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Senior Gemma Ross pitches to members of her own team during the Green and Gold scrimmage game on Aug. 23. Photo by Maya Bell

Softball kicks off new season with Green and Gold game

Ann Fitzmaurice August 24, 2018
With their first game of the season on Monday, the RBHS softball team prepares for the new school year with a Green and Gold scrimmage.
Officer Julie Ray hands over the collected prescription drugs to be disposed of safely.

Prescription Drug Take Back held at RBHS

Will Cover May 1, 2018

On April 28-29, Boone County sponsored a take back of prescription drugs coinciding with the DEA’s National Drug Take Back event, which resulted in 826.2 lbs of unwanted and/or no longer needed medications...

Teachers organize rally for school safety awareness

Teachers organize rally for school safety awareness

Ann Fitzmaurice April 20, 2018
In order to start a conversation about the lack of safety in schools months after the Parkland, Fla. shooting, teachers Kory Kaufman and Samantha Kanago stood on the intersection of Nifong and Providence wearing #NeverAgain shirts and holding awareness signs.
Senior Kris Cho makes a speech during the student-led walkout March 14. Photo by Maya Bell.

Student activism promises future change

Maya Bell April 10, 2018

Moments after the fatal shooting of 17 students and teachers in Parkland, Fla. Feb. 14, Kevin Hogg rushed to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School fearing the worst news a parent could ever receive. His...

Junior George Frey holds a sign with the names of the Parkland, Fla. shooting victims. On Feb. 14, 14 teenagers and 3 adults were killed by a man armed with an AR-15. Photo by Maya Bell.

Empathy, practicality dictate problem-solving

Ann Fitzmaurice April 10, 2018
When the news of the Parkland shooting broke, a swarm of support came rushing through social media. Some took to Twitter, expressing how such a tragedy should not have happened once again in the United States. Others brought their sympathy to Instagram, sending their thoughts to the victims and their families.
School board to decide on security enhancement bond April 3

School board to decide on security enhancement bond April 3

Ann Fitzmaurice March 23, 2018
School board members will vote April 3 for a $750,000 bond to enhance school security measures.
Mon Amour, Mon Ami fails to deliver impactful story

‘Mon Amour, Mon Ami’ fails to deliver impactful story

Ann Fitzmaurice March 3, 2018

Honestly, I have no idea what went on in Mon Amour, Mon Ami. At first I thought it was a forbidden love story in which borders separated the two main characters. Then, I thought it was a fake love story...

Pumpkin Movie identifies societal problems, inspires audiences

‘Pumpkin Movie’ identifies societal problems, inspires audiences

Ann Fitzmaurice March 3, 2018

When the large screen in front of me showed nothing but a minimalist apartment and a city skyline out the window, I expected the worst. I knew the basic setup of a Millennial's apartment: fairy lights,...

Sophomores to screen documentary Wont you be my Neighbor

Sophomores to screen documentary ‘Won’t you be my Neighbor’

Ann Fitzmaurice March 2, 2018
On the second day of Columbia's annual True False film festival, all RBHS sophomores will travel to downtown Columbia to watch "Won't you be my Neighbour."
Graduation paths differ

Graduation paths differ

Jordan Rogers February 28, 2018
High school graduation day is filled with celebration, shared memories and relatives asking what the future holds. Parents and adults push the idea of going to a University for four years to get a degree in some field, forming a misconception that a bachelor’s will always equal success in the desired career.
Young parents carve new expectations

Young parents carve new expectations

Allie Pigg February 27, 2018
At just 15 years old, junior Alexa Alderete-Raygoza gave birth to her first child. Likewise, junior Cherokee Cobb is expecting her first child toward the end of her junior year of high school. Both of these young mothers defied social expectations and the stigma around them.
Celebrating Booker T. Washington

Celebrating Booker T. Washington

Maddie Murphy February 27, 2018
As a child born into slavery in Virginia in the mid 1850s, Booker T. Washington put himself through school, with very little support from friends, and became a teacher after the Civil War.
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