By Eden Barnes, Staff Writer Now that the first round of JumpStart students is now graduating, it is essential to note the long-lasting impacts of the program. While not only giving eligibility to students distributed to over-populated schools, once enrolled, the student’s siblings also now had the future ability to take advantage of the program….
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Senior Awards Night
By Julia Trost, Staff Writer During the first in-person Senior Awards Night in two years, seniors and their families gathered at the stadium on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 pm to celebrate the accomplishments of the seniors. Students sat in chairs on the track, administrators and teachers remained on the turf, and parents cheered from…
Senior’s Last Moments As Hawks
By Eden Barnes, Staff Writer Last week, the graduation dates of all of Howard County’s 12 high schools were published including the seniors’ last mandatory day of school, May 26th. Now that our seniors have a clear idea of when their last moments in high school will be, memories of the last 12 years of…
How is FIMRC Helping River Hill?
By Sara Solimani, Staff Writer The first ever chapter of River Hill’s Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) aims to provide opportunities and funds to medically underserved communities around the world. Through collective efforts, the club has had major successes in their ongoing Medical Drive, several events to raise awareness about hot-button health…
How RHHS Clubs are Helping the Community
By Nicola Staples, staff writer Many clubs are coming up with ways to support the RHHS community. Clubs like Angel’s Network, Baking for Benefit, Hawks for Hunger, Red Cross Club, and Pay it Forward are just a few examples of RHHS clubs that are finding creative ways to give back to the community. One club…
What Happens at HillFest
By Lauren Shin, Molly Gray, and Sara Solimani, Staff Writers
The Big Decision
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,…
Students Prepare for Prom 2022
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…
New Clubs Find their Home at River Hill
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…
Exploring Your Wild Side: March Mammal Madness
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…