Day 43

Bailey Stover • April 29, 2020

During her 43rd day of social distancing, senior Bailey Stover took a nap, worked on college application materials and played cards with her family.

Astronomy teacher reflects on black hole’s significance

Katie Whaley • April 18, 2019

Beltz explains what the first image of a black hole reveals.

An Impactful Life Ep. 2 – Teachers. Are. Powerful.

Matthew Burns • December 16, 2018

Finding the fire

Anna Xu • October 16, 2018

Through years of practice, senior Henry Huang became a nationally recognized musician, loosing and rediscovering his passion along the way.

Teacher salary schedules revised for next fall

Anna Xu • May 21, 2018

Columbia Public Schools is scheduled to face change in teacher salary schedules starting in the fall. After the CMNEA (Columbia Missouri National Education Association) salary committee approved the alterations,...

An oldie but a goodie

Courtney Bach • May 19, 2018

As the end of the year draws near, students say a goodbye to teachers and peers. Some won't be back in the fall; however, even for those who return, saying goodbye to teachers that have influenced them...

Student bias affects performance in the classroom

Grace Dorsey • April 8, 2018

Bias toward certain students, either explicit or implicit, is a behavior some instructors actively try to avoid expressing.

Class participation varies on students

Emily Oba • March 21, 2018

Some students hesitate to raise their hand because of fear of answering wrong or being unable to provide a response.

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.

School within a school system turns into new course to prevent high school dropouts

Ji-Sung Lee • September 29, 2016

With a vision to be the "best school district in the state," Columbia Public Schools (CPS) has tweaked and adjusted its methods to meet this goal since its beginnings. As the school board has adopted...

House Bill seeks to eliminate student favoritism in Missouri

Cam Fuller • March 9, 2016

Although many students pick favorite teachers, it is taboo for teachers to pick favorite students. A new bill could hinder the latter from occurring.

CPS discusses bomb threat policy

Elad Gov-Ari • February 9, 2016

School bomb threats have grabbed the nation's attention, and rightfully so. In order to protect its students, CPS is developing a policy to respond to a potential bomb situation.