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The Rio Americano robotics team attends their first competition of the season at Pleasant Grove High School on March 15.

Robotics Team Finishes Fourth in First Competition of the Season, Looks to Improve Rankings

Adam Abolfazli March 27, 2025

The Rio Americano robotics team is looking to refine their bot for their next competition after taking fourth place in their first seasonal event at Pleasant Grove High School on March 15. The team...

Author and Rio Americano graduate Maressa Voss (Maressa Garner, 2008).

Interview: Rio Americano Alumna Maressa Voss Publishes First Novel

Milena Petrosyan, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

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...

What Digital AP Tests Mean for Students This Year

What Digital AP Tests Mean for Students This Year

Gabrielle Berry, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Students will be trading in their No. 2 pencils for computers this May when they take AP tests. College Board has announced that starting in 2025, 28 AP tests will be completely digital, with several more...

The courtyard in front of the cafeteria flooded during a storm in December 2024.

Why Does Rio’s Cafeteria Courtyard Always Flood on Rainy Days?

Milena Petrosyan, Staff Writer March 3, 2025

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...

A painting by Rio Americano student Sienna Barelli was chosen for the Youth Art Month exhibit in Sacramento. (March 2025)

Rio Americano Students Selected for Sacramento Youth Art Month Exhibit

Adam Abolfazli February 25, 2025

Four Rio Americano High School seniors have been selected to appear in the California Art Education Association's Youth Art Month exhibit. Serena Mood, Sienna Barelli, Cali Holcomb and Alexandra Tasakos...

Debate: Is It Ok to Give Extra Credit for Donations?

Debate: Is It Ok to Give Extra Credit for Donations?

Matthew Teymouri and Camille Smith February 3, 2025

Extra Credit Ethically Help Charities Underprivileged people struggle, and, out of the goodness of their hearts, many selfless individuals donate to charities to help them. Unable to rely on such selflessness,...

People gather to break the fast at a local mosque.

Rio Students Prepare to Ring In the Holy Month of Ramadan

Zeba Hashimi February 3, 2025

Ramadan, which begins Feb. 28, is an important and holy month for Muslims, and will be honored by hundreds of Rio Americano students. The holiday lasts for 29 or 30 days and falls at different times...

Rio Americano High School English teacher Jolynn Mason played volleyball at Sonoma State in the 1990s. She was saddened by the university's decision to cut athletics.

Rio Teacher, Former Sonoma State Athlete, Saddened by University’s Sports Program Cancellation

Gwendolyn Lindsey and Adam Abolfazli January 31, 2025

Echoing the sentiments of current athletes at Sonoma State University, former Seawolf volleyball player Jolynn Mason was saddened and angered by the university’s announcement last week that it would...

History teacher Brian Brickey at an air base while deployed in the Middle East.

History Teacher Brian Brickey Returns to Rio After Year-Long Middle East Deployment

Katelyn Caudill January 31, 2025

While deployed with the Army Reserves in the Middle East, Rio Americano history and geography teacher Brian Brickey witnessed the lives of people affected by decades of conflict and faced potential threats...

Zoe Overholt's photo was chosen for the 2025 Viewpoint Gallery Photographic Art Center student show, featuring works from high school and college students throughout the Sacramento area. This year's theme is Barriers and Bridges.

Rio Americano Students Selected for Viewpoint Photo Show

January 24, 2025

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

‘Brain Rot’ and ‘Yapping’ Are Words of the Year for 2024; Skibidi Is Banished

‘Brain Rot’ and ‘Yapping’ Are Words of the Year for 2024; Skibidi Is Banished

Mirada Staff January 21, 2025

It is debatable whether all the yapping in 2024 caused brain rot, but certain that students think those words should be declared Word of the Year. In a poll of 200 Rio Americano High School students,...

Taylor Baker. Photo provided by her.

Rio Golfer, Recruited by Cal Poly, Wins Best in State

Hailey Hannon December 5, 2024

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...

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