The Road to Victory: Football’s playoff run started with early wins
November 29, 2010 • Ashleigh Robinson
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“If we win, we’re in!” he yelled out to the field house, his voice stretching way back to the very last row of the stands, through several teens. His heart raced as he looked around the massive gym. In the stands, students were filled with Rider Spirit as they cupped their hands around their mouths,... Read more »
Raiders lock up second place in district and secure playoff berth with victory over Denton
November 23, 2010
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The Rider Raiders football team has secured a playoff spot and are headed to the 4A division 1 playoff bracket after a 56 to 2 victory over the Denton Broncos. With the win the Raiders have locked up second place regardless of the outcome of the crosstown rivalry with Old High. The Coyotes, whose playoff... Read more »
Lady Raiders raise thousands for breast cancer
November 23, 2010
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$7000. That’s how much money volleyball coach TiAda Radtke was able to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation after weeks of selling Think Pink shirts and silly bandz and other fundraisers prior to the Think Pink Game Oct. 12. Pink ribbons decorated the rails, and most spectators were wearing the... Read more »
Senior’s life changed when she recieved the news
November 23, 2010 • Paullyca Chhe
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It was summer and I was living it up. I was going into my seventh grade year and was worried about going to a bigger school, I never thought this could happen to me, it totally caught me off guard. It never occurred to me that my mom could possibly have cancer,” Haley Woolsey said. Haley was in her... Read more »
Teacher appreciates fundraising efforts
November 23, 2010 • Alex Adams
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After the news she’d just received, all she could do was sit and clutch the phone in her hand. She had had a mammogram the day before and was now being told she needed to see a surgeon. Kim Snodgrass, geometry teacher, couldn’t believe the phone call she had just received. She was getting called... Read more »
Junior learns about reptiles at Eco fair
November 22, 2010 • Erin Harman
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Wichita Falls Reptile Rescue’s founder Mike Comella has heard this question many times before. Little do people know that this rescue’s services are needed more often than not. From Red-Eared Slider turtle’s shells shattered to pieces by a car, to malnourished surrendered pets, and removal of suspicious... Read more »
Pritt follows footsteps of older sisters
November 22, 2010
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When senior Cortny Pritt found out she won Miss Raider, she couldn’t believe it. “It made me feel so awesome that the student body voted for me,” Pritt said. Laura Pritt, Cortny’s mother, was at the Round Up dance to support her. “When her name was announced, she was surprised and overwhelmed... Read more »
Senior spends time with homeless
November 22, 2010
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He walks into a room full of lonely faces, people struggling day to day. He jumps behind the counter and starts serving food. As soon as everyone has a plate, he takes a seat beside a young man and says hello, simply starting a conversation with someone he has never met, something he does every week. Blaine... Read more »
Longer deployment times leave family friends sad
November 22, 2010
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Junior Terin Ramsey knows what it’s like to have a deployed family friend. Tommy Dawson (whom she considers as an uncle), a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force, is currently serving in Afghanistan. Ramsey said she has a close relationship with Dawson. “It’s really hard without him.”... Read more »
Expert says internet creates safe haven for bullying circles and causes changed behaviors
November 22, 2010
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Recent surveys show that over 40 percent of students have been bullied while online and over 20 percent have sent or received a “sext.” According to Dr. Rolla Bradley, a licensed counselor near San Antonio, Texas, the origin for both is technology, more specifically, Facebook. Both terms were penned... Read more »
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