This week was a whirlwind of activity for RHS juniors and seniors. They dove into an intensive ACT Boot Camp, honed their calculator skills with Ms. Merry Allen, and today, fearlessly took on the ACT exam. Fully prepped and ready, these students showcased their knowledge and preparation. Kudos to all involved!
Congratulations to Jade Ramirez on her acceptance to UALR and Henderson State University.
Amarian Lofton and Carty Smith demonstrated an act of kindness on a recent senior trip. These students witnessed a young man that was sitting in a booth by himself at a restaurant. On their own they walked over to him and invited him to sit at their table.
Congratulations to Mercuriah Vance on her acceptance to the University of Memphis & Cottey College.
Congratulations to Rivercrest Career Coach Sara Creecy for receiving The Career Practitioner Award. The award recognizes an individual who is a practicing career counselor, career services provider, or career coach with the Arkansas Career Coach Program who demonstrates outstanding performance and best practices in the day-to-day services they provide. Mrs. Creecy, thank you for all you do!
Don't miss out on all the fun at the Rivercrest Elementary Fall Festival. It's happening today (November 4) from 10am until 2pm.
Congratulations to Coach Johnny Fleming and the Rivercrest Colts on their 4A-3 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP!!! The Colts beat Blytheville tonight 31-12 to finish 7-0 in conference and notch their 34th conference championship in the past 45 seasons.
Koby Turner and Michael Rainer combined for 303 yards rushing. Turner toted the rock 24 times for 182 yards and 2 score. Rainer ran 11 times for 121 yards and a TD, had a receiving TD, and snagged an interception on defense. Wyatt Lancaster made history tonight breaking Rivercrest's all-time career tackles record. Lancaster currently has 317 career tackles breaking Brayden Wilson's previous mark of 311. Lancaster finished the night with 9 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, and a sack. Jeb Brigance and Keiran Morris had 6 tackles each. Brigance had a sack and a huge forced fumble. Tekylun Sanders finished with 5 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, a half sack, and a forced fumble. Marcus Slayton punched in three 2-point conversions and Leland Newson booted an extra point.
The Chickasaws took advantage of an early Colt turnover to go up 6-0. Rivercrest would answer on the ensuing drive capped by a 34 yard scoring jaunt by Koby Turner. The Colts got on the board again before half, when Michael Rainer started right, reversed field and took it to the house from 59 yards out to give Rivercrest a 15-6 halftime advantage.
Blytheville closed the gap 3 points after scoring on a long pass. The Colts would bounce back and Turner would once again punch it in, this time from 10 yards out. Slayton's 2 point pushed the lead to 23-12. With 1:04 to go, Rivercrest sealed the championship when Cavonta Washington threw a TD strike to Michael Rainer from 30 yards out. Slayton would bull his way in on the 2 point and set the final score.
The Colts have made the playoffs 16 years in a row and will host Mena at The TEZ next Friday night. GO COLTS!
Congratulations to the RHS/RJHS October Students of the Month:
Evan McClain
Dayvion Dixon ( not pictured)
Layne Luff
Jonathan Holm
Bryson Stracenter
Nolan Williams
Lexus Willwerth
October Teachers of the Month:
Jr. High Teacher - Ana Elrod
Sr. High Teacher - Gaylon Rainwater
Congratulations to Mecuriah Vance on her acceptance to Henderson State.
Rivercrest Football 🏈 GAME DAY!
4A-3 Conference Game
📅Friday, November 3 (TONIGHT)
🕒Senior Night 6:30pm | Kickoff 7:00pm
📍Rivercrest Colts Stadium "The TEZ"
📺Rivercrest Athletics YouTube:
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Livestream:
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The Colts (7-2,6-0) host Blytheville (6-3,5-1) for the 4A-3 conference championship at The TEZ. Kickoff 7pm. Senior Night starts at 6:30pm. GO COLTS!
Congratulations to Lykrista Smith on her acceptance to ANC and University of Arkansas Pine Bluff.
Rivercrest Junior High Prep Academy Principal William Burfield, Academic Facilitator Cyndy Henderson, and teachers Addie Pittman, Heather Lucius, and Morgan Lawrence attended the APSRC conference in Hot Springs. While there, they attended sessions on educations, leadership, technology, and policy. They learned information, strategies, and techniques to enhance student learning and increase rigor and student engagement. During the Innovation Expo at the conference, they also presented Rivercrest’s new charter school goals and successes with attendees. Secretary of Education Oliva kicked off the conference with a welcome address before turning it over to keynote speaker Dr. Carey Wright.
Mrs. Dina's class competed in Bowling Special Olympics at Hijinx in Jonesboro. They won 8 medals! Volunteers that helped today were Jackson Ephlin and Dakotoa Rinderer.
Pre-K students enjoyed a crisp fall day at Cedar Hill Farm.
Sixth grade students that reached their AR goal for the first nine weeks were rewarded today. They joined Mrs. Elrod’s Medical Detective class for dissections of cow eyes and sheep hearts and lungs.
James Simpson, Callie Wren Fincher, and William Beckett were chosen as the ANC Early College All Star students this semester. They were nominated by their ANC instructors for being exceptional students in their college courses.
STATE CHAMPS!!!!!!
After an INSANE season with nothing short of 100% work and 100% effort, the Rivercrest Marching Band attended the ASBOA State Marching Contest at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, to compete against ALL participating 4A schools that qualified for state.
Next time you see a Rivercrest Band student, congratulate them on being the 2023 4A STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
With a superior rating, the highest music score of the day, and the highest overall score, the students bring home the gold. We could NOT be more proud of these students, and what a way to send the seniors off for their last marching season!
The Colts put together a complete game on their way to a mercy-rule enacting win on the road at Trumann, 49-14.
RB Koby Turner made guys miss, broke tackles, and outran the Trumann defense on his way to a huge game finishing with 9 carries for 191 yards and 4TDs. Cavonta Washington was 9/12 for 103 yards and 2 TDs and ran 4 times for 44 yards. Jayden Young replaced Washington at quarterback in the 2nd half and ran twice for 74 yards including a 62 yard run for a TD. Michael Rainer snagged 5 passes for 54 yards and a score and grabbed a 2-point conversion. Washington also hooked up with Jakavion Williams for a 23 yard scoring pass. Josh Johnson connected on 5 extra points.
The Colt defense was led by Wyatt Lancaster who finished with 13 tackles. Tekylun Sanders notched 10 tackles and 2 big sacks. Marcus Slayton had 9 stops.
The Colts improve to 7-2,6-0 on the year and set up a big match-up next Friday night against Blytheville. The winner will be the #1 seed in the 4A-3 conference and the loser will go into the playoffs as the #2 seed. GO COLTS!
The football team and coaches would like to thank Harris Helping Hands for feeding the team today. We appreciate all of the support from our meal sponsors this season.
