Welcome to the last teacher feature of 2024! We are glad to interview a teacher that is very important to Richwoods and the entire city of Peoria, Mr. Benjamin! He is the new Driver’s Ed teacher, and...
Recently, some of the biggest youtubers released a new product called Lunchly. Lunchly was marketed as an alternative to Lunchables for young children and teenagers. However, people quickly became concerned...
Welcome to the fifth Teacher Feature of the 2024-2025 school year! I am delighted to feature Ms. Conard, one of our Spanish teachers. This is her first school year teaching at Richwoods. Ms. Conard is...
Hello readers of The Shield! Today, we are honored to interview Mr. Vinson, our recent addition to our counseling staff. He is known for many things, from Counselor to City Hall Worker to Batman Fan to...
As the fall break approaches, I took the opportunity to ask 30 students at Richwoods about their plans for fall break. The responses were kind of unexpected, with many people planning to be productive...
If you’ve never complained about school lunch, you’ve never attended public school. From entering the long line to receiving your semi-frozen chicken sandwich and abnormally shaped fruit, you’ll...
Hopping around St. Louis!
On Thursday August 29, 2024 the seniors of the IB (international baccalaureate) program took a trip to St. Louis, Missouri. Organized by Mr. Hayes, the IB coordinator, the...
With each school year, comes new rules. Like in the early 2000’s when metal detectors and bag checks were implemented in the school, or when hats and hoods were banned. This year... no phones. For some...
Fashion has jumped right into the spring 2025 season. So far, there is a ready-to-wear collection out. Couture is not out yet! There is a significant difference between the two. Ready-to-wear collections...
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...
On March 9th, there was a gun threat at a school. The school was not locked down, but the teacher simply shut the classroom door. The following day, a teacher explained that a student posted the gun threat...
Travis Kelce is dishing about Taylor Swift’s big night at the Chief’s game. Just days after the 12-time Grammy winner attended the NFL player’s Sept. 24th Kansas City Chiefs game, where she sat alongside...
