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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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Senior Raymond majors returns a ball against Joplin on April 19th.

Boys tennis advances to final four for 13th year in a row

Sophie Whyte May 27, 2014

Joplin, Mo. was the destination for RBHS boys tennis team on the afternoon of May 24 for the varsity team sectionals. There were singles and doubles matches, and RBHS competed against two teams, Glendale...

Rock Bridge downs Hickman, claims 16th straight district title

Rock Bridge downs Hickman, claims 16th straight district title

Pen Terry May 16, 2014

Coming off of their 6-0 win Wednesday against Helias, the RBHS tennis team was in action again Thursday against cross town rival Hickman with the district championship on the line. This was the third...

Freshman John Swift returns a serve.
Photo by Maribeth Eiken

Depleted Rock Bridge rolls Helias, advance to district championship match versus Hickman

Pen Terry May 14, 2014

The Bruins (15-1) took  the Bethel courts Wednesday without the team's number one player Rohit Rao, who was out for the match with an illness. His absence was hardly noticed as Rock Bridge dominated...

Junior Rohit Rao plays in a singles match

Tennis snags two more wins against Clayton and Kirkwood

Urmilla Kuttikad May 4, 2014

The varsity boys tennis team appropriately celebrated the beautiful weather on Saturday by winning meets against Clayton and Kirkwood at Bethel Park. Though the Bruins weren't as confident as it could...

Freshman Brian Baker serves to his competitor from Joplin.
Photo by Pen Terry

Boys tennis bests Joplin, fall to Edwardsville

Pen Terry April 20, 2014

In a busy day at the Bethel Park tennis courts, the RBHS boys tennis team (9-1) took the courts at exactly a few minutes past nine to compete against Joplin. The Bruin defended their undefeated record...

art by Yasmeen El-Jayoussi

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way

Emily Franke December 18, 2013

Past events often take on an identity of their own, in retrospect. Each individual has their own perspective on the past, whether it is a particular time period, the decade of their birth or their own...

A job well done: Juniors Aaron Ghidey and Brendan McLaughlin relax after helping clean up trash around RBHS during the joint project.

Service clubs come together to clean up school grounds

Sophie Whyte November 5, 2013

For the first time, five of the school’s largest clubs met up in order to aid the school environment. Rock Bridge Reaches Out, Tri Theta, National Honor Society, Key Club and Student Environmental Coalition...

RBHS students learn lessons from DBLL Challenger League

Molly Mehle October 29, 2013

While many of his peers sat at home, stressed over homework or catching up on the latest missed episode of their favorite TV show, junior Jack Knoesel stood, forfeiting his Monday night, playing sports...

Bonfire cancelled due to high winds

Bonfire cancelled due to high winds

Pen Terry October 24, 2013

Rock Bridge High School cancelled the Homecoming Bonfire shortly before school let out Thursday after a warning from the Columbia Fire Department. The bonfire was to be held in the south lot at 7:30 p.m,...

Get to know your homecoming queen nominees

Get to know your homecoming queen nominees

Urmilla Kuttikad October 22, 2013

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Key Club Mini-Golf Tournament

Eric Glennon September 22, 2013

Key Club hosted a mini-golf tournament which raised $500 for the Elimin8 Project through participant donations. The funds could potentially save the lives of around 260 children. [vsw id="74897392" source="vimeo"...

Bullying over social media not protected under school, state law

Daphne Yu May 23, 2013

One out of every seven students has been or is a victim of bullying from kindergarten to grade 12, according to bullyingstatistics.org. In a world where there are so many different modes of communication,...

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