Canoe trip brings students closer to nature
February 22, 2010 • Madison Powers, staff-reporter
Filed under Features
Every year, the SEE team at RBHS goes on a trip down to New Orleans where students actively work to help restore wetlands. This year however, SEE team coordinators are planning on going on a trip to Minnesota where they will be embarking on a canoe expedition. This canoe trip will last for a... Read more »
Student Initiates Haiti Relief Effort
February 11, 2010 • Kate Abbatacola, Content Editor
Filed under Features
After catastrophe struck Haiti, many organizations sprang into action to provide relief for the people affected by the hurricane. One RB senior decided to join in on the cause, proving that one person really can make a difference. “When I heard what happened, I was inspired to help,” said senior... Read more »
Staying green through the cold
February 1, 2010 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
Filed under Features
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 »
A new hope for Haiti
January 31, 2010 • Joe Sauer, Opinion Manager
Filed under Features
Deaths, destruction, and now hope. Since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti this is what has been going on. The death toll in Port-Au-Prince alone has reached 150,000 people. Hundreds of thousands are homeless. There is a glimmer of hope for Haiti though; organizations all around the globe are providing... Read more »
Winter art show debuts
January 20, 2010 • Danielle Sanchez, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features
On Thursday January 7, RB held its annual winter art show. This show featured art pieces from photo classes, ceramics, drawing, and painting. More than 150 people attended the event to see the work of RB artists. Zoe Steinberg, 1st place Digital Imaging Q: What inspired you to make this piece? A: It... Read more »
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Arcade building transformation
January 7, 2010 • Danielle Sanchez, staff reporter
Filed under Features
Hundreds of Riverside residents and students were able to see these murals upon the building in the Holiday Stroll. The Arcade building now outwardly symbolizes the town of Riverside and its history. The old boarded up building has now transformed into a colorful and truly unique work of art. No... Read more »
Waubansee Woods workday
January 4, 2010 • Madison Powers, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features
Saving the environment has been a huge concern for many students at RB. Ecology Club is an organization composed of students who want to give their time and effort to help the environment. This club usually goes out to local wooded areas and works to remove invasive species currently choking out the... Read more »
“A-Listers” come to RB
December 23, 2009 • Ryan Chodora, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features
Over the month of December, RBTV students were all required to participate in RBTV’s hit show “The A-List.” The A-list consists of a student interviewing a relatively famous person in the Chicago land area with name recognition. Every advance television production student has the responsibility... Read more »
Unfriend: 2009 Word of the Year
December 23, 2009 • Bradley Wilson, Media Manager
Filed under Columns, Features, Opinion
Unfriend: to remove someone as a “friend” on a social networking site such as Facebook. I’m sure most high school students have at least some familiarity with the word unfriend, as it is becoming an idea that is increasingly apparent in the online world. The reason that this word is particularly... Read more »
Go get green
December 17, 2009 • Megan Welch, Features Manager
Filed under Features
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 »
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