Want to sign up for either the SAT or ACT and take it here at Reitz? Below are the dates they will be offered here. ACT: Sept. 10, 2011 Oct. 22, 2011 Dec. 10, 2011 Feb. 11, 2012 April 14, 2012 June 9, 2012 SAT: Oct. 1, 2011 Nov. 5, 2011 Dec. 3, 2011 March [...]
After vandalism, protests, and murder, the situation in London seems to have reached its peak. Since Saturday, young rioters have risen up in other major cities in Britain to protest recent budget cuts of the government that have left many destitute. One death has turned into several, ranging from burn wounds to car fatalities to sheer blunt force; local jails are full of suspects. Police leaves have been recalled to face the magnitude of the problem as more and more forces were sent to the streets. Angry onlookers have lately placed the blame on policemen, accusing them of doing too little.
The education system in this country needs dynamic change. Evansville has been experimenting with new ideas and methods of learning. Two years ago Reitz brought technology to its students with the netbook program. Similar reforms may be in the works for 2011. The school board has been acting on its own goals for the year [...]
It’s the beginning of 2011 and time to award the best movies of the year. The Golden Globes are distributed and give an educated guess on what we may see at the upcoming Oscars. See movies and actors of note here. “Black Swan,” perhaps the best known movie by all audiences, is by no means [...]
The bell rings. Students perk up. Everyone’s favorite 45 minutes of the day has come. It’s time to scramble to the lines before they get too long. Students absently pile pizza, fries, or mashed potatoes on their trays. With the recently passed national bill that’s destined to improve nutrition in the cafeteria, one should take [...]
“Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” is the third movie in the Narnia film series. With an original release date set for May 1, 2009, then shoved up to May 7, 2010, and finally released on December 10, devoted fans have been awaiting this next installment with fervor. The CGI and special [...]
Reitz grad Ester Uduehi was named a Rhodes Scholar. Read the official press release below. DISTRICT 9 Indiana Esther O. Uduehi, Evansville, is a senior at Indiana University, Bloomington, where she majors in biochemistry and mathematics. She was also a visiting student at Oxford. A Wells Scholar, Presidential Intern and Senator Richard Lugar Scholar, and [...]
Excellence is well displayed through versatility. While teachers are great at what they do, they also often have other areas of interest and talent. Mr. Adye, Reitz’s AP US and European History and World History Honors teacher, takes his to the limit. He quit his longtime-held position of band director in 1993. “I taught history [...]
Class schedules were printed, books and netbooks appeared, and so began a fresh year at F. J. Reitz High School. Many changes swept in with the mass of students in August, 2010. One of them was Will Schulze, Reitz’s new marching band director. Educated at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinatti, Schulze was a [...]