By: Jason Benedek, Staff Writer River Hill Athletics have been nothing short of dominant in the past few years. With these impressive teams, River Hill has produced many top notch athletes who have dominated the playing field. Few of those athletes have had the opportunity to play at the top level of college sports, Division…
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River Hill Goes to the Dogs
By: Renae Elsaesser, Staff Writer On December 22, therapy dogs will come to River Hill High School for the first time! The Fidos for Freedom Therapy Dog program provides trained dogs to provide emotional support for people in the community. Other Howard County public high schools such as Reservoir have also initiated this opportunity, which…
Have you been sleeping in class?
By: Sara Solimani and Lauren Shin, Staff Writers Recently, numerous instagram accounts with a variety of contents have been circulating our school. The most popular accounts among students are: @rhhs_snoozers, @rhhs.slackers, @rhhs.short.ppl, @rhhs.tall.ppl Some of the posts from these accounts include pictures of other students napping, catching people on their phones during class, short people…
Seniors Top Colleges
By: Sicily Houk, Co-Editor in Chief River Hill seniors have previously gone through the process of submitting their stressful, yet important college applications. One of the regular decision deadlines has recently passed, and seniors are waiting for the day they will hear back from their dream college. Almost every student has their idea of a…
2021 Winter Dance Concert: “There’s No Place Like Home”
By Claire Burnett, Features Editor On Thursday, December 9th, the River Hill Dance program had their first in-person concert in almost two years because of the pandemic. Reflecting the situation with the pandemic, the theme of the concert was “There’s No Place Like Home.” There was a clear consensus among the dancers: it was great…
Action Is Here: Howard County Board of Education Adds Six Half Days to School Calendar for Teacher Well Being
By: Chloe McGeehan, Managing Editor The Howard County Board of Education unanimously voted on November 2nd to incorporate six additional half days into the 2021-2022 school year for teachers struggling with COVID-19 workload. The Board’s unusually quick action surprised Howard County teachers and students, many now feeling more seen and appreciated. Board Member Vicky Cutroneo…
Muses Contest
By Riley Gonzales, Staff Writer This November, the Muses Online Literary Magazine began holding monthly art contests for the creative students of River Hill. These contests were started in order to increase awareness of the magazine and encourage more students to submit their works. “Honestly, anyone can submit. We are going to be allowing recorded…
The explosive NFT market offers lucrative financial opportunities for digital creators
By: Korey Moore, Co-Editor in Chief Amid the rapid rise of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum comes the introduction of a new form of digital goods, one of which has spawned a flourishing market for digital artwork and other goods. Non-fungible tokens, more commonly known by their acronym NFTs, have become a modern craze…
The Tackle Podcast Ep 0107
Ryan and George interview River Hill Men’s Varsity Basketball player, Andy Sobhani as he discusses the current state of the team with COVID-19 and more on The Tackle Podcast. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
River Hill Students’ Perspectives on AP and GT Classes
By: Korey Moore (Co- Editor in Chief), Kathryn Roth (Staff Writer) and Babiha Kaur (Staff Writer) Podcast: Play in new window | Download