Teens Swiping Right
Emily Dillard, Reporter
April 16, 2019
Filed under Feature, Rider Chronicle
The famous dating app ‘Tinder’, known for its swiping left and right feature, has been around since 2012. Adults who either want to try something new and or find it hard to meet people in the ‘real world’ usually end up on this app or one of the many others. Although meant for 18 and up, it has bee...
Rising to a New Challenge
Abigail Fitchie, Reporter
April 2, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
A new face can be seen on the soccer field since as Britany Schmidt, a health science teacher steps up to take the role of head coach for the JVB Girl’s soccer team. She may be a coach, but she is also a teacher, wife, and mother all at once. “It’s a lot of work and it was more time consuming than I wa...
Junior Takes a New Approach to Organization
Carson Lee, Editor-In-Chief
March 11, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
Before he carried the 28-pound laundry basket, Junior Nathan Carlston would carry a backpack, but this wouldn’t last. His backpack would be organized for 2-3 weeks before transitioning to a pile of papers that became well known by students across the school. This lasted for weeks until Carlston, while...
Political Position
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
March 7, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
1500 miles away from his family, junior Travis Christoff stood in Washington D.C as a page for the senator when President Donald Trump walked over to him to chat. “The President talked to us for a little bit, he said ‘Y’all are doing a great job, I wish I had your job’, and it was really coo...
Two Competitors Take a Bite Out Of Apple
Meghan Helton, Reporter
March 6, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
One of the biggest debates of the 21st century just got bigger. Apple and Android have been competing with each other for an entire decade already, and the smartphone industry isn’t dying out anytime soon. Now, with the more recent addition of Apple Music, the debate has escalated to include a riva...
Written in the Stars
Sandra Le, Reporter
March 1, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
Zodiac signs are an interesting part of life. They supposedly show what your personality is like, who you’re more compatible with, or what your emotions are. The question is, do people actually believe in them? Freshman Nichole Music explains that she always sees zodiac signs on Pinterest, and the...
A Harsh Reality
Victoria Hitchcock, Reporter
February 25, 2019
Filed under Feature, Rider Chronicle, Top Stories
The Netflix thriller “You” is the latest binge-worthy show that leaves all it’s viewers shocked, disturbed, and wanting more. While many events in the television show may seem outrageous to some viewers, people who have been in abusive relationships can relate in several ways. Based on the no...
New Year, New You
Sandra Le, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
The New Year came and many people either chose a New Year’s resolution or a One-Word idea to follow throughout the year. New Year’s resolutions are like life goals such as losing weight, studying harder, eating healthier and even more, while one-words surround the idea of how you want to approac...
A New Face on Campus
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
Our newest assistant principal, Amanda Mann chose to make the move here when she got some advice about her life from a friend. “One of them said we should make the life we want to live. So, I decided I wanted to live here with my friends, so I moved in July,” she said. “The job for Rider came...
Season 8 of Game of Thrones Expectations
Emily Dillard, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Filed under Feature, Opinion, Top Stories
Season eight of Game of Thrones is coming out this year on April 14 and people are ready. A lot of theories about the show surfaced when HBO released a commercial about new seasons and new shows that were coming out in 2019, which featured around a seven second part of the last season of Game of Thro...
‘It’s an Adventure’
Carson Lee, Editor-In-Chief
January 31, 2019
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
It’s countless hours of learning the music, perfecting every note, tidying up dynamics, and everything in between. It’s countless hours of sight reading for the later rounds. It’s countless hours of sitting at schools around the state, waiting to perform. Each stage eliminates some participants, e...
As High as You Can Go
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
December 5, 2018
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
A counselor at Rider High School takes her education to the next level as she receives her doctorate degree. With this, Wendy Risner becomes the third faculty member to earn the title, specifically in philosophy and counselor education at Texas Tech University. She also has a bachelor’s in English...
