Stepping up to the tee on the 18th hole of the NorCal high school championship at Berkeley Country Club in El Cerrito on Nov. 12, Taylor Baker knew she was among the leaders, maybe first, but she also...

Rio Americano’s new orchestra and guitar classes didn’t exist last year. Nor did new high-tech materials for the school’s art classes, or a fresh kiln for ceramics. But funding from Prop 28 has created...

The state of California is considered a biodiversity hotspot. Deserts, mountains, beaches and forests can all be found here. However, climate change has threatened much of the state’s —and the world’s—access...

Following a scoring “recalibration” by the College Board, the percentage of students passing many Advanced Placement exams has increased sharply in recent years.  In 2021, for example, 44% of English...

If you’ve been in the boys' bathrooms at Rio Americano High School, you know they’re not exactly the most private places on campus. From broken stall locks to a lack of spacers between urinals, these...

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups earned a sweet victory in the Mirada’s poll to discover Rio Americano students’ favorite Halloween candy. Of almost 100 responses the Mirada received, 21% chose Reese’s....

Four books, two true-crime documentaries and a 16-month prison stay later, Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, is back to counseling elite-university...

“Rio Americano”; American River in Spanish. The parkway is our school’s backyard. But how often do we take advantage of everything it has to offer? Despite the beautiful nature being so close, many...

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...

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...