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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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What is a diploma worth?

Missouri lawmakers realize a high school diploma doesn’t mean much. We, of course, know that. Some of us come to school every day, turn in most of our homework, sit like robots and wait for the 4:05...

art by Ellie Stitzer

It’s time for teen suffrage

The Rock and Bearing News Staff January 30, 2015

American colonists in the 1700s had no say in their motherland’s parliament. Laws they did not like were imposed on them, and they were pushed into wars they did not wish to enter. As a result, they...

Art by Maddy Mueller

Late start policy beneficial

The Rock and Bearing News Staff December 19, 2014

For an entire straight week last winter, school was cancelled. On that Monday, CPS decided to cancel schools because of the frigid cold of the first couple hours of the working day. After that, a major...

Art by Maddy Mueller

Standardized tests do not test ability of teachers

The Rock and Bearing News Staff November 3, 2014

Early one Saturday morning, a high school senior sits down to the last of his standardized tests. How he scores supposedly represents his intelligence and potential for college. However, his results are...

Buzz-in system leads to loss of freedoms

Buzz-in system leads to loss of freedoms

The Rock and Bearing News Staff October 1, 2014

CPS didn’t want it. Superintendent Peter Steipleman didn’t want it. Dr. Jennifer Rukstad didn’t want it either. But nonetheless. the new security system is here to stay. That much is clear. However,...

photo by Morgan Berk

Current plans for utilizing Celebrate My Drive award funds lack lasting resolution

The Rock and Bearing News Staff April 25, 2014

[vimeo url="https://vimeo.com/92768106" width="200" height="300"] With the hopes of encouraging students to make smarter decisions behind the wheel, RBHS participated in the Celebrate My Drive campaign...

art by Elena Franck

Lack of solid opposing claims necessitates legalization of marijuana in Missouri

The Rock and Bearing News Staff February 17, 2014

When Chris Kelly introduced a bill in the Missouri legislature last week, it opened the door to make Missouri the third state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. If legislatures pass the bill...

Cover by Michelle Zhuang

If

The Rock and Bearing News Staff March 15, 2013

Somewhere there is a boy standing on a rainy playground at a cloudy sunset hanging onto a fistful of colorful balloons that stand out defiantly among the asphalt and gray-brown mulch land that he inhabits. As...

Photo by Asa Lory

Taboo

The Rock and Bearing News Staff December 13, 2012

There are chains that bind us, invisible cords stronger than the densest metal, to which only our minds are impervious. We think unmentionable thoughts, yet remain silent. The stories that follow aim to...

Photo provided by Taylor Brundage, who graduated from RBHS last year.  The
two were friends and soccer team mates.

2012 Alumna passes away in Michigan; former classmates to hold vigil

The Rock and Bearing News Staff December 4, 2012

Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m, the RBHS stadium will be the scene of a candlelight vigil in memory of Anna Alioto. Anna Alioto, class of 2012, passed away Friday, Nov. 30 at Northern Michigan University where...

Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

The Rock and Bearing News Staff November 13, 2012

As Alice stepped through the Looking Glass and into Wonderland, she entered a world that, while unique seemingly mirrored her own. But Alice quickly discovered there was more to this new world than what...

Photo by Marrisa Soumokil

Senior class meeting wrap up

The Rock and Bearing News Staff October 24, 2012

Cap and Gown Seniors should order their cap and gown by Friday, Nov. 9. The order form must have the top filled out, and students should have a 60 dollar deposit ready if they are ordering anything over...

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