A Dream for Coaching
Amaya Spearman, Reporter
January 26, 2018
Filed under Feature, Sports, Top Stories
After fifteen years, a familiar face is returning to the soccer field at Rider High School. While he was a leader as a player, now he is the leader as the new boys head coach. “Everyone has their dream job, but this is what I've always wanted to do,” Head Coach Dustin Holly said. Since wi...
Ready or Not
Victoria Hitchcock, Section Editor
January 22, 2018
Filed under Feature, Rider Chronicle, Senior, Top Stories
First semester ends, the countdown begins. Graduation is only four months away, and talk of graduating brings about nervous, yet excited conversations of what is to come. However, senior Muzzamil Nadeem feels more than ready for college. Nadeem plans on attending University of North Texas or Midwestern St...
A Note Above the Rest
Carson Lee, Editor-In-Chief
January 22, 2018
Filed under Feature, Rider Chronicle, Top Stories
The anticipation had risen, it was time to see if he would measure up. He had spent the last eight months preparing for this moment, and it all came down to this one audition. Then it was a waiting game. After auditioning earlier in the day, Junior Austin Taack sat among some of the best high school...
The Next Chapter
Chris Greenwood, Copy Editor
January 2, 2018
Filed under Feature
Following the start of the new school year, Sydney Stockton, Librarian sets out to revamp the library at Rider High School. It’s all a part of her 10 year plan. While some of the books are from when the school opened in 1961 and have literary value, Stockton said they aren’t being touched. In...
Without Words
Carson Lee, Editor-in-Chief
January 2, 2018
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
She wakes up at 5:50. She leaves the house at 6:30. It’s a daily one hour and two-minute commute to Rider High School from her house in Graham, but this is just one of the “should be” challenging aspects of her day. Sophomore Jackie Anaya is deaf. When she was a toddler, her parents became aware...
“Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself”
Dei Seamans, Reporter
December 4, 2017
Filed under Feature
Since its release to the theaters on Sept. 8, 2017, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT” has earned over $500-million at the box office, ending the 44-year reign of “The Exorcist” as the highest grossing horror film of all time. There’s something about well-made horror flicks that dr...
Creating Worlds from Nothing
Dei Seamans, Reporter
December 4, 2017
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
National Novel Writing Month, known throughout the Internet as NaNoWriMo, is an online event that lasts all of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000 word novel by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30. December through February are known as the “Now What?” months, in which the writers can take the time t...
At the End of the Hall
Dei Seamans, Reporter
November 29, 2017
Filed under Feature
It had been a rainy day, but it hadn’t been depressing. The gentle humming of the car engine, the explosive sounds coming from an anime on a laptop, and the sound of friends laughing filled the air. Less than 10 seconds later, many lives were changed forever, and one life was extinguished. Throu...
From Sidelines to Headlines
Victoria Hitchcock, Section Editor
November 29, 2017
Filed under Feature, Featured Athlete, Featured Sports Story Carousel, Sports
After two years of watching from the sidelines, Colton Ward is finally getting his chance to be on the football field again. In August of 2015 Ward sustained a serious knee injury at freshman football practice that ultimately resulted in the amputation of his lower right leg. “Just to see all the...
Stepping Up to Step Down
Carson Lee, Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2017
Filed under Feature, Featured Athlete, Featured Sports Story Carousel, Sports
The match is over. The result is final. The team breaks into applause in support of one another. For the veteran player and captain of the tennis team Leah Schrass, this is one of the many reasons why tennis has drawn her back to her roots. “Something I love is that after every match we just stand and ...
Behind the Scenes: Lip Sync
Victoria Hitchcock, Feature Section Editor
November 29, 2017
Filed under Feature
Lip Synch is a much-loved production put on by Rider Theatre every year. It is exactly what it sounds like, the actors dance and lip sync to music according to the show’s theme. In year’s “Hall of Fame” Lip Synch, artists like Michael Jackson and David Bowie live on, on stage at least. With the...
Colors to Concrete
Carson Lee, Section Editor/Reporter
September 12, 2017
Filed under Feature, News, Senior
Since freshman year, Senior Class Secretary Kelsey Gutierrez has loved the idea of painting her parking spot, and in August of 2017, after several months of conversation, it all became reality. Thanks to Gutierrez, Principal Dee Palmore and the rest of the senior class officers, seniors are able to d...
