The Basin

A Student Literary Magazine

Current Stories

  • Impact of Misinformation on COVID 19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    Theron Bowman explores experiences around COVID vaccinations and the impact that misinformation had within our community.

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  • What Effect Does "Sticky Stuff" Have on Baseball

    Blake Darr runs you through the physics and science of the “sticky stuff” and the impacts it has on the game of baseball.

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  • How Small Town Restaurants Have Survived the Pandemic

    Jack Waller dives into the local world of food service and the impacts the pandemic has had on the locally owned and operated restaurants.

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  • How Plants Affect People

    Lotus Boyanton grows your knowledge on the impacts plants can have on the world and the humans within it.

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Previous Stories

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Evidence of Climate Change in the Gorge

According to NASA the levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has increased dramatically in the past 50 years. From an average of 240 parts per million to nearly 430 parts per million. “Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization.

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Impact music has on mental health during difficult times and the pandemic.

Starting in mid March of 2020, most schools in the United States went to some form of remote learning. A year later, in March of 2021, many schools are still there while others have moved to in person or a combination of in person and virtual learning.

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Tech, Teens, and the Pandemic 

“There should be a healthy balance between virtual and real life activities,” said Anderson, “If it's interfering with relationships or health or school/work then there's a problem, the balance is off”.

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Impact of the Pandemic on Gorge Schools

Of all the aspects of our lives that have changed over the past year of the COVID 19 pandemic, school has experienced perhaps the most change.

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How the Fear of Covid-19 Parallels the Public's Experience.

So what are people afraid of exactly? How do those fears compare to their personal experiences with both the symptoms of the virus, and the way the virus affects their daily lives?

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Dungeons and Dragons Amid a Pandemic

How has Covid-19 has impacted D&D all across the world? People can no longer meet in person, so they either have to play D&D online or stop until the pandemic is over. It is unknown exactly how many people have done what, but it’s likely that a lot more people play D&D online now.

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Covid 19’s Impact on Families and Mental Health in the Gorge.

or students, their two day escape from school (depending on what schools had already closed) became a six month period of trials and tribulations from home.

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About the Student Literary Blog

Riverbend has many talented writers whose voices deserve to be heard. On the Riverbend Literary Blog we will be posting students’ essays, stories and reports so everyone can see the amazing talents of our students. Please feel free to share these posts with fellow members of the community or on your social media accounts.