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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

Bearing News

Test Takers: From left, senior Audrey Clark, junior Mallory Bolerjack and junior Robert Schimdt take the two-and-a-half hour AP Pyschology final in May. Photo by Alice Yu

Finals frenzy sparks discussion among students

Jenna Liu May 18, 2014

While students count down the last few weeks of school in anticipation of the blissful freedom of summer vacation, the looming presence of the end-of-the-year tests that kick off in early June is already...

‘What If’ final leads to subject integration

‘What If’ final leads to subject integration

Alice Yu May 16, 2014

The AP World teachers warned their students at the beginning of the year that their course was not a class students could skate through and still maintain an easy A.  Sophomore Neil Cathro listened...

Deep in debt, debate team sells pizzas

Deep in debt, debate team sells pizzas

Devesh Kumar May 15, 2014

[dropcap size="5"]B[/dropcap]ecause of attending nine tournaments as far flung as Springfield, the debate team is $1,300 in debt, with the majority of the money indebted to the cost of transportation....

FPS to explore interstellar concerns at conference

Alice Yu May 13, 2014

[dropcap size="5"]F[/dropcap]or the first time in the 40 years history of the Future Problem Solving International Conference, students here will be in attendance as part of a team along with Hickman and...

Mud Volleyball thinks on the future

Mud Volleyball thinks on the future

Ross Parks May 12, 2014

Now that another year of mud volleyball is gone and players cleaned up, for all those who participated and chose to register and attend, the time felt well spent. “It was very exciting and dirty,”...

Custodial shortage results in added stress for staff

Custodial shortage results in added stress for staff

Anna Wright May 9, 2014

A shortage of custodians has left current employees picking up extra slack during and after school hours. With multiple custodians away for medical reasons, the school was left severely understaffed....

Earth Day is April 22. Photo by George Sarafianos

Earth Day celebrated downtown

Derek Wang May 5, 2014

Despite being pushed back a week due to rain, the 2014 Earth Day celebration attracted a large crowd. A variety of booths offered visitors many opportunities to purchase goods such as jewelry, plants...

MaxPreps names Bruin athletics No. 6 in country

MaxPreps names Bruin athletics No. 6 in country

Anna Wright May 5, 2014

Bruin athletes dominated this year, with girls basketball bringing home the state title and four other teams placing second. Because of these impressive championships, high school sports coverage site...

I couldnt believe the contrast between the greens and the reds and browns, it was as if Summer and Autumn were fighting for the best nature display.

Columbia nature school to open its doors in 2015

Urmilla Kuttikad April 30, 2014

If all goes well, the Columbia Public Schools district hopes to open a nature school in August 2015 at Rock Bridge State Park. The school will be able to service 100 5th graders per year Stiepleman, along...

Students participate in unofficial senior skip day

Students participate in unofficial senior skip day

Anna Wright April 30, 2014

  The attendance office phones were ringing off the hook Monday when senioritis struck hard. Roughly 50 percent of the senior class was absent in celebration of an unsanctioned, student-lead senior...

At the end of the year, all AP students will have to return the iPads they borrowed. Students will not be allowed to keep them over the summer because of safety precautions surrounding the device. Seniors will not be able to get a diploma if they are not returned. Photo by Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi

End of school year looms closer; iPad return date nears as well

Trisha Chaudhary April 29, 2014

On May 15, all seniors must have iPads turned into the media center. Dennis Murphy, media center specialist, said the media center has not decided the date for juniors to turn in the devices; however,...

Study Time: Senior Jake Gallagher studies in the media center on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Finals week begins next Monday, Dec. 16.

EOC exams to be taken soon; students will miss class time

Ross Parks April 29, 2014

End-of-course assessments are making another appearance this spring in record numbers. With freshmen finishing their first year on campus, RBHS has been exposed to a larger number of EOC takers than before. “I...

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