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By: Sicily Houk, Co-Editor in Chief The month of March has arrived. Only three months remain until the graduation of the River Hill Seniors. The college application process is coming to an end and now students are sitting back waiting for their acceptance letters. Although what comes next? Now that they may have chosen a college,…
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By Molly Gray, Staff Writer Prom is quickly approaching and many students at River Hill are already preparing. Many girls have already started looking for dresses in hopes to find the perfect one, and many guys have been preparing by looking for their dates as well as browsing color options. It seems prom prep for…
By Elizabeth McMullan, staff writer As winter draws to a chilly close and the weather starts to warm up, flowers are finally coming back in beautiful arrays in any color you can think of. While a home garden or a walk in the park is equally pretty, one of the best times to view blossoms…
By Maire Crooks, The Current News Editor New fliers and announcements have recently been spotted decorating the halls throughout the school featuring new clubs here at River Hill, such as Hawk Connections, Cancer Kids First and the Storm Club. Julia Baek and Alicia Spooner are the co-founders of Hawk Connections. Their club is focused on…
By Chloe McGeehan, The Current Managing Editor, and Jason Benedek, Staff Writer Despite only having two official indoor meets of the season, River Hill sprinters Ara Omitowoju, Janasia Buckner, Larasia Buckner, and Sierra Collis came prepared to claim the title of 3A Maryland 4x200m State Champions with a time faster than all 1A, 2A, 3A,…
By Claire Burnett, Features Editor On March 29th, the Board of Education made the executive decision to remove all staircases in the building and replace them with slides next week. They made the sudden change because the hallway traffic has reached an all-time high and our school needs some sort of change. The hallway traffic…
By Julia Trost, Staff Writer Most people are busy creating their brackets for March Madness, a nationwide college basketball tournament that boasts millions of viewers. However, a hidden version exists for animal lovers: March Mammal Madness. At River Hill, biology and environmental science classes are competing against their peers, choosing amongst predetermined species such as…
By Renae Elsaesser, Staff Writer At the beginning of the school year, River Hill welcomed Mrs.Sharbaugh into their school community and she was greeted with open arms. Now, over halfway through the school year, she is becoming more comfortable in her new environment. After teaching at Bonnie Branch Middle School for 20 years, Mrs. Sharbaugh…
By Claire Fagan, staff writer Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali is one of those stories that feels like it could almost be real. Ali is Indian-Canadian and a practicing Muslim who aims to highlight Muslim life within literature. Love from A to Z, Ali’s second novel, fits the realistic fiction, romance, and…