Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month is upon us and it is time again to celebrate all things AAPI. Every city in the United States has some form of Asian/Pacific Islander community with its own rich history and culture. I’m lucky enough to grow up as an Asian-American with a reasonably diverse...

I love living in Texas. From the unpredictable weather, to the random ice storm, or weeks of triple-digit heat in the summer, Texas really provides an escape to anybody who enjoys sitting in their own sweat in the extremely hot, yet also humid and overcast climate. Summer is here!..or at least it will...

Splash. I remember keeling over laughing in my J1 class when Mr. Mallett told a story about when one of his students started an article with the word “splash”. It’s been a long school year—significantly longer than my last. I’ve done a lot this year—I think. It’s been a while since the...

Every third Saturday at 6 a.m., Debate Coach Howard Ritz and his debate team pile onto a school bus. The students — all dressed in suits and formal attire — prepare to show up at a rural high school and argue with other sleep-deprived students for eight hours. For eight hours, Mr. Ritz sits in various...

In Fall 2024, a new Early College program will open at Summit called P-TECH. Students from across the district may enroll full-time in the four-year P-TECH program which will primarily teach computer programming through TCC Dual Credit Courses. Dr. LeighAnn Tamplen, MISD CTE Director designed the...

Seniors graduating this year are entering higher education with some of the highest tuition prices in history. Even adjusted for inflation, the cost of tuition has increased by 355%, according to educationdata.org. Some incoming college students turn to college loans to pay for tuition, and usage of...

When I was eight years old, I won third place in a poetry competition, when I recited an emotional poem about a deposed emperor. The first and second place winners were teenagers, so I’ll always be proud of that poetry competition. Sadly, I don’t remember much else from that day, other than the bad...

If you drive north past the corporate office buildings in Irving and brave the five-over-one apartment complexes of Richardson, you will eventually arrive at a magical place called Plano. Growing up as a Chinese-American, my story is similar to many others, and almost all of those stories revolve around...

Book Club is smaller than most clubs. Only three or four people congregate at one time, and they describe their meetings as sporadic and often sidetracked. But this small group, bound loosely by the pretense of reading books, has formed a bond. Senior Sadie Wilson runs the book club because she wanted...

For the 2022-2023 school year, Mansfield ISD no longer allows COVID-19 sick days to be considered “excused absences” for test exemptions. For students to be exempt from a final test, they cannot have more than two absences, which include absences caused by COVID-19. However, the school does not allow...

It’s 7:25 a.m. Basketball Coach Gregory Gober stands in the hallway greeting his students as they enter his classroom. The barren brick walls are livened by inspirational posters dotted throughout the room. He walks to his standing desk in front of the apathetic class and begins explaining the daily...

Voter suppression is taking place across this state. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines voter suppression as “any legal or extralegal measure or strategy whose purpose or practical effect is to reduce voting, or registering to vote, by members of a targeted racial group, political party, or religious...

Approximately 30 people gathered in the library. It’s chaotic at first, but the students at the front call everyone to attention. The attendees have different backgrounds and appearances, but most share one thing in common—they identify as queer. They gather at a meeting of Legacy’s Gay-Straight...

It’s 8:40 pm, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. I get home after an hour of driving practice and silently step toward the kitchen. I am fatigued, after eight hours of school, three hours of work, and an hour of driving. A 90-page packet lies in front of me. I look up a recipe on my phone: “Chocolate Cake...

Hi! My name is Luke, and I am a staff writer for The Rider Online. I joined Newspaper halfway through the fourth week of school with literally no experience in journalism, so I'm definitely in over my head. As for why I’m doing any of this, I joined for a few reasons, some of which are more self-serving...

You. Have. Rights. Though they aren’t taught in most classes or discussed among students, you have rights. If you feel that a teacher or administrator has treated you unjustly, be aware of the rights that you have. You have far more power than you realize, so here are some of your rights, and the decisions...