Riverside High School (Albany, Oregon)

{{short description|Youth correctional education facility in Oregon}}

{{distinguish|Riverside Junior/Senior High School (Boardman, Oregon)}}

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| name = Riverside High School

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| streetaddress = 4400 Lochner Rd SE

| city = Albany

| county = (Linn County)

| state = Oregon

| zipcode = 97322

| country = United States

| coordinates ={{coord|44.60214013936655|-123.0952459421982|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

| motto = Onward and Upward

| type = Public

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| district = Multnomah Education Service District
OED YCEP

| principal = Joy Koenig{{cite web|url=https://www.multnomahesd.org/uploads/1/2/0/2/120251715/riverside_2020_operational_blueprint_mesd_alliance_v07162020___1_.pdf|title=Riverside High School (A MESD Alliance School) Operational Blueprint for School Reentry 2020-21|date=2020|publisher=Multonoma School District|access-date=2021-08-15}}

| grades = 10-12{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=410004301413|title=Riverside High School|date=n.d.|publisher=NCES|access-date=2021-08-15}}

| students = 5 (2019—2020)

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| homepage = [https://www.multnomahesd.org/riverside.html Riverside HS website]

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Riverside High School is girl's correctional education program housed adjacent to the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany, Oregon, USA.{{cite web|url=https://www.multnomahesd.org/riverside.html|title=Riverside High School|date=n.d.|publisher=Multonomah Education Service District|access-date=2021-08-15}} Riverside hosts the Young Women’s Transition Program (YWTP).{{cite web|url=https://insideoya.com/2020/02/11/cte-program-builds-opportunities-at-oak-creek/|title=CTE Program Builds Opportunities at Oak Creek|date=2020-02-11|publisher=Inside OYA|access-date=2021-08-15}} The school is affiliated with four districts; Linn-Benton Lincoln Education Service District (ESD) and Lane ESD are due to location but the program is overseen by the Oregon Department of Education Youth Corrections Education Program (YCEP) and Multnomah Education Service District (MSED). Riverside is paired with Ocean Dunes High School in Florence, Oregon and Three Lakes High School and the Linn-Benton Juvenile Detention Center, which are also located within Oak Creek.{{cite web|url=https://www.multnomahesd.org/ycep.html|title=Youth Corrections Education Program (YCEP)|date=n.d.|publisher=Multnomah Education Service District|access-date=2021-08-15}} The program moved from Corvallis, Oregon to Albany in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://oregonhwi.org/resources/documents/InventoryHighSchoolHealthCareer-RelatedProgramsinOregon2014.pdf|title=Health career programs in Oregon's high schools|date=2014|publisher=Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute|access-date=2021-08-15}}{{cite web|url=https://democratherald.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/oak-creek-transition-residence-opens/article_8cf150af-fda8-5702-a61d-2f5a123e2da2.html|title= Oak Creek transition residence opens|date=2017-02-17|publisher=Albany Democrat-Herald|access-date=2021-08-15}}

Students

Students at Riverside are girls ages 15 to 25 who are moving from a youth correctional facility back into the community.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregon.gov/oya/Publications/OakCreekFamilyGuideEn.pdf|title=Family Guide Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility|date=n.d.|publisher=Oregon Youth Authority|access-date=2021-08-15}} YWTP is a more self-led facility that encourages students to play a larger role in their correctional progress while still being under supervision. The facilities can accommodate up to 14 students at a time.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregon.gov/oya/YWTP/Pages/default.aspx|title=Young Women's Transition Program|date=n.d.|publisher=Oregon Youth Authority|access-date=2021-08-15}}

Academics

Riverside students can earn their high school diploma, GED, vocational education/certification, college credits, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree. In 2020, Riverside and Three Lakes saw 25 students graduate with their high school diploma or GED and 3 with their associate's degree.{{cite web|url=https://mailchi.mp/71f19d67c4bc/graduates-honored-at-three-lakes-and-riverside-breakfast|title=Graduates Honored at Three Lakes and Riverside Breakfast|date=2020-06-30|publisher=MESD News|access-date=2021-08-15}}

Riverside strives to give its students vocational skills such as driving forklifts and tractors (including snow-clearing), heavy equipment training, brickwork, flagging, first aid, culinary certifications, CTECH, blueprint reading, construction/handywork, technical writing, fabrication, and welding, which might expand their job opportunities.{{cite web|url=https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=1472d9e1ec25da9b79db6fa13&id=b34f19bd06|title=Three Lakes and Riverside High School Students Expand Career Options with Forklift Training|date=2018-02-23|publisher=MESD News|access-date=2021-08-15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.multnomahesd.org/mesd-news/college-and-high-school-collaboration-continues-to-succeed|title=College and High School Collaboration Continues to Succeed|date=2019-02-01|publisher=MESD|access-date=2021-08-15}}{{cite web|url=https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=1472d9e1ec25da9b79db6fa13&id=4b41b6a6d8|title=Oak Creek Youth Learn Construction Isn't Just for Men|date=2018-04-23|publisher=MESD News|access-date=2021-08-15}}{{cite web|url=https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=1472d9e1ec25da9b79db6fa13&id=55d16a60d4|title=Oak Creek Students Learn Hard and Soft Skills on Paver Project|last1=Latta|first1=Marcia|last2=Snell|first2=Roger|date=2017|access-date=2021-08-15|publisher=MESD News}}{{cite web|url=https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=1472d9e1ec25da9b79db6fa13&id=fe54f176fd|last=Brennan|first=CJ|title=Oak Creek Staff Teach Certificate Program for Cabling and Telecommunications|date=2017-03-08|publisher=MESD News|access-date=2021-08-15}} They also learn resume writing, financial planning, and interviewing skills.{{cite web|url=https://mailchi.mp/89ece8de67bb/cte-program-builds-at-youth-corrections-sites?e=8dd8809b84|title=CTE Program Builds at Three Lakes and Riverside High Schools|last=Koenig|first=Joy|date=2020-01-29|publisher=MESD News|access-date=2021-08-15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oregon.gov/oya/YWTP/Pages/education.aspx|title=Education|date=n.d.|publisher=Oregon Youth Authority|access-date=2021-08-15}}

Baker Technical Institute, Linn–Benton Community College, the Oregon Department of Education, and Girls Build are frequent collaborators with the school.{{cite web|url=https://mailchi.mp/bf03ca364346/ycep-update-nov-2019|title=Three Lakes and Riverside High Schools Welcome Families|last=Koenig|first=Joy|date=2019-11-25|publisher=MESD News|access-date=2021-08-15}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.lblesd.k12.or.us/prog_serv/corrections_education/ycep/riverside.php}}

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