Rider Students Promise to Serve
March 4, 2010 • Brittany Wood
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
“I____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same: and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the... Read more »
Carrigan Career Center: Life Training
March 3, 2010 • Monica Mathieu
Filed under Feature, News, Top Stories
A select group of Carrigan students competed in a state wide competition on Friday, Feb. 26. Of the students who competed, the three-man welding team of Bailey Tressler, Kyle Cain, and Trent Shoffit earned 1st place. Kenton Bosworth earned 1st place in individual welding, Alex Hammett placed 1st in... Read more »
Across the Border: Immigrants Share Stories
March 2, 2010 • Leslie Trejo
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Children fight to survive in the blistering heat, desperately needing water. They don’t realize that children on the other side of the world—a world they’re trying to get to—live in what they would consider luxury, rarely struggling to survive. On the other side, children go to school. They... Read more »
Local Ties Seen in Nation Caught off Guard
March 2, 2010 • Michael Johnson
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40% of Haiti had clean drinking water before the massive earthquake hit. Freshman Mosley Pape knows all about the old Haiti, now he’s learning the nightmare of post-earthquake Haiti. “My sisters are all right, but they are the only ones I know about right now,” Pape said. “I am still unsure about... Read more »
Boys soccer undefeated and uncontested in district play
February 23, 2010 • Byron Dowling
Filed under Sports, Sports Center, Top Stories, Uncategorized
The Rider Raiders Boys soccer team is undefeated as they’ve kicked off district play possessing a record of (9-0-1). The Raiders most recent game came against the Decatur Eagles in district play, their second game in as many days as the Raiders were looking to stay unbeaten. Josh Findlay scored... Read more »
Sophomore Earns National Champ Title
February 12, 2010 • Leslie Trejo
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
His heart pounds as he rushes through the hallway, palms sweating, knees trembling, feeling the sudden lack of air. All he can think about is the colossal number of kids he has competed with and prevailed. This is what he’s been preparing for in the last three years, and in one short game all his practice... Read more »
Rider Participates in Hearts for Haiti
February 12, 2010 • Shelby Ross
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On Friday, Feb. 12 all WFISD Teachers and Students were challenged to donate $1 or more to benefit the victims of Haiti. At the moment, Rider has raised $620 so far for Hearts for Haiti. Rider has also had fundraisers such as Hoops for Haiti and Teacher Jean Day which raised over $900. SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read more »
Editor’s Playoff Predictions for NFL Wild Card Week
January 8, 2010 • Michael Johnson
Filed under Opinion, Sports, Top Stories
Here we are. 12 teams remain. Eight play this week. I’ll tell who will win and why, and my “clutch” player predictions for each game. AFC New York Jets @ Cincinnati Bengals First of all the Jets shouldn’t even be in the playoffs. Their last two games were against teams who already had a clinched... Read more »
Blizzard Leaves Some Students Stuck in the Snow
January 8, 2010
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Heavy winds. Sleet and snow. Low temperatures. Stranded for hours upon end. Ring a bell? “The Great Texas blizzard of 2009″ as some are calling it (there’s even an I Survived the Great Texas Blizzard 2009 Facebook group), left us with a Christmas we will surely never forget. The snow... Read more »
Twilight crazy
December 14, 2009
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The clock strikes twelve. Someone lets out an excited yelp as the movie theater guy comes to the door. The crowd wiggles in anticipation. They hold their breath as the door clicks open. It’s crazy. A sea of people wash through the door. They’re running to the entrance. The ticket lady fakes a calm... Read more »
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