Band Holds Annual Marching Fundraiser
September 26, 2016
By Jacob Richman The Golden Eagle Marching Band took to the streets surrounding the school for their annual March-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday. The 190 members of the band marched five kilometers and entertained local supporters with private concerts. "Community support is everything," band d...
AVID Fundraiser : In-N-Out
September 23, 2016
Hundreds of students lined up outside the cafeteria in the sweltering heat last Friday waiting for the AVID sponsored In-N-Out lunch. Approximately 700 tickets were sold to raise nearly $3500. The money raised from the AVID fundraiser will help students with college testing and scholarships, as well...
Freshmen To Be Excluded From Indoor Pep Rallies
September 22, 2016
By Kazi Nassif Because of a larger student body and a lack of space in the large gym, freshmen will not be allowed to attend indoor pep rallies. Freshmen will be allowed to attend the outdoor Homecoming pep rally. Principal Charles Bruner cited excessive heat and noise complaints from the surrou...
Weekly Announcements 9/12
September 21, 2016
Announcements for the Week of Sept 12, 2016 Want to start a club? Remember that you will need an adult employed by RISD to sponsor any club or organization that meets on campus. If/when you are able to secure a sponsor, please see Mr. Westfall in B103. The deadline to begin a new club on campus is...
Policy Changes Affect Entire District
September 21, 2016
By Deemah Pulak In efforts to further strengthen and improve the performance of students and teachers at school, the district has implemented a new type of grading policy and attendance policy for students. The old six six-week grading periods have been replaced by four nine-week grading periods. The di...
Weekly Announcements 9/19
September 21, 2016
Announcements for the Week of Sept 19, 2016 Want to start a club? Remember that you will need an adult employed by RISD to sponsor any club or organization that meets on campus. If/when you are able to secure a sponsor, please see Mr. Westfall in B103. The deadline to begin a new club on campus is...
Fourth Annual Picnic Drove Larger Crowds
August 25, 2016
By Isabel Costian Students, staff, and community members attending the fourth annual picnic shaded their eyes from the sun and from the reflection caused by a sleek, shiny black Nissan Sentra SR parked on the track. Throughout the night, the car drew attention from the crowd by sparkling in the Au...
Taste the Rainbow
March 21, 2016
By Caroline Cluiss Amid the sound of crunching gravel and jumbled footsteps, junior Samantha Sturgeon ran straight toward the clouds of blue and yellow powder, hoping not to run into any fellow racers. This Saturday, Sturgeon and over 500 other racers from the Richardson-Pearce community ran fr...
Proposed Bond Could Bring Big Changes to RHS
February 15, 2016
By Isabel CostianOn Monday night the Board of Trustees will decide whether or not to put a proposed $437 million bond before the public for a May vote. If passed, the debt service tax would be raised by 8 cents.The bond is only for things that are capital in nature, which means that they have a useful...
Photography Students Excel at Competition
January 28, 2016
By Anne GarseaAfter writing to the Richardson Civic Art Society and lobbying for a photography portion to be added to the annual fall high school contest, Photography Magnet students nagged three of the four top awards for their use of editing and creativity in their submitted work.The contest was op...
First Entrepreneurial Club Starts at Richardson
January 25, 2016
By Caroline Cluiss Although they never got a "small loan of a million dollars" like presidential candidate Donald Trump, juniors Emily Chen and Nisreen Alqaisi still want to become entrepreneurs. In order to fulfill this dream, Chen and Alqaisi co-founded a club called SecondGen, which aims to gui...
Art Magnet Students Display Art at Famous Exhibit
December 17, 2015
By Chase KaracostasSitting at home over the summer looking for something to do, senior Lauren Dube turned to a new medium, cut paper, to create "La festival de papel." This artwork, along with five of her peers' works, claimed six spots at the Dallas Museum of Art’s (DMA) Young Masters Exhibit....
