River Heights High School
Nancy, George and Bess graduated from River Heights High School,
the home of the Wildcats. Although the series starts after Nancy is out of
school, some information about the school can be reconstructed, especially
from The Mystery of the Missing Mascot. The Mascot is a Cougar,
and the colors are blue and white.
Faculty/staff
- Dr. Loretta Ryan
- principal
- Dorothy Hunt
- retired teacher, who in early 1920's marched into school board meeting,
insisting that girls could play sports and offered to coach
- Coach Marks
- softball coach
- Mr. Li
- boys' gym teacher
- William Calabrese
- very popular art teacher
- Ms. Stamos
- new chemistry teacher
- Sara Teppington
- Nancy's English teacher (The Double Horror of Fenley Place)
- Mrs. Leiberman
- school secretary
- Mr. Berger
- custodian
Sports
Softball
- won Eastern Conference Championship year after Nancy graduated
- played arch-rival Red Rocks High for play-offs
- Red Rocks beat River Heights for 10 years straight
- George played softball in high school
- coach is Coach Marks, strict
- Louisa Esposito is the team pitcher the year of the championship
Building
- wide green lawn in front
- wide marble stairs lead to North Wing, the old part, rectangular
shaped around outdoor courtyard
- parking lot in back
- South Wing in back, new part with computers in every room
- gym at south end of North Wing, connected to South Wing with glass-enclosed
corridor and a door opens to parking lot
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