By Ethan Guo and Adam Hawthorne, Staff Writers
Prom Retrospective
By Ema Bojaxhi and Siena Houk, Staff Writers
Stealing and the Lost and Found
By Roshwitha Buduri, Staff Writer At River Hill, rumors of items from the lost and found being stolen have been circulating across chatter, resulting in unease about the security around it. River Hill’s Lost and Found has been the home of items from golden necklaces to leftover water bottles and jackets. Over the course of…
Howard County Annual Student Learning Conference: Shedding light
By Abigale Paterniti, Editor-in-Chief Howard County High School Students gathered at John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) to present their year-long independent research, on April 17, 2026. This county-wide student learning conference has been a tradition for 31 years. It marks a legacy of student leadership, and passion. From research on schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical…
Future Scholars Program Offers New College Prep Path
By Benjamin Hong, Co-Editor-in-Chief While most River Hill students prepare for college through AP classes and SAT prep, senior Christopher Austin has spent the past year taking part in Johns Hopkins’ Future Scholars Program. Only the second student in River Hill’s history to participate, he is taking advantage of the unique opportunity to earn college…
Is High School Club Culture Changing at River Hill?
By Maya Gambhir, Staff Writer For decades, high school clubs have been a way for students to explore interests, express their passions, meet new people, and enjoy themselves after school hours. Staples depicted in movies, old yearbooks, and even our own halls have long included interests like film, crafting, debate, science, and community service. However,…
River Hill Baseball: From Streak to Setback to Comeback
By Sydney Case, Staff Writer The River Hill High School baseball team is putting together an impressive season, highlighted by two huge wins over Howard and Centennial. Both games came down to the wire, showing only the team’s talent but also their ability to stay composed under pressure. In their matchup against Howard, River Hill…
The New ABS Challenge System is Reshaping MLB Strategy
By Robert Ortiz, Staff Writer Now that the MLB 2026 Regular Season has been underway for a month, the anticipated ABS Challenge System has been introduced and has already begun changing the way players approach the strike zone. The start of the 2026 Season introduced a new automated system that gives players the opportunity to…
River Hill Orchestra’s Crescendo to Success
By Jonathan Sager, Staff Writer River Hill contains many different avenues for artistically and musically inclined students to express their talents, such as the band, choir or theater departments.. One of the less widely known organizations that does not get as much time in the spotlight as the band at River Hill is the school…
River Hill Track Picking Up Speed
By Millie George, Staff Writer The outdoor track season is slowing down, but River Hills runners are not. The athletes are putting up faster times than ever before, and continuing to improve through each meet. “There is so much potential in this outdoor team, but we are still trying to recover from losing Marella to…