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Sophomore Piper Forthaus swims freestyle at a 6 a.m. swim practice Friday, Dec. 7. Forthaus will compete at state this weekend.

Girls’ swim and dive to compete at State Championship

Bailey Stover February 13, 2019

The girls’ swimming and diving team will compete at the City of St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, MO beginning tomorrow and continuing through Saturday. Class 2 will compete Thursday and Friday morning,...

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Girls’ swim, dive finishes third at Springfield Invitational

Jordyn Thompson January 27, 2019
The swim and dive team finished third place at the Springfield Invitational.
Junior Ainsley Barnes as she makes the final stretch of the 200 meter freestyle. Benson regard the event with much dislike but says it is her best event that she competes in. Benson would take first in her heat and earn her way a place in the final rounds the next day. Photo by Camryn DeVore

Girls’ swimming and diving places second at COMO Invite

Bailey Stover January 7, 2019
Coming off of winter break, the girls’ swim and dive team dove right back into competition at the COMO Invite Jan. 4 and Jan. 5 where the team placed second overall. The team had only competed three other times prior to this meet, so team members took advantage of the opportunity to swim fast times and make state cuts, times that will automatically qualify them to compete at state later in their season.
Senior Drew Morris, a politics fanatic, worked for Josh Hawley’s campaign for U.S. Senator this 2018 Midterm Election. In addition to seeing the campaign to its victory, this election was Morris’ first time exercising his civic right to vote.

Brightened by the ballot

Allie Pigg November 9, 2018
Senior Drew Morris, a politics fanatic, worked for Josh Hawley’s campaign for U.S. Senator.
At the rally, President Trump touched on the low unemployment rates and issues regarding immigration all while endorsing Josh Hawleys campaign. Photo by Allie Pigg.

President rallies in Columbia

Multiple Authors November 2, 2018
President Donald Trump visited Columbia for the first time yesterday, Thursday, Nov. 1.
The RBHS boys swim team participates in the COMO Invitational Oct. 6. Photo by Kate Burns.

Boys’ swimming, diving finishes regular season

Ji-Sung Lee October 28, 2018
The swimming and diving meet held Oct. 27 was the last chance for Bruins to achieve state qualifying marks and times.
A sign advertising Homecoming week 2018 hangs in the main hall.

Student Council used student input for homecoming dance date decision

Emily Oba October 8, 2018
Student Council took student input through twitter poll to decide homecoming date.
RBHS principal Jennifer Rukstad listens to GGO leader Piper Pages thought on how improve the image of RBHS after past incidents.

Club leaders discuss underage drinking at school events

Anna Xu August 30, 2018
Club leaders joined at lunch to discuss the past incidents of underage drinking and substance abuse. The conversation focused on how BruCrew, an organization at RBHS, specifically could do better with this year's new leadership.
Celebrating Maya Angelou

Celebrating Maya Angelou

Allie Pigg February 16, 2018

On April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou arrived into a world that would not be kind to her. Society found many ways to put her down for her gender and skin color. Angelou lived in St. Louis, Missouri until her...

A store displays holiday cheer during the Living Windows celebration from two years ago, on Dec. 4. Photo by Skyler Froese

Annual Living Windows festival inspires holiday cheer

Allie Pigg November 27, 2017
The District's Living Windows Festival transforms the heart of Downtown Columbia into a hub of holiday spirit in early December.
Construction limits student, teacher parking

Construction limits student, teacher parking

Grace Vance April 19, 2017

Since administrators announced the construction of the main entrance in March earlier this year, the renovation has temporarily blocked off the visitor parking spots in the east, opening entrance to the...

Sophomore sabotage ends with fundraising record

Sophomore sabotage ends with fundraising record

Ann Fitzmaurice April 18, 2017

Throughout the week of April 10, Greg Irwin and Shawnna Matteson’s Advanced Placement (AP) World History class threatened their peers in competing history classes with a brick of 25,000 pennies. The...

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