Every Riverbend student needs some sort of bag to carry their stuff in. Each bag has the basic necessities. You have the regular folders, binders, pens and pencils, but let’s see what are some other essentials that RHS students must have on daily when coming to school.

Riverbend student backpack essentials might not be necessary for academic use but definitely are useful for Riverbend bears daily lives.

Junior, Tristien Cox, brings a number of cosmetic items to school like lotion, makeup, perfume and her hair brush. Cox explains her reason for bringing these things to school.

“I think it’s a necessity to smell good.” Cox said.

Another student also carry similar hygiene and makeup products, like sophomore, Natalie Peraza, brings perfume, lip gloss, an eyelash curler, deodorant, and gum as her daily essentials.

Other common essentials for Riverbend students are headphones, airpods and cellphones. 

Aside from these common must-haves for Riverbend students, some bears have essentials that are a little bit more unique that they bring for themselves.

Senior, Aiden Aguirre, brings a minecraft action figure to school with him every day. Aguirre explains the reasoning behind why he brings it on a daily basis.

“It gives me positive values in my day to day life, it just puts a smile on my face and whenever I pull it out everyone is like, it’s Steve.” said Aguirre

Another unique backpack essential comes from Freshman, Grace King 

“I bring a lint roller for my leggings, because sometimes when I leave the house my dog decides to give me a hug and her fur gets all over my pants.” said King

Junior, Alexis Mckinley, brings pretty unique essentials to Riverbend with her.

“I bring a hiccup stopper [hiccup remedy to fix when I get the hiccups]” Mckinley said. 

With all these different essentials, from hygiene products to hiccup stoppers, or whether it’s something that makes everyone laugh or makes them feel better, everyone has their own must-haves. What is a must-have of yours that you may bring?