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by Kendall Barker, staff writer “The only thing that is constant is change,” said by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. During the past six months, River Hill has witnessed a number of changes: a new year, new students, and, most notably, new staff. Last year, Principal Kathryn McKinley and Assistant Principal Kedre Fairley were welcomed into…
by Bailey Schwab & Anna Hovet, News Editors The new school year brings new policies. This school year, there will no longer be Hawktime twice a week, students will have to place phones in backpacks during testing, and English teachers are no longer allowed to teach the “Five Paragraph Essay”. Arguably, the biggest change within…
by Gabby Lewis, staff writer A fifteen-year-old sophomore writing original scripts, directing his own films, releasing them out into the world, and being immersed in his passion to create: this is Grant Owens, one of our own students here at River Hill. Owens’s interest in film began in eighth grade when a friend dared him…
by Emily Thornton, staff writer Senior Noah Thyberg recently committed to play lacrosse at Randolph Macon. Quarterback on the football team and goalie in lacrosse, Thyberg has always known he wanted to play at the college level. “I’ve loved to play sports since I was old enough to hold a stick. I can’t imagine not…
by Alexa Marquis, Editor-in-Chief As someone who spends a large part of my life consuming content that deals with what’s going on in today’s society and pop culture, the verdict in Kesha’s court case definitely disappoints me, but it does not surprise me. I was surprised when Chris Brown beat Rihanna and people at…
By Lauren Mitchell, Staff Writer At River Hill High School, there are a number of clubs that students can join in which they can learn new things, become better leaders, learn about culture, learn languages, bond over common interests for games and tv shows, eat food, make movies, and do just about anything (even croknit!)….
By Nicole Wesche, Staff Writer The 20th Anniversary River Hill Talent show took place Thursday March 24th at 7:00pm. This year’s talent show was sponsored by Angel’s Network, and portions of the proceeds went to Home for our Troops, Grassroots, and We Care Solar. The event showcased 12 different acts, ranging from Indian dancing to…
By Cameron Barros, Staff Writer As seniors begin to wind down their high school careers, they finally have the time to reflect upon the chaos of September and November earlier this year. As all seniors know, that’s the time for college applications, and frankly, little else. However, now that the application process is all said…
By Devin Hendrick, Staff Writer Teachers and administrators are strict about food and drink in classrooms. Students aren’t allowed to eat at all during class, and the only drink that they’re allowed to have in class is water. A student’s waterbottle has to be see through and clear so that teachers or administration can see…
By Lauren Mitchell, Staff Writer A leadership conference was held in the media center during 3rd period on Tuesday, October 12th 2015. What was the leadership conference? Well, in this conference, many River Hill students and teachers assembled to discuss the important issues facing the school community, and to contemplate multiple solutions to these problems….