Bearing News

Army Ants finish the 2013 Base Level Robot

John Gillis • January 30, 2013

Army Ants has been making great progress on this year’s robot, and they are now three weeks into the build season. The Base Level Robot contains all the basic necessities to compete at the competition. It is still a work in progress and will be continually improved through the rest of our build season.

Army Ants kicks off the 2013 FRC Season

John Gillis • January 13, 2013

The Army Ants Robotics team has been preparing and waiting for months in anticipation of this year’s robotics season. For those who don’t know, Army Ants is part of an international organization called...

Catch Playing Robot coming to Disney Parks

John Gillis • December 20, 2012

Disney has long been a household name. They pioneered full-length animation movies in cartoon. Disneyland was a theme park of a new attitude, with Disney coining it as the "Happiest Place on Earth". Walt...

Four Years from Today

John Gillis • November 16, 2012

The debates leading up to the presidential election were heated, to say the least. Now that President Barack Obama has won, that hot air is not just going to float away. To let off some steam, residents of at least 20 different states, including Missouri, have signed petitions to secede from the United States because President Obama was reelected. Rock Bridge senior Adam Schoelz thinks such petitions will neither help to resolve the divide in between the Republican and Democrat parties or the broader split ripping across the United States.. He said the notion of secession is preposterous.

iPad Mini marks a turning point for Apple

John Gillis • November 15, 2012

Whenever Apple comes out with a new product, Apple receives lots of criticism along with praise. With the release of the iPad Mini, Apple took a turn for the worst. They released a product that was solely...

Streaming live from the 2012 Thanksgiving Assembly

John Gillis • November 2, 2012

Watch the Thanksgiving Assembly live here on BearingNews.org and as usual the recording will be available immediately following the assembly.

Haunted Houses reviewed

John Gillis • November 1, 2012

Staff writers Anna Wright and Julia Schaller went to the haunted houses of Columbia and reviewed how scary the houses were. Click here to view the Haunted House Infographic //

Streaming live from the 2012 Homecoming Assembly

John Gillis • October 12, 2012

Watch the Homecoming Assembly live here on BearingNews.org and as usual the recording will be available immediately following the assembly.

Apple makes many long-awaited releases

John Gillis • September 20, 2012

People waiting for Apple's new products watch for the unveiling day very carefully. Last week, Apple finally came through and announced the iPhone 5, a new iPod Touch, a new iPod Nano and a new product to improve upon their headphones - EarPods.

Neil Armstrong dies at 82

John Gillis • August 27, 2012

NASA in the 1960s was fixated on getting humans to the moon and back. After many attempts, their scientists, engineers and astronauts finally succeeded. On Monday, July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the...

‘Flashback’ arrives; initial reactions to ‘Intersect’ impress

John Gillis • May 9, 2012

Walking through the halls leaving second hour Tuesday, May 8, it was easy to tell what day it was. Today was yearbook day. Students smiled, enjoying the feel and the smell of their freshly printed...

CISPA will trade security for privacy

John Gillis • May 5, 2012

Earlier this year the knowledge and hatred of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) went viral because it would give the government too much power over what could be done on the Internet. Then came along CISPA...