By Sarah Burnett, Current C0-Editor-in-Chief Everybody follows a different path after they graduate high school and immerse themselves into the real world. May 1st is National Decision Day for high school seniors, and many students will decide to enroll in a 4-year college. However, the pandemic has made life financially and emotionally harder for many families, which…
Excuse the Interruption–The NFL Draft
River Hill FBLA Wins Conference Championship at 2021 State Leadership Conference
Read to learn more about the awards they earned and events they won.
Congressional Democrats Introduce Proposal to Expand Supreme Court
by Korey Moore, Current Staff Writer A stunning new initiative has been introduced by a group of Washington lawmakers affiliated with the Democratic Party; one to reform the highest court of the nation. A bloc of Democratic congressmen has drafted a proposal to expand the U.S. Supreme Court, one of Washington’s most fundamental organs, from the…
Graduating During a Pandemic
By Emmy Ribero Class of 2021 has missed out on practically all of their senior year and were expecting nothing else for the rest of it until last Friday, when the school board announced officially that they would be able to graduate at Merriweather. River Hill’s graduation will take place on June 4th, at 3pm….
Study Strategies for AP Exams
By Emmy Ribero AP tests are fast approaching and are closer than many realize. It is time to crack open those test prep books and get to studying. Some may know exactly how they will study, they may have already bought their test prep book and know the strategy that works best for them. Others…
The Hawks Get Ready to Swim
By Sarah Burnett Time to dust off those caps and goggles! After almost two years, the River Hill High School club swim team is finally getting ready to compete at the annual Howard County Invitational swim meet. Columbia Aquatics Association (CAA) usually hosts a yearly swim meet for the athletes of Howard county. HCPSS does…
Mask Up Spring Athletes
By Daniel Maiorana Howard County will be enforcing all spring sport athletes and coaches to keep their masks on during practices and games. Judging by all the COVID-19 outbreaks there were during the fall sports season, Howard County wants to make sure there won’t be any more in the spring. Yes, lacrosse is a contact…
Hawks Conclude Revenge Tour With 23-0 Win
By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief With the Hawks up 16-0 early in the second half, the Marriotts Ridge Mustangs were searching for any glimmer of hope. They faced improbable odds in the second half last year against River Hill too, and were able to come up big. With the ball near midfield on 4th…
Seniors Accepted Into Ivy Leagues!
By Emmy Ribero River Hill’s class of 2021 has an impressive range of college acceptances. A large percentage of seniors were admitted to many competitive schools, making all their hard work in high school pay off. There are five seniors this year that were admitted into ivy league schools: Andrew Zhao, Isabelle Wu, Zach Lee,…