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08/22/2025

Jonathan Duong ‘26 pours syrup on his pancake stack at the Senior Breakfast event during Access Aug. 19. Every year, StuCo (Student Council) hosts a breakfast with food truck Flippin’ Flapjacks after Senior Sunrise, with plates of pancakes provided for free. “I actually didn’t realize that there was a flapjack thing until a lot later, but it was really good and a lot of fun,” Duong said. “Just spending time eating pancakes with friends was a really big highlight.”

Media by: D. Lee
Reporting by: D. Lee

📸:
1 Jonathan Duong ‘26
2 Ethan Dodrill ‘26, Linus Denault ‘26, Liam Abner ‘26

08/20/2025

Together, seniors Chase Carland, David Mondrus, Aiden Karr, Evan Beuther, Jack Glenn, Owen Bissell and Nicolas Stuart watch the sunrise at the Red Rocks Amphitheater during Senior Sunrise Aug. 19. An annual tradition organized by Student Council, Senior Sunrise is a chance for students to kick off their final year of high school by watching the sunrise as a class. The event began at 5:30 a.m., and seniors were requested to wear comfortable attire. Donuts were provided by Student Council, and the Flippin’ Flapjacks Breakfast was later held in the courtyard during access. “My favorite part about Senior Sunrise is definitely the view here at Red Rocks,” Carland said. “It’s nice that everyone is here together as an entire class. It’s been a while since everyone’s been able to do that.”

Media by: G. Brauchler, B. Lin
Reporting by: G. Brauchler, B. Lin

1. Chase Carland ‘26, David Mondrus ‘26, Aiden Karr ‘26, Evan Beuther ‘26, Jack Glenn ‘26, Owen Bissell ‘26, Nicolas Stuart ‘26
2. Asmi Patil ‘26, Zoe Solano ‘26
3. Charl Blom ‘26, Tyler Hutchison ‘26, Isaac Ngo’26

08/18/2025

Hansika Mechineni ‘26 listens to the pulse of Harper Bezemek-Aguilar ‘26 during Mathew Rice’s period four Fundamentals of EMT (Emergency Medical Technology) class Aug. 18. The EMT program, offered to students across the district in partnership with ACC (Arapahoe Community College), consists of five courses that students take throughout their senior year. The pathway trains students to enter the medical field through hands-on clinical training, with the goal of preparing them for the National Registry of EMTs exam. “I’m most excited to do the clinicals and learn how to actually save lives,” Mechineni said.

Media by: D. Lee
Reporting by: D. Lee

📸:
Harper Bezemek-Aguilar ‘26, Hansika Mechineni ‘26
Andrew Merriman ‘26

08/17/2025

Black cornerback Cameron Walker ‘28 tackles Grey wide receiver Cayden Aragon ‘27 during the Black and Grey scrimmage at Echo Park Stadium on Aug.16 at 10 a.m. ended with a victory for the Black team with a final score of 12-0. “In the locker room everybody’s energy was through the roof. Everyone was ready to go out there ball out and try their hardest,” Evan Diebold ‘26 said.

Reporting by: Z. Jensen, B. Gosnell
Media by: Z. Jensen, B. Gosnell

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#2 Cayden Aragon ‘27 #9 Cameron Walker ‘28
#32 Cooper Ueland ‘26
#34 Noah Jadd ‘26 #5 Evan Diebold ‘26

08/16/2025

The eleventh episode of the Glitch Podcast, hosted by Geoff Brauchler, Jackson Bond and Evan Jensen, breaks down all of the hottest topics in gaming from the summer. They talk about recent controversies, with Subnautica 2, the Nintendo Switch 2 and Grand Theft Auto Six, while also touching on popular new games and their favorites from the summer break.

Media by: G. Brauchler
Reporting by: J. Bond, G. Brauchler, E. Jensen

08/15/2025

Student Council Member Bella Robison ‘26 paints a car in the lower lot in senior row Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. The student council held five-dollar car paintings for all seniors to raise money for the school year. “I feel like the car painting got the senior class very excited and brought the senior spirit up before even the first day. The money will be used for other events for the school. It’s important for student council to get people excited so that we have good school spirit throughout the year,” Robison said.

Reporting By: Q. Barton
Media By: Q. Barton

📸:
Bella Robison ‘26
Bella Robison ‘26
Katie Rummel ‘26
Rebecca Grapp ‘26

08/13/2025

The 2025-2026 school year begins Aug. 14. For the first two days of school, the bell schedule has been modified to a Jag day schedule with the addition of Seminar in the morning. Lunches are based off of students’ fourth period classes. Starting this year, school will begin at 7:35 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m., with the exception of Jag days which will still begin at 8:20 a.m. “Coming back to school makes me feel a little nervous, especially because I’m taking harder classes this year and I’ll have to meet new people and meet new teachers, and it almost feels like I’m restarting,” Abhi Donepudi ‘28 said. “But I know that I’m not actually restarting, and I have so much support and because I have that support, I know that I’ll be okay this coming school year.”

Media by: D. Lee
Reporting by: D. Lee

#2025

05/21/2025

Peter Graham ‘25 hugs Rockmedia Adviser Kristi Rathbun in the teacher tunnel during the Moving Up assembly May 19. Seniors said their goodbyes during the assembly and reflected on past achievements. The new Student Body President and the next generation of Golden Boys were announced, followed by one last “We’re Marching” chant. “I’d say it was good to say goodbye to them for last time but for some it’s not a goodbye more of a see ya later, and yes it was bittersweet during the assembly it was good to see the presentation that we put on and it was just really good to have a proper way to leave the high school,” Graham said. “Very excited, I’m just blessed I have the opportunity to have a future with college and to be able to get out there and study and have fun with everything and everyone around me excited to new beginnings, new friends. Very optimistic about the future of my life I’m more than excited.”

Media by: Q. Barton
Reporting by: Q. Barton

📸:
Peter Graham ‘25, Kristi Rathbun
Principal Andy Abner
Maleah Koehn ‘25, Payton Holloway
Hana Lee ‘25
Lizzie Watabe ‘25, Lucy Berwyn ‘26, Blanka Sniezyk ‘25
Cullen Gilbertson ‘26, Damian Fischer ‘26
Nolan Freivogel ‘26
Grayson Cole ‘26, Damian Fischer ‘26, Cullen Gilbertson ‘26, Nolan Freivogel ‘26

05/16/2025

Varsity track and field athlete Petra McGowan ‘25 smiles during a speech given by her coach Chas Bernie during Signing Day in the cafeteria at 7 a.m. May 13. During the ceremony, athletes signed a sheet of paper and posed for pictures after being addressed by coaches, while family and friends watch. “I honestly never thought this day would come. With all my injuries and everything, it’s just great to actually be here and committed [to] college. I’m super honored to get to do a D1 for track and for the program and getting to serve my country at the same time, that’s super exciting for me,” McGowan said.

Media by: Q. Barton
Reporting by: Q. Barton

📸:
1. Alexander Koeneker ‘25, Lillian Oakes ‘25, Petra McGowan ‘25
2. Gianna Peterson ‘25
3. Athletic Director Tom Brieske
4. Alexander Koenker ‘25, Petra McGowan ‘25, Lillian Oakes ‘25, Ray Drennan ‘25, Macayla Hansen ‘25, Abigail Broussard ‘25, Gianna Peterson ‘25, Caroline Inman ‘25, Kasen Lehman ‘25, Maddie Brynda ‘25, Lenja Osborne ‘25, Joey Sabia ‘25, Kyler Cole ‘25
5. Principal Andy Abner

Committees:
Abigail Broussard - University of Colorado Boulder

Maddie Brynda - College of St. Benedict

Kyler Cole - Wagner College

Ray Drennan - Springfield College

Macayla Hansen - Daemen University

Caroline Inman - Colorado State University

Alexander Koeneker - Western Colorado University

Kasen Lehman - Colorado School of Mines

Petra McGowan - United States Military Academy at West Point

Lillian Oakes - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lenja Osborne - Augustana University

Gianna Peterson - University of Mississippi

Joey Sabia - Adelphi University

05/13/2025

At the bottom of the grand staircase, the senior class throws their school papers and assignments in the air May 9 at 2:50 p.m. This tradition was to celebrate and commemorate the seniors’ last days of high school. “[It feels] sentimental, but it shows, like, all of your work was worth it for the last minute to just throw it all away,” Sydney Lowery ‘25 said.

Media by: A. Kelley, A. Robinett
Reporting by: A. Kelley

📸:
1. Senior Class
2. Krishiv Singh ‘25, Aayan Khalfay ‘25, Vihaan Karia ‘25
3. Nathan Osowski ‘25
4. Blake Harmes ‘25
5. Reese Schnieder ‘25
6. Reese Schnieder ‘25
7. Senior Class

05/06/2025

Ryan Foxworth ‘27 celebrates with his team after hitting a walk-off single against Chaparral at 6:30 p.m. April 28. The final score was 4-3. According to Gamechanger, Foxworth went one for three with a single and a strikeout. “I had all the confidence in the world, and I’m glad I was able to come through for the boys,” Foxworth said.

Media by: T. Braucher
Reporting by: T. Braucher

📸
1. Ryan Foxworth ‘27, Atlas Kroll ‘27, Michael Brabb ‘27, Mason Hollon ‘27, Brayden Perry ‘27, Dexter Mundholland ‘27
2. Jordan Reid ‘27
3. Ryan Foxworth ‘27
4. Dexter Mundholland ‘27

05/06/2025

BREAKING NEWS: May 5 marks the beginning of AP testing, in which AP Biology, AP European History and AP Microeconomics took place. During the AP European History exam, test takers experienced internet related issues, described as an outage in the LMC. “[To my understanding] we ran out of available IP due to the amount of students who are utilizing the wifi,” Jennifer Chiu said. Students relocated to a new location with Wi-Fi in order to complete the exam and were expected to finish around 3 p.m.

Media by: J. Bond
Reporting: J. Bond

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