By Dara Asante, Staff Writer River Hill Theater Arts is taking a different approach with next year’s fall play. “Trap” auditions took place on June 6 and 7. Students have begun preparing for them by rehearsing their monologues. “Trap” by Stephan Gregg is an unnerving, exhilarating, and wildly attentive play. River Hill has never done…
Month: June 2024
Educators’ Summer Break: Plans and Activities
By Ema Bojaxhi, Staff Writer As the 2023-24 school year at River Hill comes to a close, excitement is in the air as everyone looks forward to summer vacation. While many students are making plans to travel, hang out with friends, or relax at home, what about our dedicated River Hill teachers? What do they…
Students’ Strategies for Final Exams
By Connor Hawthorne, Co-Editor in Chief Ask a student the best way to study for a final and each time you’ll get a different answer. As the school year comes to a close, students prepare for finals in a multitude of ways. Some students aren’t even studying at all! There may not be one perfect…
A Sophomore’s Insight Into the Transition to Junior Year
By Siena Houk, Staff Writer With the year coming to an end, we begin to think about the upcoming school year and the challenges that come with it. Sophomores are preparing for the alleged “most stressful” academic year. Sophomore Wesley Weih explains, “It is crazy to think about. I don’t know how to feel, to…
2024 SGA Elections
By Shivali Shah, Staff Writer Student Government Association (SGA) elections are held every year and are a major part of being a student at River Hill. They give the student body an opportunity to run for office or elect representatives, inspiring students to create change. The different positions available in SGA include president, vice president,…
Looking Ahead to Senior Year
By Jack Hardman, Staff Writer It seems like almost yesterday that the class of 2025 came back to in-person school for the first time. Clad in masks, we bravely faced the challenges of our freshman year while experiencing many memorable events like our first high school football game, pep rally, and homecoming. Three homecomings and…
A Year in Reflection
By Aidan Bahrain, Staff Writer As the academic year comes to a close, students from different grades reflect on their experiences, growth, and memorable moments that have shaped their journeys. From the freshman stepping into a new world to the juniors preparing for the final stretch, each stage has brought its own set of challenges,…
Sabrina Carpenter: “Please Please Please”
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter has recently released a new single, “Please Please Please” as of June 6th of this year. Her song “Espresso” was released not long before. The iconic music video ended with Sabrina getting arrested and was followed by the music video of “Please Please Please,” which was…
Freshman Anticipation for Sophomore Year
By Alexander El Sawi, Staff Writer As the year winds down, high school freshmen are looking forward to their sophomore year with a mix of excitement, anticipation, and slight anxiety. For freshmen, the transition to sophomore year is a step toward greater independence and responsibility. “I would view freshman year as a test for the…
Electives Spotlight
By Benjamin Hong, Co-Editor in Chief River Hill offers a wide variety of courses, covering virtually every academic and artistic discipline. In particular, the school offers a strong selection of elective courses, which allow students to invest time into and learn more about niche topics that may not be covered in core classes. Due to…