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By HaeMee Lee Editor-in-Chief Chances are you’ve already heard of Alex from Target. Twitter feeds and news reports are thoroughly covering the topic of this mysterious boy known as Alex from Target. No, this is not Target’s attempt at a marketing strategy, though it could be one. Alex Laboeuf is a 16-year-old Target employee in…
By Carol Bello Features Editor & Alexa Marquis Staff Writer A significant request among most River Hill students during the 2014 Leadership Conference was adding a third Hawk Time to the weekly schedule. There were many great ideas brought up, but this was by far the most prominent. Students collaborated with teachers and collectively agreed…
By Tyler Conway Staff Writer & Gabby Fiorino Features Editor 180, 90, and 45 degrees are all angles that students thought they would only need to know in the classroom. However, with the rapid trend of the dance move “twerking” making its way to school dances and social events, Carroll County students must now reflect…
By Seth Tow Editor-in-Chief & Dylan Mitchell Staff Writer Recent revelations expanded on former University of North Carolina basketball player Rashad McCants’ allegations in June that academic advisors wrote his term papers at UNC. A self-report by the university revealed that over 3,000 students, including many student athletes, over an 18-year period took fake classes….
By Shereen Ashai, Kirsten Kruus & HaeMee Lee Ask any senior what they’re stressed about right now. Their immediate response will be college applications and essays. For the past months, they have been perfecting their essays to an exhaustive extent to enhance their applications. The prompts for these essays vary from personal experiences to college…
By Shereen Ashai, Kristen Kruus & HaeMee Lee Phablet – (n.) a smartphone that combines the features and functions of a phone with those of a tablet, like a large screen. A play on the words “phone” and “tablet,” phablets have been taking over the phone market, especially because the recently hyped iPhone 6 and…
By Jay Bucci & Brandon Kim Sports Editors There has been a recent change concerning student health and school food. The school system is implementing a county-wide mandate restricting the content and sale of vending machine snacks. Highs schools in the county were previously allowed to stock foods that were in line with their respective…
By Gabby Fiorino Features Editor The FX television network is currently airing its 4th season of the hit series American Horror Story. The show is televised on Wednesday nights on FX from 10 pm to 11 pm each week. Each season is portrayed in a different time setting containing a different theme. The actors, such…
By Shereen Ashai News Editor The River Hill art department hosted a conference for the Maryland Art Education Association on October 17th. Each year, the statewide conference attracts a variety of teachers from all over Maryland and provides art educators with opportunities for professional development by allowing presenters to share knowledge about art curriculums. Throughout…
By Gabby Fiorino Features Editor For most people, the future is the only thing that’s on their mind. Ever since we were little we always thought about what we wanted to be when we were older. Some people’s dreams were to become the teachers of the future. Well now that the future is closer than…