Kirby Joins Administrative Staff
October 28, 2009 • Jordan Campagna
Filed under News
One of the many administrative changes this year includes new assistant principal is Synthia Kirby. Kirby grew up in Durant, Oklahoma and now lives in Henrietta, Texas. In college, she got an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Health and Physical Education. She earned her graduate... Read more »
Lip Synch delivers strong performance
October 27, 2009 • Danielle Adams
Filed under A&E, Opinion
Lip Synch, an 11-year tradition held only by Rider, once again brought down the house on three separate occasions with its mix of intense and emotional pieces. Though one would expect every song in Lip Synch to exceed expectations, some fell flat and left me searching for the point of that torturing... Read more »
Food Drive Kicks Off
October 21, 2009 • Daren Lunsford
Filed under News
This year the food bank is running dangerously low on supplies and needs help. Enter Student Council. Starting now until Nov. 11, fifth period classes will be accepting donations of canned meats, vegetables, fruits and dry goods. And classes participating that raise over 1000 lbs in donations will receive... Read more »
Underground Dressup Days Destroy Tradition
October 21, 2009 • Kelsi Kotulan
Filed under Opinion
A group of students at Rider decided to hold a top-secret meeting to come up with alternative dress up days than the ones that the cheerleaders already came up with to give the students more of a variety. For example, instead of dressing like a cowboy for Roundup, the underground idea was to dress up... Read more »
Yearbooks on sale
October 9, 2009
Filed under News
Yearbooks are on sale now in the newsroom or online on the Rider website. Read More →
Asked & Answered
October 9, 2009 • Brittany Wood & Leslie Trejo
Filed under Opinion
Hello Raiders! We are here to introduce you to the new advice column. Write a question on a piece of notebook paper and drop it in one of the advice boxes. These are located in the ROHO Depot (black and gold box) and the counselor’s office (pink Hawaiian box). We will be checking these weekly and posting... Read more »
Open Campus Possible For Rider’s Future
October 9, 2009 • Nicole Mercadante
Filed under News
Every day for lunch, kids hurry to their cars so they can fill up on fast food. This year there has been quite the buzz on Rider having an open or closed lunch. Where the rumor started, no one knows, but whether students do or do not leave for lunch, Rider is still a closed campus. However, that could... Read more »
One Team, One Goal
October 9, 2009
Filed under Sports
After a shaky start, the varsity football team looks forward to a strong season as they rely on the leadership of the seniors. “[I’m looking forward to] a district championship and a state championship,” Coach James Garfield said. “[And] kids playing hard and doing what is right all the time.” Rider... Read more »
Varsity Volleyball
October 8, 2009 • Monica Mathieu
Filed under Sports
Coming together as a family, the varsity volleyball team hopes to be successful in the 2009-2010 season. Members of the team feels that they are doing well because they are functioning as a whole. “We’re really close as a team and we’re playing our hardest,” Sophomore Cadyn Laing... Read more »
Cross Country
October 8, 2009 • Monica Mathieu
Filed under Sports
Chris Anderson is leading the boys’ cross country team with a time of 17:24, Darryl Neal follows with a time of 19:02, and Aaron Kurtz comes in third at Rider with a time of 19:14. The team places third at the Perkins Scout Camp and 11th at Marcus I International. “I believe this team has... Read more »
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