Honor the heroes
Meghan Jacob, Copy Editor
November 12, 2019
Seeing veterans smile and have a good time as they talk with kids in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is senior Kelly Bassani’s main goal for the upcoming annual Veterans Day Tribute event. Bassani is the company commanding officer (CCO), the highest position offered in ROTC, and is going...
Best in show
Elise Hauland, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
The advanced drama class started off their year by securing a first place win at the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) festival on Oct. 26. Seven groups from RUHS competed, with five of them making it to the semifinals, and one winning in the finals. The DTASC festival is a scene competition fo...
New Rules
Chrissa Olson, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a new bill mandating that start times for high schools across California be pushed to 8:30. The change comes after a long struggle among California lawmakers for a later start to the school day. In 2017, Sen. Anthony Portantino first introduced the bill, and it w...
Stress Less, RUHS
Natalia van Duyne, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Homework, family, friends and sports are just some of the things that can cause stress. Senior Brianna Baker is working towards fixing this problem and increasing positivity in her community. Baker is planning a Kindness Week on November 12-15 to help students to improve their happiness and to release ...
Dia De Los Muertos: A Day of Love and Celebration
Ruby Crosthwait, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Faces painted white and black walk the rows of the library, their skeleton faces spreading into smiles as they surrounded themselves with memories of lives now gone, and the celebrations of the living. Through food, altars, and colorful pinatas, Spanish students celebrate the Day of the Dead with their ...
English class shuffle
Sarah Falahahwazi, Staff Writer
February 21, 2019
As next year’s course selection rapidly approaches, students have only a few contemplative weeks left before the decisive day. In the meantime, incoming juniors and seniors may be surprised to find that a different selection of English electives await them. While the previous schedule permitted junior...
Birds take flight
Grace Molinero and Summer Saad
December 21, 2018
City Council members are doing their best to regulate the scooter Bird as they become more popular in the South Bay. According to John Larock, a staff advisor on community service, on December 7, City Council received an email from Bird on a pop up-event that was going to take place for a few day...
Under Fire
Angie Tait, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
With close ties to the tragic Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire in early November, it’s safe to say Amy Doran has had a difficult month. Doran, who is a longtime friend of Assistant Principal Megan Schooler, and her husband Christopher, an Associate Professor of Religion at Pepperdine, were cl...
Living up to the hype?
Analise Asaro, News Editor
September 27, 2018
After a year of noise and construction, the 900s building was finally finished in August. English teachers Emily Krueger, Angie Yi, Cassandra Jones, and science teacher Salwa Sabet were chosen to receive classrooms in the new building. “I love the new building. It is spacious and I love the high ceiling because it g...
Staying in touch
Maia Ward, Staff Writer
May 29, 2018
RBUSD will test a new app, Titan Health & Security Technologies (Titan HST), to respond to emergency cases across the district, such as fires, medical issues and school shootings. The app offers businesses and schools, which are referred to as “sites,” multiple features, including instant mes...
Golden voices, golden prize
Martha Farah, Staff Writer
May 8, 2018
Advanced Choir attended the Worldstrides Heritage Choral Festival in San Francisco on April 12-15, winning gold in the 3A Chamber Choir category. The schools were divided into groups according to the number of participants. “After winning, it was such a wonderful feeling because we worked really hard...
Scheduling Conflict
Analise Asaro, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018
Students in Redondo Unified School District have experienced stack schedule, which is all classes in one day, and block schedule, which is three classes a day for a longer period of time. Although these are the most common types of schedules for high schools, there are a variety of others. In bloc...