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Chloe Greer
For me, the amount of stress that I have gotten from the question, “What are you going to do after high school?” has made me truly start thinking. What do I want to do after high school? The answers have ranged from an ultrasound tech, taxidermist, game warden, to now an ag business major and to work for a seed company. The true answer for most kids is that they don’t know. I know adults, who have full time jobs and are in their thirties, who still truly do not know what they want to do and just picked their safest option. The reality of this though is that it is okay to not know what you want to do with your life. Nobody should have to be stuck doing something they hate for the rest of their lives or going to college and wasting the money when they know it is something they aren’t fond of. Kids in high school shouldn’t have to know what they want to do. They should be kids for as long as possible. Take a year break after high school or try out jobs before you settle for the rest of your life. Move towns, find new friends, but do not stress about your after-school choice because it is your life. You make the choices, take the consequences, and celebrate the achievements of your life. You don’t want to live the rest of your life regretting your choices and how things could’ve been different. Take your time to make these choices because sometimes they’re irreversible and may change your life completely.
Carolina Demaree
Supporting local businesses is very important for a lot of different reasons. Supporting local businesses means supporting the economy. When money is kept local, jobs are created. This reduces unemployment rates and improves the financial state of the community. Shopping local also provides a more personal level of products and services. For example, a local coffee shop has different options to choose from versus a chain coffee shop. Having something different may be the reason a customer comes in. This may give other local businesses the possibility of new customers as well. Supporting a local business is always what gives these businesses the means to sponsor local events or donate to fundraisers. What comes around goes around.
Markus Schneider
During hurricane Katrina, many people were displaced and suffered horrible atrocities that may have been preventable. Twenty years later some are still recovering in many ways. It is important to realize the lessons learned from hurricane Katrina and properly maintain and update flood-proof infrastructure, even in midwest river towns like Beardstown. Their aging infrastructure, including their bridge over the Illinois River, caused me to question the capabilities of their levee systems (mainly because of the disaster that followed the floods from Katrina). I brought these topics up to my father (because he's a local civil engineer), and he told me he was in New Orleans in the 90s and he could tell that it was old technology (likely not updated until after Katrina in 2005) that was supposed to be protecting the city from floods, even saying, “I was thinking, one of these big barges could probably take down a levee and flood the city if it went off course.” When I asked him about the Beardstown levees on the Illinois River, he said it was likely old technology as well, but it's extremely expensive to update. So I asked him more about who is responsible for the levees. He said it was the federal government, as opposed to most bridges that are managed by local engineers, which had me wondering: If being detached from the communities in which they are protecting with this infrastructure, are the responsible parties less emotionally invested? This is also a pressing matter given the recent flooding disasters along the Guadalupe river in Texas.
RIHS FFA Students
This past Wednesday, August 27, sixteen of our RIHS students attended the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The Farm Progress Show is the largest outdoor farm show in the United States, covering 600 acres of exhibits, parking and demonstrations with an estimated 150,000 people over the course of three days. The show captured the interest of Gov J.B. Pritzker, who attended the convention on Thursday the 26th. Students were able to attend because of our Rushville-Industry FFA Chapter Alumni and our Advisors, Miss Riden and Miss Sargeant, so a huge thanks to them! Also a huge thanks to Joe and Dawn Sullivan of Sullivan Auctioneers, who donated the earnings of one of the EZ-Trail Gravity Wagons seen in the photo above to our FFA Chapter! We asked Rylan Reimolds what his favorite part of the show was, he said, “Seeing the new and improved technology coming to the agriculture industry in the next couple of years.” Another student, Jagger Bartlett, said his favorite part was “Getting to spend time with my friends outside of school, and get some free stuff from the different companies.”
Aly Hogan
As we finished up the first week of volleyball we were 1 and 1. Traveling to Liberty on Tuesday, we came home unsuccessful, yet we did not let our heads hang. We were able to get a productive practice in on Wednesday, have our next opponents travel to us, and defeat Camp Point. Camp Point was a close game and we really had to keep our spirits high. The energy of our student section and their excellent Red,White, and Blue apparel made it even easier to do so. Friday was a quick practice before we were able to support our football team in their home-turf battle against Macomb by wearing our Black Out outfits. With the support, the boys were able to put up a good fight, but came out unsuccessful. Luckily, we get to meet here again Friday night on home turf once again and defeat ROWVA, just like last year. So, be there or be square, dressed and ready for NEON Night. We ended our Friday night with our beloved ”back to school dance.” We partied a little to celebrate the first 3-day-weekend of the year. Yet, the varsity volleyball girls were back at it, even on their Monday off, with another quick-yet-productive practice to prepare for their upcoming week. This week we will face the Southeastern Lady Sun’s Tournament, starting off tonight, 9/2/25 at 7pm, with your Lady Rockets vs. West Prairie followed Wednesday at 8pm vs. Western, Thursday at 5pm vs. Unity, and Saturday to be announced based on our outcome of our games. Find your way out and about to support and show your ROCKET PRIDE!
Ian Escapa
AI (artificial intelligence) has been around since 1990 but wasn’t really popular till 2023. It was made to replicate human intelligence in machines and automate complex, repetitive, and data-intensive tasks to enhance efficiency and solve problems that surpass human capabilities. It was made to help humans solve problems that we can’t solve but it has been abused by the world. In 2023 it took over the world and started being used in a bad way. People started having it do all their work. It is a very helpful tool but it has not been used that way.
Bradley Hollingsworth
The Rushville-Industry Rockets lost a good game against the Macomb Bombers last Friday. We were in the lead for the beginning of the game, but once the second half started, everyone started making small mistakes because we were tired and those mistakes added up. It was a great game, but it showed some things we could improve on our defense. Our offense, for the most part, wasn’t even that bad. Just a couple play calls that should’ve been different, plus there were some things during the game we did that we never went over during practice. We just hope to get better from that game and move on to ROWVA. ROWVA is known for making a pretty good strategy to use against us, but we don’t really care. Change maybe one or two things, but besides that, we’re going to play harder and more consistently than them. As a team, we have a set of goals each game and if we reach those goals, most likely we’ll win. This week’s practices are going to have to be laser focused on sharpening our techniques.
Norah Willis
As we head into a new month, we also head into new events hosted at RIHS. While everyone hears about the football games on the weekend, many don’t hear about other school events that go on. Among those possibly unknown events is the annual Car Hop. Pull on up to the north lot at RIHS and enjoy food, music, and of course a car show! The Car Hop will take place Saturday, September 6th from 6-8 p.m. Students involved in band and choir will be there to provide entertainment. The high school and middle school choir will kick off the event with the National Anthem, which will lead into more singing from the choir. The Marching Rockets will also be performing songs from their field show, as well as the fight songs. Come and support your local music boosters this Saturday. There will be food, music, and cars; You can’t get much better than that!
Chloe Greer
For me, the amount of stress that I have gotten from the question, “What are you going to do after high school?” has made me truly start thinking. What do I want to do after high school? The answers have ranged from an ultrasound tech, taxidermist, game warden, to now an ag business major and to work for a seed company. The true answer for most kids is that they don’t know. I know adults, who have full time jobs and are in their thirties, who still truly do not know what they want to do and just picked their safest option. The reality of this though is that it is okay to not know what you want to do with your life. Nobody should have to be stuck doing something they hate for the rest of their lives or going to college and wasting the money when they know it is something they aren’t fond of. Kids in high school shouldn’t have to know what they want to do. They should be kids for as long as possible. Take a year break after high school or try out jobs before you settle for the rest of your life. Move towns, find new friends, but do not stress about your after-school choice because it is your life. You make the choices, take the consequences, and celebrate the achievements of your life. You don’t want to live the rest of your life regretting your choices and how things could’ve been different. Take your time to make these choices because sometimes they’re irreversible and may change your life completely.
Carolina Demaree
Supporting local businesses is very important for a lot of different reasons. Supporting local businesses means supporting the economy. When money is kept local, jobs are created. This reduces unemployment rates and improves the financial state of the community. Shopping local also provides a more personal level of products and services. For example, a local coffee shop has different options to choose from versus a chain coffee shop. Having something different may be the reason a customer comes in. This may give other local businesses the possibility of new customers as well. Supporting a local business is always what gives these businesses the means to sponsor local events or donate to fundraisers. What comes around goes around.
Markus Schneider
During hurricane Katrina, many people were displaced and suffered horrible atrocities that may have been preventable. Twenty years later some are still recovering in many ways. It is important to realize the lessons learned from hurricane Katrina and properly maintain and update flood-proof infrastructure, even in midwest river towns like Beardstown. Their aging infrastructure, including their bridge over the Illinois River, caused me to question the capabilities of their levee systems (mainly because of the disaster that followed the floods from Katrina). I brought these topics up to my father (because he's a local civil engineer), and he told me he was in New Orleans in the 90s and he could tell that it was old technology (likely not updated until after Katrina in 2005) that was supposed to be protecting the city from floods, even saying, “I was thinking, one of these big barges could probably take down a levee and flood the city if it went off course.” When I asked him about the Beardstown levees on the Illinois River, he said it was likely old technology as well, but it's extremely expensive to update. So I asked him more about who is responsible for the levees. He said it was the federal government, as opposed to most bridges that are managed by local engineers, which had me wondering: If being detached from the communities in which they are protecting with this infrastructure, are the responsible parties less emotionally invested? This is also a pressing matter given the recent flooding disasters along the Guadalupe river in Texas.
RIHS FFA Students
This past Wednesday, August 27, sixteen of our RIHS students attended the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The Farm Progress Show is the largest outdoor farm show in the United States, covering 600 acres of exhibits, parking and demonstrations with an estimated 150,000 people over the course of three days. The show captured the interest of Gov J.B. Pritzker, who attended the convention on Thursday the 26th. Students were able to attend because of our Rushville-Industry FFA Chapter Alumni and our Advisors, Miss Riden and Miss Sargeant, so a huge thanks to them! Also a huge thanks to Joe and Dawn Sullivan of Sullivan Auctioneers, who donated the earnings of one of the EZ-Trail Gravity Wagons seen in the photo above to our FFA Chapter! We asked Rylan Reimolds what his favorite part of the show was, he said, “Seeing the new and improved technology coming to the agriculture industry in the next couple of years.” Another student, Jagger Bartlett, said his favorite part was “Getting to spend time with my friends outside of school, and get some free stuff from the different companies.”
Aly Hogan
As we finished up the first week of volleyball we were 1 and 1. Traveling to Liberty on Tuesday, we came home unsuccessful, yet we did not let our heads hang. We were able to get a productive practice in on Wednesday, have our next opponents travel to us, and defeat Camp Point. Camp Point was a close game and we really had to keep our spirits high. The energy of our student section and their excellent Red,White, and Blue apparel made it even easier to do so. Friday was a quick practice before we were able to support our football team in their home-turf battle against Macomb by wearing our Black Out outfits. With the support, the boys were able to put up a good fight, but came out unsuccessful. Luckily, we get to meet here again Friday night on home turf once again and defeat ROWVA, just like last year. So, be there or be square, dressed and ready for NEON Night. We ended our Friday night with our beloved ”back to school dance.” We partied a little to celebrate the first 3-day-weekend of the year. Yet, the varsity volleyball girls were back at it, even on their Monday off, with another quick-yet-productive practice to prepare for their upcoming week. This week we will face the Southeastern Lady Sun’s Tournament, starting off tonight, 9/2/25 at 7pm, with your Lady Rockets vs. West Prairie followed Wednesday at 8pm vs. Western, Thursday at 5pm vs. Unity, and Saturday to be announced based on our outcome of our games. Find your way out and about to support and show your ROCKET PRIDE!
Ian Escapa
AI (artificial intelligence) has been around since 1990 but wasn’t really popular till 2023. It was made to replicate human intelligence in machines and automate complex, repetitive, and data-intensive tasks to enhance efficiency and solve problems that surpass human capabilities. It was made to help humans solve problems that we can’t solve but it has been abused by the world. In 2023 it took over the world and started being used in a bad way. People started having it do all their work. It is a very helpful tool but it has not been used that way.
Bradley Hollingsworth
The Rushville-Industry Rockets lost a good game against the Macomb Bombers last Friday. We were in the lead for the beginning of the game, but once the second half started, everyone started making small mistakes because we were tired and those mistakes added up. It was a great game, but it showed some things we could improve on our defense. Our offense, for the most part, wasn’t even that bad. Just a couple play calls that should’ve been different, plus there were some things during the game we did that we never went over during practice. We just hope to get better from that game and move on to ROWVA. ROWVA is known for making a pretty good strategy to use against us, but we don’t really care. Change maybe one or two things, but besides that, we’re going to play harder and more consistently than them. As a team, we have a set of goals each game and if we reach those goals, most likely we’ll win. This week’s practices are going to have to be laser focused on sharpening our techniques.
Norah Willis
As we head into a new month, we also head into new events hosted at RIHS. While everyone hears about the football games on the weekend, many don’t hear about other school events that go on. Among those possibly unknown events is the annual Car Hop. Pull on up to the north lot at RIHS and enjoy food, music, and of course a car show! The Car Hop will take place Saturday, September 6th from 6-8 p.m. Students involved in band and choir will be there to provide entertainment. The high school and middle school choir will kick off the event with the National Anthem, which will lead into more singing from the choir. The Marching Rockets will also be performing songs from their field show, as well as the fight songs. Come and support your local music boosters this Saturday. There will be food, music, and cars; You can’t get much better than that!
Chloe Greer
For me, the amount of stress that I have gotten from the question, “What are you going to do after high school?” has made me truly start thinking. What do I want to do after high school? The answers have ranged from an ultrasound tech, taxidermist, game warden, to now an ag business major and to work for a seed company. The true answer for most kids is that they don’t know. I know adults, who have full time jobs and are in their thirties, who still truly do not know what they want to do and just picked their safest option. The reality of this though is that it is okay to not know what you want to do with your life. Nobody should have to be stuck doing something they hate for the rest of their lives or going to college and wasting the money when they know it is something they aren’t fond of. Kids in high school shouldn’t have to know what they want to do. They should be kids for as long as possible. Take a year break after high school or try out jobs before you settle for the rest of your life. Move towns, find new friends, but do not stress about your after-school choice because it is your life. You make the choices, take the consequences, and celebrate the achievements of your life. You don’t want to live the rest of your life regretting your choices and how things could’ve been different. Take your time to make these choices because sometimes they’re irreversible and may change your life completely.
Carolina Demaree
Supporting local businesses is very important for a lot of different reasons. Supporting local businesses means supporting the economy. When money is kept local, jobs are created. This reduces unemployment rates and improves the financial state of the community. Shopping local also provides a more personal level of products and services. For example, a local coffee shop has different options to choose from versus a chain coffee shop. Having something different may be the reason a customer comes in. This may give other local businesses the possibility of new customers as well. Supporting a local business is always what gives these businesses the means to sponsor local events or donate to fundraisers. What comes around goes around.
Markus Schneider
During hurricane Katrina, many people were displaced and suffered horrible atrocities that may have been preventable. Twenty years later some are still recovering in many ways. It is important to realize the lessons learned from hurricane Katrina and properly maintain and update flood-proof infrastructure, even in midwest river towns like Beardstown. Their aging infrastructure, including their bridge over the Illinois River, caused me to question the capabilities of their levee systems (mainly because of the disaster that followed the floods from Katrina). I brought these topics up to my father (because he's a local civil engineer), and he told me he was in New Orleans in the 90s and he could tell that it was old technology (likely not updated until after Katrina in 2005) that was supposed to be protecting the city from floods, even saying, “I was thinking, one of these big barges could probably take down a levee and flood the city if it went off course.” When I asked him about the Beardstown levees on the Illinois River, he said it was likely old technology as well, but it's extremely expensive to update. So I asked him more about who is responsible for the levees. He said it was the federal government, as opposed to most bridges that are managed by local engineers, which had me wondering: If being detached from the communities in which they are protecting with this infrastructure, are the responsible parties less emotionally invested? This is also a pressing matter given the recent flooding disasters along the Guadalupe river in Texas.
RIHS FFA Students
This past Wednesday, August 27, sixteen of our RIHS students attended the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The Farm Progress Show is the largest outdoor farm show in the United States, covering 600 acres of exhibits, parking and demonstrations with an estimated 150,000 people over the course of three days. The show captured the interest of Gov J.B. Pritzker, who attended the convention on Thursday the 26th. Students were able to attend because of our Rushville-Industry FFA Chapter Alumni and our Advisors, Miss Riden and Miss Sargeant, so a huge thanks to them! Also a huge thanks to Joe and Dawn Sullivan of Sullivan Auctioneers, who donated the earnings of one of the EZ-Trail Gravity Wagons seen in the photo above to our FFA Chapter! We asked Rylan Reimolds what his favorite part of the show was, he said, “Seeing the new and improved technology coming to the agriculture industry in the next couple of years.” Another student, Jagger Bartlett, said his favorite part was “Getting to spend time with my friends outside of school, and get some free stuff from the different companies.”
Aly Hogan
As we finished up the first week of volleyball we were 1 and 1. Traveling to Liberty on Tuesday, we came home unsuccessful, yet we did not let our heads hang. We were able to get a productive practice in on Wednesday, have our next opponents travel to us, and defeat Camp Point. Camp Point was a close game and we really had to keep our spirits high. The energy of our student section and their excellent Red,White, and Blue apparel made it even easier to do so. Friday was a quick practice before we were able to support our football team in their home-turf battle against Macomb by wearing our Black Out outfits. With the support, the boys were able to put up a good fight, but came out unsuccessful. Luckily, we get to meet here again Friday night on home turf once again and defeat ROWVA, just like last year. So, be there or be square, dressed and ready for NEON Night. We ended our Friday night with our beloved ”back to school dance.” We partied a little to celebrate the first 3-day-weekend of the year. Yet, the varsity volleyball girls were back at it, even on their Monday off, with another quick-yet-productive practice to prepare for their upcoming week. This week we will face the Southeastern Lady Sun’s Tournament, starting off tonight, 9/2/25 at 7pm, with your Lady Rockets vs. West Prairie followed Wednesday at 8pm vs. Western, Thursday at 5pm vs. Unity, and Saturday to be announced based on our outcome of our games. Find your way out and about to support and show your ROCKET PRIDE!
Ian Escapa
AI (artificial intelligence) has been around since 1990 but wasn’t really popular till 2023. It was made to replicate human intelligence in machines and automate complex, repetitive, and data-intensive tasks to enhance efficiency and solve problems that surpass human capabilities. It was made to help humans solve problems that we can’t solve but it has been abused by the world. In 2023 it took over the world and started being used in a bad way. People started having it do all their work. It is a very helpful tool but it has not been used that way.
Bradley Hollingsworth
The Rushville-Industry Rockets lost a good game against the Macomb Bombers last Friday. We were in the lead for the beginning of the game, but once the second half started, everyone started making small mistakes because we were tired and those mistakes added up. It was a great game, but it showed some things we could improve on our defense. Our offense, for the most part, wasn’t even that bad. Just a couple play calls that should’ve been different, plus there were some things during the game we did that we never went over during practice. We just hope to get better from that game and move on to ROWVA. ROWVA is known for making a pretty good strategy to use against us, but we don’t really care. Change maybe one or two things, but besides that, we’re going to play harder and more consistently than them. As a team, we have a set of goals each game and if we reach those goals, most likely we’ll win. This week’s practices are going to have to be laser focused on sharpening our techniques.
Norah Willis
As we head into a new month, we also head into new events hosted at RIHS. While everyone hears about the football games on the weekend, many don’t hear about other school events that go on. Among those possibly unknown events is the annual Car Hop. Pull on up to the north lot at RIHS and enjoy food, music, and of course a car show! The Car Hop will take place Saturday, September 6th from 6-8 p.m. Students involved in band and choir will be there to provide entertainment. The high school and middle school choir will kick off the event with the National Anthem, which will lead into more singing from the choir. The Marching Rockets will also be performing songs from their field show, as well as the fight songs. Come and support your local music boosters this Saturday. There will be food, music, and cars; You can’t get much better than that!
Chloe Greer
For me, the amount of stress that I have gotten from the question, “What are you going to do after high school?” has made me truly start thinking. What do I want to do after high school? The answers have ranged from an ultrasound tech, taxidermist, game warden, to now an ag business major and to work for a seed company. The true answer for most kids is that they don’t know. I know adults, who have full time jobs and are in their thirties, who still truly do not know what they want to do and just picked their safest option. The reality of this though is that it is okay to not know what you want to do with your life. Nobody should have to be stuck doing something they hate for the rest of their lives or going to college and wasting the money when they know it is something they aren’t fond of. Kids in high school shouldn’t have to know what they want to do. They should be kids for as long as possible. Take a year break after high school or try out jobs before you settle for the rest of your life. Move towns, find new friends, but do not stress about your after-school choice because it is your life. You make the choices, take the consequences, and celebrate the achievements of your life. You don’t want to live the rest of your life regretting your choices and how things could’ve been different. Take your time to make these choices because sometimes they’re irreversible and may change your life completely.
Carolina Demaree
Supporting local businesses is very important for a lot of different reasons. Supporting local businesses means supporting the economy. When money is kept local, jobs are created. This reduces unemployment rates and improves the financial state of the community. Shopping local also provides a more personal level of products and services. For example, a local coffee shop has different options to choose from versus a chain coffee shop. Having something different may be the reason a customer comes in. This may give other local businesses the possibility of new customers as well. Supporting a local business is always what gives these businesses the means to sponsor local events or donate to fundraisers. What comes around goes around.
Markus Schneider
During hurricane Katrina, many people were displaced and suffered horrible atrocities that may have been preventable. Twenty years later some are still recovering in many ways. It is important to realize the lessons learned from hurricane Katrina and properly maintain and update flood-proof infrastructure, even in midwest river towns like Beardstown. Their aging infrastructure, including their bridge over the Illinois River, caused me to question the capabilities of their levee systems (mainly because of the disaster that followed the floods from Katrina). I brought these topics up to my father (because he's a local civil engineer), and he told me he was in New Orleans in the 90s and he could tell that it was old technology (likely not updated until after Katrina in 2005) that was supposed to be protecting the city from floods, even saying, “I was thinking, one of these big barges could probably take down a levee and flood the city if it went off course.” When I asked him about the Beardstown levees on the Illinois River, he said it was likely old technology as well, but it's extremely expensive to update. So I asked him more about who is responsible for the levees. He said it was the federal government, as opposed to most bridges that are managed by local engineers, which had me wondering: If being detached from the communities in which they are protecting with this infrastructure, are the responsible parties less emotionally invested? This is also a pressing matter given the recent flooding disasters along the Guadalupe river in Texas.
RIHS FFA Students
This past Wednesday, August 27, sixteen of our RIHS students attended the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The Farm Progress Show is the largest outdoor farm show in the United States, covering 600 acres of exhibits, parking and demonstrations with an estimated 150,000 people over the course of three days. The show captured the interest of Gov J.B. Pritzker, who attended the convention on Thursday the 26th. Students were able to attend because of our Rushville-Industry FFA Chapter Alumni and our Advisors, Miss Riden and Miss Sargeant, so a huge thanks to them! Also a huge thanks to Joe and Dawn Sullivan of Sullivan Auctioneers, who donated the earnings of one of the EZ-Trail Gravity Wagons seen in the photo above to our FFA Chapter! We asked Rylan Reimolds what his favorite part of the show was, he said, “Seeing the new and improved technology coming to the agriculture industry in the next couple of years.” Another student, Jagger Bartlett, said his favorite part was “Getting to spend time with my friends outside of school, and get some free stuff from the different companies.”
Aly Hogan
As we finished up the first week of volleyball we were 1 and 1. Traveling to Liberty on Tuesday, we came home unsuccessful, yet we did not let our heads hang. We were able to get a productive practice in on Wednesday, have our next opponents travel to us, and defeat Camp Point. Camp Point was a close game and we really had to keep our spirits high. The energy of our student section and their excellent Red,White, and Blue apparel made it even easier to do so. Friday was a quick practice before we were able to support our football team in their home-turf battle against Macomb by wearing our Black Out outfits. With the support, the boys were able to put up a good fight, but came out unsuccessful. Luckily, we get to meet here again Friday night on home turf once again and defeat ROWVA, just like last year. So, be there or be square, dressed and ready for NEON Night. We ended our Friday night with our beloved ”back to school dance.” We partied a little to celebrate the first 3-day-weekend of the year. Yet, the varsity volleyball girls were back at it, even on their Monday off, with another quick-yet-productive practice to prepare for their upcoming week. This week we will face the Southeastern Lady Sun’s Tournament, starting off tonight, 9/2/25 at 7pm, with your Lady Rockets vs. West Prairie followed Wednesday at 8pm vs. Western, Thursday at 5pm vs. Unity, and Saturday to be announced based on our outcome of our games. Find your way out and about to support and show your ROCKET PRIDE!
Ian Escapa
AI (artificial intelligence) has been around since 1990 but wasn’t really popular till 2023. It was made to replicate human intelligence in machines and automate complex, repetitive, and data-intensive tasks to enhance efficiency and solve problems that surpass human capabilities. It was made to help humans solve problems that we can’t solve but it has been abused by the world. In 2023 it took over the world and started being used in a bad way. People started having it do all their work. It is a very helpful tool but it has not been used that way.
Bradley Hollingsworth
The Rushville-Industry Rockets lost a good game against the Macomb Bombers last Friday. We were in the lead for the beginning of the game, but once the second half started, everyone started making small mistakes because we were tired and those mistakes added up. It was a great game, but it showed some things we could improve on our defense. Our offense, for the most part, wasn’t even that bad. Just a couple play calls that should’ve been different, plus there were some things during the game we did that we never went over during practice. We just hope to get better from that game and move on to ROWVA. ROWVA is known for making a pretty good strategy to use against us, but we don’t really care. Change maybe one or two things, but besides that, we’re going to play harder and more consistently than them. As a team, we have a set of goals each game and if we reach those goals, most likely we’ll win. This week’s practices are going to have to be laser focused on sharpening our techniques.
Norah Willis
As we head into a new month, we also head into new events hosted at RIHS. While everyone hears about the football games on the weekend, many don’t hear about other school events that go on. Among those possibly unknown events is the annual Car Hop. Pull on up to the north lot at RIHS and enjoy food, music, and of course a car show! The Car Hop will take place Saturday, September 6th from 6-8 p.m. Students involved in band and choir will be there to provide entertainment. The high school and middle school choir will kick off the event with the National Anthem, which will lead into more singing from the choir. The Marching Rockets will also be performing songs from their field show, as well as the fight songs. Come and support your local music boosters this Saturday. There will be food, music, and cars; You can’t get much better than that!
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