Q/A with boys basketball coach Cliff McGuire
Meghan Helton, Reporter
November 14, 2019
Rider boys basketball team is coming off another district title and has high expectations for the 2019-2020 season. Cliff McGuire is entering his 14th season coaching and his seventh with the Raiders. The Rider Chronicle spoke with McGuire about coaching, this year’s season and upcoming players...
Rivalry through the generations
Meghan Helton, Reporter
November 12, 2019
Rider-Old High week has come and gone once more, along with its standing traditions. The cowboy hats that flood the halls for the Roundup assembly, the eery jingling of bells on Mum Day. But only a handful of people know how these traditions were created or how they have evolved through the decades. ...
Q/A with head athletic trainer Coach Doley
Meghan Helton, Reporter
November 5, 2019
Rider/Old High week is upon us. While Rider’s traditions are well known throughout the school, there are some who have never fully experienced the pride of being a Rider Raider. Coach Doley, head athletic trainer entering his 17th year on the job, made the switch from Wichita Falls High School (...
Into the Game
Sandra Le, Reporter
November 5, 2019
Emily Stolt will reach several special milestones as a senior. But one of her favorites happened in an Abilene Cooper gym last month. That’s when Stolt first stepped back onto the volleyball court after missing time with an ACL injury to her right knee. “I just got thrown into it and pl...
How to survive Rider-Old High week
Mandy Huynh, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2019
There’s something in the air during the first week of November. Perhaps it’s the excessive glitter used in the countless posters plastered on the hallways, or maybe it’s the 100-degree weather taking a sharp turn to below zero? Either way, early November is something everyone should be excited for,...
Q/A with cross country standout Makenzi Renfro
Meghan Helton, Reporter
October 31, 2019
It’s only Makenzi Renfro’s second year running cross country, but she’s still leaving an impressive mark on the sport. Running just a few days ago as Rider’s only delegate at regionals, Renfro finished with a time of 22:26.2 minutes and did not make state. After last week’s WFISD athletics luncheon...
Q/A with Head Girls Basketball Coach Kendall Webb
Sheridan Allen, Reporter/Photographer
October 30, 2019
With basketball season about to start, The Rider Chronicle sat down with head girls basketball coach Kendall Webb to ask a few questions about him entering his promising third year. The Lady Raiders have a Saturday scrimmage and begins the regular season on Nov. 9. Q: How long have you been coachi...
10 Unknown Things About the Library
Sheridan Allen, Reporter/Photographer
October 23, 2019
Although the library is in the middle of the school, some features of Rider’s library remain unknown to the students and the staff. Here’s a list of 10 great things about the library you may not have known about. 3D printer One of the newest things to the library this year is a 3D printer t...
Guest Column: How can the student section improve?
Peter Nguyen, Guest
October 17, 2019
Senior Peter Nguyen, the student council president shares his views on the student section and how to improve it in this guest column. If you’ve ever attended one of football’s home games and stood in the student section, you’ll know how loud and proud we can get. By that, I mean we’re pretty q...
A Handmade Touch
Mandy Huynh, Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2019
Senior Aribah Tahir once only practiced henna, a paste used to make temporary tattoos, on her own hands. But then the Rider senior expanded into drawing the Middle Eastern body art onto interested students, carefully personalizing each pattern. What began as a hobby five years ago has turned int...
A Peek Behind the Curtain
Sandra Le, Reporter
October 3, 2019
After four years of performing in Rider’s lip sync, senior Carson Hollingsworth understands that each year is different. Directors such as Hollingsworth and senior Jay Phillips have spent countless hours after school planning and choreographing their own different songs. This year, Hollingsworth...
Reaching for new heights
Meghan Helton, Reporter
October 1, 2019
It’s easy to see junior Jill Leslie step onto the volleyball court. As the tallest girl on the team standing 6-foot-3, it’s no surprise she’s a ferocious blocker at the net. But what you don’t see is the dramatic change in Leslie’s life. Her father, Justin Leslie, became the head men’s...
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