Rio Americano High School, colloquially known as Rio, is a
public high school in
Arden-Arcade, California, just outside
Sacramento, serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the
San Juan Unified School District. Rio Americano students come from the surrounding areas of Arden Park, Arden Oaks, Sierra Oaks, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Gold River, and to a much lesser extent, the La Sierra community. In recent years, more students have been transferring from other districts and areas, partly due to the shift of Sacramento High School to a
charter school. Rio's two rival schools are
Jesuit High School and
El Camino Fundamental High School because of the schools' close proximity.
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,953 students.[2][3] Cliff Kelly is the principal.[4] Christopher Hauger, Jennifer Dalton and Robert Kerr are the vice principals.[5]
Rio Americano produces a handful of
National Merit commended students and a few National Merit semifinalists each year.[12] Rio students also perform well on
Advanced Placement (AP) exams, with over 400 AP exam scores of 3 or better and over 100 AP exam scores of 5 (the highest score possible) in 2009.[13]
Mock Trial is a year-round program that places students in a
courtroom environment in which they act the parts of attorneys, witnesses, court clerks and bailiffs, in order to better their knowledge in the field of law. Each year the Team participates in competitions organized through the
Constitutional Rights Foundations. Rio Americano's Mock Trial Team is known for its continuous record of success at both the County and State level Competitions. The Team has won 13 Sacramento County Championships: 1980, 1982, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2021.[14] From 1979-2021, the coach of Rio's Mock Trial Team is local attorney James "Jay" R. Greiner. In 2017, the team placed 3rd in the Sacramento County competition. In 2018, the team placed 2nd in the Sacramento County competition. In 2021 the team won the Sacramento County competition.[14]
Linsey Marr (1992) - Environmental Engineering professor at Virginia Tech whose expertise on aerosols and virus transmission made her a frequently cited authority who appeared in major media news programs and columns during the COVID-19 pandemic.[27] Recipient of the
MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program "Genius" Grant in 2023.[28]
^Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
^"His name is linked with 49ers' deal for Rice", Sacramento Bee, December 12, 2004. Accessed November 1, 2007. "Trevor Matich is an inspiration to any child who wants to compete in sports but is often told he or she isn't good enough.... Yet he persevered, became a highly recruited high school player at Rio Americano and went on to BYU..."
^Clémence Bragard and Léa Dauplé (7 April 2016).
"Padre X: le rap, la croix et la banniere" [Padre X: the rap, the cross and the banner] (in French). Terminus Europe.
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"Roses for modige meninger" [Lauded for courageous stances] (in Norwegian).
Dagen.
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