Dragons Rock

April 14, 2010 • Branden Robinson  
Filed under A&E, Opinion

How to Train Your Dragon is a classic story of a coming of age boy vying for the acceptance of his peers and father; Hiccup is a teenager growing up in a colony of Vikings, but unlike all of the other teens in this colony, Hiccup is skinny, weak, and amazingly clumsy. The Vikings see him as a burden... Read more »

Schedules Decided Now for Next Year

March 2, 2010 • Branden Robinson  
Filed under News

It is the time of year again when schedules are in season, picking whether to get into AP, pre-AP or regular, and what electives to choose. “March 22 should be the final day to change classes for the fall semester, ” counselor Alice Rogers said. “Although there are always extenuating... Read more »

Daybreakers Delivers Real Vampire Story

January 20, 2010 • Branden Robinson  
Filed under A&E, Opinion

Daybreakers. Yes, yet another vampire movie. With the rampant vampire craze, Hollywood decided to fuel the fire by going back to traditional vampire mythology. These vampires do not sparkle, cannot sustain continuously on animal blood, and they burn to cinders in the sun.  Instead of focusing on the... Read more »

Lost Textbooks Create Budget Strain

January 8, 2010 • Branden Robinson  
Filed under News

Last year, lost textbooks accounted for $10,000 of school debt, and the school is still not finished paying for the problem. “We lost a lot of books last year,” assistant principal Peter Braveboy said. “Before, many seniors failed to turn in their books.” Now, the school has a... Read more »

Modern Warfare 2 and the Connection to Grades

December 11, 2009  
Filed under A&E, Top Stories

BOOM! Headshot! 6277 kills. 6106 deaths. Top kill streak of 20. 2 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes logged. Games; crushing the boredom of people around the world since the 1950′s. But are these games addicting, do they hurt grades, inhibit the student body, or control the lives of those who play them? In... Read more »

Coaching on Own Time

December 1, 2009 • Branden Robinson  
Filed under Sports

Last year Coach Radtke and Coach Davison trained state champion James Chambers on their own time in discus and shot-put, helping him achieve two gold medals at state. “I currently coach soccer in the spring, so when we started this it was after soccer practice one day and he was getting ready for... Read more »

IDEA Grants Granted to 3 Rider Teachers

November 20, 2009  
Filed under News, Top Stories

Threee Rider teachers earned IDEA GRANTS for their innovative ideas in a surprise ceremony this morning. David White Grant Title: Through My Eyes Project: Students will make use of digital videography to explore careers in production and filming. Students will complete a series of miniature projects... Read more »

IDEA Grants Rewarded to Rider Teachers

November 20, 2009  
Filed under News, Uncategorized

David White Rider HS Technology Title: Through My Eyes Project: Students will make use of digital videography to explore careers in production and filming. Students will complete a series of miniature projects that will expose them to the world of film in a way they wouldn’t otherwise receive. They... Read more »

Rider Adopts New Schedule

October 8, 2009 • Branden Robinson  
Filed under News

The new year started off with a new schedule including four minutes between classes and a 29-minute advisory period. Some students have found it difficult to get to their classes with the 1-minute shortened passing time. “It doesn’t make much of a difference,” senior Alan Snyder said.... Read more »