| Auburn Riverside High School | |
| Type: | Public secondary |
| Established: | 1995 |
| Address: | 501 Oravetz Rd SE |
| City: | Auburn |
| State: | Washington 98092 |
| Principal: | Janalyn McKeehan[1] |
| District: | Auburn School District # 408 |
| Mascot: | Raven |
| Colors: | Teal, blue, silver and white |
| Enrollment: | 1,913 (2022-23)[2] |
| Newspaper: | InFlight |
| Ratio: | 21:1 |
| Teaching Staff: | 90 |
| Yearbook: | Haida |
| Website: | http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/arhs |
| Coordinates: | 47.2674°N -122.2225°W |
Auburn Riverside High School is located in Auburn, Washington, United States. Located next to the White River, the school takes its name from its location. The school opened in 1995 due to overcrowding at Auburn Senior High School.
ARHS offers seventeen Advanced Placement classes: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Micro Economics, Computer Science, Calculus AB, European History, Human Geography, US History, US Government and Politics, World Studies, English Language/Composition, Literature, AP Seminar, AP Research, Culinary Arts, Spanish, French, Japanese, and German.
In addition to academics and athletics, ARHS has gained notice for its drama program, under the direction of Karla Gjerde Seman, and currently Kathryn Nuttman. Seman has been a participant in 5th Avenue Theatre's High School Musical Awards since the program's inception in 2003, ARHS has accumulated many awards and nominations.
Auburn Riverside joined the Olympic Division of the North Puget Sound League in 2016.[3] They were previously part of the SPSL 3A Central Division since the 2009-10 school year, which was a change from their former SPSL 4A North Division league, as the SPSL decided to split the league into three parts, rather than the previous two.
Recent state tournament results include:
Auburn Riverside High School won the Fugate trophy for football in 2011 and 2013.
On Monday, October 16, 2023, a student let six masked individuals through a side door, mistakenly believing they were Auburn Riverside students. The masked intruders proceeded to assault five students while running down the hallway, before promptly escaping when staff confronted them. The school was subsequently put into lockdown for the remainder of the day, and security and police presence was increased for the following two days.[4] More than 500 students were absent the day after the attack, with parents citing safety concerns.[5] The incident was connected to "gang activity", including two fights that had broken out at the school the previous Friday, one of which resulted in a BB gun being confiscated.[6]