By: Zachary Pan and Nathanial Clarke | Featuring Emery Skolkin
Author: Adam Hawthorne
The New World History Teacher
by Rudy Alston, staff writer Mr. Lauer is the World History teacher in class 233 and he just started working here at River Hill this year. He has not been a teacher for long and has only started teaching in December last school year at Oakland Mills, teaching US history. Mr.Lauer works at two schools,…
A New Face in Economics
By Madison Kim, Staff Writer After countless weeks of navigating substitute teachers and many questions, after Mrs. Nichols left, Mr. Zucker came to River Hill High School’s AP Micro and Macroeconomics classroom as its new teacher. With students working to catch up on missed material and attempting to prepare for the AP exam, Mr. Zucker…
Blue Room: the Death of a Theatre Lobby
By Ryan Hawthorne, staff writer Recently, River Hill High School administration has closed the theatre lobby, affectionately known as the “Blue Room,” to students after school. In the past, the Blue Room was a social place for hours after the school day ended, as kids did homework, waited for rides, stretched after practice and caught…
PSAT Day: A Wild Ride For All Grades at River Hill
By Adelyn Ho, Staff Writer Sophomores and juniors all over the United States took College Board’s PSAT : the Preliminary SAT, throughout the month of October. The PSAT is a practice test before students take the SAT as juniors or seniors. It consists of a Reading and Writing Section and a Math Section. It’s 2…
River Hill Girls Field Hockey Senior Night
By Fiona Devine, Staffwriter River Hill’s girls field hockey team celebrated its senior class during its 2026 Senior Night matchup against Wilde Lake, honoring seniors Sydney Case, Millie George, Bella O’Rouke and Sejal Patel. From personalized posters and gift baskets to a team breakfast and a special walkout with their families, the team made sure…
River Hill’s Musical Maestros: Tri-M Honors Society
By Jonathan Sager, Staff Writer The River Hill Tri-M honors society is just starting up for this school year. The interest meeting for the honor society was held on Tuesday, October 13 and one week later, on Tuesday October 20, applications for first year members were due. Tri-M honors society is a club for musically…
The New Official Flag Football
Rudy Alston: Staff Writer In 2026, Howard County changed flag football from only being a recreational sport for people to play to an official sport for high school students. For their training, since their coach is also the coach for track, they do a lot of running activities, for example, running 40 yards, and when…
Orioles eliminated from the post season.
By Blake Andrys: Staff Writer The Orioles have been eliminated from the post season for the second season in a row on September 24th 2026. With a win of the White Sox the Orioles have been officially eliminated from the post season. After starting off the season off strong with a 9-7 record and one…
What Are the Effects of Online Gambling on Teens?
Staff Writer: Rudy Alston Globally, 17.9% of young people under 18 reported having gambled last year, according to the NCPG. Some popular gambling companies are online, and because of how easy it is to access services online, 10.3% of young people have reported gambling online, according to the NCPG. 7% of youth have reported gambling…