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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…
By Lauren Shin, Staff Writer Each year during the fall, the River Hill Music Department holds a prism concert in the school auditorium. Just as prisms break light into its component colors, a prism concert separates different music ensembles into its smaller groups to display various aspects of music. This year, the concert was held…
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…
By Sana Yousuf, Staff Writer On October 27, Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated re-recorded album 1989 (Taylor’s Version). The album was announced by Swift on August 9 during the Los Angeles portion of her widely popular tour, The Eras Tour. Many fans were eager to listen to Swift’s fourth installation in her re-recorded album…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Bryan Simo, Staff Writer With the weather getting colder, winter activities are coming back into season, and what better time to go ice skating. Ice skating is the perfect activity for some guaranteed fun with friends and a great opportunity to try something new. Experienced ice hockey player, senior Shreyas Bhargava says, “I’ve spent…