by Emmy Ribero Current staff writer The 2020-2021 school year started during the height of a pandemic. All sports and clubs were under extreme regulations and could only function under certain conditions. Despite these new obstacles to jump through, seniors Natalia Hlasko and Alex Ribero had an idea to try and better the community in times of…
Author: Wayne Tromble
These Guys Aren’t That Bad–Early Season Orioles Evaluation
by Gabe Kamins Current co-Editor-in-Chief After a shortened 2020 season that saw the Orioles finish with a 25-35 record, the club turned its attention back to rebuilding. The following offseason, Baltimore shipped away star shortstop Jose Iglesias to the Angels, and parted ways with two of their most consistent hitters in second baseman Hanser Alberto and first…
RHHS Students Give Back with Amber Prep
by Sarah Burnett Current co-Editor-in-Chief Do you have any old AP or SAT/ACT textbooks that are sitting in your basement and picking up dust? You do? Well luckily for you, two River Hill students founded a business called Amber Prep that has been gaining quite the popularity within our community. River Hill juniors Daniel He and Shivum…
Sports Spring Into Action
by Daniel Maiorana Current staff writer Spring is near and that means the spring athletes are suiting up for a long-awaited 2021 season. When the pandemic struck last March, spring athletes were only able to get tryouts and a few practices in before the world shut down. This year, Howard County has rewarded the athletes with a…
Some Seniors Take a Gap Year
By Sarah Burnett, Current C0-Editor-in-Chief Everybody follows a different path after they graduate high school and immerse themselves into the real world. May 1st is National Decision Day for high school seniors, and many students will decide to enroll in a 4-year college. However, the pandemic has made life financially and emotionally harder for many families, which…
Excuse the Interruption–The NFL Draft
River Hill FBLA Wins Conference Championship at 2021 State Leadership Conference
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Congressional Democrats Introduce Proposal to Expand Supreme Court
by Korey Moore, Current Staff Writer A stunning new initiative has been introduced by a group of Washington lawmakers affiliated with the Democratic Party; one to reform the highest court of the nation. A bloc of Democratic congressmen has drafted a proposal to expand the U.S. Supreme Court, one of Washington’s most fundamental organs, from the…
Graduating During a Pandemic
By Emmy Ribero Class of 2021 has missed out on practically all of their senior year and were expecting nothing else for the rest of it until last Friday, when the school board announced officially that they would be able to graduate at Merriweather. River Hill’s graduation will take place on June 4th, at 3pm….
Study Strategies for AP Exams
By Emmy Ribero AP tests are fast approaching and are closer than many realize. It is time to crack open those test prep books and get to studying. Some may know exactly how they will study, they may have already bought their test prep book and know the strategy that works best for them. Others…