By: Jason Benedek, Staff Writer River Hill Athletics have been nothing short of dominant in the past few years. With these impressive teams, River Hill has produced many top notch athletes who have dominated the playing field. Few of those athletes have had the opportunity to play at the top level of college sports, Division…
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Have you been sleeping in class?
By: Sara Solimani and Lauren Shin, Staff Writers Recently, numerous instagram accounts with a variety of contents have been circulating our school. The most popular accounts among students are: @rhhs_snoozers, @rhhs.slackers, @rhhs.short.ppl, @rhhs.tall.ppl Some of the posts from these accounts include pictures of other students napping, catching people on their phones during class, short people…
Seniors Top Colleges
By: Sicily Houk, Co-Editor in Chief River Hill seniors have previously gone through the process of submitting their stressful, yet important college applications. One of the regular decision deadlines has recently passed, and seniors are waiting for the day they will hear back from their dream college. Almost every student has their idea of a…
2021 Winter Dance Concert: “There’s No Place Like Home”
By Claire Burnett, Features Editor On Thursday, December 9th, the River Hill Dance program had their first in-person concert in almost two years because of the pandemic. Reflecting the situation with the pandemic, the theme of the concert was “There’s No Place Like Home.” There was a clear consensus among the dancers: it was great…
How Students are Spending Winter Break
By Katie Bena and Nicola Staples, staff writers With winter break approaching, students at River Hill are eager for time off school. Whether it is staying at home or traveling on vacation, everyone deserves much needed rest. Students plan on staying home, traveling in state, venturing out of state, or even flying out of the…
Muses Contest
By Riley Gonzales, Staff Writer This November, the Muses Online Literary Magazine began holding monthly art contests for the creative students of River Hill. These contests were started in order to increase awareness of the magazine and encourage more students to submit their works. “Honestly, anyone can submit. We are going to be allowing recorded…
Celebrating Hanukkah While Emphasizing Inclusivity at River Hill
By Julia Trost, staff writer This year, Hanukkah arrived much earlier than expected, beginning on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 28, and ending December 4. Lasting eight days, Hanukkah represents a time when students can gather with their families to light the menorah, eat classic foods such as latkes and jelly donuts, and play dreidel. …
The Hawk’s New Year Resolutions
By Eden Barnes, staff writer As the new year approaches, students at River Hill High school are starting to brainstorm their aspirations for the new year. Whether that be personal goals or just hopes for the new year, many high schoolers are looking forward to “re-inventing” themselves. Indulging in reevaluating some of your life choices…
River Hill Students’ Perspectives on AP and GT Classes
By: Korey Moore (Co- Editor in Chief), Kathryn Roth (Staff Writer) and Babiha Kaur (Staff Writer) Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Will There Be a Future for Masks?
By: Claire Burnett (Features Editor), Nicola Staples (Staff Writer), Lauren Shin (Staff Writer), and Elizabeth McMullen (staff writer) Podcast: Play in new window | Download