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by Lauren Mitchell, features editor After a culturally immersive French experience living in Africa (Benin, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia) for 14 years, Madame Michelle Dubreuil Macek joined the River Hill community in September of 2016 and has been striving as a new Hawk ever since. Her immense background and experience within the French culture…
by Gabby Lewis On September 16th, the River Hill Watershed Committee threw the Watershed Palooza to reach out to the River Hill Community and promote information about the watershed and ways to help protect it. The Palooza took place in Claret Hall at the River Hill Village Center, and many groups from the Howard County…
by Noah Safeer, staff writer During the past few years, there have been many cases of accounts stolen and information compromised. Hacking occurs when unauthorized data in a network or system is manipulated by outside individuals. Hacking affects anyone who uses the Internet or has an account so basically everyone. Some people might hack websites…
by Gabby Lewis, staff writer Since the 2016 presidential race’s start and end, several citizens have more openly shared their political beliefs; as a result, the two majority parties in the United States have become more divided than ever. Democrats and Republicans demonize one another and stand on completely different ends of the political spectrum…
by Kendall Barker, staff writer In North Dakota near Standing Rock preserve Dakota Access, LLC, an energy transfer company, was planning on developing an oil pipeline until it became aware of the impact this construction would have on the environment and the people around it. The company had the intention to build this pipeline through…
by Gabby Lewis, staff writer As a result of the recent election of the forty-fifth president, many women across America feel like their rights are in danger because of misandry and sexism within the country that could possibly worsen due to policies the new president, Donald Trump, could enact. Instead of staying silent out of…
by Kendall Barker, staff writer Every student should appreciate the hard work and effort the teachers at River Hill put towards furthering students’ educations. As such, it is always upsetting to see favorite teachers leave. English teacher Christopher Kates has taught at River Hill since the school opened in 1996, however, during the 2016-2017 school…
by Ben Graham, editor-in-chief “Lazy.” “Apathetic.” “Careless.” Critics of the American voting population, which has often been seen as indolent, are quick to chastise the nation’s voters for taking for granted their right to participate in government. This criticism is not without justification. According to a Pew Research study, the U.S. ranks 31st out of…
by Sara Miller, features editor Homework: the weekend ruiner, time sucker, and mood destroyer. Students hate homework. Who wants to go to school for seven hours only to have to spend two-three more hours focusing on school again? Homework does however offer students more practice, allowing them to be successful in class. Where do we…
by Michael Borkowski, staff writer The Office has been one of the biggest events on Thursday nights for the last decade. Airing on NBC at 9 pm, The Office has been one of the best comedies on television during the last decade. (This 50-minute season finale took place a year past the penultimate episode) It…