Lana del Rey drops new album
Susannah Swindel, Mirada Staff
November 14, 2019
The first time I heard of Lana del Rey was around 2014, sitting in my sister’s room, listening to the ethereal “Summertime Sadness,” from her first album, “Born to Die”. I’ve been infatuated with her music ever since. Del Rey is known for pulling inspiration for her music from many sources -...
Rio takes down El Camino after miracle heave
Josh Zezzo, Mirada Staff
November 5, 2019
Rio Americano took on enemy El Camino in a crowded Stadium at Del Campo on Saturday, Nov. 2 . Emotions were high as this would be the last game the seniors from both teams would play, but nobody was expecting kind of finish that was in store. El Camino started the game with the ball, but the scoring star...
Smamble is One of a Kind
Emma Hutchinson, Mirada Staff
November 5, 2019
Known nationwide as one of the best high school bands, Rio Band can almost always be heard making music in rooms M1 and M2. With the amount of talent available at our school, there is a music group at Rio for almost any student. One of the most well known groups is Small Ensemble, commonly referred to ...
Teaching a Dark Past
Annalee Gorman, Katie Newton, and Emma Hutchinson
November 4, 2019
A crucial era in American history, slavery has been an important part of United States curriculum and shapes how students percieve the country. However, on the 400th anniversary of the first slave being brought from Africa to Virginia, there still isn’t an established way to teach slavery in school to e...
Sac gets nod for MLS team
Mickey Doolittle and Katelyn Newton
November 4, 2019
Hundreds of fans, reporters and investors filed into The Bank downtown to witness the announcement of Major League Soccer’s 29th team; the Sacramento Republic. After over five years of pushing to be the next city to host an MLS team, Sacramento finally won the bid, a big step for the city. While...
In loving memory
Katie Newton and Annalee Gorman
November 4, 2019
Junior Hedayat Ebrahim Khel loved cars and dreamed of being a computer scientist, but his dreams ended on a winding road outside Auburn when he was killed in a car crash. Khel, 16, was one of two young passengers in a car driven by Mirwais Azimi, a 21-year-old man from Carmichael. Azimi was alleged...
Running long and making bonds
Katelyn Newton, Mirada Staff
October 24, 2019
Unlike the typical lottery an economics teacher might talk about, Curt Casazza participated in the same lottery for seven years to be admitted into The Western States, a 100 mile race. Most students know Casazza as their psychology or economics teacher, classes he has taught for 19 years. He s...
To Hot To Practice
Luke Richards, Web Editor
September 6, 2019
Temperatures of over 100 degrees in the past two weeks have forced some sports teams to adjust practices and raised concerns about athlete’s health. But while coaches offered more chances for hydration and shifted practice times, most Rio athletes said they were expected to practice to their ...
