4 photographers, 1 model: Competition enhances creativity, inspires versatility
Photographers Camryn DeVore, Parker Boone, Sophia Eaton and Ana Manzano participated in a four photographers, one model competition to hone their skills....
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Art flourishes through innovative mediums
The fast-paced, evolving technology of the modern century has changed the process and application of various disciplines — everything from journalism to engineering. Students and educators...
Food delivery programs service affected groups
Students who qualify for free and reduced lunch won’t have access to cafeteria meals for the rest of the school year. The CPS Nutrition Services...
Political action, youth involvement necessary to protect environment
Environmental advocates with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment and the Sierra Club express the urgent need for youth activists and political change to protect...
Students work jobs to save money, evade boredom; responsibilities affect online learning
RBHS students describe how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting their work hours and income, as well as how it is changing their role in the...
Discovering passions proves essential for well-being
Too often, people portray themselves as completely boxed-in, focused individuals when they could branch out and diversify their interests. Not every hobby must be the...
Swearing seen as unprofessional in school setting, aids pain tolerance
Economics and business teacher Susan Lidholm said for her Investments 101 class she was previewing the movie “The Wizard of Lies,” a biopic about former...
Faith moves mountains
When I was in Colorado last summer with my church, The Crossing, I listened to a sermon at the Cottonwood Pass at the peak of...
Questionable ideologies turn into damaging mindsets
Throughout elementary school, I believed when boys pestered me it meant they had a crush on me. That mindset didn't put me at risk of...
Jumping to conclusions leads to disappointment
Junior Parker Boone reflects on how Beach House's song "Myth" inspired him to reflect on his emotions and his relationships with others....
Gender biased research proves fatal
The male and female physiologies are different down to the cellular level. Females have two X chromosomes but no Y chromosomes while men have one...
Modern-day suffragettes continue historical legacy
Bearing News celebrates the 100th year American women have had the right to vote during Women's History Month. Read Maddie Orr's story on the significance...
Breaking down gender barriers in male dominated sports
In celebration of Women's History Month, female athletes reflect on their experiences and share what factors have influenced them in competing in male dominated sports....
What should I do to prevent the spread of COVID-19?
Surgeon general Jerome M. Adams said on Feb. 29 face masks are not effective in preventing the general public from catching the coronavirus. “If health...
Most significant events in female history
View a timeline of the most significant events in women's history in the U.S....
More than just a pretty face: the modern battle against beauty standards
“Don’t post that picture of us until I can edit it first,” I find myself telling my friends. I need to add a filter, adjust the...
‘Welcome to Chechnya’ documents the horrors of Russian anti-gay purge, empowers international change
An ocean away a horrific injustice is occurring under Russian supervision: a massacre labeled an anti-gay purge. Since 2017, the Chechen government has been kidnapping,...
CPS begins composting program at pilot schools
RBHS will be one of the Columbia Public School’s (CPS) pilot schools to introduce composting starting Monday, March 16....
‘Collective’ manifests vitality of truth, eradication of corruption
As the first film accepted into the 2020 True/False Film Festival, Collective told a remarkable story of freedom, corruption and the overwhelming power of the...
‘Crip Camp’ exceptionally recognizes past mistreatment of the handicapped, fight for reform
Crip Camp tells a story of humanity, love and inspiration as handicapped Americans fight for human rights in the 1970s. The documentary was beautiful; depicting...