Browse past news stories for Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, CA.

• Finding self in another culture (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 08:02:28 am
  Shanthi Sekaran expects to be "boxed in" with other Indian American writers, though she doesn't like the notion.
• Hawaii trip spawned a water polo dynasty (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 08:37:15 am
  If not for a free Hawaii trip, Rafael Ruano might be coaching basketball somewhere, perhaps even with his friend Mike Montgomery at Cal.
• Neighbors Seek Quiet From Rio Americano High School (FOX40 Sacramento)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:29:23 pm
  FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source The noise and excitement surrounding high school football- muted a bit on one local campus. Neighbors of Rio Americano High School have taken steps to quiet the commotion that comes with the big game.
• Picture this: Great gourd a'mighty, them's some punkins (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 07:03:32 am
  Pumpkins have again proved to be a popular pastime. For our first Great Pumpkin Search, dozens of readers sent in photos of gargantuan examples produced in their own backyards.
• CAL Poly SLO - Team Notes (USA Today)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 12:46:26 pm
  Cal Poly fired coach Kevin Bromley last spring after one of his top recruits was arrested for bank robbery, one of his best players was dismissed from school for academic reasons, and his team finished last in the Big West Conference for the second time in five years.
• Big West Conference (USA Today)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 12:39:06 pm
  Big West Conference-Around the Big West
• Obituary: Dr. Marvin A. Klein led American River Hospital (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 07:03:55 am
  Dr. Marvin A. Klein, a prominent Sacramento physician who helped establish American River Hospital and was the father of former Playboy model and actress Barbi Benton, has died at age 87.
• Editorial: Dispute over cheers ends well for school (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 06:59:59 am
  Rio Americano High School made Fox News the other day in an unflattering way. Rio student John Butterfield wrote an opinion article for the school newspaper criticizing what he called "sexually explicit dance routines" by the school's song team during Rio's September Aloha Rally. Sacramento's News 10 aired a story about the opinion and the dance routine and somehow a tape of the gyrating ...
• High School Dancers Under Fire For Racy Routine (CBS 13 Sacramento)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:34:28 am
  A high school song team in Sacramento has been thrust into the national spotlight for a routine some are calling "too sexy for school" after TV personality Bill O'Reilly is joined in on the criticism.
• Bill O'Reilly targets California high school team for dance routine (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 11:01:12 am
  Rio Americano High School is receiving national attention -- but not the kind schools brag about.
• Was Dance Routine Too Sexy for Sacramento School? (News10 Sacramento)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 07:46:31 am
  A song team dance routine at a Rio American High School event has drawn criticism for being too sexually explicit.
• TV show to feature River Valley pep rally (Appeal-Democrat)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 12:37:21 am
  A television crew from CW-31's "Good Day Sacramento" morning news show will be at River Valley High School on Friday for a live broadcast of the Falcons' pep rally.
• Obituary: Heart-transplant recipient made the most of second chance at life (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on August 2, 2009 at 07:00:15 am
  Robert "Randy" Buffington, who received a second chance at life 20 years ago as one of the
• Regional Digest: Serena Williams falls in Stanford (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on August 1, 2009 at 07:00:15 am
  STANFORD – Australia's Samantha Stosur has won 22 WTA doubles titles and no singles titles. At least now she can say she owns a victory over one of the greatest women's singles players.
• Venus Williams, Sharapova to meet at Stanford (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 07:03:38 am
  Wimbledon champion Serena Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, beating Hungary's Melinda Czink 6-3, 7-6 (7) on Thursday.
• Between the Lines: Imprint celebrates Greek ideals (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on July 13, 2009 at 07:01:57 am
  Gambling jokes invoking the memory of Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder aside, you'd never expect to find a place like Parmenides Publishing in a city like Las Vegas, but there it is.
• First-Place Cats to Send Four Representatives to 2009 Triple-A All-Star Game (OurSports Central)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 04:23:46 am
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• Cats go distance, beat Fresno in 10 innings (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 07:05:42 am
  Turning point: Matt Carson singled, stole second base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eric Patterson in the top of the 10th inning to lift Sacramento.
• Area baseball report: Who's hot (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on June 14, 2009 at 07:00:50 am
  • John Bowker, outfielder, Fresno: He has been one of the Pacific Coast League's best hitters. The former Rio Americano High School standout ranks second in the league in on-base percentage (.462), third in walks (40) and fourth in runs (44).
• W. Water Polo. Felix Mercado Announces Women's Water Polo Class of 2013 (Brown University Athletics)
  posted on May 29, 2009 at 07:57:42 pm
  Brown Water Polo Coach Felix Mercado has announced the addition of five newcomers that will join the women's water polo team next spring as the class of 2013. The class comprises of Katharine Booher (Palo Alto, CA), Meghan Earley (New Haven, CT), Avery Mosser (Mill Valley, CA), Claudia Ruiz (Sacramento, CA) and Brittany Westerman (Los Altos, CA).
• Talented young musicians thrive in a balance of family encouragement and freedom (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 07:02:18 am
  Zach Giberson is one of six Rio Americano High School jazz musicians honored recently by the leading jazz publication, Down Beat magazine, as part of the publication's 32nd annual Student Music Awards.
• Local students win Down Beat honors (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 07:02:18 am
  The jazz magazine Down Beat received more than 800 entries from around the country and overseas for its 32nd annual Student Music Awards. Winners of the competition, which was open to middle, high school, performing arts high school and college students, were announced the magazine's June issue.
• Green: New irrigation system can save 20 percent (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 07:00:09 am
  Chris Ralston arrived at Raley Field much like the River Cats players; he worked his way up.
• Three to Join Women's Water Polo Team Next Season (Princeton University Athletics)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 02:09:52 pm
  Princeton water polo coach Luis Nicolao has announced the three student-athletes that will join the women's water polo team next spring as the Class of 2013. The group is comprised of three Californians–Rachele Gyorffy, Saranna Soroka and Brittany Zwirner.
• Seven things to do this weekend (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 07:05:32 am
  What: The Artery, home of the Artists' Cooperative of Davis, is sponsoring the 20th annual California Clay Competition, a contest that showcases the best in California- made ceramic art.
• Philharmonic is strong in works by native sons (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 07:11:04 am
  In a region that seems forever in search of its musical identity, nothing can be more defining than new music from native sons.
• Born: September 30, 1975 (All About Jazz)
  posted on April 7, 2009 at 03:50:44 pm
  Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Javier Arau made his national debut at age 14, conducting the Florida State University Wind Ensemble in a Washington, D.C. performance of his symphonic composition, Second Wind. By age 15, he had opened his own private music studio in his hometown of Sacramento, California, teaching saxophone, clarinet, and piano to local musicians, and writing ...
• Football signs on 9 more to the program (The State Hornet)
  posted on February 18, 2009 at 06:52:21 am
  Sacramento State's football team signed nine more recruits this past week, raising the total number to 16. The new recruits come from eight high schools and one junior college, all from within California.