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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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Young African American woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, with hands folded on her lap. Collection: African American photographs for the Paris Exposition of 1900. Used with permission in fair use doctrine. Source: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c21111

Black History Month Calendar

John Gillis February 1, 2014

Read about famous Black Americans and why students say they are important. Check daily during February. Images on featured post used through fair use doctrine. Source: Library of Congress. Biographies...

Nothing lost in translation

Nothing lost in translation

Brayden Parker January 31, 2014

[heading size="16"]Learning English 1 word at a time[/heading] Sitting silently in the front row of her last-hour advisory, freshman Chi Chung has pen in hand and school on the mind, completing the day's...

From Left: Aline, Kwizi, Claude, Freddy, Francine, and Nene Rwenyaguza together in their Columbia home. Photo by Urmila Kutikkad

Blood is thicker than water

Urmilla Kuttikad January 29, 2014

[heading size="16"]A family reunited after 11 years[/heading] Violence has ravaged weary Congo for decades. 5.4 million dead, another 2 million displaced, an estimated ongoing 45,000 deaths per month...

Ryan Ferguson freed after nearly a decade

Ryan Ferguson freed after nearly a decade

Hagar Gov-Ari December 18, 2013

[quote]Do what you can do to prove your innocence.  At least that’s what I told myself. [/quote] After nine years, eight months and two days of wrongful imprisonment, Ryan Ferguson was released from...

art by Yasmeen El-Jayoussi

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way

Emily Franke December 18, 2013

Past events often take on an identity of their own, in retrospect. Each individual has their own perspective on the past, whether it is a particular time period, the decade of their birth or their own...

Sally Rider, 17, is questioned by Brett Stover, prosecuting attorney. Photo by Brittany Cornelison.

Court case declares defendant innocent

Emily Franke November 12, 2013

Betty Quick was found innocent today in a court case at Cole County Court House in Cole County, MO. By Anna Wright and Emily Franke For a summary of the court case, click here For a more detailed report...

Police investigators Colonel Renata Williams, Lieutenant Eric Glennon, Brayden Parker, and Sam Crisman answer questions about the vehicle accident at a press conference later that day.

Press conference provides details of car wreck

Emily Franke November 6, 2013

Police call press conference after car wreck. See the video here. [vsw id="78767662" source="vimeo" width="425" height="344" autoplay="no"] Notice: this is a portion of the Missouri Supreme Court Constitution...

Trisha Sharp, a witness of the accident and a student at RBHS, explains to Bearing News journalist Anna Wright how she came across the scene of the accident. Sharp was walking to her car when she heard a crash as the car hit the light post.

Passengers injured in car wreck outside RBHS

Anna Wright November 6, 2013

Students discovered a car wreck in the north lot entrance of the school this morning. Below is video of the scene. [vsw id="78763866" source="vimeo" width="425" height="344" autoplay="no"] Notice: this...

Lottes announced as homecoming queen

Lottes announced as homecoming queen

Trisha Chaudhary October 25, 2013

Senior Sydney Lottes was crowned homecoming queen at the 2013-2014 football game against the Jefferson City Jays,. When the announcer called Lottes' name, her hand flew to her mouth, and she stood in shock...

Bruin Block Fashion Show highlights ’90s style

Emily Franke October 24, 2013

Scrunchies, jumpsuits and over-sized T-shirts returned to the catwalk in the Bruin Block fashion show today. Freshmen and sophomore representatives from each Bruin Block class formed teams, with each participant...

Bonfire cancelled due to high winds

Bonfire cancelled due to high winds

Pen Terry October 24, 2013

Rock Bridge High School cancelled the Homecoming Bonfire shortly before school let out Thursday after a warning from the Columbia Fire Department. The bonfire was to be held in the south lot at 7:30 p.m,...

Photo by Emily Franke

Student Council prepares for pep rally, bonfire

Brayden Parker October 23, 2013

With students consumed on campus with court activities and alumni pouring into the cities just in time for kickoff, homecoming eve becomes the time to take in a big breath and relax for just a moment before...

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