Riverside School history

She was joined in 1978 by Ruth Harris, who helped to introduce the Orton-Gillingham Approach, a core of our philosophy.

In 1987 the Golden Construction Company built a gymnasium and music room addition to our school at a cost of $680,331.

Folder 1: High school bond contracts, 1988 (two items)

Thanks to the success of the school’s first capital campaign in 1989, the school grew to accommodate five classrooms, 14 tutoring rooms, a kitchen, commons area, central office, and other staff offices.

In 1993, Riverside Elementary School was the subject of the Fairfax County Public Schools cable television channel series Profile.

Riverside began its year long 75th anniversary celebration on September 19, 1996.

As the result of a capital bond issue, a brand new wing consisting of a state of the art library- media center, and three large classrooms was build onto Riverside; it opened in January 1998.

Principal Morton arrived at Riverside in 2001 and two years later led our school through its first, extensive building-wide renewal and modernization.

A new high school wing was completed in 2002 that included technology labs and administrative offices.

The original gym was destroyed by a tornado in 2003 and consequently rebuilt.