The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

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Grades, scores create heavy weight for students

Audrey Novinger January 7, 2020

Each semester ends with the arrival of a fateful white envelope concealing a grade report in the mail. Some celebrate its contents while others grimace as they tear open the seal. Although senior Ansley...

Junior Quinn Tyler fidgets with her hair while working on homework, one way she reduces anxiety from classwork and school pressures. Photo by Ana Manzano.

Students use habits to cope with pressure

Anjali Noel Ramesh November 15, 2019
The quiet tap of a foot on the carpet floor or the quick movements of students shifting in their seats reveals a few ways students release pent-up energy during first hour. The classroom is humming with noise, the shuffling feet on the carpet and flipping papers contribute to the hum of background noise. These motions are not completely aimless, as they pertain to the feeling of minor agitation, also known as nervousness. 
Simulation Theory, a journey of virtual self discovery

‘Simulation Theory,’ a journey of virtual self discovery

Will Napier November 13, 2018
The British supergroup Muse released their eighth studio album Simulation Theory, Nov. 9
Valentines Day creates teenage pressures

Valentine’s Day creates teenage pressures

Faaris Khan February 15, 2018
While the concept of Valentine’s Day itself is simple, the experience can be different for couples of varying ages.
Dealing with final exam stress

Dealing with final exam stress

Ben Yelton May 20, 2016

  Final exams are where it all happens. It is the final 100m where all of the materials the students have been studying the whole semester come together into one test. It is also where all of the...

The pressure of perfection

The pressure of perfection

Humera Lodhi April 12, 2015

Students struggle with maintaining exemplary academics Every day of the fall semester, senior Minna Oba drifted off to sleep around 2:00 in the morning after hours of studying. After a few hours of restless...

Cheaters take the lead

Cheaters take the lead

Ross Parks December 16, 2013

Though cheating may be the worry of many educators and students, the strange fact is, it is not all that rare. According to www.stanford.edu, cheating is defined as, “representing someone else’s work...

Photo illustration by Asa Lori

Teen feels pressure to be in a relationship

Urmilla Kuttikad October 22, 2012

The pressure to be in a relationship manifests at such a young age. At first, it’s so subtle we don’t even notice the pressure. We mistake the feeling for disgust toward the opposite sex, which in...

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