I know it sounds cliche, but high school is really like a rollercoaster. But, I would challenge that to say that it’s more like one of those run-down carnival rides that still goes up and down but also throws you around any which way. One thing about those carnival rides though, is that when you look back on the memory of it, it doesn’t seem as bad as it felt when you were...

On May 12-15, students from Rochester’s AP US History and AP Government classes went on a trip to Boston, Massachusetts. They explored the city of Boston and went to sites that were important to the Revolutionary War like the Bunker Hill Memorial and Boston Harbor where the Tea Party took place as well as the town of Salem where the infamous Salem witch trials occured. ...

Rochester High School’s choir program performed their 30th annual Cabaret concert on the nights of May 10 and May 11 in the RHS auditorium. Each year, Cabaret has a different theme represented in the music and performances throughout the night. This year’s theme was “Timeless.” “This year, because of the 30th anniversary, we decided the theme was time, and so...

The varsity softball team last year won the OAA white league championship and are pushing to win it again. The varsity softball team is also getting prepared for the pre-district game against Eisenhower High School. The game is on May 29 and if they win, they will move on to the district game which is on June 2.  Senior Harper Monica is a three year varsity player and is gett...

Over the weekend of March 24 through March 26, Rochester High School’s student government attended the Michigan Student Leadership State Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. “Basically what States is is all student councils in Michigan meet, and we give presentations on the events that we put on, and then [other schools] tell us what they put on,” sophomore Anna Nickel sai...