For the first time since 2016, Rogue River Jr. Sr. High has qualified for the OSAA State Cheerleading Championships. The Chieftains qualified for the state competition by finishing third at the Roseburg Cheer Challenge on Sat., Feb. 1. The state championship meet is Fri.-Sat., Feb. 14-15, at Oregon City High[Read More…]
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Four Champions In The Final Meet
In spite of low numbers due to illness, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams each had solid efforts in their final regular-season meet, the Gold Beach Panther Coastal Clash on Sat., Feb. 1. The Chieftain girls’ team dominated the upper weights, with champions of all[Read More…]
Rogue River FFA Hosts 30th Beef Feed
One thing that can lure a person in from the snowy cold is the scent of cooking and well-seasoned beef. The camaraderie of sharing such a meal with nearly 400 of your neighbors keeps you there. That camaraderie might lead you to bid on and maybe come home with something[Read More…]
Chiefs Keep It Close With Honkers, Fall Away
Coming into their final stretch of games before their season ends, particularly ones at James Martin Court, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ basketball team appeared to have at least two good chances to pick up a first 3A Southern Oregon Conference win. The Chieftains gave a good challenge[Read More…]
Chiefs Beat St. Mary’s, First 3A Win Since ’16
After a tough season of playing with small numbers and limited experience as second-year coach Jesse Langfield has spent the season working to break several young players into varsity basketball, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ basketball team came up with its biggest win to date, against a long-time[Read More…]
Elementary Bingo Night
Rogue River Elementary School (RRES) held its first-ever family BINGO night. On Thursday, January 30th, the RRES West gym was set with tables and projection screens. The prizes were ready, the corn popped, and the numbered spheres rolled in their basket. Principal Ashtyn James called out numbers as families marked[Read More…]
Junior High Wing On Time, Coming In Under Budget
Plans for the junior high wing at Rogue River Junior-Senior High to be completed well before the start of the 2025-26 school year are still in play, and the addition is coming in under budget, according to a representative of the architectural firm at the Jan. 21 Rogue River School[Read More…]
Chieftain Girls Face Final Three Weeks Of League Play
The good news for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ basketball team is that from now on, there will be only Class 3A Southern Oregon League games, and the Chieftains can use that to evaluate the team’s and the program’s progress going into next year. The bad news is[Read More…]
RRJSHS Choir
Students from Rogue River Jr. Sr. High performed for the Rogue River School Board at its January meeting on Tues., Jan. 21. The choir performed the song “Northern Lights,” a song the Junior/Senior High choir sang at the December Christmas concert at Rogue River Elementary School. With Christina Fredriksen directing,[Read More…]
Knights Press Chiefs Into League Loss
One aspect of the game Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ basketball hasn’t seemed to master yet has been playing through defensive pressure. On the road at North Valley, a program that had its issues through the early part of the season but had won three straight games by the[Read More…]