The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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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

Political action, youth involvement necessary to protect environment

Political action, youth involvement necessary to protect environment

Bailey Stover April 10, 2020
Environmental advocates with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment and the Sierra Club express the urgent need for youth activists and political change to protect Earth's future.
Food in the guidance office.

Guidance department provides food to students

Rochita Ghosh October 15, 2015

Students throughout RBHS often complain of hunger, the pangs in their stomach distracting them from their work. To some students, this is a mere inconvenience, for they know this is temporary and they...

photo by Manal Salim

Minimum wage debate affects students

Jenna Liu April 16, 2015

A new hashtag is taking Twitter by storm. #Fightfor15 has trended worldwide throughout the day as hundreds of minimum wage workers across the country walk out on their jobs. Movement leaders have organized...

Societal stereotypes misconstrue homelessness

Societal stereotypes misconstrue homelessness

San Diego resident Deborah Bilkovic lives her life day to day. Being homeless, however, this wasn’t a lifestyle decision she had the leisure to make, but rather one she had to make. Bilkovic has a heart...

Poverty, economic inequality poses problem

Poverty, economic inequality poses problem

Jay Whang February 13, 2014

In 1964, after the death of John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood up on the capitol and declared war on poverty in the hopes of increasing the welfare state of Americans. According to the...

Lounging in the evening: A trio of homeless Columbia residents sit outside downtown on the corner of 9th and Cherry Street, waiting until night time, when one of the many homeless shelters will welcome them in to escape the growing chill of winter.

Homeless battle cold

Blake Becker December 21, 2012

Nov. 13, 2012. The day Herb Hursman became homeless. Living a life of hardship from his high school years to mid-60s, homelessness became an added burden to Hursman’s life. He had already endured an...

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...

art by Hyelee Won

Evidence of poverty in India creates newfound perspective

Urmilla Kuttikad October 26, 2012

India is starkly beautiful. The conventional hills and fields and rivers stud the countryside. But what makes India so gorgeous is the perilously tall hills wrapped in a patchwork blanket of red earth...

Crisis in Greece strikes at heart

Crisis in Greece strikes at heart

Maria Kalaitzandonakes August 21, 2012

Greece is an old country, full of ancient history and a rich legacy of civilization. However, the recent economic collapse has taken its toll on the nation and its people. Today in Greece, millions struggle...

‘These Birds Walk’ stumbles, ultimately soars

Brett Stover March 2, 2012

Poignantly depicting life inside Edhi Home, a place where orphans and runaways in Pakistan can stay, "These Birds Walk" is a work in progress. The documentary centers around Omar, a young boy who runs...

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