Senior Project Spotlight: What You Need To Know

Changes seem to be happening everywhere, and as the student body, you need to know them.  From staff, sports, and classes, everything has been altered. There have been multiple changes to the senior project, an important graduation requirement that has been around for years. The class focusing around... [Read more]

Not Your Ordinary Principal: An Inside Look At Mr. Reeves

  The pride of R.A.Long runs deep through the halls of the school, but not just with students. This year, we have Mr. Reeves, a returning alumnus with high hopes for this coming school year. Once a teacher at Monticello, and graduate of ’86, our principal is making his mark on the school yet again. One... [Read more]

Game, Set, Match. Girl’s volleyball wins over Mt. View

Cutting their summers short, the RAL girl volleyballers started practicing on the 24th of August, with practice times ranging around two hours. The RAL girl’s volleyball team was getting back in action for the ’09-’10 school year. With Katlyn Sarysz, Aryn Aston, and Miranda Wilson as returning... [Read more]

Budget Cuts:How They Are Affecting RAL

All over the country people are dealing with the struggling economy, and one of the areas hit the hardest is our schools. RAL’s budget cuts this year range from loss of teachers and classes, to the cutting of C-squad sports. “The English department, particularly the four Senior Seminar teachers,... [Read more]

Welcoming New Faces: Mrs. Dickinson

  Budget cuts have brought many brusque changes to RAL. Not only was our budget subject to change, but our staff has had to face many changes as well. Mrs. Dickinson, who has been displaced from our cross-town nemesis MM, due to reduction in force, will be educating students in mathematics here at RAL.  “I... [Read more]