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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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That’s debatable: Should CPS require P.E. credits?

Multiple Authors March 23, 2020
The requirement for physical education credits in order for high school schoolers to graduate has sparked debate about whether or not it is necessary.
Kinesiology, biology teacher elevates and energizes health awareness

Kinesiology, biology teacher elevates and energizes health awareness

Grace Dorsey February 2, 2018
Amy McKenzie, who has been an RBHS teacher for 10 years, has led many initiatives and projects in the name of fitness. Her activities have included anything from organizing preparation for a 5K to arranging walls of note cards describing what makes students happy.
Aerial yoga: art and athleticism together

Aerial yoga: art and athleticism together

Grace Dorsey November 7, 2017
From pilates to zumba, new fitness crazes are constantly emerging. Most recently, aerial yoga offers participants anything from an occasional stretch to a career in entertainment, depending on the skill-level and time commitment.
Photo credit to Lee Jin-man / AP

2016 Rio Olympic Games leave lasting impact

Faaris Khan October 3, 2016
Although the 2016 Rio Olympic Games ended over a month ago, they have continued to have a long-lasting athletic impact on aspiring athletes.
Yoga works to connect the mind with the body

Yoga works to connect the mind with the body

Grace Dorsey May 24, 2016

It’s 9 a.m. on a Saturday. Guidance counselor Leslie Kersha walks around her yoga class, directing yogis with patience and skill refined over 16 years of instruction. She takes care to pay attention...

Feature photo illustration by Cassi Viox

How to get fit and healthy this winter

Faaris Khan December 24, 2015
With the 2015-16 winter season here and New Year 2016 right around the corner, there's no better time to begin a fitness or exercise regimen to get your dream body. Click here to find out how you can do so.
photo by Sury Rawat.

Students find it difficult to juggle health and a busy schedule

Grace Vance October 27, 2014

School is one of teenagers first priorities, providing education, but also consuming countless hours studying, memorizing and testing. Although schooling is most often the focus of success, health seems...

Photo by Bri Arnett

Health Brief: Study shows correlation between young adult fitness and cognition later in life

Anna Wright May 8, 2014

Younger adults who exercise more frequently will likely experience improved brain function and cognition in their later years, a new study suggests. The study, conducted at The University of Minnesota...

Confectionary holidays prove detrimental to healthy diets

Confectionary holidays prove detrimental to healthy diets

Ross Parks November 1, 2013

Halloween is just the beginning of the many banquets offered up by the holiday season. However, in terms of health and the theme of the holidays, it’s by far the scariest. It is a time given to the sole...

Teen explores unconventional yoga studios around Columbia

Teen explores unconventional yoga studios around Columbia

Julia Schaller January 31, 2013

Hot yoga is for the courageous. Flow yoga is for the flexible. Sunrise yoga is for the stressed. To get a feel for the different yoga studios around Columbia’s community, I decided to stretch myself...

A walk through the new gym

A walk through the new gym

Urmilla Kuttikad December 19, 2012

The new RBHS gym opened for its first practice Monday, Dec. 17. Music provided by Daphne Yu Video by Urmila Kutikkad

Art by Paige Martin

Daring to step on moving stairs

Trisha Chaudhary November 15, 2012

After our first experience at Wilson's, we were eager to go back. But among homework, clubs, jobs and the desire for sleep, we were struggling to find any time in our busy schedules to actually work...

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