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...

As March comes to an end, many think of college basketball. Inspired by the NCAA College Basketball tournament, March Mammal Madness (MMM) is an annual tournament created in 2013 by Professor Katie Hinde of Arizona University. The MMM is a contest in which animals compete in a bracket like basketball - but in virtual fights- until there is a winner. There are four themed s...

Disney’s adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle’s famous novel, A Wrinkle in Time, came to theaters nationwide on March 9. The cast is comprised of many famous faces, including Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Oprah Winfrey. The story follows Margaret “Meg” Murry (Storm Reid) as she copes with losing her father after he mysteriously disappeared four years ago. With his kind perso...

This February the Rochester Alliance of Theatrical Students went to Bay City for the Mid-Michigan Theater Arts Festival at Garber High School. The students left early from school on the Friday, stayed overnight and left late on Saturday evening. “We basically prepare for months to perform a one act play or musical in front of about 600 high schoolers in other theat...

The pressure is on for freshman Eliza Farrell as she has less than two weeks until she heads to Orlando with the Rochester Varsity Dance Team (RVDT), coached by Allie Mercer, for Nationals.  After almost ten months of practicing, the RVDT is ready to take on Orlando. “We are eighteen dancers strong!” said Mercer. “Both I and our team feels confident leaving for Nation...