Features
Xbox Series X: What We Know
By: Neo Choplosky/Sophomore Writer
The Xbox Series X is the new generation console that gives us 120 frames per second and 8k resolution....
Sports
Wrapping Up Winter Sports!
By: Kaylyn Lewis/Co-Sports Editor
The Blue Ridge Raiders finished up the winter sports season, in time for spring sports...
Athlete Feature: Gavin Rosa
By: Madison Lord/Senior Writer
Senior, Gavin Rosa is a starter on the varsity boys basketball team. He was also...
How Student Athletes Can Stay On Top Of Schoolwork
By: Peyton Gelinger/Junior Writer
Time management. For student athletes, it can be hard to juggle school work, sports, and life in general. There are some...
Lady Raiders Clench First Home Game Win of the Season
By: Sarah Marble/Senior Feature Editor
The crowds went wild as the Lady Raiders varsity girls basketball team beat the visiting Forest City Foresters...
Hoops, They Did It Again!
By: Kaylyn Lewis/Co-Sports Editor
The boys basketball team has been exceeding expectations this season. The Raiders are playing strong and are determined to have a successful...
Dishin’ and Swishin’
By: Kaylyn Lewis/Co-Sports Editor
The start of the new year means the start of the regular season for the girl's basketball team.
The Lady Raiders kicked off...
News
COVID-19 Shuts Down Blue Ridge
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By: Leah Rippy/Sophomore Writer
UPDATE: To mitigate possible future risk, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced "that all K-12 Pennsylvania schools will be closed for...
Drug Awareness Event
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By: Leah Rippy/Sophomore Writer
On March 18, from 6 to 7:30 PM, the Blue Ridge School District will be hosting a Drug Awareness Event in...
Student Keystone Press Awards
By: Kaelin Hughes/Content Editor
The Keystone Media Awards is an annual contest with several categories that recognizes the best journalism in the state...
Seniors of 2020
Senior Feature: Seth Anderson
By: Madison Welsted/Content Editor
"Don't be stupid. Get shtuff done." - Seth Anderson
Seth Anderson is a high-achieving student here at Blue Ridge. He has earned...
Staff Thoughts
By: Ryan Glatzel/Junior Writer and Peyton Gelinger/Junior Writer
"Thoughts On Senior Class" is a Q and A segment on the Raider Reader. It is all about commonly asked...
News In Brief
Drug Awareness Event
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By: Leah Rippy/Sophomore Writer
On March 18, from 6 to 7:30 PM, the Blue Ridge School District will be hosting a Drug Awareness Event in...
Shirts for Jenna!
By: Milia Stilloe/ Sophomore Writer
Jenna Crocker, a student here at Blue Ridge, has been fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for several months now. Crocker, a...
Coming Soon!
By: Tori Auckland/A&E Editor
Coming soon to the Raider Reader... The Everyday Life of an Elementary Student! Its a new video series that focus on the...
College and Career Cluster
By: Ryan Glatzel/Junior Writer
After all the positive feedback of the last three events, Blue Ridge Middle School and High School will hold it's 4th, and...
Take Our Poll
By: Carissa Zawiski/Junior Assistant to the Editor
Editorials
By: Dylan Stone/Senior Writer
In our current digital lives, there is an abundance of memes. For anyone who may not know, memes are just images...
REVIEWS
Book Review: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
By: Carissa Zawiski/Junior Assistant to the Editors
Jenny Han, author of New York Times best-selling book series, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, tells a...
What’s All the Noise About “Cheer”?
by: Mykenzie Layton/Senior Writer
The Netflix series Cheer debuted on January 8, 2020--and if you haven't seen it yet, you should.
The reality-documentary style show follows...
Game Review: Apex Legends Season 4
By: Ben Marble/Reviews Editor
Season 4 of Apex Legends came out on February 4th, 2020, a year after the game was released. Apex Legends is...
Arts
Art Q&A: Mrs. Camburn
Q&A questions that I personally asked the Blue Ridge High School art teacher, Sarrah Camburn (Ms.Camburn).
More Than What Meets the Eye: Dungeon Art
By: Taylor Holtzman/Freshman Writer
"The Dungeon," home to art classes, woodworking classes, and metal tech classes, is a place where the most creative part of...