Two Rio Americano students have been chosen to exhibit this month in the top show of student photography in the Sacramento area. Senior Zoe Overholt and sophomore Eleanor Thornton each have  a photo...

News that Christopher Nolan is working on an adaptation of "The Odyssey," makes it a good time to look back on his best work. Nolan is one of the best movie directors in modern history with standout films...

Richard Yoha was once a Rio student who, proudly, “never got detention.” Now, he runs his own history classroom at Rio and is preparing to finish grad school this summer. The Mirada spoke with Yoha...

  Looking back on some of the Mirada's coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic: COVID-19 affects student athletes now and for the future: From March 26, 2020 — Katelyn Newton explored how the...

With her debut novel, “When Shadows Grow Tall,” Rio Americano alumnus Maressa Voss delves into the complexities of truth, perception, and authority.  The fantasy novel follows the separate...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest influencers of cinema in the 21st century. From comics to movies, I’ve been a fan of Marvel since I was a kid. Spanning 34 movies over almost two decades,...

On a field trip to Sacramento’s Crocker Museum in elementary school, I fell in love with art galleries. A recent visit to the Crocker reminded me why. The Crocker building has been located downtown...

Every rainy day at Rio, one thing is for certain: the courtyard in front of the cafeteria is guaranteed to become an impassable small lake. The flooding occurs because roots of a giant camphor tree...

Rio Americano High School jazz musicians won big at the Charles Mingus Festival in New York last week. The annual festival at The New School is sponsored by the Let My Children Hear Music Foundation...

Rio sophomore Alexis Rivera was born and raised in Japan but her family’s desire to reconnect with her father’s roots recently brought her to the U.S. Rivera’s father grew up in the Sacramento area...

Speaking to senior Micah Newcomer, he comes across as a serious, mathematically-minded student. However, his passion for engineering and robotics shines through as the conversation goes on. Newcomer’s...