Students save woman’s life during NHS fundraiser

May 26, 2011  
Filed under Feature

They hoped to become heroes for pets, instead they became heroes for a human. National Honor Society (NHS) members, Kristin George and Bailey McCreary had done this many times already: walked up to the next house, knocked on the door, and delivered their spiel to collect money for Pennies For Pets. However... Read more »

Staff member places at UIL state competition

May 26, 2011 • Erin Hagy  
Filed under Feature

Sophomore Kayla Holcomb placed 5th in headline writing at the State UIL academic meet. This was Holcomb’s first year on the journalism team and she had never planed to even compete in headline writing. “Before district, I had originally planned to do only feature writing, but someone dropped... Read more »

Paintings in hallway chronicle 12 years of art

May 26, 2011 • Amelia Dever  
Filed under Feature

With this school’s hidden hallways and classrooms, there is no doubt that many miss the artwork along the art hallway. Among these pieces are the murals painted on the wall just before entering the dance hall and theater. “Students painted the murals about 12 years ago,” Art teacher... Read more »

State budget cuts force school cuts

May 26, 2011  
Filed under News

Due to the rising country deficit, the Texas state education budget has been cut down forcing the district to lower their budget as well. At Rider, six positions were lost, though some of those faculty members were just shifted around. There were three phases in the staff reduction process. Phase one... Read more »

Track team makes it to state after successful year

May 26, 2011  
Filed under Sports

Both the girls and boys track teams both had successful seasons that for some athletes is still going. Six girls and five boys advanced to regionals with both Taylor Stolt and Dylan McDorman advancing to the State Track Meet in Austin on May 13. “The Boys Track Team had a really successful 2011... Read more »