Riverside High School for Engineering and Design is Yonkers' 6th public high school. It opened to 9th grade students in September 2007. Riverside High School is also known as RED (Riverside Engineering and Design) and aims to be environmentally friendly. Its first graduating class is the class of 2011.CoursesEco Landscape Construction will enable students to create sustainable, productive, and esthetically appealing human environments using natural ecosystems as models. Through experiential, participatory, and classroom learning, students will explore the relationship between personal, social, and ecological sustainability in the rich context of life.Environmental Engineering will engage students in designing, developing, and evaluating structures, equipment, and systems that protect the environment from the effects of human activity. Engineering allows students to think and problem solve. Through scientific analysis and synthesis, students find solutions to environmental problems, which maximize both their academic rigor and sense of community. Their projects will reflect scientific principles and environmental awareness.Graphics and Interior Space Design will enable students to develop a working knowledge of the key processes involved in creative information technologies. Topics include production of effective advertising and media to create a variety of multi-media projects, including websites, digital portfolios and virtual tours. Students will be utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Quark Express, as well as Final Cut Pro and Dream Weaver/Flash MX.
