The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

Students continue to disagree with schedule for next year

Students continue to disagree with schedule for next year

Devesh Kumar June 2, 2014

As a response to the discontent about Bruin Block, the schedule for next year has been changed so that Bruin Block will only happen twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. At the beginning of its first...

Mast tightens unsupervised students policy

Mast tightens unsupervised students policy

Anna Wright April 7, 2014

Principal Jennifer Mast announced this morning that students will be required to leave the school building by 4:30 p.m. during the week, unless they are under teacher supervision. Sports and clubs will...

Students participate in a Bruin Block activity.

Changes to next year’s schedule reduce frequency of bruin block, include more “like days”

Anna Wright March 23, 2014

The class schedule for next year will include various changes that staff members believe will benefit both teachers and students Administrators decided to reducing the number of days during which students...

Photo by Renata Williams

Sophie Cunningham named Gatorade player of the year

Renata Poet Williams March 13, 2014

This morning, junior Sophie Cunningham was named Gatorade Player of the Year for girl's basketball. Gatorade names a player from each state, and in each sport, to be player of the year. She joins alumnus...

Bruin Block schedule to change for next year

Bruin Block schedule to change for next year

Afsah Khan February 18, 2014

[heading size="15"]Next year, longer classes, shorter lunch periods will be in schedule[/heading] The Bruin Block committee in charge of making decision regarding the 30-minute daily block has decided...

Budget Crisis? CPS faces potential cuts

Budget Crisis? CPS faces potential cuts

George Sarafianos February 14, 2014

Earlier this year, Boone County released its assessed valuation to Columbia Public Schools regarding the increase in percentage of property taxes intended to be set aside for next year’s budget. With...

Snow days present possibility of school year end date change

Snow days present possibility of school year end date change

Manal Salim February 13, 2014

When the snowstorm swept across Mid-Missouri last week, leaving seven inches of snow and ice, the red banner scrolled across the Columbia Public Schools website, day after day, announcing cancellations....

Feature photo by Maribeth Eiken.

No current E-Cigarette policy for RBHS

Renata Poet Williams December 13, 2013

In response to popularity and use of the Electronic Cigarette, Hickman High School has joined thousands of schools across the nation and banned students from smoking E-Cigarettes at school. In addition...

Photo provided by Jennifer Mast.

Administrators prepare for changed lifestyle

Harsh Singh November 14, 2013

  This weekend, David Egan, who assumed the reins of athletic director for the first time this summer, will marry Kim Schweikert. As seven fall sports' season began then moved into postseason action,...

Freedom deemed hazardous under new policy

Freedom deemed hazardous under new policy

Ross Parks November 5, 2013

In last year’s visit from Wayne Walker, the first principal and founder of many of the school’s core ideals, remarked on how he remembered the school, and how he felt proud the school has stayed true...

Custodians Frederick Robinson (right) and Greg Reinkenmeyer (left) clean up trash left behind during students after lunch. Reinkenmeyer said it is important for students to do their part in keeping the building clean and garbage-free.

Recent intercom announcement encourages students to clean up lunch trash

Anna Wright October 29, 2013

In an intercom announcement yesterday at noon , Dr. Jennifer Mast, principal, reminded students of the importance that they dispose of their lunch trash in order to keep a clean school environment and...

New faculty parking frustrates students

Renata Poet Williams October 17, 2013

On the morning of Oct. 17, student drivers arrive at RBHS and most said they were surprised to see a row of student parking had changed to faculty parking in the North lot. Dr. Jennifer Mast, principal,...

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