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Fall Festival Press Release

Oct 11th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: Feature

From sweet apple cider and bacon brownies to rocking to Mission 6 and cheering on friends in activities, Fall Festival is the time of year everyone looked forward to. Year by year different, bizarre foods are introduced. This year fried kool-aid, chocolate covered grapes, and bacon brownies were new. The bacon brownies were something many people were fans of.



AES Engineers Scholarship Deadline Approaching

Sep 15th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: News

AES Engineers scholarship deadline is less than a month away. The organization will be awarding $500 to the winner(s) each year. The deadline is October 7, 2011. Students will submit an essay on one of the two topics that appear on the scholarship page of the AES web site. More information can also be found [...]



Reitz v MD Soccer Game Changed

Sep 9th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: News, Sports

Athletic Director Beth Hagan has announced that the soccer games against Mater Dei on September 13 has been relocated. Originally set to be at USI, the game has been moved to EVSC Soccer Fields. The boys will play at 5:30 with the girls at 7:30.



Panthers Footbal Live on TV

Sep 6th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: News

Have you been enjoying the Reitz Panthers Football! 2011 on TV? You can watch them Friday night as they travel to Harrison. Channel 14 will air the game live on their 14Xtra channel and on their website Touchdown Live 2011. WFIE will also air the Panthers’ home game against Memorial on September 16. News 25 [...]



Panthers ready for SIAC challenges

Aug 31st, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: Feature, Sports

The Panthers have two wins under their belt, but those were wins over out-of-state, non-conference teams. Now that the schedule has turned to conference play, the Panthers know that they will face the best that SIAC teams have to offer. Junior fullback Ke’Andre Vaughn describes the challenges that the team will face and how they [...]



Coach Talks About Doubters

Aug 28th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: Feature, Sports

With the graduation of so many key seniors from the 2010 Panthers team that went 13-1, some might be doubting the strength of the 2011 Panthers. See what head coach Tony Lewis thinks. Interview by Josselinne Torres and filmed by Nolan Spinks.



Boys Tennis Team Dominates Bosse

Aug 28th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: Sports

Saturday, the RHS boys tennis team dominated the Bulldogs, 4-1. Winners were: Ethan DeMoss: 6-1, 6-0 Damon Kuhn: 6-0, 6-0 Doubles Blake Brooks and Luke Beavin: 6-0, 6-0 Austin loveless and Jeremy Sandefur: 6-2, 6-3



Lady Panthers Compete In City Golf Tournament

Aug 28th, 2011 | By John Wells | Category: Sports

The Lady Panthers competed in the Girls City Golf Tournament Saturday on their home course, Helfrich Hills. Reitz, finishing 5th in the tournament, had to face two of the toughest teams in the state, Memorial and North. Even though this is a rebuilding year after the graduation of state qualifier Chanice Young, the Lady Panthers [...]



Schools update emergency plans

Dec 14th, 2010 | By John Wells | Category: Feature, News

Since the shooting incident at Columbine High School, students have learned more about safety in schools. This includes Columbine, Paducah and Virginia Tech and others around the country. There was also the incident here, which, although not a shooting, was still a threat to safety. Safety is not only the responsibility of administrators, faculty and [...]



GSA sets place for equality

Dec 14th, 2010 | By John Wells | Category: News

Some students feel comfortable walking the halls and talking with their peers at Reitz. Some, however, don’t feel comfortable with the student body at all- until now. RGSA, or the Reitz Gay Straight Alliance, is a group that senior Jake Svestka started earlier this school year. Every Wednesday after school, students meet in classroom 354 [...]