The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

Choosing truth for the good of others, if not for oneself

Choosing truth for the good of others, if not for oneself

Emily Franke October 30, 2014

After a health scare in senior Sarah Freyermuth's family slightly altered her thinking, her whole life soon turned upside down as she developed anorexia nervosa. Freyermuth tried to suppress her mental...

Pumpkin applesauce muffins

Pumpkin applesauce muffins

Abby Kempf October 25, 2014

To keep the spirit of fall alive, I decided this week I was going to bake with pumpkin, one of my all time favorite ingredients. I know just about everyone is obsessed with pumpkin these days. It's hard...

photo by Caylea Erickson

Walking clubs become daily routine for staff

Emily Unterschutz October 13, 2014

America is almost in the lead with the second highest population of people who are obese. More than one-third of the population is obese, more prone to heart attacks and at risk for diseases such as diabetes. The...

Art by Maddy Mueller

Love’s little secret: the haven in hardship

Alice Yu October 9, 2014

Found while scrolling through Pinterest posts, this quote caught my attention because of how it addressed both the happy and sad sides of relationships. I’ve analyzed relationships before, hoping to...

Senior Carly Offerdahl exhibits great effort as she sacrifices her body in a dive to save the ball.

Volleyball team brings home easy win against Battle

Abby Kempf October 8, 2014
The Spartans were no match for Bruin's veteran players, with the varisty, junior varsity, and freshman team all stomping BHS on their own court Oct. 8.
Students attend a youth advisory council Saturday, Oct. 4. Photo by Abby Kempf

Youth advisory council takes root in Columbia

Abby Kempf October 6, 2014

Junior BHS student Sloane Scott's dream of youth involvement in government is finally materializing as Columbia is gaining a Youth Advisory Council. On Saturday, Oct. 4 she held a youth summit at the Activity...

Hooked on technology: Call of social world pesters attention spans in class

Hooked on technology: Call of social world pesters attention spans in class

Abby Kempf October 1, 2014

Senior Sarah Nelson pulls out her phone for the fifth time during her Advanced Placement Biology class. She knows she is just going to see another text message from her mom, quite possibly containing a...

art by Claire Simon

New ‘brain games’ not the only way to improve mental capacity

Emily Franke September 26, 2014

Before she knew they were supposed to improve her brain strength, senior Emily Vu played games on Lumosity for entertainment. With more than 60 million members, according to lumosity.com, Lumosity is...

Diversity at its best — celebrating intellectual differences

Diversity at its best — celebrating intellectual differences

Alice Yu September 25, 2014

[quote cite="Albert Einstein, Self Portrait"]What is significant in one’s own existence one is hardly aware, and it certainly should not bother the other fellow. What does a fish know about the water...

Homemade marinara sauce

Homemade marinara sauce

Abby Kempf September 2, 2014

A couple nights ago I glanced over at my kitchen counter to find it overflowing with tomatoes. My garden has been especially prolific this year in its production of tomatoes; so I figured it was time...

RBHS debate team work hard to form a new Policy debate team

RBHS debate team work hard to form a new Policy debate team

Devesh Kumar June 2, 2014

RBHS just got two new policy debate teams including Matthew Vincent with Myles Powell and Zoya Khan with Wendy Zhang. Overall, there are three kinds of debate, which include Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglass...

Students continue to disagree with schedule for next year

Students continue to disagree with schedule for next year

Devesh Kumar June 2, 2014

As a response to the discontent about Bruin Block, the schedule for next year has been changed so that Bruin Block will only happen twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. At the beginning of its first...

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