Rock Bridge Student Earns Award for Aspirations in Computing

As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and Cerner Corporation recognized Rock Bridge Senior Kristen Buster for her accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology at an award ceremony and reception at the Cerner Vision Center in Kansas City on February 7. 2014.  Kristen was one of sixteen high-school women in the NCWIT Western Missouri and Kansas region to win the award.  Kristen received a glass trophy, a Nexus-7 Tablet (courtesy of Perceptive Software), and a bag of “goodies” donated by many local companies and universities.

The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing was created to encourage the computing aspirations of young women, introduce them to leadership opportunities in the field, and generate visibility for women’s participation in technology fields. Winners are acknowledged for their outstanding aptitude and interest in technology and computing, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education.

Congratulations Kristen!

Angel Online Learning

Many teachers utilize the district’s online learning system, Angel, to post assignments and discussion topics. To access Angel go to the RBHS homepage and click the Angel link on the left. Parents can access some teacher Angel accounts from links beneath teacher photos through the academics page of the RBHS website. http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/rbhs/academics/academics.htm   If you have any questions call the Media Center at 214-3115.

Students: Check Your School E-mail!

Students are reminded to check their school e-mail regularly. Student e-mail addresses are loaded in eSchool grade books, and many teachers e-mail their students regularly with assignments and test updates. The Media Center sends out automated e-mails for overdue notices. Students are e-mailed their overdue books every Monday at 8 a.m. Per school policy, students with overdue notices are not allowed to check out additional materials. Student e-mail addresses are the student’s login followed by @students.columbia.k12.mo.us

Online Reference Resources Available From Home!

When researching projects, students are encouraged to utilize our district-funded online reference resources. These resources contain peer-reviewed articles and are excellent for all forms of research. Many of these online resources are also used by colleges so students should strive to become familiar with them. Go to RBHS webpage (http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/rbhs/) and select “Research Databases.” Underneath, select the green link from home: Home access userID's and Passwords (click here). Then select “Click here for resources.” The user name is “home” and the password is “access”.

Check Out Our New Digital Library!

RBHS now has many titles available. Click on CPS Digital Library under the Bruin. Login with the same login and password you use for the computer. You can read the book online or download it to your device. Click here for additional information and help.  If you have questions or need help see Mrs. Struchtemeyer or Mr. Murphy in the Media Center.

CPS-Private network on iPad Minis

Students in Advanced Placement classes with iPads should be accessing the CPS-Private network instead of the general CPS Wireless.  The CPS-Private network is faster than the general wireless, and it  also allows for class project presentation with teacher computers through AirServer.

Students Can Access School From Home

Students can access school files from home using the CPS Portal. Click on the Student Portal link on the RBHS webpage or use: http://portal2.columbia.k12.mo.us .  Log into the Portal with your CPS login and password that you use to log on to the network at school.  Select “Go”” and then select “My Files” to see your home folder and student share files.  You can open files at home and save back to the CPS server.