Students discuss Internet safety
March 9, 2010 • George Suchy, staff reporter
Filed under Local News, News
On March 2nd during an extended second period students were shown three videos concerning internet safety. The first one was an informative piece hosted by Larry Magid and dealt with privacy settings on Facebook. The second was a video dealing with keeping online passwords safe, while the third was about... Read more »
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Bulldogs take the plunge
March 9, 2010 • Kate Abbatacola, Content Editor
Filed under Local News, News, Top Stories
On February 27th, 17 RB students took the plunge into the chilly waters of Lake Michigan to raise money for the Special Olympics. After facing the disappointment of the event’s cancellation last year due to dangerous waters, RB’s participants were excited to have this opportunity. “The Polar... Read more »
Mathletes head to nationals
March 2, 2010 • Rachel Sammons, staff-reporter
Filed under Local News, News
“I really like being a mathlete!” exclaims Marcy Rodriguez, a participant in the Freshman/Sophomore 8-person team of Riverside-Brookfield High School’s math team. Just after competing in the ICTM Regionals at Concordia University on February 20th, RB’s mathletes are on their way to nationals... Read more »
Chess Team takes 21st in State, ends successful season
March 2, 2010 • Bradley Wilson, Media Manager
Filed under Local News, News
The RB Chess Team competed at the IHSA State Competition in Peoria, to much success. As a team, RB took 21st in state out of the130 high schools that competed at the tournament. Unlike most other IHSA State competitions, there is only one division for Chess, meaning that all sizes of schools are competing... Read more »
The Wild West Turnabout
February 28, 2010 • Madison Powers, staff reporter
Filed under Local News, News
On Saturday February 20th, hundreds of student showed up for the annual turnabout dance. The gym was filled with students all dancing the songs the DJ was playing. The Dj played everything from “Cupid’s Shuffle” to “Soulja Boy”. They also played many songs to go along with the Wild Wild West... Read more »
Administration cracks down on bullying
February 23, 2010 • Brian Wilson, Layout Manager
Filed under Local News, News
Most schools in the country have reports of bullying each year, unfortunately RB is no exception. 15% of kids report being bullied “frequently” across the country annually. Bullying is believed to be responsible for fueling a number of school shootings and violence in schools generally. Gender also... Read more »
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MUNUC XXII attracts students worldwide
February 9, 2010 • Rigo Reyes, Design Editor
Filed under Local News, News
On February 4th, students in RB’s Model United Nations club attended the Model United Nations of the University of Chicago conference (MUNUC) at the Palmer House Hilton at downtown Chicago. This year marked the 22nd year of the conference and RB participants had been eagerly anticipating the conference. MUNUC... Read more »
Speech Team has succesful showing at Regional Tournament
February 9, 2010 • Bradley Wilson, Media Manager
Filed under Local News, News, Uncategorized
On Saturday, February 6th 2010, members of the RBHS speech team attended their regional tournament at Hinsdale Central High School in hopes of continuing on in their season, with ultimate hopes of having a strong showing at the statewide level. As a team, the students took fourth place out of eleven... Read more »
New principal selected
February 9, 2010 • Danielle Sanchez, staff-reporter
Filed under Local News, News
Having gone for months into the school year without a principal, RB has finally come to make a decision as to who is to fill this position. A board meeting took place on Tuesday, February 2nd, in which the final choice was reached. In the end, there were three finalists that Interim Superintendent David... Read more »
Scholastic Bowl wins conference
January 4, 2010 • David Maslowski, Web-Editor
Filed under Local News, News
On Saturday December 12, the RB Scholastic Bowl team got on a bus at seven in the morning and headed down to Wheaton Academy to play in the Metro Suburban Conference Tournament. Riverside Brookfield’s Team went into the tournament with a record of 7-1. Scholastic Bowl is an academic competition where... Read more »
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