By Aidan Bahrain, Staff Writer Every day, as students throughout the school get settled into their third period, morning announcements are a normal routine. Our school’s morning announcement system is a vital tool for communicating important information to students and staff. These announcements inform students about future events and other important things such as club…
Author: Maire Crooks
River Hill Basketball Sneak Peek: A Podcast
By Connor Hawthorne, Sports Editor, and Nahome Bruk, Staff Writer
Thanksgiving Break!
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer Thanksgiving break is just around the corner! Whether you’re planning on celebrating Thanksgiving or not, many people have special plans to look forward to, including (but not limited to) food, traveling, and/or special traditions. Let’s take a look at what some of our very own River Hill Hawks have planned…
What NOT to do With Leftover Halloween Candy: A Review
By Maire Crooks, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief Two weeks after Halloween, we are all tired of looking at the ginormous bowl of candy leftover from the severely disappointing turnout of trick-or-treaters. I have already mentally moved on to Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season, and cannot bear to think about ghosts and goblins anymore. Thus, I…
Columbia Mall Policy Restricts Teen Shoppers
By Lux Sheplee, Senior Staff Writer For kids at River Hill High School, there are several areas students tend to hang out after school. River Hill Square is the closest choice for an after school hangout, and features Starbucks, Five Guys, Blowfish Poke, and Fruitful Juice Bar, to name a few student favorites. For a…
How Does Daylight Savings Time Affect the Nest?
By Ryan Burnett, Staff Writer When thinking of autumn, many things come to mind: the changing leaves, a new NFL season, pumpkin spice lattes, and the MLB postseason. However not many people think of Daylight Savings Time. Daylight Savings Time is the annual shifting of the clock forward or by one hour. This was originally…
River Hill Bomb Threat Saga Finds Closure
By Benjamin Hong, Features Editor Recently, the perpetrator of an October 2022 bomb and shooting threat to River Hill High School was apprehended in an unlikely location: Australia. A teenager, whose name has been withheld under Australian law, received a citation for making numerous threats to schools across the United States, bringing closure to those…
Is it too Soon to Decorate for this Holiday Season?
By Alexander El Sawi, Staff Writer As we roll into November and the days get colder, one popular question remains for this season: Is it too soon to decorate? Many fill with excitement as they put up their lights, wreaths, and ornaments. Others argue it is too early to deck the halls before Thanksgiving has…
Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Review
By Hasan Mirasyedi, Staff Writer “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is a horror themed video game that was first released on August 8th of 2014. The game is set at an abandoned pizzeria called Freddy Fazzbear’s Pizza, a Chuck E. Cheese-style pizzeria with animatronics named Freddy, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie, and Golden Freddy. The pizzeria originally opened…
The New Speaker of the House – Mike Johnson
By Jack Hardman, Staff Writer The House of Representatives was speakerless for 23 days following the removal of speaker Kevin McCarthy(Ca-23). That removal was spearheaded by members of the Freedom Caucus, specifically Congressman Matt Gaetz (Fl-01) who with help from the democratic block removed McCarthy in a close vote. The Freedom Caucus consists of House…