A larger-than-expected freshman class has pushed school enrollment to over 1800, crowding some classes so much that students could not fit in the classroom. The freshmen classes have grown significantly for the past two years. The class of 2020 had over 500 students and this year’s freshmen class started with 528 students. Two years ago the senior class had fewer than...

Sammie Stroughter, 31, would much rather be the head of the football program than play professional football. He played in the NFL from 2009 to 2012 and has since been assistant wide receiver coach at Granite bay High School, his alma mater where he was an all-metro player as a senior. He prefers the community high school atmosphere instead of the intense competition in...

While most Rio students were sleeping or frantically completing their homework at 11 p.m., Italians are just beginning their morning routine. Senior Ella Murray was included in this, beginning her school day at 8 a.m. 6,000 miles from home. Murray spent the last year abroad in Parma, Italy. When she arrived last September she experienced a bit of a culture shock. “Mainly...

Somehow Hannah Dadigan finds time to be senior class president, varsity cheer captain, song team member, and is Vice President of the new varsity Club. If that isn’t enough she does it all with a smile. Dadigan, a senior and with a bubbling personality and endless supply of positivity, has been involved in the Rio community since she was a freshman, when she was the captain...

Have you checked out the new Snap Map? If you have Snapchat, you probably already know about this cool new feature. The Snap Map is a new way to see where your friends are on a virtual map, down to their precise location. Have teens’ obsession with sharing their daily lives gone too far? Are constant location updates where the line should be drawn? The saying “better...