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Alumna, essay contest winners celebrated

Alumna, essay contest winners celebrated

Rochita Ghosh March 25, 2016
A ceremony honoring RBHS alumna Avantika Khatri took place in the Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Mar. 22, discussing her passion for social issues.
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...

Rationalize before supporting Kony 2012 campaign

Avantika Khatri March 7, 2012

Inspiring. Motivating. Sensational. I wanted to do something after watching the Kony 2012 video on March 6. The next day in school, one day after the video aired, I saw posters all over. I was a little...

'Summer of Giacomo' portrays adolescence perfectly

‘Summer of Giacomo’ portrays adolescence perfectly

Avantika Khatri March 3, 2012

“Summer of Giacomo” was everything a film should be: charming, funny and thoughtful. Most of the Italian documentary took place over one lazy, summer day. The camera, up until the final scene, always...

Enduring ‘Q’ exposes quirkiness of festival

Avantika Khatri March 2, 2012

At 1:20 p.m. documentary enthusiasts filled the side patio in the Ragtag . In spite of the wind and precipitation that the tarp covering did not hold back, they were all there to see "Secret Screening...

A household divided

A household divided

Avantika Khatri February 3, 2012

Her father is from Brooklyn, and her mother is from Rhode Island. Senior Sammi Bell’s Super Bowl game won’t just consist of hats and jerseys painted in one team’s uniform colors, nor will cheers...

art by Theresa Whang

Electric dance club brings back disco fever

Avantika Khatri December 13, 2011

Dubstep reverberated through the small space, bodies swayed to the grimy music and arms flailed with the music’s beat. Such was senior Jordon McGaughey’s first experience at Dirty Disco Dance Party,...

Art website open to students

Art website open to students

Avantika Khatri November 30, 2011

Today IITS removed Tumblr from blocked websites. Journalism adviser for The Rock Robin Stover made the request to unblock the site after her student artists mentioned its absence. Senior Kelly Brucks,...

4 arrests made in shooting near RBHS

4 arrests made in shooting near RBHS

Avantika Khatri November 22, 2011

A RBHS student's car was hit as a result of the shooting on Monday. The student said the shots sounded like firecrackers going off or bricks being dropped. The license plate has been altered to protect...

Shots fired near north parking lot

Shots fired near north parking lot

Sami Pathan November 21, 2011

Administrators placed Rock Bridge High School and Columbia Area Career Center on an external lock down during fourth hour today as a result of shots fired from a car near the north parking lot at 1:15...

Junior David Wang practices with the band. Wang has moved past the district level the past two years, nabbing first chair percussion at the state level both years. Photo by Asa Lory.

Musicians compete for All-District band, All-District jazz band

Avantika Khatri November 12, 2011

Today RBHS band left for Moberly, Mo. to compete in All-District band and All-District jazz band auditions.  A few hours after performing, participants found out whether they made it into either band....

Color guard generates security, confidence

Color guard generates security, confidence

Avantika Khatri October 28, 2011

When sophomore Jake Phillips first came out of the closet at the end of seventh grade, he lost many of his “friends,” and his par­ents struggled to understand. At that point he could have retreated...

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