Art, Math clubs follow the road to reinstatement
January 31, 2012 • Renee Miedlar, Public Relations Editor
Due to the budgetary constraints that have impacted RB over this past school year, difficult decisions were made by the board concerning what clubs were to be funded and which were to be cut. Two of the cut clubs, Art Club and Math Club, have now recently restarted thanks to the school board’s decision... Read more »
Special Olympics at RB joins “Project Unify”
January 13, 2012 • Marisa Jensen, Staff Reporter
On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, Special Olympics hosted a basketball game against the rival Lyons Township Lions. What made this game notable is that it was one of the first pack the houses of the winter season, and it was very successful. Recently, the RB Special Olympics team earned recognition... Read more »
Meet the Winter Art Show artists
December 20, 2011 • Madison Powers
Clarion’s recent Winter Quarterly hard copy featured a two-page spread related to the art presented at the annual Winter Art Show. Take a closer look in color at some of these pieces of art and read quotes from the artists themselves in our slideshow gallery. Did you participate in the show? ... Read more »
APES students care for school of trout
December 19, 2011 • Kate Alaks, Staff Reporter
This year, AP Environmental Science teacher Jame Holt has an extra school in his classroom. A school of Brown trout, that is. From the end of November until the end of April, Holt will be caring for about 130 trout in a tank in his classroom. “I just thought that it would be a neat way for students... Read more »
Endangered amphibians meet Zoology students
December 14, 2011 • Ken Castle, Staff Reporter
On Friday December 9, 2011, Zoology classes at RB were visited by herpetologist Jaime McInerny. A herpetologist is someone who studies amphibians but can also study other species of animals as well. On his visit to RB, McInerny brought along live examples of different species of amphibians, some of... Read more »
Budget decisions prompt early registration
December 14, 2011 • Renee Miedlar, PR Editor
Typically school registration doesn’t take place until later in the year, but due to a desire to get an earlier handle on budgeting, the administration has decided to bump registration up to late November to early January. Each grade registers at a different period of time. This year juniors started... Read more »
RBEA says it’s willing to negotiate
December 9, 2011 • Kelly Kramer, A&E Manager
At a morning meeting on December 8th, the RBEA teachers’ union voted to allow its executive board members to begin discussions with the school board regarding modifying the teachers’ current contract. Union President Dave Monti said, “As with last year’s offer, the RBEA leadership felt it was... Read more »
What was better? A Month of Service or a Day?
December 9, 2011 • Kate Alaks, Staff Reporter
This October was the first year in six years that RB did not host its traditional Day of Service. Instead, the whole month became the Month of Service, and Bulldogs were encouraged to find volunteer opportunities in the community. According to Assistant Principal Tim Scanlon, part of the reason for... Read more »
Clubs look to boost enrollment at We Are RB
December 1, 2011 • William Voorhees, Staff Reporter
RB put on its annual We Are RB freshman open-house on 11/30 in the Main Gym. Incoming and prospective freshmen and their parents had a chance to walk around the gym, talking to club sponsors and athletics coaches about the opportunities their child might have at RB next year. Clarion was present to... Read more »
Telethon raises over $19,000 for RBEF grants
November 29, 2011 • Jeffrey Krikie, Staff Reporter
On Saturday, November 12, 2011, the RBTV and the RBEF hosted the annual telethon in the auditorium at RBHS. It ran from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The telethon started in 1987 and has been giving grants to schools since then. The telethon was broadcast on RBTV and they gave away gift certificates, graduation... Read more »
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