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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

Bearing News

Societal stereotypes misconstrue homelessness

Societal stereotypes misconstrue homelessness

San Diego resident Deborah Bilkovic lives her life day to day. Being homeless, however, this wasn’t a lifestyle decision she had the leisure to make, but rather one she had to make. Bilkovic has a heart...

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‘Redskin’ controversy hits high school halls

Trisha Chaudhary November 16, 2013

Redskin. Once a name used in upmost respect, some now view this term as a racial slur towards Native Americans, launching a hotbed of elevated dialogue. Controversy exploded over the name Redskins when...

StuCo stays with traditional homecoming election

StuCo stays with traditional homecoming election

Abby Kempf October 16, 2013

Before Student Council announced the members of the homecoming court yesterday, the organization had puzzled over ways to change the selection process of the homecoming queen. In addition to the customary...

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‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ reveals true nature of World War I president

Trisha Chaudhary April 10, 2013

As soon as I heard that Hyde Park on Hudson is about the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, my interest peaked. Not only had we recently been learning about FDR’s presidency in U.S. History, I...

Four Years from Today

Four Years from Today

John Gillis November 16, 2012
The debates leading up to the presidential election were heated, to say the least. Now that President Barack Obama has won, that hot air is not just going to float away. To let off some steam, residents of at least 20 different states, including Missouri, have signed petitions to secede from the United States because President Obama was reelected. Rock Bridge senior Adam Schoelz thinks such petitions will neither help to resolve the divide in between the Republican and Democrat parties or the broader split ripping across the United States.. He said the notion of secession is preposterous.
Standing at the booth, juniors Randy Hildebrand and Elena Tucker vote for their favorite candidate in the mock election. The booth was set up to get more people involved in political events.

Students vote for president in the main commons

Atreyo Ghosh October 30, 2012

Students can vote for the next president of the United States today in the main commons. The VOTES (Voting Opportunities for Teenagers in Every State) program is sponsoring this mock election.  Social...

Failure breeds success

Alex Burnam January 11, 2012

I had grown up hearing from my father that “fortune favors the brave”; he attributed all of his success in life to it. But prior to May of last year, I had never been outgoing. I kept to myself. I...

Election 2012: Perry provides America with ‘right’ man for future

Alex Burnam October 11, 2011

Since his inauguration in 2009, President Barack Obama, despite his good intentions, has fallen short in completing his Presidential duties. A presidency that is ineffective in satisfying American’s...

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