By Grace Barker, Quill Writer With the holiday season wrapping up, River Hill has celebrated the holidays with happiness, connection and traditions of their own. From hosting Christmas Eve dinner with lasagna to lighting Hanukkah candles, River Hill sure loves to celebrate the holidays, but what makes the holidays so special to our community? The…
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A Splash of Color in a Monochrome Transcript
By Joshi Mylavarapu and Divya Pavuluri, Quill Writers For most high school students, the course selection period is the hardest. What feels like a time where school has just started, has already turned into the course request process for the upcoming school year. Here at River Hill, academics are always a top priority, and juggling…
River Hill Physicists Take on a New Challenge
By Benjamin Hong, Co-Editor-in-Chief On January 16, 2026, River Hill’s Physics Olympiad Club will be hosting an information session after school for the February 12 F=ma exam, a national physics competition that tests advanced problem-solving skills and familiarity with classical mechanics concepts. The exam, the first stage of the prestigious US Physics Olympiad (USAPhO), consists…
Hawks Across the World: Winter Break Travels
By Maya Gambhir, Staff Writer With school doors closing for winter break this past month, many students spent their time off traveling to be with family, going on adventures, and seeing new places. From tropical rainforests and beaches to frosty ski resorts, River Hill students found themselves across the globe for the holiday season. With…
NFL Wild Card Round Predictions
By Jonathan Sager, Staff Writer After a wild ending to a chaotic NFL season the playoffs are set to begin on the weekend of January 10, 2026. The first round of the playoffs is called the wild card round in which six games will be played. First, in the NFC the 5 seed Los Angeles…
River Hill Girls Flag Football: Claiming Titles and Breaking Barriers
By Millie George, Staff Writer With the final ball being caught, River Hill Girls Flag Football took the win for the Howard County championship and set a precedent for gender equality in athletics.The Howard County Public School System made the decision to implement a girls flag football program into the catalog of sports for the…
Hawks Show Grit in First Half of Season
By Ethan Guo, Staff Writer At the halfway point in the season, the River Hill Men’s basketball team finds itself exactly where it wants to be. Sitting at a record of 5-5, they’ve shown steady improvement as they move deeper into the year, highlighted by their impressive wins that reflect both depth and grit across…
Students’ Sneak Peak into Next Year’s Possibilities
By Shivali Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief From Photography I to Spanish Advanced Special Topics, the wide range of courses available to high school students in the Howard County Public School System can make choosing next year’s class schedule a daunting task, especially for 8th graders and current freshmen who are new to the process. Catering to this…
River Hill Predicts UFC 324, Gaethje vs Pimblett
By Robert Ortiz, Staff Writer With the arrival of the new year, UFC is set to open up 2026 with a high-stakes lightweight matchup that has River Hill debating. UFC 324, this upcoming Saturday, will be headlined by a lightweight battle between the veteran Justin Gaethje and the rising star, Paddy Pimblett. The first UFC…
The Second Semester Senioritis Slump
By Jennifer Newman, Staff Writer Senioritis, a crippling disease that reliably infects the senior class each year, seems to reach its most severe stage after winter break. Symptoms range from chronic procrastination and selective attendance to unfinished homework and a sudden loss of concern for deadlines. In its most severe stage, after two weeks away…