Student View: Black Friday
Following the day of Thanksgiving, “door-buster sales” entice Americans to shop ’til they drop. Black Friday is an unofficial American holiday that is the opening of winter shopping in stores, with Cyber Monday coming a few days later for online shoppers. Sales let consumers find good deals on nearly everything from electronics to clothes to […]
Student View: The true meaning of Thanksgiving
A cultural holiday to celebrate and appreciate harvest time is common in many countries around the world. In Korea, they celebrate Chuseok with traditional food…
Student View: Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates appreciating what you have. Beginning with the first Thanksgiving in 1621 in the Plymouth Colony with the American Indians…
Student View: Next Generation Consoles, Worth It?
Ever since the first known mass produced video game, Computer Space, in November of 1971, American’s have divulged into the animated world and immersed themselves into…
Student View: Was JFK’s assassination a conspiracy?
Today marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Shot and killed by two bullets fired by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dealey Plaza…
Student View: Honor Flight Fundraising Competition
Last Monday, Nov. 11, RBHS kicked-off the second annual Honor Flight Competition against the Jefferson City Public School…
Administrators prepare for changed lifestyle
This weekend, David Egan, who assumed the reins of athletic director for the first time this summer,…
Increase in violence raises awareness for concussion
There was a time, not that long ago, when football was a sport of unrestrained violence. Penalties were…
Something wicked this way comes
Superstition surround Halloween, but for some fear is a factor in their daily life. When senior Audrey…
Radioactive materials in Pickard Hall
On Nov. 17, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commision became aware of the presence of naturally occurring radioactive…
Confectionary holidays prove detrimental to healthy diets
Halloween is just the beginning of the many banquets offered up by the holiday season. However, in terms…
Choreography weekend continues for Show Choir
Though the homecoming weekend’s dance ended at 11:30 p.m. Friday, the dancing didn’t end there for the RBHS…
Student View: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
As the sun sets on Halloween, cities across the country are alive with people celebrating the occasion. Trick-or-treaters…