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…
The box office can’t “Let It Go”
By HaeMee Lee, Editor-in-Chief “Let it go, let it go.” Wait – not just yet. Idina Menzel, the voice of Queen Elsa in the hit Disney film Frozen (2013), stated in a recent interview that a Frozen sequel is in the making. Although Menzel later took back her statement, Disney never confirmed nor denied the…
Best Buddies fosters friendships and relationships
By Shereen Ashai, News Editor Best Buddies is a nationwide organization designed to strengthen the relationships between disabled and non-disabled students. As members of River Hill High School’s Best Buddies, students are given the opportunity “to foster one-on-one friendships,” explains Best Buddies mentor Megan Schultz. Until society became more industrialized, these individuals were typically discriminated…
Band Department prepares for upcoming concerts
By Jack Morris, Staff Writer Under the instruction of Band Director Joseph Fischer, River Hill’s Music Department has expanded and continues to thrive. During an interview, Fischer discussed the importance of the River Hill Music Department and cited that it was one of the best programs that students could be involved in at school. Fischer,…