Should we turn off the lights in the RB bathrooms?
June 4, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
There are many awkward decisions and situations you have to face when you find yourself in a public bathroom: which stall to use, what’s clean and what’s not, whether or not to touch the faucet, if you should risk using the super-loud hand dryers, and the terrifying instant flush. But what about... Read more »
New fees proposed to ease budget woes
May 25, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
During the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 11, an initial presentation was made on proposed increases in school fees. For the 2010-11 school year, the Board is considering increases in fees for registration, student parking, and driver education. They may also be creating fees for athletics... Read more »
Time for some Spring greening
May 14, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
YES! It’s that exciting moment we’ve all been waiting for: Spring has sprung! I don’t know about you, but everything looks so vibrant and alive outside. In my opinion, staying “green” is much easier when everything is green outside. The weather is nice, and we spend more time outside, and run... Read more »
RB re–certified as “quality high school”
May 11, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
On April 26, 2010, RB was visited by an on-site review team from the North Central Association on Accreditation and School Improvement, who, after walking around the school all day observing the administration, faculty, learning atmosphere, and new building, fully accredited the school, meaning it is... 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 »
Students receive safety warning
April 16, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Interim Superintendent David Bonnette issued a safety alert to students and parents warning about the presence of suspicious persons in the Cook County area and of a threatening letter received by the school that caused extra concern for student safety at RB. Two separate incidents... Read more »
Students compete in Solo Contest
March 15, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
On Saturday, March 6, RB students competing in the IHSA solo and Ensemble Contest met at Reavis High School for a day-long music competition. Students from RB Band, Choir, and Orchestra, as well as other schools in the IHSA district were all there to play solos or in ensembles for a judge and receive... Read more »
Staying green through the cold
February 1, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
As we are well aware by now, winter is upon us. Unfortunately, we have reached the point when the holiday fun has faded away and we’re still stuck in the cold. This winter, why not become environmentally conscious? I know it’s not as easy to picture the effects your actions have when everything... Read more »
Go get green
December 17, 2009 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
Let’s face it – “going green” is a phrase that most of us have heard before. I know I’ve bought into the craze – there are reusable water bottles all over my house, I LOVE shopping at Whole Foods, my entire family brings our own cloth bags to stores when we shop, and I try not to purchase... Read more »
Students use Independent Study class to provide international loans to the poor
October 29, 2009 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
Alex Wilson, Charlie Rock, and Eric Din are doing some extraordinary homework in their independent study of Microfinance. The three RB seniors, along with their teacher Whitney Carlson, are taking on a giant task – raising 10,000 dollars for a microloan program, Opportunity International, which helps... Read more »
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