverdale has the honor of sending 3 of our students to the 2026 Indoor High School State Championship Meet.
Marissa Bonham, Brody Berger, and Kolten Evans.

Marissa will be competing in the 400m and Long Jump
Kolten will be competing in the 800m
Brody will be competing in the Weight Throw

A huge congratulations goes out to these students!!

We are celebrating Read Across America Week!
Today was WaCkY WEdnESdAy!
Students wore WaCKy or MisMatched clothes! Enjoy some of the best outfits!

Riverdale Local Schools will be on a 2 hour delay, Thursday March 05, 2026 due to dense fog.