PRO presentation night

May 17, 2012 • Maddy Cunningham  
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May 17 at 6:30 p.m. Pursuing Real Opportunity students from RHS will be presenting their final projects. Throughout the evening, the students will talk about their experiences with different internships and present their final projects to their mentors and members of the community. The event will take... Read more »

Postal carriers partner with food bank for ‘Stamp Out Hunger’

May 11, 2012 • Kristen Tuttle, Staff Writer  
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Postal carriers will be partnering with High Plains Food Bank in Stamping out Hunger by collecting canned and boxed goods this Saturday. To participate in this annual food donation put together a bag of goods and place it in the mailbox before 9 a.m. Saturday May 12. Donations will be accepted in Amarillo,... Read more »

Report: nearly half of all Americans have undiagnosed depression

May 11, 2012 • Ali West, Staff Writer  
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In an April 2012 article by the New York Times Magazine, writer Siddhartha Mukherjee delves into the mysterious mental condition that is depression, reporting that now scientists refute the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is the main cause of depression. Perhaps what caught my attention,... Read more »

Talent Show 2012

May 10, 2012 • Maddy Cunningham  
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The RHS Talent Show will be tomorrow, Friday May 11 at 2:45 p.m. in the auditorium. Students must buy a ticket in advance for $5. The day of, ticket prices will be raised to $7 and WILL NOT be sold at the door. Students may purchase a ticket from any Productions Theatre member up until that point. SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read more »

Supermoon approaches Earth

May 4, 2012 • Kelli Blashill, Staff Writer  
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Saturday May 5 around 11:35 P.M. EDT. will mark the 2012 occurrence of a supermoon. A supermoon is when the moon is the closest to earth in its orbit. This year the moon will be 221,802 miles away from earth. This is called the moon’s perigee, or point nearest to the object it is orbiting. This difference... Read more »

College v.s. Work

May 4, 2012 • Marlene Daniel, Staff Writer  
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Statistics show that college is a better choice economically in the long run. Although for some people, vocational and “regular work” might be an option if choosing not to go to college or joining the military. According to NCHEMS Information center, only 52 percent of Texas graduates go directly... Read more »

Staff distributes yearbooks Monday

May 4, 2012 • Brandi Hutcheson, Staff Writer  
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Yearbooks will be distributed in room 107 West Monday, May 7 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and students will need their student ID’s with them in order to receive their yearbook. If students did not order a yearbook, they will be able to purchase one for $80 and they will sell on a first come, first... Read more »

Pros and cons of the Bacterial Meningitis vaccination

May 4, 2012 • Ali West, Staff Writer  
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Bacterial Meninigitis Attention seniors: if you are planning on going to a college or university next year, regardless of if you are living on campus or simply attending classes at a community college, Texas has now mandated a law stating that all students must be vaccinated for bacterial meningitis. If... Read more »

Teens turn to hand sanitizer for intoxication, health experts worried

May 3, 2012 • Brandi Hutcheson, Staff Writer  
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According to the Los Angeles Times, they have had six teens show up to hospitals in March and April with alcohol poisoning through drinking hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer is seen everywhere like classrooms, at home and at work and is there to help people to be healthier by virtually killing 100% of germs... Read more »

Beards and business: a magical relationship

May 2, 2012 • Kelli Blashill, Staff Writer  
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It isn’t uncommon to see boys with facial hair in high school. They range from peach fuzz to scraggly, mangy mess. Some are self-conscious about it and others flaunt it. There is a ton of variety, but do boys know what their scruff makes others think of them? A study done by Northumbria University... Read more »

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