Next year’s exec board will bring new ideas to SA
May 11, 2012 • Rebecca Rusiecki, Staff Reporter
With daunting financial problems looming on the horizon, next year’s Student Association Executive Board will face many challenges, but also great opportunities to improve RB. Speeches by the officers were given on April 30th; elections for the two contested positions, secretary and treasurer, were... Read more »
35 RB students rub shoulders with Mayor Emanuel, Jimmy Carter, and more
April 30, 2012 • Madison Powers, Web Editor
On April 23, 2012, thirty five RB students and five staff members attended the Nobel Peace Laureates Summit at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Forum Center. The summit was titled “Speak Up, Speak Out for Freedom and Rights.” RB was lucky enough to be among the few schools invited, which... Read more »
Board approves plans for clubs, athletics
April 11, 2012 • Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
On Tuesday, April 10th, the School Board held their monthly meeting with a slew of important budget decisions looming. The board voted on and approved a proposal from Athletic Director Art Ostrow that will return all existing sports teams, including several that were previously thought to be on the chopping... Read more »
Feed author Anderson visiting RB’s freshmen on April 9
April 5, 2012 • Renee Miedlar, Public Relations Editor
On April 9th, MT Anderson, author of the novel Feed, will be visiting RB to discuss his book with freshmen and former SEE team members. A select number of students will also be able to join him for a special breakfast during first period in the Alumni Lounge. Though the breakfast is only available for... Read more »
We turned around and Turnabout was gone
April 3, 2012 • Alleigh VandeMerkt, Editor-in-Chief
This year the Student Association had to pull the plug on the Turnabout dance. The Turnabout dance is a tradition at RB where girls ask the boys to the dance. The dance usually takes place around Valentine’s Day in the RB gymnasium. The dance has had a long tradition at RB, often prompting the... Read more »
Class size: how big is too big?
March 20, 2012 • Isabel Pena and Taylor Owen, Staff Reporters
It’s the middle of the day, and all around the school, classrooms are filled with students, teachers are tripping over backpacks or yelling over the disruptive kids and trying to get on with the lessons they are trying to teach. Meanwhile, students are going with their questions unanswered. Is this... Read more »
Yearbook sponsor Lopez, Fine Arts Department Chair Gehl among 16 teachers facing RIFs
March 16, 2012 • Alleigh VandeMerkt, Editor-in-Chief
At the Tuesday, March 13th school board meeting, the board formally announced its RIFs (Reduction in Force) for the upcoming school year. When a teacher is “riffed,” it means that the school has let them know that they will not have employment next year due to budgetary rather than performance... Read more »
Skinkis’ budget recommendations include cutting 10+ teachers
March 13, 2012 • Katie Maxwell, Media Editor
On Tuesday, February 14th, Superintendent Dr. Kevin Skinkis revealed his recommendations to the school board to combat RB’s $1.6 million budget crisis. Skinkis began by updating the board on what Board President Matt Sinde, Principal Pam Bylsma, and he had been doing to address this issue. They... Read more »
Abe Lincoln reading program nets Cabaj $500 award
March 12, 2012 • Jeffrey Krikie, Staff Reporter
On January 18th, teacher Allison Cabaj won the M.A.E. award. M.A.E. stands for the Margaret A. Edwards Award. This award was a nationwide award. Cabaj was one of many to send in an application. There were many applications sent in from other librarians from all over the United States. “I didn’t... Read more »
New school board, one year later
March 9, 2012 • Rebecca Rusiecki, Staff Reporter
From swearing in four new members, to approving the 2011-2012 budget, RB’s current school board has had a very eventful year. In April of 2011, Garry Gryczan, Laura Hruska, John Keen and Tim Walsh were all elected to the school board, representing a majority of the seven-member board. In addition... Read more »
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