Features – the Rattler Report

The Benefits of Spirit Week

Adam Lenk, Features Editor

November 12, 2018

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Every year Rancho Mirage High School has a spirit week. Spirit weeks are weeks where various activities happen around school. Students are also encouraged to wear outfits that correspond with certain themes for the day. The objecti...

Homecoming Rally

Mia Alexander, Reporter

November 12, 2018

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This week Rancho Mirage High School hosted their annual homecoming rally with the theme being based off the film The Wizard of OZ. The rally began with the national anthem followed by an introduction from ASB member Madison Twomey....

Diana Arias: Soprano Superhero with a Heart of Eyeshadow and Highlighter

Hannah Howard, Reporter

November 12, 2018

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A member of Chamber Choir and Ukulele Club, Diana Arias is a senior and new student at Rancho Mirage High School. Coming from Yucca Valley, Diana moved down to Palm Desert with her family just weeks after school began in August. ...

Red Ribbon Week

Alexia Martinez, Reporter

November 2, 2018

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This week and last week are red ribbon week. Last week they started off with wearing red and wore hats that weren't Rancho Mirage hats. This week on Monday people dressed up with people as twins and there was a donut eating co...

Getting Hype for College

Toby Bojorquez, Reporter

November 2, 2018

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Miss. Mocete is one of the AVID teacher at Rancho Mirage High School. Miss. Mocete is an AVID teacher because when she was applying or looking at colleges when she was younger she wished she had something like the AVID program...

Halloween

Pedro Jimenez, Reporter

October 29, 2018

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Halloween is celebrated by people who dress in costumes and go around trick-or-treating. Rancho Mirage High School is doing a pumpkin carving contest and a costume contest. More than 157 million Americans plan to celebrate Hal...

Rancho Mirage’s Marching Band

Dakota Zeihen, Editor

October 26, 2018

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Rancho Mirage High School offers many extracurricular activities. One of those activities is the Marching Band. In marching band, students perform in many performances showing of their band skills. At RMHS, the marching band pe...

Upcoming College Deadlines and Important Information

Cristina Garcia, Reporter

October 26, 2018

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As many of the Class of 2019 know, high school is coming to an end and college deadlines are coming up. It’s important to be aware of when certain deadlines are because if you miss one deadline it can strongly affect you from...

Fright Night

Alexia Martinez, Reporter

October 26, 2018

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Rancho Mirage high school has been doing fright night for 6 years. The groups who are performing art dance team, dance class 3 and 4, dance 2, choir, and theater class 1 and 2. The first act was a skit on fright night. The sec...

It’s Banned Books Week!

Hannah Howard, Reporter

October 16, 2018

Filed under Features, Showcase

This week has been Banned Books Week, an international campaign by the American Library Association and Amnesty International to promote the freedom of reading and educate people on why different literature is challenged and ou...

Homecoming Nominations

Jevin Dorsey, Editor

October 4, 2018

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It’s that time of the year again: all over Snapchat and Instagram students are posting their nominations for homecoming court. The voting takes place on Thursday, October 4th and Friday, October 5th, but that isn’t stopping ...