Ram Nation Aquascience

Seaworld Baby Sharks and Shark Eggs Arrive at the RHS Marine Program!

Seaworld has made a generous donation to the Riverview High School Marine Science Program, consisting of two juvenile Whitespotted sharks and two Whitespotted Bamboo shark eggs. The small, docile sharks will provide a unique educational experience for students, who will have the opportunity to witness their growth and development. Whitespotted Bamboo sharks are currently near-threatened due to overfishing and habitat destruction.Continue reading Seaworld Baby Sharks and Shark Eggs Arrive at the RHS Marine Program!

Registration now open for RHS Under the Sea Summer Camp!

RHS Stars to Starfish interns and marine science students prepare to share their passion for the ocean with all school aged students at this first of its kind marine science summer camp. High school students will guide explorations through the Riverview Campus for K-8 students to experience our campus aquascience systems, do science, and learnContinue reading Registration now open for RHS Under the Sea Summer Camp!

Riverview Celebrates Competitive Win in Marine Science

Team Coaches: Katrin Rudge and Sharon Karasick Team Members: Anton Nieves (‘20) (Captain), Delaney Deinlein (‘21), Izy Burns (‘21), Christos Krolikiewicz (‘20) “What is the name of the place in the Ocean situated the furthest from land in any direction?” This question was one RHS team members had been discussing in the short car ride toContinue reading Riverview Celebrates Competitive Win in Marine Science

Exploration and Knowledge Expansion

As part of a hands on, and sensual learning high school, Riverview High school students, including myself, take it upon ourselves to explore the outside campus. We were instructed to take what we know about observation and use the five senses to describe our surroundings in detail. After day one of observation, we had toContinue reading Exploration and Knowledge Expansion

That’s a “Lotl” Axolotls!

Diving into freshwater species, our Marine Science program has recently had a clutch of over 500 baby axolotls born right here at Riverview High School! Students and staff alike are enjoying learning more about the interesting world of axolotls (and seeing their cute little faces!)Continue reading That’s a “Lotl” Axolotls!

RHS Aquascience partnering with MOSAIC to rebuild snook systems!

Since 2015 Riverview High School’s Aquascience program has been excited about their collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory in order to grow out, tag and release snook in our very own backyard – Phillippi Creek! Our tank systems were starting to show wear and tear and were in need of replacement. The 15+ year old concreteContinue reading RHS Aquascience partnering with MOSAIC to rebuild snook systems!

Volunteer this summer!

Hey Students! We are going to need lots of hands this summer to help with the aquadome. We would love to have volunteers on Monday’s in the morning and Tuesday’s in the evening. Please use this sign up form to sign up for a shift. Two signup choices: If you are interested, but aren’t sureContinue reading Volunteer this summer!

Hurricane Eta at RHS

Authored by: Dean ThompsonClass of 2021 Riverview High school, along with the rest of Florida, was affected by the recent passing of hurricane Eta, a category 1 storm. In addition to a short school closure as families hunkered down, Riverview’s campus experienced the storms might flood surge. With Sarasota County’s primary watershed estuary crawling throughContinue reading Hurricane Eta at RHS

Gardening Thursdays

Every Thursday the Stars to Starfish team goes to the garden by the aquadome. In our garden we have 6 raised beds each bed has different fruit and vegetables. Some of our fruits and vegetables we are growing in the raised beds are tomatoes, peppers, strawberries and cucumbers. In our Earth boxes we have plantedContinue reading Gardening Thursdays

Cleaning tuesdays

Cleaning Tuesdays Every Tuesday our Stars to Star fish team visit the aqua-dome. When we are at the aqua-dome we clean all of our fish tanks and feed our fish. Whilst we are there we have to scrub all the tanks down and siphon all the dirt/poop from them. Once we have cleaned the tanks,Continue reading Cleaning tuesdays

Virtually teaching marine life to ELEMENTARY students

I got the amazing opportunity to discuss marine animals with Mrs. Kushner’s Kindergarten class at Phillippi Shores Elementary school. I made a powerpoint with many different ocean animals talked about them and asked lots of questions as well. I started off by introducing my self, my school, and then explained a little bit about StarsContinue reading Virtually teaching marine life to ELEMENTARY students

RHS Aquascience and FBLA team up to execute a business plan

The team up between RHS Aquascience and FBLA will bring new adventures for both programs. How? FBLA will bring their planning, creativity, organization and leadership skills to assist the RHS Aqua-science program. In return FBLA will be receiving a full experience in creating and executing a business plan. We already have exciting ideas that willContinue reading RHS Aquascience and FBLA team up to execute a business plan

Volunteer with us!

Lots of volunteer opportunities are available with the RHS Aquascience program. To get started, fill out the sign up form!