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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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Freshmen Kyla Hickcox and Fatimah Yousuf prepare for semifinals in novice policy debate at the Parkway West Fall Invitational. They finished second. photo by Isaac Yontz

Speech, debate fare well at Parkway West invitational

Isaac Yontz October 14, 2019
RBHS competed in the Parkway West Fall Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament Oct. 11-12. The team had 10 quarterfinalists for debate events and 12 finalists for speech events.
Media specialist discusses eating and drinking policies of media center

Media specialist discusses eating and drinking policies of media center

Katie Whaley September 27, 2018
Media specialist Dennis Murphy discusses policies on no eating and drinking in the library.
Concussion policy keeps players safe

Concussion policy keeps players safe

Ben Kimchi January 4, 2018
With between 1.6 and 3.8 million athletic concussions a year, the Centers for Disease Control categorizes them at an epidemic level, with an estimated 300,000 of those concussions sustained by high school athletes.
Rock Bridge administrators dealt with student drinking at the homecoming dance.

Illicit activity at homecoming dance leads to discussion of discipline policy

Katie Whaley October 13, 2017
Dr. Jennifer Rukstad explains illicit activities which occurred during the homecoming dance and RBHS' practices in disciplining students who participated.
Students should never have phones in class

Students should never have phones in class

Emily Oba September 27, 2016

Ding. Buzz. Beep Beep. Whoop. We are only in school for seven hours a day and those precious minutes are disrupted with the constant noise of the latest social gossip or a reminder to grab milk on the...

No final, no problem

No final, no problem

Alice Yu February 4, 2016

infographic by Megan Goyette; source: Western Oregon University [dropcap style="flat" size="2"]T[/dropcap]he crushing stress and terror surrounding students during finals week isn’t a novel concept....

New bill to improve racial bias in police force

New bill to improve racial bias in police force

Skyler Froese January 28, 2016

Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed (city of St. Louis) co-sponsored the bill to improve Columbia police officer training. The state of Missouri has recently experienced bountiful controversy surrounding...

art by Yasmeen El-Jayyousi

Immigration mindset outdated, needs reform

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi April 27, 2014

When discussing the issue of immigration, it is fairly common to hear an argument spring up comparing America to a house; if someone enters a house, wouldn't the owners want them out? In other words,...

Photo by Amy Blevins.

Tardy policy changes after inconsistencies in student attendance among district high shools

Harsh Singh January 11, 2014

When students returned to school this week, there was more than a calendar change to remember. Any student who arrives more than 15 minutes late to class will be counted absent.  RBHS principal Dr. Jennifer...

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...

Rated R for mild nudity: Senior Khaymen Hoelscher’s art project of the human form will not be displayed in the hallways because of a school policy forbidding the presentation of the topless female body in any form. However, topless male artwork can be in the hallway. Photo by Asa Lory.

Policy censors depiction of body

Manal Salim October 25, 2012

A topless woman extends her arms behind her head, breaking the restricting chains that bind her wrists. Senior Khaymen Hoelscher depicted a scene of side view nudity in an artwork piece created for his...

District places new lunch regulations

Alyssa Sykuta September 20, 2012

According to a flyer sent out by Columbia Public Schools in August, to “support healthy childhood weight in students,” the U.S. Departement of Agriculture imposed changes on the National School Lunch...

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