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By Gabby Fiorino Features Editor The FX television network is currently airing its 4th season of the hit series American Horror Story. The show is televised on Wednesday nights on FX from 10 pm to 11 pm each week. Each season is portrayed in a different time setting containing a different theme. The actors, such…
By Shereen Ashai News Editor The River Hill art department hosted a conference for the Maryland Art Education Association on October 17th. Each year, the statewide conference attracts a variety of teachers from all over Maryland and provides art educators with opportunities for professional development by allowing presenters to share knowledge about art curriculums. Throughout…
By Gabby Fiorino Features Editor For most people, the future is the only thing that’s on their mind. Ever since we were little we always thought about what we wanted to be when we were older. Some people’s dreams were to become the teachers of the future. Well now that the future is closer than…
By Gabby Fiorino Features Editor It’s a growing problem in our society today. It is becoming much more common for drinks to get spiked with drugs that would enable predators to sexually assault their victims. One in every five women claims to have been date raped, and one out of three of those women claimsto…
By Carol Bello Features Editor & Alexa Marquis Staff Writer River Hill’s student government (SGA) along with officers from the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club coordinated a student leadership conference on the 30th of September. This conference included approximately 70 River Hill students from all grades. These students participated in a series of…
By Tyler Conway, Staff Writer “How was your summer?” Followed by “what did you do?” are the most popular questions shared among students as they return back to school. Some students use their summer break to get a job, visit potential colleges, or even just spend time with friends and family. However, some students decided…
By Caroline Bello, Features Editor What began as a comical challenge of athletes and celebrities pouring ice water over their heads has now turned into a philanthropic nationwide trend. The ALS ice bucket challenge is ubiquitous on virtually all social media outlets including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter feeds. Each video challenge features a nominee pouring…
By Alexa Marquis, Features Editor Internet fame. It’s the kind of fame that allows today’s teenagers with no record-breaking singles, but YouTube or Vine fans in the millions, to sell out arenas while being a feature on a music and social media festival called the DigiTour. Some DigiTour headliners don’t even play music but fans…
By HaeMee Lee, Editor-in-Chief “Mom,” exclaims senior Nikki Datta, “It’s Ms. Wo! She’s in a magazine that has Donna Karan on the front cover! Prada buys ads in the magazine! She looks amazing!” Nikki is in awe as she spots her 11th grade AP English teacher, indeed, in the Capitol File, a Washington, DC magazine,…