Setting the stage for Follies
By Alice Pulliam Staff Writer As the weather warms up and Spring approaches, students make a final push to finish the school year off strong. Spring’s upcoming arrival brings excitement and anticipation for the upcoming events following. One of these includes Follies, a student talent show hosted by Key Club. As we await Follies, those […]
The Career Center break: A topic for debate
By Helen Wilson A&E Editor As a new student at Career Center this year, I can confidently say that this school has a unique structure and culture that sets it apart. The schedule vastly differs from traditional high schools, featuring eight forty-five-minute periods a day. One of the most appreciated aspects of this schedule is […]
Stupendous States
By Evie Beale Staff Writer R.J. Reynolds High School just wrapped up this school year’s winter sports season. Each sport required hard practice and a balance between homework late at night and cold practices throughout the frigid days. One important thing that happened for RJR during the winter sports season was that they were able […]
Future leaders shine: Youth and Government 2025
By Ellie Spinosa Staff Writer Busses are loaded, suitcases are packed, students excitedly finalize their bills, and the two-hour drive to Raleigh, NC, begins. Over twenty students from R.J. Reynolds High School are headed to Youth and Government (YAG) for a four-day weekend at the Raleigh Convention Center. “YAG is a mock government completely run […]
The history remains a mystery: An unclaimed RJR championship?
By Colin Ehrman Staff Writer The year is 1923, and the doors of R.J. Reynolds High School have been flung wide open, inviting the public to the newest and freshest school in Winston-Salem. Now, in 2025, RJR celebrates 102 years of existence as one of the most historic and best arts schools in North Carolina. […]
Playing the system: The jolt towards Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment
By Caroline Lovett and Jackson Colo Features Editor and Staff Writer Scheduling is notoriously one of the most stressful parts of the school year. The buzzing debate on what courses to take, which teachers are the best, and whether or not to take classes at the Career Center fills R.J. Reynolds High School’s halls. However, […]
Crossnore Communities for Children: The heart of Winston-Salem
By Briggs Brown Staff Writer Tucked away a mere few hundred feet from the R.J. Reynolds High School campus lies a rolling 212-acre campus that serves as a sanctuary for some of the community’s most vulnerable students and children. Crossnore is a non-profit organization that has served the Winston-Salem community richly since 1909, with ambitious […]
Come on down to Hadestown
By Brandon Schroeder Sports Editor The time has come as the Reynolds drama department prepares to perform their spring musical, “Hadestown.” Set in Greek mythology, “Hadestown” follows the stories of Orpheus, Eurydice, Persephone, and Hades as they embark on their journeys within Hadestown. When preparing for a musical, many more steps go into putting the […]
Top 5 movies to watch for the weekends
By Anthony Bonilla Staff Writer 1: Robocop (1987) Robocop is about an officer who is killed in the line of duty and is brought back to life as a robot. He fights crime and looks for the people who are responsible for his death. As he does that, he tries his best to remember who […]
The Prom-Hop: Five proms on the same night
By Lilly Zaks Online Editor High School Prom: the hallmark of the quintessential American high school experience. Displayed on the big screens from High School Musical to The Kissing Booth, prom is a rite of passage toward the end of the school year, with upperclassmen and their guests dancing the night away. This year, five […]