New teacher reshapes ceramics class

January 27, 2012

The new semester has brought a new ceramics teacher to Rio. Rene Worley took over for Susan Morrison, who is now filling Worley’s old position at Del Campo. Worley has taught ceramics, beginning and advanced drawing and painting, digital photography and photoshop, studio art, and, for five years, elementary... Read more »

Annual heritage project helps third-year students learn about their past

January 27, 2012

The annual junior Family Heritage Project has caught juniors collecting old photos and interviewing their grandparents, all to discover their family’s links to the past. “My great-grandfather, whose name is Huey Butler, owned a small liquor store in Longview, Texas,” junior Sade Butler said. “He... Read more »

Proposal to Change School Start Time

January 27, 2012

After an official vote taken by the Rio faculty determined that there would be no change in start time for the 2012-2013 school year. The final vote was 57 percent in favor of not moving the start time, while 43 percent of teachers were in favor of moving the start time by 30 minutes. Despite a straw... Read more »

Adolphson Leaves Rio

January 27, 2012

After eight years at Rio, Vice Principal Vanessa Adolphson is leaving at the semester break to work at New San Juan High School. She was asked by the district to go fill the spot of another Vice Principal. She is leaving with excitement for the new road ahead of her. New San Juan is located on Greenback... Read more »