By: Lauren Mitchell, Co-Editor-in-Chief The 2018 school year for River Hill brings a fruitful amount of new ideas, people and programs. This year, we have the pleasure of receiving two new yet extremely experienced Assistant-Principals, Ms. Hearns and Mr. Scible. These two new administrators not only have outstanding platforms for their goals during this school…
Month: September 2018
Turning Fledglings into Hawks
By: Gabby Lewis, Editor in Chief As all River Hill students know, the transition from middle school to high school can be a tough climb. In comparison to eighth grade, being in ninth grade is a swift shift into being a teenager and having more independence. The Class of 2022 is bigger than any of…
Back To School, Back To Sports
By: Danny Tow: Sports Editor School is back! (I know, less exciting than it sounds.) With the return of school comes the return of school sports, and River Hill was one of the top schools in the county last year. The Hawks won county championships in 5 out of the 11 fall sports last year,…
Hawks for SMOB
By: Sarah Sheinker, Staff Writer After voting for the SMOB in April have you ever wondered what they actually end up doing? Ambika Siddabathula, our newly elected 2018-2019 Student Member of the Board, has been working endlessly to ensure a great year and a positive student influenced future, for Howard County. Ambika first decided to…
Fresh Start for Freshmen
By: Vlada Rauner, Features Editor The infamous first year of High School. The terror, the nerves, and the worry of not being able to find your classroom in the endless labyrinth that is the high school hallways. The upperclassmen are the queens and kings of this castle. The stereotype is that the freshmen are the…
Music Mayhem
In the hallways, as well as class, River Hill students can typically be found with earbuds in and an iPhone on hand. Ignorantly blissful and unaware of their teacher’s instruction or the loud voices of high schoolers talking over one another in the hallway. Personally, I use music as a way of meditating and as…