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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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Roman Consul Murdered by Friends

Jessica Jost March 15, 2012

Getting stabbed in the back by a friend is never a good feeling. Obviously, there would be an immediate sense of betrayal and the mistrust lingering for ages. This feeling is one Julius Caesar knows all...

Limbaugh incident highlights double standard

Jessica Jost March 9, 2012

I confess; I never paid Rush Limbaugh much attention until this weekend when on a segment of Limbaugh’s radio show where he called Georgetown student Sandra Fluke “a slut” for testifying in front...

President James Monroe ratified Missouri Compromise

Jessica Jost March 6, 2012

I learned a lot of things in my AP US History class junior year. Most importantly I finally learned what the Missouri Compromise is. Some of my classmates were amazed I didn’t know what it was until...

Historic battle begins at church

Jessica Jost February 23, 2012

The saying “live each day like it’s your last” rang true on Feb. 23, 1836. A group of 100 Texans garrisoned themselves in a Roman Catholic mission as a last ditch effort to hold off the incoming...

Women granted right to argue in front of Supreme Court

Jessica Jost February 15, 2012

In the late 19th Century in America, women were a long way off from gaining the right to vote, serving in Congress and being paid the same amount of money per hour as men. But in 1879, women everywhere...

Indian visionary dies in New Delhi

Jessica Jost January 30, 2012

Death. It is an unavoidable part of life, something  we habitually try to hold off as long as possible. But sometimes the inevitable comes sooner than we’d like and nothing can be done to stop it. On...

True/False Film Fest comes to Commons

Jessica Jost January 27, 2012

Walking through the Main Commons Jan. 28, students found a new addition to the space outside the Planetarium. Today a white background hung on a wall beside the entrance to the Planetarium and a film...

Presidential soundbite defines time in office

Jessica Jost January 26, 2012

Everyone has a quote that her life is defined by. My quote is “Never enter into a land war with Eurasia.” One of our presidents will be defined by a quote he’d probably pay good money to forget:...

Famous aviator battles Congress, America

Jessica Jost January 23, 2012

It’s hard to believe, but once upon a time Americans were against fighting other country's wars. America did not enter World War I until 1917, a whole three years after the war began largely because...

New title, new country: Welcome to Germany

Jessica Jost January 18, 2012

When you look at a map, Germany is one of the first countries your eyes are drawn to because it is one of the biggest. It is hard to imagine that the country was once many fragmented states with little...

The official portrait of Ivan IV. His ferocity is evident even in this nearly 400 year old painting. Image is in the public domain.

The coronation of a mad man

Jessica Jost January 16, 2012

When I woke up this morning, I took a shower, pulled on my clothes and ate breakfast. Nothing was extraordinary or even different than every other morning in my life. But this day isn’t just a regular...

Bruin show choirs host annual music festival

Lauren Puckett January 15, 2012

At approximately 12:30 a.m. Jan. 15, the annual RBHS Show Choir Festival finally came to a close; 13 visiting choirs rolled out of town on buses with make-up smeared on their tired faces. Many of them...

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