Tue, May 21, 2013: Heavy rains made creeks swell and forced some Rhea County residents out of their homes as flooding destroyed some parts of Rh…
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Golden Eagle Marching Band Visits New York | |
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In April, the RCHS Marching Band took a five day trip in New York. Here’s a quick picture recap of their trip. |
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2013 Awards Day Roundup | |
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Senior Awards were presented in an assembly program on Friday, May 10. Here are the highlights: | |
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Bowling Team Prepares for Tryouts and First Season | |
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There will be a lot of trial and error for the new team in its very first year, but it’s looking promising already. |
EN Book Review
Summer Of My German Solider | |
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If you’re like me, and you need extra credit in German, this is for sure a book you should check out. | |
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Culinary Arts Class Serves Superintendents | |
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The Culinary Arts class recently catered a luncheon for the superintendents of the Southeastern Tennessee Region | |
Around the Web
Coolest astronaut ever sings Bowie’s Space Oddity while in ACTUAL SPACE
“Col. Chris Hadfield continues his stellar antics, this time in the form of a music video!” —Brin P.
Have your plants send you a Tweet when they get thirsty
“@plants: hey human, mind sending some water this way? #thirsty” —Brin P.
Dads in Hats: Bringing You the Best Pictures of Dads in Hats
“A website dedicated to providing free, quality pictures of dads wearing hats. This is the most important find of the year.” —Brin P.
Dictionary of Surrealism and the Graphic Image
“In case they were unclear before, there's now a book of surrealist concepts.” —Bethany B.
50 Incredible Tattoos Inspired By Books
“"Couples break up, “YOLO” goes out of style, but the literature you love is forever."—Indeed.” —Mr. F.
Undead Ackbar + 7 more zombied Star Wars characters portraits
“'It's a trap!' may be a bit inappropriate this time.” —Brin P.
This is what happens when galaxies collide
“It looks sort of heavenly, but apparently it'll rip you apart between two black holes. Typical.” —Brin P.
The ‘fountain of youth’ is hidden in the brain
“And to think, we've been looking in Florida this whole time!” —Brin P.
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Book Review
Summer Of My German Solider
If you’re like me, and you need extra credit in German, this is for sure a book you should check out.
Music Review
The Strokes: Comedown Machine
The release of Comedown Machine was an unexpected move for The Strokes, but that definitely isn’t the only unexpected thing about it.
Movie Review
The Croods is a Timeless Adventure, Literally
In the end, The Croods is nearly everything you can ask of an adventure movie—even the cheeky monkey sidekick every movie needs.
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Local Headlines
The latest articles from the Local News section of The Herald-News.
Woman killed in Monday wreck
Tue, May 21, 2013: A Monday morning wreck on Black Oak Ridge Road in Dayton claimed the life of an 84-year-old woman, according to officials wit…
General Assembly's 2013 session wraps up
Tue, May 21, 2013: State Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, has returned from his first legislative session in Nashville and said he was happy to work w…
Items needed for flood victims
Mon, May 20, 2013: Rhea County United Way, in conjunction with the Rhea County Executive's office and county emergency services, has announced c…
Chickamauga Lake ranked No. 6 in nation
Fri, May 17, 2013: Bassmaster Magazine has ranked DaytonâЂ™s Chickamauga Lake the sixth best lake in the nation for bass fishing, up from No…
Train speeds to increase
Fri, May 17, 2013: To expedite the movement of freight trains, Norfolk Southern will be increasing train speeds through Dayton effective Monday,…
Rhea County Commission to renew jail talks
Fri, May 17, 2013: The Rhea County Commission will once again renew talks of purchasing property for the construction of a new jail or justice c…
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This week: Variety Meters
This week's video block is curated by Mr. Ferrell, who says, “Here's a collection of music that served as part of the soundtrack for my high school days—all characterized by irregular time signatures.”


Genesis Turn It On Again (Official Music Video 1980)
03:47From the album duke. b-side "behind the lines" (edit) released 8 march 1980 (uk) august 1980 (usa)03 Changes - Yes - Union Tour Denver 1991
07:19Yes union tour in denver 1991 - trevor rabin edit make it easy introRush - Freewill ( Exit Stage Left )
05:35Rush performing freewill (live) from the exit stage left show. recorded in 1981. this song is originally from the "permanent ..Marillion - Garden Party
07:04From recital of the script, be ready for one hell of a party! ^^Pink Floyd - Money (live Pulse) [HD]
08:43Jethro Tull-Living in the past Supersonic TV 1976 UPGRADE
03:14Here is the best version i have seen of the rare supersonic, 1976 tv performance of tull, "living in the past". enjoy!Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
04:17Pg & co. playing a funny solsbury hill!
More School & Community News
RCHS nerds visit DollywoodWed, Apr 17, 2013 : Spanish II Honors students and library assistants were given a free tour to Dollywood on Friday to celebrate the Festival of Nations. | |
The Prom, Hollywood StyleTue, Apr 16, 2013 : The Prom is Friday, and there are a lot of stuff that needs to be done by then. | |
RCHS Seniors Take the NAEP TestSat, Mar 2, 2013 : At 8:30 am on Tuesday, 65 random seniors will take the National Assessment of Educational Progress test. | |
Honors History class takes trip to CapitolThu, Feb 28, 2013 : A group of RCHS students led by Mr. Farney toured the state Capitol last week—here are some highlights of their trip. | |
Speakers discuss human dignityMon, Feb 25, 2013 : Doctors from Memorial Hospital spoke to students in Mr. Zimmerman's English classes about the ethics of medecine and death. | |
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