Arts & EntertainmentSanvi Challa, Rachel Bhardwaj, and Dhruvsood Singh | November 15, 2025
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On Friday, Nov. 7, Rock Ridge Theater Arts (RRTA) showcased “Footloose,” the first show of the year under new RRTA Director Ann Devine. The...

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, seniors at Rock Ridge High School got to partake in the annual senior breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. and lasting until...

On April 8, 2025, the Loudoun County School Board approved a revised grade weighting system, which took effect in August 2025, the start of the...

Welcome back to Rundown Politics. In this episode, we’ll be covering the rise of political violence and the impact it has on politicians, the...

On Friday, Nov. 7, Rock Ridge Theater Arts (RRTA) showcased “Footloose,” the first show of the year under new RRTA Director Ann Devine. The show took on a modern twist of the 1984 classic film “Footloose,” featuring senior...

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, seniors at Rock Ridge High School got to partake in the annual senior breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. and lasting until...

On April 8, 2025, the Loudoun County School Board approved a revised grade weighting system, which took effect in August 2025, the start of the...

During the week of Oct. 6th, Rock Ridge students were quick to notice the absence of a drink that, to many, has become a part of their daily...
![Phoenix gets in position to initiate the beginning of an intense game. “It's coming to the end of the season here, so [our goal] is to just focus on working harder,” senior lineman Ryan Abbondanza said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_0042-1200x800.jpg)
On Friday, Oct. 24, the Phoenix Varsity football team played against the Loudoun Valley Vikings for senior night. The night honored senior football players and cheerleaders by...

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Phoenix girls volleyball team took on the Potomac Falls Panthers for Senior Night, ultimately losing 0-3. Before...

On Friday, Oct. 17, Rock Ridge High School’s football team faced a 31-7 loss against the Tuscarora Huskies during their USA Out home game....

Stepping onto the court she once played on, Maddie Anderson coaches the volleyball team just how she was once coached. Watching a player block...

On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Phoenix girls volleyball clashed against John Champe for their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Out game, losing...

On Friday, Nov. 7, Rock Ridge Theater Arts (RRTA) showcased “Footloose,” the first show of the year under new RRTA Director Ann Devine. The...

When May rolls around, students eagerly anticipate the end of the school year. However, the excitement is quickly overshadowed by the stress...


Arts & EntertainmentSanvi Challa, Rachel Bhardwaj, and Dhruvsood Singh | November 15, 2025
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On Wednesday, Oct. 29, seniors at Rock Ridge High School got to partake in the annual senior breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. and lasting until...

Welcome back to Rundown Politics. In this episode, we’ll be covering the rise of political violence and the impact it has on politicians, the...
![Phoenix gets in position to initiate the beginning of an intense game. “It's coming to the end of the season here, so [our goal] is to just focus on working harder,” senior lineman Ryan Abbondanza said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_0042-1200x800.jpg)
On Friday, Oct. 24, the Phoenix Varsity football team played against the Loudoun Valley Vikings for senior night. The night honored senior football...

On April 8, 2025, LCPS announced that it had revised Policy 5030—Assessment and Grading. This update would take effect for the 2025-2026 school...





On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Phoenix girls volleyball team took on the Potomac Falls Panthers for Senior Night, ultimately losing 0-3. Before...
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Ren Mccormack (senior Ryan Hart) and Ariel Moore (sophomore Emersyn Moskal) scream at the top of their lungs while the trains pass below them.
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Willard Hewitt (sophomore Cooper Buns) and Ren Mccormack (senior Ryan Hart) have a conversation in the local diner. “I feel like I got to shine more in this show,” Buns said. “It’s a character that matches me, so it’s really fun to work with.”
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Rusty (senior Reagan Sutton) and Urlenn (junior Athena Oxford) dance and sing on stage.
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Ariel Moore (sophomore Emersyn Moskal) and Reverend Shaw Moore (senior Geoffrey Banks) converse at their home. “Yes, my character was preaching at church, but he also had his family at home,” Banks said. “And so I had to decide how he would interact with them, what his thoughts and feelings were about the town around him. He wasn’t just a one-note character in terms of he teaches and then leaves. He also had a multifaceted life, and I wanted to really dive deeper into that.”
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Vi Moore (sophomore Maggie McBride), Ariel Moore (sophomore Emersyn Moskal), Rusty (senior Reagan Sutton), Wendy Jo (Ryann Ratcliff), and Urleen (Athena Oxford) sing at their church.
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Vi Moore (sophomore Maggie McBride) sings at her home following an argument with her husband and daughter.
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Ren McCormack (senior Ryan Hart) sings “I Can’t Stand Still” at Bomont High School with a crowd of students cheering him on.
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Ariel Moore (sophomore Emersyn Moskal) performs and dances on stage.
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Ariel Moore (sophomore Emersyn Moskal), Ren McCormack (senior Ryan Hart), and Rusty (senior Reagan Sutton) dance to the song “I’m Free / Heaven Help Me.”

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When May rolls around, students eagerly anticipate the end of the school year. However, the excitement is quickly overshadowed by the stress...





















![Junior Alex Alkhal pitches the ball. “[I] just let it go and keep practicing so we can focus on our goal for the next game to get better as a team,” Alkhal said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_0013-1-1200x929.jpg)

















