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on AP testing

Allison Kim, Op/Ed Editor May 13, 2022

Friday, May 13, marks the conclusion of all 2022 College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams after two long weeks of testing. From underclassmen taking their first AP tests to upperclassmen adjusting from...

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on favorite RBHS memory

Ketti Horton, Staff writer May 12, 2022

As the 2021-22 school year comes to a close, seniors reflect on their last four years at RBHS. While their high school experience has been anything but traditional with virtual learning, hybrid learning...

on spring break

on spring break

Zay Yontz, Features Editor March 25, 2022

As spring break approaches, students wrap up school and prepare for the week ahead of them. Whether they are staying at home, traveling or resting from their past weeks of school, students are excited...

on Global Village

on Global Village

Nora Crutcher-McGowan, Editor-in-Chief March 18, 2022

After a week of Global Village festivities, including cultural art and poetry day Tuesday and an international fashion show Thursday, students concluded a week of celebrating the many represented cultures...

on the temporary mask mandate

on the temporary mask mandate

January 15, 2022

Two weeks after the lifting of the mask mandate, Columbia Public Schools (CPS) has temporarily issued it back into order, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18 until Feb. 4. The reinstitution of the mask mandate...

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on finals week

Ketti Horton, Staff Writer December 17, 2021

As the first in-person finals week since the 2019-2020 school year comes to an end, students at RBHS are certainly feeling the heat. Finals week is a dreaded time for most, but some see it as relieving...

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on receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

Nora Crutcher-McGowan April 29, 2021
As many teens look for ways to get vaccinated, RBHS students share their prior experiences. 
Seniors Arren Mallot, Willian Vandyke and Sandro Pereverzev sit in the atrium during the first week of school Thursday, Jan. 21. Photo by Ana Manzano.

on the first day back in-person

Nora Crutcher-McGowan January 24, 2021
After the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education voted to bring high school students back in-person through a hybrid model on Jan. 11, students prepared for the return to RBHS after vacating the school 10 months before.
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on the Biden inauguration

Amira McKee January 14, 2021
After Congress certified the 2020 Electoral College votes despite riots Jan 6, national security officials have implemented new security measures for President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Jan. 20. More than 17,000 members of the National Guard, approximately equal to the number of active-duty troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, are standing ready to support local law enforcement to prevent another violent protest. President Donald Trump also said in a Tweet he will not be attending the inauguration. In addition, the country remains amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and health officials advise avoiding large gatherings, like those surrounding traditional inauguration ceremonies, to prevent spread. How do you think the Biden administration and inauguration plans should respond to the unprecedented circumstances?
on returning to in-person instruction

on returning to in-person instruction

Amira McKee January 13, 2021
The Columbia Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education voted to return students to in in-person learning on a 5-2 decision Jan 11. RBHS students share their thoughts.
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on ‘Friends’ reunion episode

Isabella Perkins March 9, 2020
Matthew Perry, Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc all recently posted a photo on Instagram from their 1995 Rolling Stone photoshoot. The photos were all captioned “It’s happening…”. Their photos were the announcement of the new upcoming reunion episode of Friends, a popular sitcom on NBC. The reunion episode has claimed to be “unscripted” and is set to stream in May of 2020 along with the original 236 episodes as stated by NPR.
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on Missouri public schools moved back

Inyoung Kim March 2, 2020
Bill HB604 will force Missouri public schools to begin no earlier than 14 days prior to Labor Day, the limit will increase by four days from the past limit of 10 days.
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