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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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RBRO wins Hero award

Kelsey Harper April 23, 2013

Tonight at a banquet at Stoney Creek Inn, the winners of the Columbia Daily Tribune's Hero Awards were announced. RBRO was nominated for our work with The Intersection and was in the Youth Volunteer category...

Pianist balances musicality with academics

Pianist balances musicality with academics

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj March 9, 2013

Junior Esther Liu has a lot to boast about — her memory, which produced the first 100 digits of pi last year at the EEE Pi Day contest; her course load, which included Calculus III at the University...

The Act of Killing reflects haunting power of documentaries

‘The Act of Killing’ reflects haunting power of documentaries

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj March 3, 2013

The Act of Killing, as its title suggests, is an intense film. It’s powerful, thought-provoking, thought-consuming, even disturbing. You need a period of time to recover from it afterwards. In the start,...

Stories We Tell finds truth in overlapping tales

‘Stories We Tell’ finds truth in overlapping tales

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj March 2, 2013

Feature films are, if nothing else, purposeful. Unnecessary scenes are edited out, plopped on an extras disc and sold in special editions of the DVD release. Superfluous details don’t make the cut,...

Photo by Daphne Yu

‘The Crash Reel’ inspires, frustrates

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj March 2, 2013

Do you love what you’re good at, or are you good at what you love? Kevin Pearce didn’t need to worry about that debate because with snowboarding, he had both. Favored to go to the 2010 Winter Olympics,...

Kiss and make up (lesson plans, that is)

Kiss and make up (lesson plans, that is)

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj February 13, 2013

Most days, one can find the McSparins and Grahams together in the Advanced Placement Biology room after school, discussing weekend plans, course objectives, shared students and stories about the Graham...

A long journey home

A long journey home

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj February 7, 2013

On New Year’s Eve, Mr. Gregory Kirchhofer, chemistry teacher, headed for home after two weeks in Tennessee. The trip back took longer than expected but has given him stronger insight on what’s important...

Military options appeal to senior

Military options appeal to senior

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj December 21, 2012

This story started in the December issue of  The Rock. At the United States Air Force Academy, undergraduates are cadets. Fourth class cadets, like at other universities, have a freshman orientation the...

Junior jumpstarts Adopt-a-Resident program

Junior jumpstarts Adopt-a-Resident program

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj December 14, 2012

For Christmas this year, junior Sophi Farid wants sweatpants, pastel cardigans, soft, plastic baby dolls and a teething ring. Actually, she wants items like those en masse, but not for herself. Farid has...

Rock Bridge Reaches Out

Rock Bridge Reaches Out

Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj December 6, 2012

RBRO is Rock Bridge's largest service club, made up of groups that span from playing cards with the elderly to cooking with kids, from making fleece blankets to cleaning up the community. Check out the...

Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

The Rock and Bearing News Staff November 13, 2012

As Alice stepped through the Looking Glass and into Wonderland, she entered a world that, while unique seemingly mirrored her own. But Alice quickly discovered there was more to this new world than what...

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