A Decade of Electronicas
Meghan Helton, Reporter
May 20, 2019
The stage darkens and the crowd quiets. Something moves in the black lights and luminescent faces emerge. They get in formation and the show begins. Every year Electronica has a theme and this performance is no different. In fact, the audience can expect an amazing show that’s like nothing they’v...
Gotta Catch’em All
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
May 20, 2019
Welcome to the world of Pokemon! This world is inhabited by creatures called pokémon! For some people, pokémon are pets. Others use them for fights. Now are you a boy or a girl? Based on the The Detective Pikachu Game (2016), the new 2019 Detective Pikachu movie left longtime fans anticipating and...
Avengers: Endgame
May 20, 2019
Following the release of Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War”, viewers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) were left to anticipate the next movie in the series, “Avengers: Endgame”. The three-hour long movie was directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo. The movie had a budget of $356 mill...
The Game of a Lifetime
Sandra Le, Reporter
May 7, 2019
Some teenagers are often told that their attachment to their electronic devices “doesn’t allow them to fully enjoy life.” Now, thanks to the hard work of game developer Candywriter LLC, BitLife, a life-simulation game, a person now has the opportunity to control a fictional character’s life ...
Political Position
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
March 7, 2019
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
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
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
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...
A New Face on Campus
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
February 22, 2019
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
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...
Students Raise Awareness on E-cigarettes
Sheridan Allen, Reporter/Photographer
February 8, 2019
Vaping has slowly become more popular among teens in the past few years. However; according to the National Institute on Drug abuse (NIDA), 13.75% of teens do not know what is inside of their e-cigarettes. PALS (Peer Assistance and Leadership) teacher, Marina King, decided to help students become more aware....
Western Burgers are Back
Sheridan Allen, Reporter, Photographer
December 13, 2018
After being gone for a few years, a former school lunch, the Western Burger, is returning for an annual event. The burgers were first served in a school cafeteria in the 1970’s; however, the school stopped serving them in the early 2000s. They’ve made a return to the school lunches just this year. ...
