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By Kamarya Buckley, Staff Writer Over the course of human history, millions of people have been living and dying, but now there are officially 8 billion on the planet, as of November 15, 2022. We are approaching our carrying capacity as a species, and developed first-world countries are on the verge of decline with family…
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer Black Panther was first released in 2018, quickly becoming popular in theaters, and even becoming a top twenty highest grossing movie of all time. Four years later in August of 2020, Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played T’challa, passed away at the age of 43. A second Black Panther movie…
By Daniel Carr, Staff Writer Despite their loss in the state semifinals, River Hill celebrated a historic season. They went 9-1 in the regular season, and advanced to the state semi finals for the first time since 2014. After Digital Harbor and Poly were disqualified because of an incident during their game, the Hawks played…
By Babiha Kaur, Digital Editor The performing arts groups at River Hill High School are preparing for the winter extravaganza. Although this performance is typically annual, due to COVID-19 this will be the first extravaganza in three years. Taking place on December 22, the performance will consist of representatives from the entire music department. Mrs….
By Gracie Fortune and Zafahr Mohmand, Staff Writers On the night of November 14, 2022, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr shot three football stars at the University of Virginia: Lavel Davis Jr, Devin Chandler, and D’sean Perry. Around 10:40 on that Monday, the police were notified of gun shots on the campus, which was later discovered…
By Maire Crooks, The Current Co-Editor in Chief Howard County is home to various dinner restaurants, ice cream stores, and lunch spots. However, what has not graced the area is a juice bar, until now. The Fruitful Juice Bar recently opened their first location in the River Hill Square and has been welcomed with excited…
By Claire Burnett, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief After a relaxing Thanksgiving break, students are back in school for a seemingly grueling four weeks until winter break. With only one half day throughout the entire four weeks, students are eagerly awaiting winter break. Sophomore Dara Asante mentioned “I’m excited because the holidays are almost here…I have a…
By Jason Benedek, Sports Editor, and Ellie Goldberg, Staff Writer After disappointingly not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the United States Men’s national team has qualified this year, and looked to make a huge comeback in the tournament to show the world what American soccer is all about. In the group stages,…
By Kathryn Roth, Staff Writer As Thanksgiving just passed and more holidays are fast approaching, students here at River Hill participated in a holiday service activity hosted by Angels Network to give back to our community. After school on Monday, November 28th, everyone was welcome to come and package snack bags and make holiday cards…
By Claire Fagan, Features Editor, and Riley Gonzales, News Editor As winter approaches, the time for art and writing contests is also upon us. From the end of National Novel Writing Month to the upcoming Scholastic Art and Writing Contest, ‘tis the season for creativity. Before an artist can create, they must be inspired. Inspiration…