![CALCULATING THE CHANGES. As study habits have changed, the materials used have changed too. "I remember the day when [my brother] came home with his graphing calculator, [which] had Mario. And I was blown away," Spanish teacher Peter Daniels said. (Photos: Fair Use; Wikimedia Commons)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-design-4-1200x800.png)
![BEWARE. Junior Maisy Torres was expecting a Nickelodeon ride when she entered the haunted house at the State Fair. What she encountered was much more horrifying. "There's not enough money in the world to pay me to do [it again]," Torres said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Never-again-with-nabeeha-1-e1778077989386-1200x802.png)
![[QUIZ] What famous scientist are you?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Untitled-design-3.gif)
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![ONE STITCH AT A TIME. Junior Belle Weng works on crocheting a mesh bag for her cucumbers. Some of Weng’s other creations include a cardigan, flowers, and beanies. Her most recent project was a pair of yellow flowers, intended to be given to a friend as celebration for her play’s debut. Weng chooses her next projects based on both her own, as well as friends’ and family’s interests: “[I] usually make things that make good gifts [such as] hats, scarves, or bags for my mom. Or I see a cool clothing pattern I want to try,” she said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/belle-crochet-1200x1048.webp)
![SCHEDULE SHIFT. The main change to the schedule is the switch between X-period and tutorial. “When we have crossover between middle and upper school teachers and middle and upper school students, [the new schedule] would work more fluidly,” Dean of Academics Tom Anderson said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/printscedulechange2.png)
![ON YOUR MARKS. Girls Swim and Dive Team manager Rishi Bhargava records a
race during practice. “We time with stopwatches and we are able to help [coach] Katy out with whatever she needs,” he said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG-4174-900x758.jpg)
