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Peoria City Council Approves Violence Prevention Spending

Peoria City Council Approves Violence Prevention Spending

Alayna Filipak, writer April 24, 2024

Recently, the Peoria City Council unanimously approved a $1.2 million spending plan with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This money was delegated for violence prevention. $500,000 of this...

Peoria’s Non-Profits

Peoria’s Non-Profits

Rebecca Kravetz, Writer April 23, 2024

Peoria Rescue Ministries is a gospel-centered ministry focused on serving the poor. This organization has been around and providing these services since 1955. Through their five areas of ministry, they...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Gonzalez

Teacher Feature: Ms. Gonzalez

April 23, 2024

Welcome to the April edition of Teacher Feature! This month, the teacher creature that features in our bleachers is Ms. Gonzalez. This is her first year at Richwoods and she currently teaches Psychology,...

Lady Knights Wrestling Season

Lady Knights Wrestling Season

Andi Potts, Sports Editor April 1, 2024

The Lady Knights Wrestling team had a successful season this year. Their accomplishments this year include winning a regional title, becoming sectional runner up, only missing the win of a third Sectional...

Peoria Resident Shares how the March on Washington Impacted her Life of Service

Peoria Resident Shares how the March on Washington Impacted her Life of Service

Anda Wattanakit, Writer April 1, 2024

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963 is regarded as one of the most influential marches in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. On that day, Martin Luther King Jr. gave...

Peoria Riverfront Museum

Peoria Riverfront Museum’s New Addition

Yonah Oliver, News Editor April 1, 2024

The Peoria Riverfront Museum, a privately funded museum, first opened in 2012. Known by many who live in the Peoria area, the Riverfront Museum’s establishment displays a wide range of exhibits from...

Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria.

New Technology Used to Detect Early Signs of Lung Cancer at Peoria’s Carle Health

Anda Wattanakit, Writer March 5, 2024

Peoria’s Carle Health Methodist Hospital recently celebrated the success of its use of an advanced lung cancer screening technology. The hospital is the first in the region to use a device called ION...

OpenAI's Shifting Leadership

OpenAI’s Shifting Leadership

Yonah Oliver, News Editor March 5, 2024

OpenAI, founded in December 2015, is an American artificial intelligence non-profit organization. The organization was founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutsveker, and Greg Brockman who stated that...

Why the QuestBridge National College Match Might Be a Match for You

Why the QuestBridge National College Match Might Be a Match for You

Kamryn Ragains, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2024

In the season of college applications, it is typical for younger high school students to begin wondering what their options are for applying to college. The QuestBridge National College Match is an application...

What The River Knows book review

What The River Knows book review

Katelynn Wisner, Writer March 4, 2024

World-wide mysteries always lead people to become intrigued and mystified by places, things, or even people. Whether it be about rulers of ancient civilizations or sought after treasure from times unlike...

A Charlie Brown Christmas: What makes this TV special timeless?

A Charlie Brown Christmas: What makes this TV special timeless?

Tyler Weaver, Writer March 4, 2024

“I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.” You may wonder if this quote is from a mystery or drama...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Schmitt

Teacher Feature: Ms. Schmitt

Madison Adler, Junior Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2024

There’s a new face at Richwoods this year: Ms. Shannon Schmitt! This is Ms. Schmitt’s first year teaching as a full-fledged teacher, but she did a year of student-teaching in Arizona. The classes she...

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