● Art Club: This club is designed to offer students time to exchange ideas and to experiment with various art materials in a personalized, open, and exploratory manner. Art Club is open to all RMS students with all levels of art experience.

● Drama/Theater: Students interested in any aspect of theater should take advantage of this fabulous opportunity at RMS! During the fall of the year, interested students will have the chance to help produce a play or musical. There will be opportunities for acting, set design, set production, costuming, lighting, and choral groups, etc. Stay tuned for more specific details about this year’s production.

● Forensics: Interested in polishing your public speaking skills? Participants choose from a selection of various categories to prepare for presentation and judging. Categories include; prose, poetry, various speeches, play acting, solo acting, and news broadcasting. The season starts at the end of November and culminates in February.

● Friends Helping Friends: This peer leadership program is designed for upcoming 8th grade students (applications are available at the end of 7th grade). It involves demonstrating leadership and good citizenship at school and in the community. Students apply and are chosen based upon their ability to get along with others, punctuality & attendance record, classroom success, helpfulness to others, and how well the student will represent RMS.

● SkillsUSA/ChallengeUSA: The Middle School’s premier STEM organization offers many opportunities to apply your Science, Technology Engineering, and Math courses into fun, real-world projects. These organizations are open to 6th-8th grader students at Riverside Middle School, and run year round.

● Student Council: StuCo members help plan, organize, and carry out events, tokens of staff appreciation, seasonal activities, and charity work. Any student that successfully completes the application & interview process and meets grade & behavior requirements may serve as a member.

● Yearbook Club: This group of students are responsible for putting together the annual yearbook. In the early part of the year, the group meets monthly. As the deadline approaches, more regular meetings may be required.