Adams Girls Track and Field Team Place First in Varsity Invitational, Boys Take Second

May 28, 2019

On May 4, Rochester Adams Track and Field team went to the 42nd Annual Muskrat Classic in Algonac, Michigan. After medaling in every event, the girls took first place and the boys took second. This is the second consecutive year that the girls have won the meet. Last year, the girls team won by a land...

Highlanders Exercise Amendment XV

Grace Ryba, Editor In Chief

May 28, 2019

Millions of people fail to vote on election day due to a missed a registration deadline, or lack of knowledge on how to register. On Wednesday, May 1, Rochester Adams High School invited students eligible to vote in the next election to register to do so. This provided a great opportunity for students aged 17.5 and o...

Xbox’s Adaptive Controller: Progressive or Unrepresentative?

Luke McQueen, Staff Writer

May 28, 2019

Ever since its creation, gaming has been an all inclusive and fun activity that the whole family can take part in. The only roadblock to that would be the controllers. Not everyone has the physical capability to properly use traditional controllers, namely people with special needs. Thankfully this all cha...

Rochester Adams Signing Day

Grace Antonelli, Staff Writer

May 28, 2019

Playing a sport at the college level takes a lot of hard work, commitment, and extreme perseverance. Rochester Adams High School is proud to represent these 18 student athletes, 9 boys and 9 girls will continue their athletic careers at the next level. On Thursday April 11th, Rochester Adams High...

Amity Scholar Spotlight: Dominik Bauer

Abby Stone, Editor

April 11, 2019

This year, Rochester Adams High School German students had the opportunity to enrich their education of Germany and the German language even further. Through the Amity Scholar Program, the German students got the chance to meet Dominik Bauer. The Amity Institute is a program that builds international fr...

Another Students Work

Lexi Borraccio, Staff Writer

April 11, 2019

At Rochester Adams, cheating has never been a large ordeal, however, as the stress piles on and the sleepless nights overtake students, they may resort to unethical actions. For some students cheating is a result of laziness and the want for a better grade without the work. A study from the  Josep...

RCS Readers Duke it Out: Battle of the Books

Kristen D’Souza, Editor

April 11, 2019

Ready, set, read: The RCS PTSA invites students to compete and win prizes in the second annual Battle of the Books event, hosted at Adams High School, on April 26th. The Battle of the Books is a year-long program in which students are encouraged to read and analyze a selection of young-adult novels. ...

High School Scheduling: Freedom to Choose

Kristen D’Souza, Editor

March 25, 2019

It’s that time of year again: students are lined up at teachers’ desks, colored scheduling cardstocks in hand, waiting to be greenlit by ink signatures. Their goal? To create the most academically rigorous, balanced, stimulating schedule they can--within the six class hours of a school day.   Fo...

Porter Has Big Shoes to Fill

Joe Riera, Staff Writer

February 28, 2019

With the recent departure of the beloved Mr. Michael Binge, the administration at Adams High School had a large task at hand: Finding a new teacher to fill his shoes. Thankfully, Mr. Pasquale Cusumano, along with the help of his administration and faculty, was able to find exactly what the students...

Student Spotlight: Grace Antonelli

Maddy Fleury, Editor In Chief

February 28, 2019

As of February 12, 2019, senior Grace Antonelli signed to be apart of the 2019-2020 Division One Oakland University Track and Field team. After she was injured playing soccer, she decided to try something new, and when she took this leap of faith she became one of the most successful members of the ...

Student Spotlight: Ben Patton, Bowling Green Commit for Two Division I Sports

Grace Antonelli, Staff Writer

February 25, 2019

Have you ever been to any college sporting event? If so, the dedication and efforts put forth by these student athletes is incredibly evident. Any sport at the college level takes extreme commitment and determination. Senior Ben Patton from Rochester Adams High School has recently committed to Bowling Green State University to play division I footbal...

Student Spotlight: From Italy to the States

Samantha Moilanen, Editor

January 7, 2019

What would it be like to travel across the world to go to school in a foreign country? One foreign exchange student at Adams, senior Giulia Isopo, shares her views on how being an exchange student has impacted and developed her both culturally and socially. Ever since Isopo traveled to America to visit...