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End of the Year Recap

June 7, 2014

2013-2014: The year of the snake horse. The year of Twitter, Snapchat and Flappy Bird. The year of Look-a-douches and vomitty kids. The year RHS students came together through the power of social media...

Hashtag Prom Two Kay Fourteen

Hashtag Prom Two Kay Fourteen

May 23, 2014

By Haley Yates Twitter knows it. Instagram knows it. Even ancient old man Facebook knows it. Hashtag Senior Prom Two Kay Fourteen is here. Time to whip out your best concealer and your $200 prom...

Edgefest Makes A Happy Haley

May 2, 2014

By Haley Yates Fourteen bands, two stages and thousands of people filled the Toyota Stadium in Frisco Saturday. Among the sweaty crowds of local alt/indie rock junkies, teens and twenty-somethings...

I Will Marry Annie Clark

March 21, 2014

By Haley Yates On my way to the House of Blues Friday night, blasting Dallasite St. Vincent's new self-titled album "St. Vincent," I looked over to my friend sitting in the passenger's seat and...

New Year’s Resolutions Everyone Makes and Nobody Keeps

December 31, 2013

New Year's Eve is the night where everyone vows to never ______ again, or to stop ______ing or to ______ less. Even though we all high five about it when the ball drops, turning over a new leaf doesn't...

A Procrastinators Guide to Last Minute Shopping

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Last Minute Shopping

December 24, 2013

[starbox] After Thanksgiving, the air begins to smell like mint and Santa's rosy cheeks and beady eyes pop up all around you - on coffee mugs, umbrellas, scented lotions, paper towels, and anything...

In preparation for finals, many students resort to cramming and studying late at night, leaving them with no energy to take the exams.

Lessons to Remember

December 17, 2013

[starbox] As finals week loudly creeps up on students, senior Emily White reads through DNA replication in her 9th edition AP Biology textbook as she outlines how new DNA is created from leading...

Snow Daze

Snow Daze

December 11, 2013

[starbox] A brisk wind blew through the UGG filled hallways Thursday afternoon, and a rumor – nay, a sense of hope – spread that an icy wonderland would encompass the metroplex, resulting in every...

United We Stand, Offended We Stand Closer

United We Stand, Offended We Stand Closer

November 20, 2013

[starbox] After @RicharsonHS1 tweeted “RHS welcomes @JustinLookadoo for a special assembly on Wednesday,” I decided to look this guy up, and the website I stumbled across left me wondering if...

Haleyween Tips For Scary-Good Halloween

Haleyween Tips For Scary-Good Halloween

October 30, 2013

[starbox] Halloween is the best holiday of the year. You get free candy from people you don't even like, nobody judges you for dressing weird, and its socially acceptable to scare the candy corn...

Avoiding Another Middle East Catastrophe

Avoiding Another Middle East Catastrophe

September 9, 2013

[starbox] The night sparkled with fluorescent red, blue and yellow lights while crowds of people gathered in the square. As people mingled, conversations blurred with one another. The cool breeze...

The Terminator Me

The Super Human Inner Spirit in RHS

September 8, 2013

[starbox] While the movies we watch today about Superman or Batman might not themselves be real, the true spirit that powers these supermen is every bit as real as life itself. My favorite hero is...

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