By Claire Burnett, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief If you enjoy taking digital tests instead of the traditional paper and pencil, you’re in luck because the College Board is gradually introducing the digital SAT and PSAT to schools across the nation. For almost 100 years, high school students have taken the SAT in order to apply for…
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Hawks on the Rise Helps Class of ‘26 Fly
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,…
Snack is back! Along with other changes in school lunch
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…
Homecoming Dance Preparations Have Started
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…
Do You Have Any Clue What the River Hill Theater Department is up 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,…
Future Business Leaders Heading to Chicago
By Claire Burnett, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief River Hill’s largest club, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), will travel to the Windy City in June to attend and compete in the National Leadership Conference (NLC). Home to various attractions like “The Bean” and deep-dish pizza, Chicago also offers a spacious conference center where students and…
Concert To Cancel Cancer – A Charitable Cause
By Sanjana Jain, Staff Writer On Saturday, May 21, Atholton High School’s PTSA organized a silent auction and fundraiser concert called ‘Concert to Cancel Cancer’. The event began at 7:00 and ended around 8:45 p.m, and took place in Atholton’s auditorium. The fundraiser was dedicated to an Atholton freshman Jamie Caswell, who, along with the…
Finishing Off the School Year with Finals
By Babiha Kaur, Staff Writer River Hill juniors, sophomores, and freshmen have never taken final exams before, and now that the end of the 2021-2022 school year is approaching, everyone will have to do so. Although the tests will take place in two weeks, it seems that everyone has different study methods. Many classes have…
Howard County Track and Field Championships: A Recap
By Sanjana Jain, Staff Writer River Hill High School hosted the annual Howard County Track and Field Championships for the second year in a row on May 9 and 10. Over the two days, all twelve Howard County schools participated in the 18 events that were held. The events were scheduled to start at 4:30…
Hands Up For the Physics Field Trip to Hershey Park
By Nicola Staples and Kathryn Roth, Staff Writers On Friday, May 13, the physics classes at River Hill spent the day at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. Students around Maryland and Pennsylvania went to Hershey Park for physics day and got to experience physics firsthand. On their website, they share, “What better way to apply your…