Rockwood Department of Transportation Introduces New Bus Routes
Waha Siddiqui, Social Media Editor
September 18, 2018
Filed under News
Sarah George, sophomore, has always had to walk far to get to her bus stop. Now, she doesn’t even mind the distance. When she gets on the bus, she notices that it’s very crowded. Once again, she pushes the thought aside and goes to sit in an empty seat. George isn’t the only thinki...
New Safety and Security Committee Established, Ensures MHS Safety
Marta Mieze, Copy Editor
September 16, 2018
Filed under News
While preparing for intruder drills, every student sees a presentation of the four E’s: educate, evade, escape and engage. However, MHS students have only ever practiced evading by locking doors and hiding away for the period of time. On Oct. 5, however, a small section of the building, which i...
HOSA Applying For Patent
Jessica Li, A&L Editor
September 13, 2018
Filed under News
Bright fluorescent lights shone in their eyes as they stood on the stage. Top ten was already unbelievable. Then the sentence “Third Place is Kayla Berry, Neha Bollam and Kelley Sinning” blasted through the loudspeakers. Shock ran through seniors Kayla Berry, Neha Bollam and Kelley Sinning as the...
District Adds Early Dismissal Days to High School Calendar
Marta Mieze, Copy Editor
September 11, 2018
Filed under News, Not on Front Page
Today is the first Early Dismissal day out of the four that were added to the Rockwood high school calendar this year to help teachers get more professional learning. The Early Dismissal days include, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Jan. 18 and Feb. 15. The students will be dismissed at 12:16 p.m. shortenin...
Hat policy changes at MHS
Sarah Harris, Staff Reporter
May 21, 2018
Filed under News
Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, students will be allowed to wear hats, scarves and hoods at school. Currently, students aren’t allowed to wear anything on their heads aside from therapeutic or religious headgear. Jacob Eisenkramer, senior, started a petition in hopes of changing the hat policy. ...
RSD adheres to new State policies regarding dyslexia
Greg Svirnovskiy, Editor in Chief
May 21, 2018
Filed under News
When Anna Stover, senior, was in second grade, she didn’t know how to read. “Not many people know I’m dyslexic, but some that do or even those who don’t will joke about it and say ‘oh so you see letters backwards and stuff,” Stover said. “We see few letters “backwards,” and that...
Tiffany Yoon speaks at the Students Demand Action rally
Jackson Estwanick, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2018
Tiffany Yoon, junior at MHS, speaks at the Students Demand Action rally in front of Attorney General Josh Hawley's office in downtown St Louis on Friday, April 20th.
Alex Madaras speaks at the Students Demand Action rally
Jackson Estwanick, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2018
Alex Madaras, sophomore at MHS, speaks at the Students Demand Action rally in front of Attorney General Josh Hawley's office in downtown St Louis on Friday, April 20th. ...
Student organization organizes rally in protest
Mansi Mamidi, Kavya Jain, and Jackson Estwanick
April 27, 2018
Filed under News, Walkout Coverage
When Tali Gorodetsky, junior, was at a religious convention the week of Feb. 14 her friend got a call from his parents, telling him that his cousin, Jamie Guttenberg, had been killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl. “It’s easier when you don’t know a person...