High school graduation requirements in Missouri prevent students from reaching their full potential. Students spend four years working through the 24 credits, six a year. The number isn’t so absurd…
Service to the community is something RBHS does well. For example, Rock Bridge Reaches Out has yearlong projects that benefit the community, and RBRO’s sheer size displays the willingness of…
A jury has sentenced Kraig Kahler to death because of his actions in killing his two daughters, estranged wife and her mother. On Oct. 11 a judge will determine whether…
Harrowing heat, sinister sock tans and the first alarm-clock-mornings of the summer mark the beginning of August. Around the country, grudgingly enthusiastic teenagers trudge out onto football fields for hours…
Forty minutes after the class of 2011 graduated from Joplin High School, a deadly EF5 tornado tore through Joplin at 5:40 p.m. May 22, unleashing its wrath on everything in…
Getting up at 3:30 a.m., junior Emily Christensen packed sunglasses, put on tennis shoes and received a complementary face mask from a volunteer leader to start her Saturday morning. She…
The mob of fans tightens and convulses with cheers as their idol Michael Phelps approaches the stands to sign autographs. It’s Feb. 17, 2007 — the second night of the…
For their first day of school, most students got on their buses, into their cars, and on their bicycles to make the trek to school. But unlike them, senior Landon…
Junior Troy Guthrie reaheasres his lines for the upcoming musical “The Music Man” in the PAC. Photo by Halley Hollis As junior Troy Guthrie and his brother made the 1,744-…
Singing for fun: RBHS alumnus Austin Kolb plays his guitar for young children in Rwanda. Photo provided by Austin Kolb. Photo provided by Austin Kolb Austin Kolb and Ryan Rippel…
In the fictional movie The Punisher Frank Castle dangles a captured man from the ceiling by his ankles. Trying to get information out of the man, Castle uses the torture…
The rivalry between RBHS and HHS is epitomized each year when the two schools contend for the Providence Bowl title. On Aug. 26 this tradition continued. On one side of Faurot…
As the sun set on Nov. 8, 2003, people of Alden, Ill. saw an object two to three football fields long sprawled across the sky. The citizens of the town…
For junior Carah Aufdemberge, life was like a dream. A bad dream. The doctor’s diagnosis of her mother’s cancer turned her teenage years upside-down. Her mom, Carla, “was always so…
Carol Sun, RBHS 2011 alumnus, filled his life with spontaneity. So it is fitting that he did not give anyone much notice that he would be leaving. After just two…
On Sat. Sept. 17, when it was pitch black outside and most students were sprawled over their beds snoring, choir students dragged themselves out of their sheets, attempted to at…
Last year was bittersweet for cross country. The boys finished a school record second at the state meet, but Lee Summit North beat RBHS by 23 points. However, this year the…
After months of five-hour-a-day practices in the summer sun, the girls’ tennis team feels prepared to crush their competition. Following last year’s win at state and a long tradition of…
The girls’ volleyball team’s 2011 season has been full of new situations. New coaches, new ways to practice and almost a whole new team underscore a year that has been…
As the fall season approaches for competitive Columbia swimmers, they have the opportunity to swim for their high school. In the past, many swimmers have denied this opportunity because…
The phrase ‘Boomtown’ pumped up the soccer players and fans last year, but with a new team came a new saying. Thanks to senior captain Matt Kelly, the boys now have…
As senior Kali Hall took one last glance at the scoreboard, she smiled. The RBHS junior varsity softball team had beaten varsity 9-1. Never had Hall smiled by looking at…
A boxer since the beginning of high school, senior Josh Powell is still hitting people, but this fall it’s on the gridiron. Accustomed to fighting guys in the ring, he…
Leading the girl’s golf team was senior Morgan Reimler’s goal. Playing golf since she was seven years old, Reimler had a continuous interest, but it wasn’t until her junior year…
Five minutes before the most important race of senior Diogo Ferreira’s life, it began to pour. Sitting in the bullpen, nerves overcame Ferreira. After a long wait, the race was…
The Devil Wears Prada is a metalcore band, a genre that involves a lot of screaming, growling, raging, and destroying. So it comes as no surprise that their new album,…
For a singer, Anthony Green talks a lot. Lead singer of Circa Survive, Green’s casual shout-outs in the middle of his performances only enhance the band’s personal feel. He invites,…
With a voice that relaxes, lyrics that excite and an atmosphere that will make her fans fall in love, Colbie Caillat is sure to bring a solid performance to Columbia.…
Even though the name “antebellum” suggests the band is something of the past, the music produced by Lady Antebellum in their third album, released Sept. 13, does indeed “Own…
As the smooth, melancholic tones of famed blues musician Taj Mahal and his trio echoed through Peace Park late Saturday night, a crowd of hundreds gathered to end yet another…
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