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Members of the Rio Americano Mathletes team took second place in the March 13, 2025, competition at Franklin High School.

Mathletes Take Second Place in Competition

March 14, 2025

Mathletes had one of their best finishes of the season in a competition at Franklin High School March 13, taking second place for the first time since December.  In a field of 15 teams from throughout...

District Offering Special To-Go Meals for Students Observing Ramadan

District Offering Special To-Go Meals for Students Observing Ramadan

Zeba Hashimi, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

San Juan Unified is offering students to-go meals for the month of Ramadan. The Nutrition Services team will provide any student observing the fast with a takeout meal containing one breakfast and one...

A painting by Rio Americano student Sienna Barelli was chosen for the Youth Art Month exhibit in Sacramento. (March 2025)

Rio Americano Students Selected for Sacramento Youth Art Month Exhibit

Adam Abolfazli February 25, 2025

Four Rio Americano High School seniors have been selected to appear in the California Art Education Association's Youth Art Month exhibit. Serena Mood, Sienna Barelli, Cali Holcomb and Alexandra Tasakos...

CSU System Offers Most Social Mobility, Report Says

CSU System Offers Most Social Mobility, Report Says

Mirada Staff February 22, 2025

When it comes to propelling upward mobility for moderate- and low-income students, campuses in the CSU system beat other California universities, according to a new ranking system published earlier this...

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera congratulates the Rio Americano High School band on the House floor in February 2025. Rio was selected to participate in the prestigious Essentially Ellington jazz festival in New York.

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera Salutes Rio Americano Band on House Floor

February 13, 2025

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, whose district includes Rio Americano, congratulated the school band for its selection to Essentially Ellington, the prestigious jazz festival. Bera noted that no other high school...

"Love of a Lifetime" Wins 6th Annual Rio Americano Love Film Festival

“Love of a Lifetime” Wins 6th Annual Rio Americano Love Film Festival

February 11, 2025

Students Jazmin Coronado-Apesoa, Taiyo Kinoshita, Maddie Merrill, Maddie Lacoste and Ethan Perez won first place in the sixth annual Rio Americano love film festival for "Love of a Lifetime." You can...

New Tardy Pass System to Begin This Spring

New Tardy Pass System to Begin This Spring

Sarah Root January 30, 2025

Rio Americano will pilot a new tardy system for students arriving late to their first period beginning in the fourth quarter of the semester. Students will swipe their ID cards at scanners located near...

Rio's AM jazz band has been selected to attend the prestigious Essentially Ellington festival this year.

Jazz Band Qualifies for Essentially Ellington Festival in New York

Gabrielle Berry January 28, 2025

While many Rio students spend the first weeks of May studying for and taking AP tests, participants in the AM jazz band will be performing at Essentially Ellington, a nationwide competition for high school...

Zoe Overholt's photo was chosen for the 2025 Viewpoint Gallery Photographic Art Center student show, featuring works from high school and college students throughout the Sacramento area. This year's theme is Barriers and Bridges.

Rio Americano Students Selected for Viewpoint Photo Show

January 24, 2025

Two Rio Americano students have been chosen to exhibit in the top show of student photography in the Sacramento area. Senior Zoe Overholt and sophomore Eleanor Thornton will each have photos in the...

Rio Poetry Out Loud Champion to Compete at County Level

Rio Poetry Out Loud Champion to Compete at County Level

Adam Abolfazli January 15, 2025

Junior Samrita Naidu won this year’s school Poetry Out Loud competition on Jan. 14 and will compete for the county title on Feb. 5. Naidu, who goes by Sami, stood out for her recitation of Diane...

Students practice in Victor San Pedro's newly created guitar class.

Prop 28: How Has Rio Benefited from Major Increase in Arts Funding?

Adam Abolfazli December 4, 2024

Rio Americano’s new orchestra and guitar classes didn’t exist last year. Nor did new high-tech materials for the school’s art classes, or a fresh kiln for ceramics. But funding from Prop 28 has created...

AP Scores Surge After Recalibration of Exams

AP Scores Surge After Recalibration of Exams

Gabrielle Berry December 3, 2024

Following a scoring “recalibration” by the College Board, the percentage of students passing many Advanced Placement exams has increased sharply in recent years.  In 2021, for example, 44% of English...

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