Carter-Riverside High School is a member of District 6 Region 2 of the UIL wrestling alignment. Carter- Riverside is one of only 7 FWISD schools to have a wrestling program. In 2017 the program made Fort Worth ISD history when Jacqueline Bunyavong became the school's and district's first wrestling state champion, defeating the defending champion by decision.
Clubs and activities
Debate
The Carter-Riverside debate team has been growing in popularity since it was restarted in school year 2015–2016. Students can choose to take Debate as an elective or speech credit and sign up to compete at local, regional, state, and national competitions. The team is self-funded through student fundraisers. Notable accolades include winning the Trimble Tech tournament in January 2017 and placing third in districts in March 2017 behind Grapevine High School and Colleyville High School.
Yearbook
The Carter-Riverside yearbook is both a class and an extracurricular opportunity for students who want to be involved in creating the yearbook. Students take photos of events, interview people on campus, document student life, and complete all of the design and layout.
Fine Arts
Band
Carter's high school band is known as the "Carter-Riverside High School Eagle Marching Band-The Pride of Riverside". The band is under the direction of Cody Haddock and Rosendo Sanchez. The band consistently gets great ratings at UIL, and has been growing every year since 2015.
The high school has a strong Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program. It is a class for learning leadership, responsibility, and discipline. In 2001, the program had 130 cadets and a strong presence on campus. The program is under the direction of Major Weeks and Sergeant Castro and has three individual programs for students: Markmanship, P.T., and Colorguards.
In the Fall of 2009, the school's defunct student newspaper, once called The Eagle Record, was resurrected and renamed The Eagle Eye. This newspaper stopped publication soon after its start. In the Fall of 2017, the Eagle Eye was once again resurrected in an online format.
Programs of Choice
The school has three POC's. They are the Eagle Scholar's Academy, Medical Academy and Information Technology.
