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By Connor Hawthorne, Sports Editor As the 2023-24 school year begins, students are enthusiastic about many upcoming activities: homecoming, new classes, but most importantly, fall sports. Among the many activities available to River Hill students, fall athletics are among the most popular, not just to the athletes themselves, but to the many students who come…
By Lux Sheplee, Staff Writer While many students at River Hill enjoyed a summer far away from the building, the varsity field hockey team, along with other sports, was back in the beginning of August. This year’s team looks a lot different than last, as they lost many key players with seniors leaving, including two…
By Lauren Shin, Staff Writer With a new administration comes new rules, some of which students weren’t expecting. How are students feeling about the new parking permit and its regulations? Each school year, upperclassmen fill up the student parking lot. While students begin to trickle into their parking spots early in the morning, others find…
By Benjamin Hong, Features Editor On September 2, River Hill hosted the Top of the Hill Invitational, the first cross-country meet of the season. Seventeen schools were in attendance and their respective teams competed in four races over the course of four hours in the first true test of their summer training for the year….
By Myah Hesselgesser, Staff Writer Recently, Howard County updated the athletic handbook stating that school teams are now allowed twelve summer practices with a coach. In previous years, teams were not allowed to train with coaches at all as a team during the off-season. For past years, the MPSSAA Handbook stated that, “Any school group…
By Claire Burnett, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief Everyone has their own take on the perfect chocolate chip cookie. While I usually use my grandma’s recipe for my ideal chocolate chip cookie, I stumbled upon Alvin Zhou’s recipe for 48-hour chocolate chip cookies. Previously, I baked Alvin’s 100-hour fudgy brownies, and even though they took a lot…
By Carolina Alphonso Staff Writer It’s the home stretch till the end of the year. With only less than two weeks of school, students are ready to throw their backpacks in their closets and forget about studying until the end of August. But there is still one large obstacle in the way: finals. With finals…
By Lux Sheplee, Staff Writer As school comes to an end, River Hill students’ main focus is getting in late work and studying for finals. However, just four days after the last day of school, June 18, is Father’s Day. Fathers do a lot for their families, especially those that attend River Hill, and their…
By Kamarya Buckley, Staff Writer School is a place where we learn more than just academic subjects. We learn life lessons that stay with us long after we graduate. Lessons in compassion, integrity, and drive are just a few examples of what we learn in school. As students, we have all experienced the ups and…
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer Now that the seniors have graduated, students must fill in their roles as anchors for River Hill’s Hawk Talk. Not too long ago, auditions were held to become an anchor, and three students were lucky enough to receive the opportunity of doing so. The role includes making announcements once or…