By Claire Burnett, The Current Features Editor Over the past few weeks, Wordle has become immensely popular across the world. Players have six tries to guess a five letter word and after each guess, the letter tiles change color to signify how close the guess was. The letter will turn green if it is in…
Executive Board’s “Town Hall” a Success Among Students
By Maire Crooks, The Current News Editor River Hill’s Executive Board Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a Town Hall this past Wednesday, February 23rd to take a pulse on the student body. The event took place during Hawktime and featured booths to discuss topics such as mental health and workload, as well as administrative operations…
Putin Launches Full-Scale Offensive of Ukraine After Months of Anticipation; What Does It Mean for American Youth?
By Korey Moore, The Current Co-Editor-In-Chief Over the course of the past week the global media has been dominated by coverage of the Russian offensive against Ukraine launched last Thursday; Westerners are morbidly familiar with the appalling images of the combat and resulting carnage and the dire situation of Ukrainian citizens. Images of Ukrainian buildings…
Liberty for All: First Amendment Champion Mary Beth Tinker Speaks to River Hill Students
By Chloe McGeehan, The Current Managing Editor Mary Beth Tinker, an American free speech activist known for her role in the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court case, joined River Hill High School over Zoom on Wednesday February 23rd, 2022 to discuss her experience advocating for youth rights and emphasize the importance of young voices. …
River Hill’s Second Annual Romeo and Juliet Flash Mob
By Julia Trost, Staff Writer On Wednesday, February 16th, students gathered around the stairway in the humanities hallway to participate in a dramatic reading of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. With a hint of love in the air due to the celebration of Valentine’s Day two days prior, National English…
Spring Into Sports
By Eden Barnes and Molly Gray, Staff Writers As the weather begins to get warmer, students at River Hill are anxiously awaiting tryouts for the 2021-2022 spring sports season. River Hill offers many spring sports including tennis, softball, lacrosse, track, and baseball. Each team has been preparing for the season by hosting conditioning sessions, team…
Register for the Light the Night 5k for Suicide Prevention
By Renae Elsaesser, staff writer Registration is officially open for the Light the Night 5k For Suicide Prevention. This event will take place on April 8 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Oakland Mills High School. Chloe McGeehan, a senior at River Hill High School, organized this event in hopes of bringing mental health…
Valentines Day Recap: Be a Sweetheart
By Kathryn Roth and Salma Zaghari, Staff Writers On the day of love at River Hill High School, Valentine’s Day, which this year fell on Monday, February 14th, students walked in to see the well-decorated hallways by our hardworking SGA and the media center with love all around. Students appreciated the decorations but also still…
Are Masks Over at River Hill?
By Katie Bena and Nicola Staples, Staff Writers With multiple states ending the mask mandate in schools, students at River Hill wondered what the future held for Howard County. Since September, it has been the norm to wear masks throughout the entire school day except when eating lunch. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently asked the…
The Tackle Podcast Ep 0109
Ryan Pickus discusses River Hill’s second round playoff loss against Atholton and a season overview with guest’s Sean McGowan and Karl Birzak. Podcast: Play in new window | Download