The Pacer

Businesses going bankrupt due to COVID-19

March 19, 2021

In the past year, we’ve seen a wave of retail store bankruptcies and closings that seem to continue into our new year of 2021. The impact of the pandemic on the economy...

Return to in-person at RMHS April 5th

Lily Jarosik, Features Editor

March 19, 2021

Issued by the District 214 School Board, starting April 5, 2021, students will return to school unless they fill out an in-person exemption form. The form was due Monday,...

President Joe Biden’s executive orders for dummies

March 19, 2021

Not one mask but two masks

March 19, 2021

NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars with big goals for future life

March 19, 2021

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Sports

March Madness preview

Ryan Schoessling, News Editor
March 8, 2021

Boys gymnastics team flips past COVID-19 Barriers

Ryan Schoessling, News Editor
April 21, 2021

Spring sports preview

Sean Grant, Sports Editor
April 21, 2021

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Entertainment

Charlotte Peterson’s review of “Raya and the Last Dragon”

Charlotte Peterson, Entertainment Editor
March 25, 2021

Zhanet Zografova’s review of “Ginny and Georgia”

Zhanet Zografova, Staff Writer
March 25, 2021

Hannah Oloro’s review of “Coming 2 America”

Hannah Oloro, Opinions Editor
March 25, 2021

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Opinions

Which year was best in the hip-hop world?

Michael Serritella, Staff Writer • March 19, 2021

Hip-hop has been around for long enough where we can now get into the argument of what year has been best so far. Every year has some sort of defining album or moment from Lil Uzi Vert’s comeback album “Eternal Atake” last year, to the emergence of Eminem in 2000 with his debut album “Marshall Mathers LP”. Let’s look more into the years that had multiple albums that broke the world. The...

Snow days need to stay

and Zhanet Zografova • March 19, 2021

For many people, waking up to the swooshing sound of wind carrying small flakes into the sky is a memory we all remember—a snow day. School is closed for the day. Children sleep in and enjoy the snow. Unlike previous years, many schools today are fully online or in hybrid learning, bringing up the question of whether schools should have snow days. Given the current circumstances, the last thing students...

What should be done with Arlington Park?

Sarah Tanny, Editor-in-Chief • March 19, 2021

When I think back to my favorite memories of the 4th of July, Arlington Park always pops into my head. I can think of numerous times growing up where my family and I spent the whole day betting, standing down at the white fence waiting for the horses to cross the finish line, drinking kiddie cocktails and being amazed at all of the people with the fancy hats. Then we would stay and watch the fireworks...