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  • Feb. 16: Orchestra Pre-Assessment Concert
  • Feb. 17: Broadway Desserts
  • Feb. 17: Phoenix Pageant
  • Feb. 20: Presidents' Day - No School
  • Feb. 20 - 24: Student Press Freedom Week
  • Feb. 23: 3rd Quarter Senior Breakfast
  • March 7: Chorus Pre-Assessment Concert
  • March 8: World Language Honor Society Inductions
The Student News Site of Rock Ridge High School

THE BLAZE

The Student News Site of Rock Ridge High School

THE BLAZE

The Student News Site of Rock Ridge High School

THE BLAZE

Returning and new athletes came out to show their skills and passion for their sport as the 2022-23 spring season commenced.
Sports
New Season, New Sports

As the winter sports season came to a close, a new chapter in the 2022-23 school year began: spring sports. The first day of tryouts for spring...

Ever since their official start in August 2022, the Phoenix Mock Trial chapter has been practicing their attorney and witness skills through lessons from actual lawyers, legal jargon, and, of course, mock trials.
News
Mock Trial Tries Regionals

For the past two decades, the Virginia Law-Related Education Institute’s Virginia High School Mock Trial Program has been educating high schoolers...

Freshman Brian Ayewouadan keeps the ball in his possession as he tries to move it away from the Pioneer defender. “We could have definitely had more goals, and our strikers were a little bit off. This was my first varsity [game] as a freshman, and I was kind of nervous, but I actually did pretty good,” Ayewouadan said.
Sports
Varsity Boys Soccer Springs into the Spring Season with a Scrimmage

As the 2022-2023 spring sports season began, returning and new varsity soccer athletes tested their skills and teamwork with their first scrimmage...

Although the couple has gone through tough times, they still manage to stick together and stay strong. The bond between the couple and their children is unexplainable, and the family has stuck together despite Royal Family drama.
Arts & Entertainment
Netflix Show Dives Into the Controversies of “Harry & Meghan”

A Royal Debrief On Dec. 8, 2022, the royal family and the world were rocked by the shocking details Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan,...

For Styles, this residency tour meant that he would perform consecutive nights at a few locations — 15 times at Madison Square Garden, 15 times at the Kia Forum, five times at Moody Center and United Center, and twice at Scotiabank Arena.
North America is Invited to Harry’s House
Ananya Karthik, Staff Writer • March 8, 2023

From the dreamy opening chords of  “Daydreaming” to the last electric notes of “Kiwi” at the end of his set, Styles kept his audience...

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Getting overwhelmed in high school can drag down your performance in other activities that you’re involved in. It’s important to be proactive and practice good habits such as time management so that you can have a more enjoyable high school experience.
A High Schooler’s Worst Enemy
Sruthi Vivek and Ivana Figueroa March 8, 2023

It’s 9 p.m. and you just came back from work. You decide to relax and spend some time decompressing. That’s when it hits you: you have an...

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