Happy New Year to all of our readers. 2026 will bring many welcoming changes to our newspaper.
Our team would like to announce that this new semester we have been assigned a new teacher, Mr Applebaum. He is dedicated to helping us reach all of our goals and to improve our publications.
Additionally we have had more members join our team. This will enable us to put out more stories in a timely manner.
Please make sure to check out the website frequently in order to learn what’s new at Rio. This will be an exciting year for our newspaper and we can’t wait to share that experience with you!
Dean Baird • Jan 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Welcome to the roster of Rio Mirada advisors, Mr. Applebaum. Since Rio Americano opened in 1963, only a handful of teachers have occupied that role. Here are ones I know of:
George Linde
Nancy Westerberg
Dean Baird
Joe Lawrence
Mike Mahoney
Joseph Applebaum
The earliest form of a school newspaper (c. 1963-64) was The Rio Current. One news item in those early pages was the announcement of the cancellation of an early December, 1963 Beach Boys concert in recognition of the national state of mourning.