Reaction to the News: Zeman should have stayed
April 27, 2010 • Mark McDonagh, Staff Reporter
Let’s get it out of the way now: I played football for Otto Zeman. Most people will assume I hold a biased view before they even read this. I’m not writing this because he was my coach; I’m writing this because I believe the choice of the school board to remove him as athletic director was wrong. When... Read more »
Best Buddies Goes Hollywood
April 27, 2010 • Kate Abbatacola, Content Editor with Madison Powers, Staff Reporter
Best Buddies members walked the red carpet this past Saturday, April 17th, for the annual Best Buddies Prom. RBHS Best Buddies, along with the Best Buddies chapter from Oak Park River Forest, danced the night away and celebrated the closing of a notable year for Best Buddies. The prom took place at... Read more »
Orchesis Dance Company hard at work
April 27, 2010 • Bradley Wilson, Media Manager
Many of RB’s talented dancers have somewhat disappeared from the public eye over the last few months, as they are hard at work preparing for their culminating performance: the Orchesis Show. This year’s show, entitled “Synergy,” is being held on Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st. Tickets... Read more »
Kick Ass-Can it live up to the hype?
April 27, 2010 • George Suchy, staff reporter
This movie is Kick Ass, excuse my French, this movie is titled Kick Ass. The story comes from the 2008 marvel comic series Kick Ass. The story focuses on a New York City teenager, Dave Lizewski, and his attempt to become a real-life superhero. The Tagline for the series, “He doesn’t fly, he doesn’t... Read more »
Phil Mickelson “Masters” Another Major
April 26, 2010 • Mike Hansa, Staff Reporter
With the return of Tiger Woods at Augusta Golf Club for the 2010 Masters it was one of the most watched and anticipated golf events in history. With stars such as Phil Mickelson, Anthony Kim, returning champion Angel Cabrera and many more greats in the field it was going to be a battle to the finish. After... Read more »
Bulls down 2-0 after sneaking into playoffs
April 26, 2010 • Charlie Morrissey, News Manager
The Chicago Bulls were able to win their last two games of the season to edge into the playoffs. They sneaked past two playoff teams – the Bobcats and Celtics – to ensure the eighth and final playoff spot. The Toronto Raptors were left out of the playoffs by one game. The spot both teams... Read more »
Weighted GPA should require merit
April 26, 2010 • Bradley Wilson, Media Manager
The months of April and May, for many sophomores, juniors, and seniors, are major crunch months for AP classes. This generally means that those AP students looking to do well on their exams and forgo most of their social life, especially during the weekends, as the tests approach. However, there are... Read more »
Poetry “slams” library week
April 26, 2010 • Brian Wilson, Layout Manager
RB held this year’s annual poetry slam, Tuesday, April 13th. This year’s poetry slam fell on the second day of National Library Week. The date of national library week is set each year by the American Library Association (ALA). Every day of Library week was filled with library related events.... Read more »
Play N’ trade: Good Games, Great Times
April 26, 2010 • Anthony Scianna, Entertainment Manager
“Play N’ Trade” is a unique video game store that opened a few months ago but hasn’t gathered the interest and popularity it deserves. The Hodgkin located store is one of only sixteen in Illinois. The store’s focus is on everything video game related. The store sells videogames, game systems,... Read more »
RB Choir to include parents
April 26, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
When you walk downstairs in RB during the day and enter the music wing, you’ll see myriads of students with various instruments, singing many songs, and generally making lots of pleasant noise. However, on Tuesday nights this April and early May, if you go into the choir room you’ll find a different... Read more »
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