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Nishat Tasneem texts her mom during class to let her know that she will be staying after school for a club meeting. 
"The phone policy prevents me from whenever I need to text my parents about something important", Tasneem said. 
The updated phone policy is stricter with their rules and consequences in order to create a suitable classroom space. Photo credit: Laiba Shehzad

RISD Makes Phone Policy More Strict

Laiba Shehzad September 27, 2023

RISD is enforcing an updated phone policy this year in which the consequences of students being on their phones during instructional time are more strict. "The phone policy is that during instructional...

New GPA Policy Finalizes Grades One Semester Earlier

Jana Pulak September 23, 2023

Last spring, the RISD Board of Trustees adopted changes regarding the timeline of the GPA calculations for graduation of the 2023-2024 school year. "The GPAs calculated at the end of the first semester...

Despite all the work the sacrifices each team members made for AcDec, Schaefers said that their hard work as paid off when they placed second.

“I feel so proud of not only my team but myself,” Schaefers said. ”I feel like I have improved and that it has really prepared me for college when I graduate next year.”

Academic Decathlon Places Second State Wide for First Time in History

Jana Pulak March 11, 2023

Sitting on the edge of their seats, tensions started to rise as the announcer counted down from the top ten teams. After reaching the top three schools, Jackie Foley almost accepted defeat as the schools...

Photography Magnet Students Go on Field Trip to Zoo

Savannah Armitage January 25, 2023

Eying the massive hippo in front of her, senior Emily Ryan concentrated on getting every wrinkle in focus before snapping a photo as part of an assignment with the photo magnet at the Fort Worth Zoo. “It...

The Halloween project came back for its second year while students were asked to design a functioning, "spooky-themed" machine that could run purely mechanically. "They [the projects in this class] are fun, and interactive, and then informative," said Abubakar Bakatunde, a tenth grader in the class.

Robotics Magnet Students Make Mechanical Toys with Halloween Theme

Ella Davis January 17, 2023

Plastic pumpkins flew across the robotics computer lab as 4th period magnet students operated a 3D-printed pumpkin catapult.The Halloween project came back for its second year while students were asked...

“It doesn’t matter where we are in the program,” senior Lucas Flores said. “I will level down with you, I will walk everything with you just to help you strive, and hopefully you’ll see my rank on your shoulders.”

JROTC Competes In Different Events At Allen Raider Meet To Showcase Skills

Savannah Armitage November 11, 2022

His breakfast churning in his stomach, junior German Martinez struggles to carry senior Lucas Flores across a field in a fireman’s carry. “I was about to give up,” Martinez said. “I was about...

The Back to School Picnic was the First In-Person Event Since the Pandemic Began

November 1, 2022

As cheer sponsor Jeff Bivins’ voice echoed through the football field speakers, the sidelines were filled with hugs and laughter as the school was reunited for the first time since the COVID outbreak.Students,...

For the first time, the communications magnet multi-cam switch live streamed the homecoming parade, switching between 3 different cameras spread across Belt Line Rd held by the communications magnet students.
"I was a bit nervous, but I'm sort of used to it now," said junior Jake Venton . "We do Eagle Eye, so we do that every twice a week and that's live, and you're still nervous there. But we've practiced long enough."

Communication Magnet’s First Time Live Streaming Annual Homecoming Parade

Jana Pulak October 29, 2022

Mesmerized by the 3 camera screens shooting different aspects of the homecoming parade, technical director, Shea Southern, almost lost his focus on his job of beaming one of the camera screen on the live...

Luke Childs watching a movie with his little brother while out on hospice for the last few months of his life.
"He was so sweet. He's the sweetest of all my children," Beth said "And I would tell my children that, and they would also be like, 'yeah, he was nicer than we are'."

First Blood Drive of School Year Held in Honor of 7-Year-Old Luke Childs Fighting Against Cancer for 2 Years

Jana Pulak October 19, 2022

Propped up on his hospital bed, Luke Childs was building with his Legos while listening intently to his mother, Beth Childs, as she was reading his favorite scary book series, 'Goosebumps'. "Through...

"She Kills Monsters" tackles a controversial subject to audiences under the direction of Erik Archilla. “One of the things I love about books and tv shows and theater is that its a way to challenge beliefs and stereotypes that are wrong in a way that doesn’t directly confront people,” Donovan said. “If you directly confront people they’re just going to hold on to whatever they think – it’s gonna make them more convinced that they’re right.”

The Theatre Collective Presents ‘She Kills Monsters’ in Black Box Theatre for Fall Show

Ella Davis October 15, 2022

Epic tabletop-themed fighters danced across a wooden stage in the round as the Theatre Collective performed its first play of the 2021-22 school year. “She Kills Monsters,” by Quin Nguyen, is set...

The full renovation from tearing up the grass field completely to replacing it with a turf field, the total cost wound up to one million dollars.

"They are expensive but at the same time, eventually, they pay for themselves because we no longer have to use manpower to groom fields and maintain the fields," Slovak said. "We don't have to worry about having to hire people to maintain them over time, taking a lot of pressure off our maintenance and operations department." Photo credit: Jana Pulak

RISD Board Agrees to Renovation of Baseball Field from Grass to Turf Field

Jana Pulak October 1, 2022

After several years, the RISD board agreed to provide funding to replace the RHS baseball grass fields with a turf field using the 2020 RISD Bond due to the economic, maintenance, and safety issues arising. "We're...

The Computer Science Magnet competed in the State Farm Hack-a-thon taking home iPads for placing 1st. Photo credit: Jesus Serrano

The CS Swag Team Competes in Annual Hackathon, HackDFW, Placing First and Winning 5 brand-new iPads

Jana Pulak October 1, 2022

Dozing off, Jennifer Raymon almost fell off her seat as they were calling out the winners for the State Farm expo computer science competition. Her team, CONfident, had moved on to the final four, but...

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