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Day 99

Day 99

Bailey Stover June 24, 2020
Senior Bailey Stover spent her 99th day of social distancing talking with her academic advisor, going for a walk with her mom and watching "Chuck."
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Americans need linguistic diversity

George Frey April 25, 2019
Language. The essence of humanity and arguably what sets us apart from animals. The many different facets of language--speaking, writing and reading--are vital to most cultures. Both written and unwritten, Romance or Germanic, languages are spoken by a wide range of people around the globe.
Personal finance needs a follow up course

Personal finance needs a follow up course

Ethan Hayes March 3, 2019
Monetary responsibility is more than putting five out of your $20 monthly allowance, at least that’s what I learned in summer school when I took Personal Finance. It’s one of the few things I remember from that class. It’s a great course that actually gives students valuable information and real world skills that young people need in adult life. The teacher I had was knowledgeable about financing and money. I had friends around me who made the subject fun to study and participate in. To my surprise, I enjoyed the content. There was something about preparing to be a grown-up that enticed me.
AVID coordinator Lisa Holt talks with a student. To pick up an AVID application form, go to her room (249) located in the North Commons or talk to your guidance counselor. Photo by Anna Xu

Students can apply for AVID to learn discipline, other skills

Anna Xu January 29, 2019

Incoming freshmen, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to join Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) next school year. To join, students must put AVID on course request form as well as pick...

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on Wednesday’s weather

Ji-Sung Lee January 28, 2019
Students voice their opinion on Wednesday's weather and the school schedule
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Students fundraise for Peña Blanca Sponsorship

Ji-Sung Lee January 25, 2019
Students in Spanish classes and members of Spanish club are fundraising for the Peña Blanca Sponsorship.
Junior James Glaser works in physics teacher Malcolm Smiths room during his teacher assistant time. Photo by Anna Xu

Teacher assistant removed as enrollment option

Anna Xu January 24, 2019

The 2019-20 school year will see many revisions to credit opportunities, said director of counselling Betsy Jones. A major change is the elimination of teachers assistants, something that Jones does not...

Now you’re talking: Classroom staple strikes issue with students

Now you’re talking: Classroom staple strikes issue with students

Multiple Authors October 29, 2018
In September, American adolescents took to Twitter to demand changes in classrooms to reduce anxiety producing projects. They posted many tweets insisting teachers abolish classroom presentations, as public speaking causes students with anxiety too much stress and nervousness and grading them on their presentations skills is unfair.
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AP World needs modification, not division

The Rock and Bearing News Staff October 18, 2018

With the College Board’s coming upheaval of the Advanced Placement (AP) World History, this year’s freshmen and every class after may miss out on decades of history education. This past summer, the...

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Math fosters independent minds

Anna Xu October 15, 2018
While math enhances the judgment of a person as a whole, it is also helpful to a majority of careers.
American students should not take education for granted

American students should not take education for granted

Katie Whaley September 26, 2018
Students in the United States should not take their education for granted.
Lisa Geyer and Eryn Puett talk in the Counseling Office

Level changes open in student schedules Sept. 4

Anna Xu September 4, 2018
Starting today, Sept 4, students are allowed to make level changes in their schedules.
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