The RBHS counseling department will hold a course fair virtually on Zoom Jan. 25 from 5:30 to 7:00pm. The event aims to help students choose their classes for the upcoming year. Each department will have their own Zoom where students and parents can ask questions. Counselor Carrie Mckee said it is important for all students to attend the fair to better understand the available courses.

In a recent update, the College Board and American Testing Company canceled their respective standardized tests for April and May.

University of Missouri ⁠— Columbia developmental psychologist Dr. Amanda Rose and her PhD student Sarah Borowski have explored the relationship between physiological reactions and certain behaviors in adolescent friendships through Borowski’s dissertation study.

A tent set next to the Planetarium entices seniors with its decorative display of college flags and other memorabilia such as t-shirts and pencils. The canopy is the most recent in a long list of opportunities guidance counselors have given to seniors to help them plan and submit their college applications. Students were able to receive T-shirts and other college items from the awning if they finished college applications there.