By Ryan Romano and Clark Demaree, Staff Writers When the buzzer sounded on the River Hill basketball team’s 2013-14 season, they knew they’d do better when they received another chance. Now, as the Hawks prepare for the 2014-15 season, they can tell that their optimism was justified. “I think we’re going to go pretty far,”…
Boys Basketball Recap – Friday 12/5
By Dylan Mitchell Staff Writer Friday night, River Hill boys basketball beat Wilde Lake 52-46 that was tight throughout the whole time. Lead by the 25 points from Charles Thomas IV and the 14 points from Gary Sandler, the Hawks were able to pull away late and seal the opening night victory. The next game…
Matt Wieters interview
Editor-in-chief Seth Tow sat down with Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters after the injured all star spoke to the students about the dangers of texting while driving. Have a listen to the complete interview. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Mockingjay Part 1 to hit theaters soon
By Gabby Fiorino Features Editor The girl on fire is back and ready to fight back even harder against those who forced her make choices no young woman should have to make. The Hunger Games series is returning with its third installment, a two part movie Mockingjay Part 1. This movie picks up where and…
How to Get Away with Murder starts strong
By Tyler Conway Staff Writer Now that the school year is in full gear your academically ready for the tasks headed your way. However, are you ready for the plot twists thrown at you every Thursday night from the new ABC hit show How to get Away with Murder? That’s right murder, the word that…
Team Rocket prepares for international competition
By HaeMee Lee Editor-in-Chief Team Rocket is blasting off again! 24 students, known as Team Rocket, of Mrs. Contney’s Advanced Object-Oriented Design and Advanced Data Structures classes entered the Zero Robotics International Space Station (or ISS) Programming Challenge, an international high school competition run by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to Zero Robotics, “the goal…
Boys Soccer Wins 3A State Championship
By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief On November 13th, in less than ideal conditions for soccer, or really any sport, River Hill Boys Soccer completed their undefeated season in 2014, capturing the 3A state championship. With the win, the team’s final record for the year was 18-0-1. The Hawks defeated the Huntingtown Hurricanes 2-0 on a wet, frigid…
Internet creates another star
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…
School leaders collaborate for a third Hawk Time
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…
Behavior at school dances sparks public outrage
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…