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By Siena Houk, Staff Writer It’s an exciting new school year with the incoming Freshman Class of 2027. With the 2023-24 academic year starting up, freshmen may find it difficult to fit in and find their place. The new class has a wide range of thoughts on beginning a new chapter of schooling. Everyone’s experience…
By Jack Hardman, Staff Writer The Hawks returned to the green once again for this fall’s season of golf. The Hawks came off a dominant year where they won the 3A/4A state championship by an impressive 28 strokes in front of their nearest competitors. The golf team’s season is quick and action packed. Both the…
By Abigale Paterniti, Staff Writer Over the past 3 weeks, the River Hill dance company has been working furiously in order to make this year’s pep rally as spectacular as possible. The dance department includes dance 1, 2, 3 and 4 and will not be performing in the pep rally. However, junior company and senior…
By Sana Yousuf, Staff Writer With clubs starting back up at River Hill, students are looking to join groups that align with their interests. Many art and photo students recently attended the National Art Honor Society interest meeting on September 14th after school, where some of the upcoming activities and plans for the society were…
By Shivali Shah, Staff Writer After playing volleyball for almost a decade, Mackenzie Calhoun is in her last high school volleyball season. Calhoun is a setter on the girls varsity volleyball team and plays for Columbia Volleyball Academy in the off season. As a Division 1 commit for Lafayette college, Mackenzie is at an exciting…
By Hasan Mirasyedi, Staff Writer People crowd the halls as the bell rings, signaling the end of a period. Students walk from class to class, but in the midst of all the clutter and chaos, not a single locker is being used. Beat-up metal lockers sit against walls, almost like an abandoned ghost town. Students…
By Benjamin Hong, Features Editor This year, River Hill welcomes Linda Mattes, a graduate of UMBC and Towson, as one of the new additions to the administrative team. Taking over for Ms. Lancashire as the school’s nurse, she assumes the responsibility of caring for the wellbeing of the student body. While this is a hefty…
By Bryan Simo, Staff Writer This year, the skateboarders at River Hill are looking to find a home at the school. River Hill has a small but strong group of skateboarders that are dedicated to their craft and finally want to make a name for themselves. After the return of students to school from the…
By Lux Sheplee, Staff Writer School is in full swing and the first quarter is officially more than half way through. River Hill seniors are juggling their coursework, extracurriculars and the added task of college applications. While some students began their applications during summer and utilized their time before school, others have fallen behind and…
By Lauren Shin, Staff Writer Each year, the senior class starts off their final school year with Senior Sunrise, a morning picnic on the blacktop behind the school tennis courts. Students arrive at school early and enjoy breakfast with friends, taking photos and watching the sun rise. Although this year’s Senior Sunrise occurred much later…