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Rodriguez rewards Librarian Amanda Burks with the “Mental Health Champion” award.

Rodriguez Takes a Deep Dive into Solving Rising Mental Health Problems

Will Gibbs, Reporter March 12, 2024

Mental health is one of the most pressing problems facing high school students.  Four out of every ten teenagers are suffering from mental health issues (cdc.gov). Rockbridge County High School, and in...

Photo courtesy of Christina Victoria Craft Photography on unsplash.com

Virginia Implements New Notification Requirements Regarding Overdoses in Schools

Bella Fitch March 12, 2024

  According to PBS, 84 percent of fatal drug overdoses in teens involve a concoction of potent opioids and fentanyl. It only takes two milligrams of fentanyl to cause an overdose in the average...

Students Celebrate MLK Day with Annual Parade

Will Gibbs March 12, 2024

To highlight 2024 MLK Day activities, Gibbs interviewed students and volunteers at Lexington's annual parade.

Rock the Ribbon Charity Poster

Rockbridge’s Own Rock the Ribbon

Quincy Speers, reporter March 12, 2024

Rock the Ribbon is a tournament for schools to come to RCHS and play basketball. The event is a charity fundraiser, and big schools around Virginia and neighboring states often come to play. Schools like...

Snow falls in Downtown Lexington Jan. 15.
Photo taken by Sean Martino.

Winter Weather Outlooks for Rockbridge

Sean Martino, Opinion Editor March 12, 2024

Winter traditionally excites lots of people within our school community. Students and teachers alike eagerly await snow days to relax and catch up on the latest movies or some sleep. Administrators enjoy...

QR code links to Graphics and Communications Instagram.

Communications and Graphics Prints out First Fundraiser

Ireland Bateman, Reporter March 12, 2024

The RCHS Communications and Graphics Class is making it official! Communications and Graphics is a class that teaches students how to use many programs like adobe illustrator and Photoshop. They are having...

Last year’s group of students that went to the Chapel Hill Conference
From left to right: Claire Crossman, Bee Sacket, James Handstedt, Youssef Azab, Liam Courtney-Collins, Jaxon Johnson, Zhyasia Singleton, Maddie Douefler, Saara Basuchoudhary, Leo Decaninni, Andrew Brandon, Sara Topsana

Model UN Attends the Annual Chapel Hill Conference

Bella Fitch, reporter March 12, 2024

Model UN Travels to the Chapel Hill Conference Every year, the RCHS Model UN club attends the Chapel Hill conference at North Carolina University in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In this three-day event,...

Mock Con by Hallie Darmante

Mock Con Brings The Community Together

Alyssa Hunter, Reporter March 12, 2024

On February 8, 2024, Washington and Lee University (W&L) held their 28th Mock Convention. This three day event is held every four years at the university and is considered the most realistic voting...

“Team Installs Clock in the Commons” by Will Gibbs

PA System to Arrive By End of Month

Will Gibbs, Reporter January 10, 2024

Students, faculty, and staff began classes this August with a change to their normal routine : no Public Address (PA) system.   According to Dr. Mike Craft, the thirty-year-old system finally stopped...

Colter Bennett works with a student on Adobe Premiere. Photo by Eliot McDonald.

Graphics Systems Class Makes Stickers

Brody Kirkpatrick, Reporter January 8, 2024

What do you get when you combine a class of students with knowledge of design, software, a specialized printer, and some creativity? You end up with custom designed stickers, sold by Mr. Colter Bennett’s...

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