Category: Feature

by Gabe Kamins  Current co-Editor-in-Chief With millions of Americans getting vaccinated every day, more and more people are flocking to airports to travel to different states and countries. While this is a sign of normalcy, it’s also an important reminder of the safety guidelines that people should abide by every day. Even though people are getting vaccinated…

by Emmy Ribero  Current staff writer The 2020-2021 school year started during the height of a pandemic. All sports and clubs were under extreme regulations and could only function under certain conditions. Despite these new obstacles to jump through, seniors Natalia Hlasko and Alex Ribero had an idea to try and better the community in times of…

by Sarah Burnett Current co-Editor-in-Chief Do you have any old AP or SAT/ACT textbooks that are sitting in your basement and picking up dust? You do? Well luckily for you, two River Hill students founded a business called Amber Prep that has been gaining quite the popularity within our community. River Hill juniors Daniel He and Shivum…

By Sarah Burnett, Current C0-Editor-in-Chief Everybody follows a different path after they graduate high school and immerse themselves into the real world. May 1st is National Decision Day for high school seniors, and many students will decide to enroll in a 4-year college. However, the pandemic has made life financially and emotionally harder for many families, which…

By Emmy Ribero River Hill’s class of 2021 has an impressive range of college acceptances. A large percentage of seniors were admitted to many competitive schools, making all their hard work in high school pay off. There are five seniors this year that were admitted into ivy league schools: Andrew Zhao, Isabelle Wu, Zach Lee,…

by Sicily Houk, Current staff writer   Rolling into the new year, schools are finally ready to open back up. COVID has been tough for everyone and now we are ready to pick up where we left off. The new schedule for this year has many benefits and drawbacks.Many challenges may come with this new schedule due…

by Maire Crooks, Current staff writer If you drive down Empty Song Road on a Friday night, chances are a food truck will be parked off to the side feeding hungry neighbors. Many members of the River Hill community welcome the vehicles, but others have raised concerns. The Friday Night Food Truck neighborhood tradition started in 2020…

By: Jordan Jackson Every February, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans as part of Black History Month. Many do not know since its inception, Black History Month has had a theme. This year the theme is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity; explores the African diaspora and…