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By Maire Crooks, The Current Co-Editor in Chief September 2022 marks the start of yet another school year, which means yet another new freshman class roaming the halls. For the incoming class, high school is an unfamiliar environment, causing increased fear, anxiety, and stress among students. To aid the transition for the Class of 2026,…
By Kathryn Roth, Staff Writer River Hill students have just started their third week of school; they are still getting used to waking up early and having a solid daily schedule. Many enjoy seeing their friends every day, but that raises the question of whether going to school is even enjoyable. For many students, being…
By Riley Gonzales, News Editor This fall, returning students have noticed some changes around River Hill. Teachers now monitor the hallways during class, and they’ve cracked down on the use of hall passes. In previous years, few teachers have had hall passes in their classrooms and students could leave class with verbal permission. However, this…
By Jason Benedek, Sports Editor As the 2022-23 Howard County fall sports season begins, River Hill’s football, soccer, volleyball, and field hockey teams look to add on to their long legacy of dominance throughout the years. The whole school is absolutely buzzing with excitement; competitive spirit is flowing through the air of the River Hill…
By Claire Fagan, Features Editor A two-month long summer—two months of bliss—has ended. Despite being back in school, students are still feeling the effects of the calm summer and using their experiences during June, July, and August to inform their decisions for the future. Until mid-2022, the United States seemed to be caught in a…
By Claire Burnett, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief Have you already forgotten your pin number that you need to buy lunch? Starting this school year, various changes are being made to the school-provided lunch in Howard County schools, one being that lunch is no longer free and now costs $3.30. Over the course of the pandemic, the…
By Lauren Shin, Staff Writer Finally transitioning out of the COVID-19 phase, the 2022-2023 school year is more familiar to what students were used to before the pandemic. What they aren’t accustomed to, however, is the newly implemented phone policies. Although every teacher has slightly varying levels of regulation, the general idea remains the same:…
By Sara Solimani, Opinions Editor River Hill’s annual homecoming dance is set to take place on October 1st at 7-10 pm this year, and there is currently a load of excitement involving buying dresses, finding dates, and deciding whether or not to go. Students are quickly planning out how to get dresses and friends to…
By Babiha Kaur, Digital Editor As the 2022-2023 school year begins, some students are not only diving into studying, but are also preparing to perform in the fall play, Clue. The performance takes place at the end of the month, specifically on October 27th-30th. Auditions took place on September 6th with callbacks the next day,…