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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

Rising sophomores to lose AUT period

Rising sophomores to lose AUT period

Katie Topouria May 16, 2015

Plans for RBHS’ next school year have been starting to shift and change. Alternating Unassigned Time (AUT) is a free period that sophomores through seniors have been able to put in their schedule this...

Change with the Times

Change with the Times

Emily Franke April 28, 2015

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Bruin Block to end for 2015-16 school year

Bruin Block to end for 2015-16 school year

Caylea Ray March 20, 2015

After inviting students to an after school meeting Monday, March 16 and holding teacher forums for two days the week before and talking with PTSA members, Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, RBHS principal, announced...

Bruin Block forum sparks discussion

Bruin Block forum sparks discussion

Jenna Liu March 16, 2015

Today after school, RBHS principle Dr. Rukstad met with members of the student body to discuss their opinions of the current Bruin Block configuration, as well as suggestions for next year's format. Though...

Underclassmen visit booths in the Auxiliary Gym during their Bruin Block on Student Involvement Day earlier in the school year. Photo by Renata Poet-Williams

Bruin Block committee creates course fair

Grace Vance January 5, 2015

As a way to help students pick their courses, the Bruin Block committee has created the Bruin Block Course Fair, which will be Jan. 22. The committee’s goal was to make registration more personal to...

Bruin Block needs modification

Bruin Block needs modification

Abby Kempf October 16, 2014

[heading size="20" margin="0"]Common interest groups could boost engagement[/heading] Walking through the hallways of RBHS, it would be hard not to run into a group of students gossiping about how much...

Lack of door decs reduces bonding experiences for lower classmen, takes away from RBHS environment

Lack of door decs reduces bonding experiences for lower classmen, takes away from RBHS environment

Renata Poet Williams September 15, 2014

[dropcap style="simple" size="5"]C[/dropcap]oming into high school, everyone wants to find somewhere to fit in, whether one wants to admit it or not. As a sophomore, I really didn’t know where I fit...

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...

Bruin block reaches the goal

Bruin block reaches the goal

Breana Williamson May 23, 2014

[dropcap style="flat" size="3"]B[/dropcap]ruin Blocks raised $850 the week of May 5. The Bruin Block that started it was a freshman class with the teachers Teresa Norton an Algebra teacher and Deborah...

Students participate in a Bruin Block activity.

Changes to next year’s schedule reduce frequency of bruin block, include more “like days”

Anna Wright March 23, 2014

The class schedule for next year will include various changes that staff members believe will benefit both teachers and students Administrators decided to reducing the number of days during which students...

Bruin Bites food drive gathers nonperishables for students in need

Bruin Bites food drive gathers nonperishables for students in need

Anna Wright March 20, 2014

One Bruin Block class is taking steps to make spring break a bit more enjoyable for students in the school community.  The class set up a booth in the main commons on Wednesday and will be accepting...

Bruin Block Olympics pump up Courtwarming spirit

Bruin Block Olympics pump up Courtwarming spirit

Emily Franke February 23, 2014

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, and Thursday, Feb. 20 leading up to the Courtwarming game and dance, Bruin Blocks competed in another round of competitions for this year’s Bruin Block Olympics. Team Reed’s freshmen...

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