By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is the best time of year for a lot of people. College basketball games are as exciting as ever, and just about everyone gets pretty invested in the Madness, especially if their favorite team is in the 68 team field. For many fans, March Madness…
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Stunning Free Agency Moves Send Waves Throughout NFL
By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief Free agency in the NFL began on Tuesday, March 10th. Although it’s only been three days, this free agency period has already become the one of the wildest offseason periods in NFL history. Many major moves have been made over the first three days. The biggest and most shocking was a…
John Wall is DC’s all-star
By Dylan Mitchell, Staff Writer John Wall was voted by the fans to start the 2015 All Star Game in New York City and will be the first Wizard to start in the game since Glibert Arenas did so in 2007. As a result of the growing fan base, Wall was able to get more…
Analyzing generational gaps in childhood
By Carol Bello and Gabby Fiorino, Features Editors Do you ever reminisce about your childhood? What toys you played with and who your friends were? Now think about how much has changed. Many parents and children talk about how much they wish they could go back to when they were younger. Everything is here today,…
Morning traffic: not a walk in the park[ing lot]
By Carol Bello, Features Editor, and Tyler Conway, Staff Writer River Hill High School’s parking lot has caused morning arrival and dismissal to often be a severe challenge as well as a major inconvenience for students, parents, and teachers. The parking lot’s unique design has left students and parents stuck in traffic in the mornings…
Measles at Disneyland results in outbreak
By HaeMee Lee, Editor-in-chief A 1998 research paper by Andrew Wakefield employing unethical research methods and falsified data sparked a worldwide scare of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, claiming that the vaccine caused autism in children with. Followed by ill-informed affirmations from Jenny McCarthy and Oprah that the MMR vaccine caused autism, the…
The Netflix takeover: replace the cable?
By Carol Bello, Features Editor As advancements to access online videos practically anywhere are becoming increasingly popular, major cable companies are gradually being replaced. Innovations such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Roku, have allowed society to fit the need to have access to television on the go rather than having to watch at home….
Polaroids “snap” back into pop culture
By Alexa Marquis, Staff Writer, and Carol Bello, Features Editor The revival of the Polaroid photograph was one of the most iconic elements of pop culture in 2014. They are mostly found on social media accounts of the “hipster demographic.” So what is about Polaroids that made them so revolutionary in the past year? Polaroids…
Guide to fashion must-haves for this winter season
By HaeMee Lee, Editor-in-Chief It’s that time of the year when temperatures are dropping to below freezing, and the walk from your car to the school in the morning feels like a trek on Mount Everest. Don’t feel like you have to sacrifice style for warmth. Now, this doesn’t mean you should wear flip-flops and…
FBLA continues competitive success
By Griffin Brightbill and Justin Kortick, Staff Writers Future Business Leaders of America, which is River Hill’s oldest club, has won 11 straight state championships and plans to continue that success this year in the state competition. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) aims to teach students specific business skills and improve their knowledge in…