Senior Rylee Strand, flanked by military recruiters and her mother, commits to attending West Point.
Maren Blakeney, News Editor
March 31, 2020 • No Comments
On Wednesday, March 11, senior Rylee Strand signed to attend the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point. According to their website, West Point aims to “educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets...
Photo courtesy Ms. Austin
Eddie Drinkwine, Reporter
February 21, 2020 • No Comments
g7 The Guilford snow sculpting team recently took part in The Rockford Area High School Snow Sculpting Competition, which was held Thursday, January 23rd through Saturday, January 25th. The team was one of the seventeen...
Magnus Swanson, Opinion Editor
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
On June 29th, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois’ gaming expansion bill into law, which allowed Rockford and five other cities within the state to construct casinos. Later in October, the city submitted...
Pictured: Kali Szostek in stroll on state hat. Photo credits: LeAnn Severson
Titus Copeland, Editor
January 28, 2020 • No Comments
On Saturday, November 30th, Stroll on State started its 7th year annual run. Traditionally, its time period would usually occur from 2 p.m. - 9 p.m., but due to heavy rainfall, Stroll on State ended early at 7 p.m. after...
Aidan Benham, Business & Marketing Director/Social Media Manager
December 20, 2019 • No Comments
High school students need and use money everyday, but all the while face the obstacle of banking off-campus and outside of school hours, often without guidance or direction from banking professionals. However, with...
February 28, 2020
The boys swimming team began their season at the beginning of December. The team’s days start early in the morning and go on into the night. Their practices consist...
Seth Monteleone, Sports Editor
February 25, 2020
He may be in Dallas, but the three steps into the ring are just as short as they always are. Tonight, however, they look as high as a mountain. He...
Kali Szostek, Reporter
December 9, 2019
This year, Varsity Boys Soccer has been nothing short of amazing. With a record of 15-6, boys soccer exceeded all expectations for their season. Two months ago, senior...
Wrestlers Gear Up For A Promising Season
December 6, 2019
Freshmen introduced to the challenges of Girls Tennis
November 12, 2019
Kali Hess Szostek, Reporter
March 10, 2020
The RPS205 Student Ambassador program has been in operation since 2015, although many students may have no idea what a student ambassador is. Each high school and middle...
March 6, 2020
In Room 230, eighth hour history class is an exciting affair. The room is packed full of energetic students. The teacher walks around the room, passing out...
Titus Copeland, Section Editor
February 26, 2020
On Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, Guilford’s theatre department presented a showcase called Understanding Biases, which centered around the themes of race,...
All I wanted for Christmas: Students describe their favorite gifts
February 25, 2020
February 19, 2020
CHICAGO - The City of Chicago has cancelled the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade and the traditional dye of the river...
BURLINGTON, Vt . - Democratic Senator from Vermont and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans to keep his...
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the 'stay in Mexico' border policy at the request of...
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (W.H.O. has officially declared the global Coronavirus situation as a pandemic....
ILLINOIS - Lack of funding for police training is preventing future officers from getting the education they need...
ROCKFORD - Rockford lawmakers are trying to eliminate daylight savings in Illinois. They say that the hour jump...
CHICAGO - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has declared a state of emergency in Illinois as the number of total...
ILLINOIS - Illinois has now become the 15th state to legalise wagering on sports games. Rockford’s new Hard Rock...
Magnus Swanson, Opinion Editor
February 27, 2020
Guilford’s #Harmonics (pronounced “Sharp Harmonics”) a cappella group recently traveled down to Illinois State University to compete in the International Competition...
Titus Copeland, Section Editor
February 26, 2020
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is the third and last installment of the Star Wars sequels trilogy, following The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. It is also the 9th film...
Maren Blakeney, Editor
February 10, 2020
Knives Out is the newest murder mystery, written and directed by Rian Johnson, who also directed some of the more recent Star Wars movies. It stars Chris Evans, Ana de Armas,...
