RIVER NEWS & VIEWS
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¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College HOSA Chapter Earns International Honors at 2026 Global Leadership Conference
June 30, 2026 | ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College proudly announces that its HOSA – Future Health Professionals chapter achieved exceptional international recognition at the HOSA Global–International Leadership Conference, held June 16 – 21, 2026, at the ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æa Convention Center.
¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Installs Award-Winning Student Welding Sculpture Honoring America’s 250th Anniversary
June 29, 2026 | ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College has permanently installed its award-winning, student-fabricated welding sculpture on the Fort Pierce campus, honoring skilled craftsmanship, military service, and America’s 250th anniversary.
Time Is Running Out: ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Promise Program Deadline Is July 13
June 15, 2026 | The clock is ticking for 2026 high school graduates in Martin, St. Lucie, ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River, and Okeechobee counties. ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College (The River) is calling on all eligible students to act now.
¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Foundation Raises $47,000 at 2026 Promise Cup Golf Tournament
June 4, 2026 | The ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Foundation raised $47,357.66 at the 2026 Promise Cup Golf Tournament. The event took place at the PGA Golf Club at PGA Village’s Ryder Course in Port St. Lucie. Altogether, 112 participants joined the day to support the ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Promise Program.
Special Olympics Athletes Rise. ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Rises With Them.
June 4, 2026 | The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex buzzed with energy recently. The Special Olympics State Summer Classic brought together extraordinary athletes from across Florida. And ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College (The River) showed up ready.
From Classroom to Cosmos: ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College Student Turns Passion for Rocketry Into Published Children’s Book
June 2, 2026 | At ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College, potential has no limits. Now, one student is proving that firsthand. Project STAGE student Serenity Raye Simon has published her first children’s book, “Violet’s Mission to Mars.”
They Preserved History. Then They Made Some.
June 2, 2026 | ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society Nu Iota Chapter has risen to national recognition — earning the prestigious Distinguished Honors in Action Project Award. PTK is the world’s largest honor society for two-year college students, celebrating academic excellence and resilience.
Graduate Spotlight: At 60, Anthony Sementelli Reinvents Himself at The River
April 15, 2026 | Anthony Sementelli enrolled at ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College at 58 years old — alongside his two teenage daughters — after the pandemic forced him to reimagine hi…Anthony Sementelli enrolled at ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College at 58 years old — alongside his two teenage daughters — after the pandemic forced him to…
Graduate Spotlight: Annmarie McDearmont
April 14, 2026 | Annmarie McDearmont first visited ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ River State College as a child, drawn in by the planetarium — and years later, The River turned that childhood curiosity into a full-blown science career. She graduates this spring with a bachelor’s degree in biology, two internships including pharmaceutical research at a university translational sciences…
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