By Katie Bena and Nicola Staples, staff writers With winter break approaching, students at River Hill are eager for time off school. Whether it is staying at home or traveling on vacation, everyone deserves much needed rest. Students plan on staying home, traveling in state, venturing out of state, or even flying out of the…
How Students Spent their First Additional Half Day Differently
By Maire Crooks, News Editor December 15th was the first of six additional monthly half days from the HCPSS Board of Education to aid students’ and teachers’ mental health. With the cancellation of events due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, students spent their added free time in a variety of unexpected ways, including virtual…
Muses Contest
By Riley Gonzales, Staff Writer This November, the Muses Online Literary Magazine began holding monthly art contests for the creative students of River Hill. These contests were started in order to increase awareness of the magazine and encourage more students to submit their works. “Honestly, anyone can submit. We are going to be allowing recorded…
Celebrating Hanukkah While Emphasizing Inclusivity at River Hill
By Julia Trost, staff writer This year, Hanukkah arrived much earlier than expected, beginning on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 28, and ending December 4. Lasting eight days, Hanukkah represents a time when students can gather with their families to light the menorah, eat classic foods such as latkes and jelly donuts, and play dreidel. …
The Hawk’s New Year Resolutions
By Eden Barnes, staff writer As the new year approaches, students at River Hill High school are starting to brainstorm their aspirations for the new year. Whether that be personal goals or just hopes for the new year, many high schoolers are looking forward to “re-inventing” themselves. Indulging in reevaluating some of your life choices…
Need Input on Electives to take?
By Kathryn Roth, staff writer Here at River Hill, there is a wide range of classes and electives that students can pick and choose from around this time of year since course requests for next year open on December 20th. For electives, students get a choice of some awesome classes they can take to fit…
The explosive NFT market offers lucrative financial opportunities for digital creators
By: Korey Moore, Co-Editor in Chief Amid the rapid rise of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum comes the introduction of a new form of digital goods, one of which has spawned a flourishing market for digital artwork and other goods. Non-fungible tokens, more commonly known by their acronym NFTs, have become a modern craze…
Does School Start Too Early?
By Babiha Kaur, staff writer At 7:25 a.m. every morning at River Hill High School, the late bell rings, after which teachers mark students tardy. Students have varying opinions regarding the rigid school start time and if the large amount of homework they are getting on a daily basis affects their sleep schedule “I’m tired…
New Comic: A Productive Winter Break!
by Allie Burns
The Tackle Podcast Ep 0107
Ryan and George interview River Hill Men’s Varsity Basketball player, Andy Sobhani as he discusses the current state of the team with COVID-19 and more on The Tackle Podcast. Podcast: Play in new window | Download