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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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Sisters recount their high school years

Sisters recount their high school years

Madi Mertz January 7, 2014

My mom graduated from RBHS, her brother graduated from RBHS and two of my cousins graduated from RBHS.  What I didn't realize until recently is that both of my cousins' husbands graduated from RBHS, as...

Some of the villages created by students for Kristen Reeds French class

Students, teachers hope for more creativity in classroom

Madi Mertz January 6, 2014

  Back in the '50s, most of what students learned was a practice of memorization. Memorize all of the then 48 state capitals, memorize the presidents, memorize a poem, multiplication tables, even...

Students wrestle with accepting graduation requirements

Students wrestle with accepting graduation requirements

Harsh Singh December 28, 2013

He said it was one of the reasons he hated B days. It was a class he took or else he wouldn’t be able to graduate. When junior Alp Kahveci took art his sophomore year, he loved the teacher but said he...

Bans on Instagram hashtags met with mixed feelings

Bans on Instagram hashtags met with mixed feelings

Molly Mehle December 27, 2013

Social media is used part of  daily. With Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and  other  top sites popularized today, it’s easy for people to do what they want from behind a computer or phone screen and...

Cell phones pose danger to teens

Cell phones pose danger to teens

Afsah Khan December 27, 2013

Senior Elexis Ferguson is “addicted” to her phone. She uses it as her calendar, as her alarm, and as a phone book filled with numbers of all her friends and important contacts. Without her phone, Ferguson...

The 2018 Turkey Trax helped support the Central MO American Red Cross.  Runners from around the area raced the 5k before beginning traditional celebrations.

How to stay healthy through the winter

Molly Mehle December 21, 2013

The official start of winter is today, which, at least in Missouri, means even more cold weather, sometimes snow and, of course, the holiday season.  Americans say their eating and exercise habits are...

What is the point of taking finals?

What is the point of taking finals?

Eric Glennon December 20, 2013

Mr. Daniels and Mr. Still share their opinion on what the purpose of taking finals really is. [vsw id="82427065" source="vimeo" width="600" height="460" autoplay="no"]

Student View: Tobacco

Student View: Tobacco

Sam Mitten December 20, 2013

Almost one out of every five adult Americans smokes cigarettes, with 21.6% of adult males and 16.5% of adult women smoking. These statistics, provided by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, do...

Students express support for federal minimum wage increase

Anna Wright December 20, 2013

Early this month, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour, in three steps, each one incrementally...

photo by Morgan Berk

Meditation, yoga prove effective at relieving stress

Emily Franke December 20, 2013

  Late nights of cramming and extended periods of worry over grades become habitual as winter weather sets in. Doubled with the increasing pressure of a progressing school year and the added stresses...

Feature photo by Morgan Berk.

Technology fails to compute face-to-face communications

Brayden Parker December 19, 2013

Walk down the language arts hallway outside of English teacher Bree Engebritson’s door, and it’s difficult to disregard the white single 8 ½ x 11 piece of printer paper that hangs on the red brick...

art by Maddy Mueller

Face it: facebook may be dead

Sophie Whyte December 19, 2013

The integration of social media into the daily lives of Americans is second nature by now. Social networking sites allow for the instant connection to millions of people internationally in an efficient...

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