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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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

Homecoming rescheduled without Student Council input

Homecoming rescheduled without Student Council input

Hagar Gov-Ari October 4, 2012

Home football games are social events that showcase school spirit and student unity. After the hype of a win or the letdown of a loss, the school-sponsored night comes to a close and exhausted fans...

Photo illustration by Asa Lory

iPad funding needs revision

The Rock and Bearing News Staff October 4, 2012

Let’s face it: iPads are fun. They’re small, portable and have bright screens and tactile feedback. However, they really aren't more than that — toys. The money Columbia Public Schools spent...

Romney doesnt worry about 47 percent of Americans

Romney doesn’t worry about 47 percent of Americans

Brett Stover September 17, 2012

At a closed fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shared some of his personal opinions-opinions that he himself thinks will alienate voters. In a video leaked earlier...

Kindness helps humans change

Abbie Powers May 24, 2012

With hair damp from rain and spirits trampled by life, the sincere concern of a friend caring for my well-being, three words, "how are you?" left me with a refreshing sense of hope and warmth. The words...

Unbalanced support creates division among activities

Brittany Cornelison May 11, 2012

“Rock Bridge high! Rock Bridge low! Rock Bridge rocks wherever they go!” It tailors to the status quo that high school sport teams get high praise when it comes to student enthusiasm. Students file...

Warning: Rated R

Jacqueline LeBlanc May 10, 2012

Film rating system proves unhelpful, bias On a Saturday night, my sister and I lay across my floor, eating popcorn, looking for something to watch.  Eventually, we stumbled upon Tom Six’s horror film,...

Leaders let down club participants (yb photo of stuco/student coalition)

Daphne Yu May 10, 2012

First-year students start their RBHS career as energetic, excited little sophomores. They have an unquenchable desire to get involved in the activities they’ve heard so much about. After being at the...

Animal testing benefits all, PETA oversteps boundaries

Jack Schoelz May 8, 2012

In March 2012, the pro-animal rights group Stop UBC Animal Cruelty accused the University of British Columbia of performing unethical and cruel experiments on animals. The organization joined People...

Pregnancy prevention: Government should provide birth control

April 26, 2012

By age 45, half of all women will have experienced an unintended pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute. These unplanned pregnancies have serious consequences. The Minnesota Department of Health...

Classical music deserves student attention

Classical music deserves student attention

Parker Sutherland April 12, 2012

So many artists are flashy, auto tuned monsters trudging out single after single; there’s no true quality, but an overabundance of quantity. True artistry lies within our very building in the young...

Race dictates nothing; socioeconomic status matters more

Daphne Yu March 22, 2012

Colleges use affirmative action to diversify campuses. The Supreme Court decided to uphold affirmative action in 2003 because colleges favor "underrepresented minority groups" in admissions. However,...

Benefit others with ethical careers

Daphne Yu March 22, 2012

If you could help either one person or 10 people with similar amounts of effort, what would you choose to do? We could probably agree that helping 10 people is the more reasonable choice. Helping one...

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