Bearing News

RBHS girls’ tennis advances to sectionals

Sophie Connell, Staff Writer • October 7, 2022

RBHS girls’ tennis played Hickman High School in the district finals Wednesday, Oct. 5. The district tournament took place at Bethel Park, with matches lasting from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. RBHS finished...

Emerald Regiment hosts first annual marching band festival

Sophie Connell, Staff Writer • October 3, 2022

The RBHS Emerald Regiment hosted a marching band festival Saturday, Oct. 1. The event spanned from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., with 12 schools participating in the competition. This was the first time RBHS...

Transphobia remains a pressing issue in the American education system

McKenna Parker, Staff Writer • September 30, 2022

Content Warning: Transphobia, suicide, anxiety, depression The 2015 National School Climate Survey sampled transgender youth across the nation to unveil that 75% of transgender middle school and high...

Student Council plans 50th anniversary homecoming

McKenna Parker, Staff Writer • September 27, 2022

RBHS homecoming will be held the night of Oct. 15 in the Main Gymnasium, following the home varsity football game Oct. 14. Student Council (StuCo) members and StuCo President Paige Sells organized the...

RBHS enforces changes to south parking lot entrance

McKenna Parker, Staff Writer • September 22, 2022

RBHS officials applied new changes regarding access to the south parking lot starting Sept. 14, prohibiting anyone from turning left into or out of the lot. The school implemented this shift to reduce...

Civics studies classes introduce students to politics

Josiah Anderson, Staff Writer • March 21, 2022

One of the key questions RBHS Civics Studies classes ask is “What makes an effective citizen?” From this question stems seemingly endless avenues of discovery, from researching the past to analyzing...

Counseling department to hold virtual course fair

Zay Yontz, Features Editor • January 25, 2022

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.

What song are you listening to?

Joan Kwon, Multimedia Editor • December 17, 2021

Student council president Haeam Lee and Op/Ed editor Allison Kim go around RBHS interviewing students on what songs they are listening to. What song are you listening to? Let us know in the...

Cross country fights for second place finish at Gans Creek Classic

Allison Kim • September 28, 2021

Stepping up to the line against a total of 64 other teams, RBHS cross country competed at the Gans Creek Classic on Saturday, Sept. 25, with second-place finishes for both the girls’ and boys' teams.

Virtual debate, argumentation through screens

Sarah Ding • January 3, 2021

Instead of loading onto a school bus and making the long drive to a tournament’s host school in cities such as St. Louis or Springfield, the RBHS Speech and Debate team has stayed right at home to compete. Tournaments are all held over National Speech and Debate Association Campus, an online platform for students to compete in, and Columbia Public School (CPS) allows students to use three of their high schools including RBHS, Hickman High School and Battle High School for internet and to be around their peers.

Birthdays on the web, isolation brings families together

Anjali Noel Ramesh • December 30, 2020

I have never been one to host extravagant birthday parties. The last one I can remember involved a massive, carefully constructed Barbie cake I devoured with my other five-year-old friends. I almost never celebrate my birthday with my family members, all of whom live outside of the United States.

Boys take home cross country title, girls get fourth in state championship

Shruti Gautam • November 10, 2020

[penci_text_block block_title_align="style-title-left" custom_markup_1=""]as the runners lined up on the grass, family members stood in marked boxes six feet apart in the grass, holding their place next...