Mt. Hood Tragedy in Longview: Local Climber, Also a Great Influence in the Community

By Sergio Vasquez          Living in the Northwest, there’s no doubt that one can be easily drawn to the peaks of the great mountains, whether you live farther north where Mt. Baker lies, east near Mt. Spokane or near Oregon’s own Mt. Hood. These geographical features of beauty are one of... [Read more]

“We The People” of RAL: Seniors Compete on Civics Knowledge

By Hannah Morgan Approximately 110 seniors loaded onto buses at 7:50 a.m., Friday, November 13.  However, they weren’t going to school; they were heading to the WSU-Vancouver campus to compete in a Civics competition. Mr. Weber’s Civics classes have been competing in the “We the People” Civics... [Read more]

The Great American SmokeOut: Cold Turkey Bowl

By Kendra Shine Students were going “cold turkey” to inspire teens to go cold turkey with tobacco Nov 19 at lunch. Members of the RAL Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Team held a “Cold Turkey Bowl” in the cafeteria by using a frozen turkey to bowl over pins. This event was inspired... [Read more]

The Brainy Bunch: Knowledge Bowl Starts Off With A Bang

By Tyler McIntosh A few people were worried about budget cuts taking Knowledge Bowl out of the picture this year. But, after the initial discussion, it was decided that Knowledge Bowl would be around for at least one more year.  The first KB competition took place on Nov 5, with RAL varsity taking... [Read more]

New Moon: A Vampire Obsession

By Alyssa Ball As the premiere of New Moon approached, teens became increasingly obsessed with the Twilight series. The traditional fairytale love story is what draws the teens. It’s a princess tale with a creative twist. “I love twilight because of the love story. Edward and Bella would do anything... [Read more]

Mr. Lumberjack Pageant: Senior Cody Hollinger Takes the Crown

By Hannah Bennet-Swanson Three years ago, RAL Leadership created the Mr. Lumberjack pageant, a contest for Junior and Senior boys. Ten boys  were selected by Leadership to participate in this year’s pageant on November 23. Every year, Mr. Lumberjack has donated proceeds to different charities. This... [Read more]

Low-Budget Films: How They Are Changing the Film Industry

By Jarrett Gosch Many of us recall Napoleon Dynamite the movie about a high school student that had no plot, or even the dramatic love story of Slumdog Millionaire, and most definitely have watched the teen hit Juno. What do all these films have in common? They we made on a considerably low budget in... [Read more]

French Club Fundraising: France Trip

By Sergio Vasquez French Club has undertaken numerous fundraising activities recently for future expenses. They are now actively looking ahead in planning other fundraising events in order to accumulate enough money to fund students’ trips overseas.  On November 10, Parent Teacher night, French Club... [Read more]

Spanish Club Update: Spanish Club Relocating to MM

By Macie Jones The budget cuts have had yet another impact on our school activities. Due to the recent budget cuts, Spanish Club is relocating to Mark Morris. It is still funded at MM but no longer here at RAL. French Club will be held at RAL instead of MM from now on. Spanish Club was usually held... [Read more]

MC Pumpkin Patch Trip: Haunting Senior Citizens

By Alex Orozco The month of October was a month of giving for the MC Club. They picked out one by one the best round, juicy, and the most orange pumpkins they could find, and gave them to the elderly.  “ Even though it was cold, rainy, and muddy we all had fun, and we all had the satisfaction of having... [Read more]

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