Students Tackle Honesty in Groundbreaking SWOP
By Taylor Pittenger, Chaplain/ Religion Teacher I want to start off by saying, I am so proud of our students here at Rio. You’ll understand why as you read through this. During the week of April 9-14, we had our Student Week of Worship (SWOW). It is a week where we […]
Rio’s Shop Program Saves Students Thousands
By Rika Meyer, Marketing, and Hannah Barnhart, Class of 2019 Today, it’s rare for a high school student to have the skills necessary to completely repair a vehicle. But that was not the case for senior Colton Fleming at Rio Lindo Adventist Academy. Colton, who is from Oregon House, California, […]
Europe Trip: an Unforgettable Adventure
By Bruce Yingling, English Teacher and Europe Trip Organizer After having visited four countries on the 16-day tour, nineteen students and seven adults just returned from the English Department spring European study tour. The group began the tour in Munich. Highlights during the two days spent here included a visit […]
Rio Rapids, Feb. 23
Welcome to Academy Days Students! Students from across California have come to campus to spend the weekend with us, while considering Rio as a future school. Throughout the weekend, prospective students will go to church, worship, socialize, visit classes and meet teachers. It’s always a great way to students to […]
International Students Celebrate Chinese New Year
The Lunar New Year is an important holiday in many Asian countries. In these countries, school is dismissed for 2 – 3 weeks and families spend time traveling to see relatives. Since our students are here, during this important time, we try to provide some special events to recognize their […]
Rio Rapids E-News Jan.
Happy Friday, Rio family! We are in the 2nd day of our “Forum”, a weekend of spiritual emphasis, which you’ll read about below. So far, we’ve been richly blessed by the guest speaker and group discussions. With rainy weather and colds on campus, we are looking forward to our spring […]
Senior Trip
By Hannah Barnhart, Class of 2019 Thirty-one seniors. Five sponsors. One mission; to grow closer as a class while surviving in the wilderness. While all the seniors did survive their adventure at Leoni Meadows Camp, several memories were made that will stick with them forever. The seniors participated in different events throughout […]
Rio has become “Home” by Joe, ’18
An excerpt taken from Mr. Yingling’s English IV class, entitled “Definition Paragraph.” For me, Rio is my “second home” where I have found true happiness. The reason why I define Rio as home is because of the staff members and students. I started at Rio in 2015. When I got […]
The Monotheism Worldview, by Tessa ’18
Below is an excerpt from an essay written by senior, Tessa for Mr. Yingling’s Honors English IV class. Worldviews are the foundation that life is built on; they are our core beliefs on life. It is important to grow our worldviews in order to learn about who we are, […]
Week of Worship
By Hannah Barnhart, ’19 “You belong at Rio.” These words have been circulating around the campus for the last couple of weeks. Week of Worship, a twist on the traditional Week of Prayer, invited all the students to worship together and to learn what it means to belong. Each night, […]