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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

Newspaper, yearbook staffs win 49 awards at state convention

Jack Schoelz April 4, 2012

The ROCK newspaper staff and Flashback yearbook staff attended the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association's J-Day on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus on Wednesday, April 4. During the awards...

Donations allow for improvement to CPS planetarium

Sami Pathan March 22, 2012

Having been in service for 37 years — one year shy of RBHS’ age — the Columbia Public Schools planetarium, housed in RBHS, will receive equipment updates for the first time in years. With the help...

Debate team headed to nationals

Isaac Pasley March 22, 2012

Following a school year of preparation, the RBHS debate team participated in the Missouri State High School Activities Association competition March 15 and 17. Debate teacher Stacey Bonderer said RBHS...

National company approves RBHS accreditation

Nadav Gov-Ari March 22, 2012

For the last two days, AdvancED, an international high school accreditation group, evaluated RBHS. The group presented its findings Tuesday after school in the PAC to a collection of RBHS faculty and...

Formosa

Maria Kalaitzandonakes March 21, 2012

The red cursive letters pull late night food scavengers to the second-floor restaurant. The steps to Formosa, 913 E. Broadway, are steep and hidden from sight; each one lets out a creaky whine as hungry...

Counselors hope Red Ribbon week will enlighten teens

Nadav Gov-Ari March 18, 2012

RBHS guidance, local businesses and community resource groups will host Red Ribbon week at RBHS  from March 19-23. Red Ribbon week's purpose is to educate and help students on a number of issues affecting...

Last day of school set for May 24

Thomas Jamieson-Lucy March 18, 2012

Barring any more school closings due to inclement weather, the last day of class for Columbia Public School students will be Thursday, May 24. After only using two snow days this year, and assuming there...

Bill Priest is one of four teachers to retire this year. He plans on reading, furthering a dog rescue business and researching a novel topic after retirement. Photo by Muhammad Al-Rawi

Social studies department chair retires, looks foward to pursuing personal interests

Shivangi Singh March 10, 2012

  Consisting of teaching and schooling, a 50-year educational journey will come to an end this year. Current Advanced Placement U.S. History and AP European History teacher, Bill Priest will retire...

Saved by the bell: Five-minute change to ringing schedules

Kirsten Buchanan March 8, 2012

Students won't be in the wrong place at the wrong time. According to an email sent by Jennifer Mast, the assistant principal in charge of building operations, RBHS is adjusting its bell clocks to be...

Fantasy becomes new trend among teen readership

Daphne Yu March 6, 2012

With the “March Madness” surrounding basketball just around the corner, Daniel Boone Regional Library has decided to march to the same beat with its own weekly competition, Thirty-two books, one champion. The...

Senior Harry Stretz marches through downtown as part of True/False Film Festivals March March. Photo by Muhammad Al-Rawi

What you missed when True/False weekend kicked off with March March

Muhammad Al-Rawi March 4, 2012

I arrived at the courthouse square early Friday evening. There weren't very many people there, just people with bicycles and a group dressed as vegetables. After pacing for a while, I began to wonder...

Seniors Curran Van Waarde and Colton Gerling throw powder into the air during an Indian dance performance during Global Village. Like many other cultural displays during Global Village, these dancers prepared for a long time. The Indian dance group started in January. photo by Muhammad Al-Rawi

Indian dancers exemplify multicultural week

Muhammad Al-Rawi February 29, 2012

It's Global Village week! And today the  Indian dancers did what they do best in the main commons during both lunch periods. To my surprise, they added some pretty impressive content to the dance since...

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