Every Student Has a Story
February 2, 2012 • Madison Powers and Staff, Web Editor
The Clarion is proud to present “Every Student Has a Story” – an evolving, interactive feature site to chronicle what makes Riverside Brookfield High School unique – the human beings involved in it. Look for more students (and staff, parents, community members) to be added as... Read more »
Goldberg, Specht, and McOlgan choose early retirement
January 30, 2012 • Rebecca Rusiecki and Isabel Pena, Staff Reporters
In a continuing effort to balance the budget, District 208 will be paying $25,000 early retirement bonuses to veteran teachers Jan Goldberg, Bruce Specht, and Kevin McOlgan at the end of this school year. The move should save the district approximately $300,000 next year. Clarion took the time to... Read more »
Shenanigans bringing Uncle Dayton to students
January 17, 2012 • Taylor Owen, Staff Reporter
Everyone is awaiting the upcoming Shenanigan’s show “My Uncle Dayton”, being performed on January 20th and 21st. This comical improvisational group has made the students at RB literally laugh at loud. Junior James Landahl said, “’My Uncle Dayton’ is the story of a sloppy uncle with lots of... Read more »
Q&A: Mystery author Michael Harvey
December 21, 2011 • Jerry Losos, Staff Reporter
English teacher Larry Forberg had a chance to bring in Chicago-area mystery writer and journalist Michael Harvey to speak with his students. Harvey’s debut novel was The Chicago Way. His most recent published novel is We All Fall Down. Clarion was there to videotape his talk with students. Read More →
30 Days, 50,000 Words with NaNoWriMo
December 14, 2011 • Rebecca Rusiecki, Staff Reporter
This past November, seven students participated in the National Novel Writing Month, commonly called NaNoWriMo. Thousands of people worldwide participate each year. This is the first year the program was a part of RB. “The goal of NaNoWriMo was really just to have fun,” said Bridget Wilmot, who organized... Read more »
No home sweet home
December 14, 2011 • Isabel Pena, Staff Reporter
Homelessness is not a word typically associated with Riverside Brookfield High School. However, as the economy continues to worsen, the number of homeless students at RB continues to rise. According to Christine Sutton, the Homeless Education Liaison for RB, homeless students weren’t even on the school’s... Read more »
Follow the Freshman 5: Part 2
December 7, 2011 • Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
They’re back! No, not Jamba Juice, the freshmen that Clarion interviewed about their goals. In this second interview of the series, we find out if they are achieving their goals, or if their goals are getting the better of them. Nick Jepson Nick Jepson is a bright, already committed student who is... Read more »
Q&A: Turk, Sisson represent RB as veterans
November 22, 2011 • Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
Instead of taking the day off, RB has made a tradition of hosting Veteran’s Day assembly each year. Many veterans come and are celebrated and thanked by students, teachers, and each other. Clarion interviewed Kevin Turk, a Western Civilization and Global Studies teacher here at RB, and William Sisson,... Read more »
Students make their own “slow” fast food
November 16, 2011 • Kate Alaks
On November 9th and 10th, English teacher Cherise Lopez’s third period American Literature class wasn’t in their normal classroom. Instead they were in the foods lab, making their own Egg McMuffins. This activity was designed to show students how cooking their own food can be easy and healthier than... Read more »
Q&A: Has this been a tough job, Dr. Skinkis?
November 16, 2011 • Danielle Sanchez, Content Editor
Dr. Kevin Skinkis has now been RB’s superintendent for almost a semester. He has faced a number of challenges, including a divided school board with four newly elected members, the financial aftermath of a failed referendum campaign, on top of simply the experience of being a new chief administrator. Clarion... Read more »
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