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📚 STAAR Testing is Coming Up! 🎓 As we gear up for STAAR testing, here are a few helpful tips to help students feel confident and prepared: ✅ Get a good night’s sleep – Being well-rested helps with focus and stamina. ✅ Eat a healthy breakfast – Fuel your brain with something nutritious. ✅ Arrive on time – Give yourself a calm, stress-free start to the day. ✅ Stay positive – You’ve worked hard and you’ve got this! 💪 💻 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Students must bring their school-issued devices and chargers on testing days. Please check ahead of time to make sure everything is charged and ready to go! 🌟 To all our students: We believe in you! Show up, do your best, and know that your teachers and staff are cheering you on every step of the way. You’re capable of amazing things! #STAARReady #WeBelieveInYou #TestDayTips #RivieraProud

Help us celebrate National Library Week, Monday-Friday, April 7-11!

Yesterday, our KECHS running Hawks traveled to TAMUK to participate in the UIL 2A Area 31-32 Track and Field Meet. As always, our athletes showed up to compete! 7 athletes are Regional Bound! One athlete earned the title of Area CHAMPION in his event and another is the Runner-Up in her event! These 7 athletes will compete at the Regional Meet at TAMUK next Friday and Saturday. Here are the results… Girls: Emma Valenzuela: Discus 4th place, RQ Lauren Sandoval: 1600m 2nd place, RQ Olivia Ramos: 400m 4th place, RQ 4X4 5th place Katelina Rendon: Triple Jump 5th place High Jump 6th place 4X4 5th place Mica Gutierrez: 4X1 5th place 100m 6th place Elizabeth Ivey: 4X1 5th place 4X4 5th place 100m 7th place Jayla Clack: 4X1 5th place 4X4 5th place 200m 5th place Adelina Bell: 1600m 7th place Boys: Roan Bell: 800m 2nd place RQ 400m 1st-AREA CHAMP-RQ 4X4 3rd RQ Ayden Lomas: 4X4 3rd RQ Aaron Ramirez: 300H 5th 4X4 3rd RQ Matt Mascorro: 4X4 3rd RQ

Proud Moment for Our FFA Chapter! A huge congratulations to our incredible FFA students who competed at the Area X FFA Competition in Sinton yesterday! These students have worked hard, practiced with purpose, and represented our chapter with pride across a variety of events: Ag Mechanics | Floriculture | Greenhand Livestock | Chapter Livestock | Vet Science | Milk Quality & Products Your dedication and teamwork continue to inspire us. We are so proud of each of you for stepping up, competing with confidence, and showing what our FFA chapter is all about!

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the UIL District Competition! 🎉 A huge shoutout to the following 1st - 6th place award winners: • 1st place Spelling: Zeke Gonzalez • 1st place Science: Alyssa Bursiel • 1st place Number Sense: Nathan LaRosa • 1st place Current Events: Alyssa Bursiel • 1st place Literary Criticism: Jurzi Merrill • 2nd place Ready Writing: Jathan Ten Cate • 2nd place Editorial Writing: Jurzi Merrill • 3rd place Ready Writing: Caleb Bunger • 3rd place Persuasive Speaking: Ava Mayberry • 4th place Mathematics: Gabby Hare • 4th place Persuasive Speaking: Jurzi Merrill • 4th place Science: Jathan Ten Cate • 5th place Editorial Writing: Maisyn Bippert • 5th place Poetry Interpretation: Jurzi Merrill • 5th place Ready Writing: Jurzi Merrill • 5th place Spelling: Gabby Hare • 6th place Copy Editing: Caleb Bunger • 6th place Headline Writing: Jurzi Merrill • 6th place Literary Criticism: Alyssa Bursiel • Tied for 6th place Mathematics: Jathan Ten Cate, Alena Rodriguez, and Ville Garcia The Spelling and Science Teams won the district championship in their respective events! They, along with all 1st through 3rd place individual winners will be traveling to the Regional Competition in Corpus Christi, on April 26th. 🌟 Riviera ISD also earned 2nd place as a district for Literary Criticism and Mathematics – an outstanding achievement! Best of luck to everyone heading to Regionals – you’ve already done an amazing job, and we’re all rooting for you! You’ve got this! 🏆👏 A big thank you to the UIL Sponsors, Lesli Cannon, Bitsy Hubert, and Selina Leos, for their incredible support and dedication to helping these students shine! 💖

Congratulations to our Junior-Senior Prom Winners! 🎉 Luke Trevino was among 15 students who achieved perfect attendance from March 24 to April 4. Luke and his date received two prom tickets, a $50 gift certificate to Kingsville Steakhouse, a corsage and boutonniere from Flowers with Attitude, and a makeup session for his date provided by MUA Elba. Luke, we hope you and your date have a wonderful time at your Senior Prom. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible for our students.

Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! - Can't wait to see all parents, students, community members, faculty, and staff come together and have a great time with the Department of Support Services on April 10, 2025, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. At the Seahawk Family Fun NIGHT, we will have Prize Bingo/Games/Silent Auction and a brief Title I, Part A Presentation/Evaluation. April is the Month of the Military Child, so come show your support and help Honor our Military Connected Students. This event will be held at the RISD School Cafeteria from 5:30-7:00 p.m. This is FREE fun for ALL, with door prizes and free snacks while supplies last. We look forward to seeing you THERE! Here are some great auction items that will be available.

Last Thursday, April 3rd, DeLaPaz Middle School running Hawks traveled to Premont to compete in the 32-2A Jr High District Track and Field Meet. The 8th grade girls ran away with the title of DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!! The 8th grade boys earned Runners-Up. We are beyond proud of all our athletes. Thank you for an incredible season! Here are a few results from that day… 7th grade boys: Jaime Gonzales: 400m-1st, HJ-2nd, 100m-3rd, 200m-3rd; Christopher Pena: 100m-5th, 200m-5th, 400m-3rd. 8th grade boys: Jerrod Gallardo: 4x1-4th, 200m-2nd; Jake White: 800m-2nd, 4x4-1st; William Clements: 4x1-4th, 4x2-1st, 300H-1st; Logan Colley: 110H-2nd, 300H-3rd, 4x1-4th; Evan Mayberry: Discus-6th; Laythan Thompson: 2400m-3rd. 8th grade girls: Natasha Stewart: 2400m-4th, 1600m-6th; Molly Johnson: 1600m-5th; Juliana Reyes: 2400m 5th; Eliana Abrigo: Shot Put-1st, Discus-2nd, 4x1-2nd, 100m-5th; Emilie Russek: HJ-1st, LJ-5th, 4x1-2nd, 300H-3rd; Bailey Ivey: HJ-2nd; Aveline Perez: HJ-4th, 800m-2nd; Angelina Lerma: LJ-2nd, 4x1-2nd, 100m-1st, 200m-2nd.

The Regional UIL Competition will be in Corpus Christi on April 26, 2025

TOP LONE STAR READERS!!! Friday the Library celebrated our TOP Lone Star Readers, Yulissa Beltran and Emilie Russek. Congratulate them if you see them. They read 10 or more Lone Star books this school year!

BASEBALL RECAP: On Friday, April 4th the Riviera Seahawks took on Ben Bolt at Dr. Pat Hubert Field. The Seahawks rebounded from an earlier loss to the Badgers in a 11-1 run rule victory. Leading the way for the Seahawks was Sr. C.J Silva who pitched a complete game allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, 8 Ks, and 1 ER. On the offensive side Sef Gutierrez and Matthew Mascorro lead the attack for the Seahawks. Gutierrez went 3-4 with 2 R and 2 SB. Mascorro went 2-5 with 3RBI, 1 SB, and secured the win for the Seahawks on a walk off bases clearing triple. The Seahawks look to keep their win streak going this Friday as they travel to Freer. JV 5 pm and Varsity at 7 pm.

****Softball Update**** March 28th: Lady Seahawks took on Premont Cowgirls like a long hard comeback win with a score of 21-15. The Lady Seahawks came back from a start of 0-7 in 2 innings. Leila Allen was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts. Lady Seahawks had a total of 10 Hits from Leandra Allen, Jayla Dodd, Evelyn Mejia, Ashlynn Rogers, Leila Allen, and Delilah Obregon. April 4th: Your Lady Seahawks came back with another win at home, 14-11. The Lady Seahawks had a combined of 7 hits from Destinee Reyes, Evelyn Mejia, Leila and Leandra Allen(2), Ashlynn Rogers, and Jayla Dodd. We want to say thank you to the crowd who brought the energy and support for our Lady Seahawks. Thank you for also showing appreciation for our lone senior Destinee Reyes💚🦅

This past Wednesday, April 2nd, KECHS running Hawks traveled to La Villa to participate in the District 32-2A Track and Field Championships. These athletes showed up to COMPETE, with many advancing to the Area Meet next Thursday, April 10th, at the Javelina Stadium. The following list highlights those that advanced … Roan Bell - 800m-2nd , 400m-1st, 4X4-1st ; Ayden Lomas - 4X4-1st ; Matt Mascorro - 4X4 1st ; Aaron Ramirez - 4X4-1st, High Jump-2nd, 300H-2nd ; Olivia Ramos - 4X1-1st, 4X4-4th, 400m-2nd ; Elizabeth Ivey - 4X1-1st, 4X4-4th ; Mica Gutierrez - 4X1-1st, 100m-2nd ; Jayla Clack - 4X1-1st, 200m-1st, 4X4-4th ; Katelina Rendon - 4X4-4th , Triple Jump-2nd, High Jump-3rd ; Lauren Sandoval - 1600m-2nd ; Adelina Bell - 1600m-4th ; Emma Valenzuela - Discus-4th

🎓✨ Senior Signing Day - Class of 2025! ✨🎓 Riviera ISD is excited to celebrate our seniors as they take their next big step toward college, military, or the workforce! Join us as we honor their hard work and dedication. 📅 Date: May 20th ⏰ Time: 1:30 PM 📍 Location: School Gymnasium Stay tuned for more details! For more information, contact Mr. Arredondo. Let’s come together to cheer on the future of our graduating class! 💚 #SeniorSigningDay #ClassOf2025 #RivieraISD #NextChapter

🌟 STAAR testing is around the corner! 📚✏️ Parents, your support makes all the difference—let’s cheer on our students as they show what they know! 💪🎉 We believe in them, and we know they’ve got this! 💚 #YouGotThis #STAARStrong #RivieraProud

📚💚 Happy National School Librarian Day! 💚📚 Today we honor the heart of our library at Riviera ISD — 👏 Mrs. Kim Mayberry, Librarian 👏 Miss Mia Mayberry, Librarian Assistant Thank you for your dedication, passion, and for creating a love of reading in every student who walks through your doors! 💫📖 #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay #RivieraISD #ThankYouLibrarians #ReadingChampions

🌟 Riviera FFA Excels at South Texas Invitational CDE & Ag Mechanics Competition! 🌟 We are incredibly proud of our Riviera FFA students who showcased their talents and hard work at multiple competitions on Wednesday, April 2nd! ✅ South Texas Invitational CDE – Jourdanton, TX Our students competed in Livestock Judging, Floriculture, and Veterinary Science Competitions, demonstrating their dedication and expertise in agricultural education. ✅ Agricultural Mechanics Competition – CBC- Pleasanton Our Ag Mechanics team also competed, showcasing their technical skills and craftsmanship in an impressive display of hard work and precision. 👏 A huge congratulations to all of our competitors! Your commitment and effort continue to make Riviera FFA proud. A special thank you to our advisors, parents, and supporters who help guide these students to success. 💙💛 Way to go, Riviera FFA! 💛💙 #RivieraFFA #SouthTexasInvitational #AgMechanics #CDECompetition #FutureLeaders #ProudFFA

Tomorrow’s game against Ben Bolt will be varsity only with first pitch slated for 5 o’clock.

April is National Welding Month Join us in celebrating the incredible welding program of Riviera ISD and our fantastic Titans of Torch, our Masters of Metal, our Sentinels of Spark, the mighty student welders of Riviera FFA.

Hey KECHS Juniors and Senior students! Need a dress for prom? We’ve got you covered! Come to our Say Yes to the Dress Event and pick out a beautiful dress—completely free! 📅 Date: April 4 & 7 📍 Location: Seahawk Closet ⏰ Time: Starting during 9th period No cost, no hassle—just gorgeous dresses waiting for you. Don’t miss out! For more info, contact Mrs. Leos (KECHS STUCO) See you there! 💃🎉