MCPS, along with RHS administration and GSA, works to educate students about the different sexual orientations that exist within the school system.

On April 2, RHS’ Booster Club hosted its annual mulch sale – the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year – bringing in thousands of dollars to support nearly all extracurricular activities and programs.

Tears flooded at the backstage of this year’s Culture Festival on April 1 after some performers were informed that six acts were cut from the program because of time constraints.

The biennial event, Every 15 Minutes, stages a car accident in front of RHS to raise awareness for drunk driving.

Every 15 minutes, a student dies from drunk driving, and on March 30 during the school day, members of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) must pretend to die from an alcohol-related car crash.

The student obituaries are posted on their individual lockers after the grim reaper pronounce them dead.

The culture festival is a time for students to display their ethnic background with pride. RHS students have been doing this for years; they immerse themselves in each other’s differences and embrace it.

After the doors of the media center were locked on Feb. 28 because the media center had reached “capacity,” a mass of students crowded in front of the doors to protest the restriction.

Students at RHS will be witnessing the powerful program, Every 15 Minutes, on March 30. 70 juniors and seniors in the student organization, SADD, Students Against Destructive Decisions, will be creating an educational experience reminding students about the consequences of impaired driving.

Michael Geoffroy, the new science teacher at RHS, seems to be getting a lot of positive feedback from his students.