By Dara Asante, Staff Writer River Hill High School’s Black Leadership Union is filled with community amongst black students. Leadership is a fundamental life skill, and the Black Leadership Union (BLU) creates a learning environment that helps foster leadership skills and provides leadership opportunities. BLU creates a safe space for black students and teaches them…
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How’s Everyone Been Waking Up to This Year’s Start Time?
By Bryan Simo, Staff Writer Last school year, The Howard County Board of Education announced that they would be changing high school start times from 7:25 AM to 8:00 AM and pushing back the end times from 2:10 PM to 2:45 PM. In September, The Board provided an update to start and end times, pushing…
The End of the Beginning
By Shivali Shah, Staff Writer As quarter one draws to a close on October 31st, anxiety in students is on a rise. After 10 weeks of new teachers, schedules and classmates, River Hill has just brushed the surface of the school year and what’s to come. Some students believe that the year started off stressful,…
Halloween Costumes
By Siena Houk, Staff Writer Spooky season is here, which means it’s finally time to dress up. Every year people take joy in all of the fun attached to Halloween. Trick-or-treating with friends and family has been a well-known tradition for many years and is the best way to show off what ghostly creature you…
Frightfully Fun Celebrations
By Sana Yousuf, Staff Writer Halloween, a popular holiday celebrated annually on October 31 by individuals of all ages, is quickly approaching, and many students are looking forward to their various upcoming plans and activities that will entail a night of excitement and fun. Students might celebrate the holiday by choosing to focus on dressing…
River Hill Welcomes New Social Studies Teacher
By Ema Bojaxhi, Staff Writer In the 2023-24 school year, River Hill welcomed several new members to its community: students, administrators, and also new teachers. Ms. Long, a new social studies teacher, is one of the teachers that our community welcomed this school year. Before Ms. Long became a social studies teacher, she had quite…
What is the Future of NHS?
By Ryan Burnett, Staff Writer Being inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) here at River Hill is one of the highest privileges of high school. National Honor Society is a program that only a couple hundred select Juniors and Seniors are able to get into. The application format is competitive and requires you to…
The Eras Tour Movie Starring Taylor Swift
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer First performed in Glendale, Arizona, the Eras Tour, an ongoing concert world tour by American singer- songwriter Taylor Swift, came to theaters on October 13 of 2023. When going to see the Eras tour movie, audience members can receive a free Era’s Tour poster along with the purchase of their…
Dance Company 2023 Pep Rally Performance: On The Edge Of Your Seat?
By Abigale Paterniti, Staff Writer Over the past 3 weeks, the River Hill dance company has been working furiously in order to make this year’s pep rally as spectacular as possible. The dance department includes dance 1, 2, 3 and 4 and will not be performing in the pep rally. However, junior company and senior…
NAHS Is Back For Another Year!
By Sana Yousuf, Staff Writer With clubs starting back up at River Hill, students are looking to join groups that align with their interests. Many art and photo students recently attended the National Art Honor Society interest meeting on September 14th after school, where some of the upcoming activities and plans for the society were…