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Rio Americano High School

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The Vision Floor Plan for facilities improvements at Rio Americano was developed by the San Juan Unified School District after a months-long process working with members of the community.

Voters Approve $950 Million Facilities Bond for San Juan Schools

Adam Abolfazli November 7, 2024

Voters in the San Juan Unified School District on Tuesday handily approved Measure P, the “Classroom Repair Measure,” which will raise $950 million for district schools for major facilities work. Funds...

San Juan School Board Passes District Land Acknowledgement Resolution

Adam Abolfazli November 6, 2024

The San Juan Unified School District will require native land acknowledgements be read at district events after the school board approved one in a recent resolution. The Oct. 22 resolution mandates...

"When We Fear" Wins 10th Annual Rio Americano Horror Film Festival

“When We Fear” Wins 10th Annual Rio Americano Horror Film Festival

October 31, 2024

Students Ryan Mercer and Antonio Contreras won first place in the 10th Annual Rio Americano Horror Film Festival for "When We Fear," a short movie about people who become "Fear Therapists." The...

District, State Continue to Face Substitute Teacher Shortage

District, State Continue to Face Substitute Teacher Shortage

Allison Moreno October 25, 2024

You may have noticed that, since we returned to school from the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a shortage of substitute teachers. School districts in California have struggled to find available substitutes,...

Schools Grapple with Fake Online Threats of Violence and How to Curb Them

Schools Grapple with Fake Online Threats of Violence and How to Curb Them

Katelyn Caudill October 23, 2024

Editors’ note: The following article discusses disturbing topics. Students who are struggling with these events or the coverage of them should speak to a school counselor. After a bogus social media...

By Gwen Lindsey

California to Add Personal Finance Requirement for HS Graduation

Alize Vallejo October 17, 2024

California graduation requirements will soon expand to include a new class: personal finance. The state’s new financial literacy graduation requirement for high schoolers aims to prepare them to save...

Music Director Josh Murray (third from left), former principal Brian Ginter (second from right) and district officials cut the ribbon to officially open the new theater in 2017, which was funded by the last San Juan bond measure.

SJUSD Places $950 Million Facilities Bond Measure on Ballot

Adam Abolfazli October 10, 2024

San Juan Unified School District area voters will decide this November whether to allocate $950 million in bonds for district facility improvements. Through a property tax increase, Measure P, dubbed...

Biology teach Mari Youngman with her service dog, Hugs.

Meet Hugs, New Biology Teacher’s Medical Assistance Dog

Sarah Root October 2, 2024

A routine task for Mari Youngman, Rio Americano’s new biology teacher, took a dangerous turn earlier this week when she fainted in the main office from a sudden drop in blood pressure. Fortunately, help...

Instagram to Roll Out Sweeping Changes to Teen Accounts

Instagram to Roll Out Sweeping Changes to Teen Accounts

Adam Abolfazli September 19, 2024

Meta, Instagram’s parent company, on Tuesday introduced a broad set of changes coming to teen accounts in the next several months, saying the new restrictions on account holders under 18 are designed...

Students take notes in an ELD class.

ELD Students Hope for Faster Placement into Regular Classes

Aysha Qanit September 17, 2024

After passing English language classes in earlier years of their education, many new Rio students from other countries are left asking: why do I have to take ELD classes even if I already learned...

BREAKING NEWS: Many Students Absent Friday Despite Assurances about Campus Violence Threat

BREAKING NEWS: Many Students Absent Friday Despite Assurances about Campus Violence Threat

September 13, 2024

Many classes at Rio Americano High School had fewer than half the normal number of students on Friday morning, despite a phone call and email from the principal attempting to reassure families that social...

Juniors McKenna Schinderle, Sophia Lynch, and Chloe Franz choose to use their phones instead of reading.

Amid School Phone Bans and Mental Health Concerns, Rio Takes Classroom-Specific Approach

Adam Abolfazli, Mirada Editor September 6, 2024

When students enter Adam Bearson’s English classroom, they know what to do: put their phone away immediately. Students begin the semester with 200 free points, but that number is cut in half when they...

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