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By: Sarah Sheinker, Staff Writer After voting for the SMOB in April have you ever wondered what they actually end up doing? Ambika Siddabathula, our newly elected 2018-2019 Student Member of the Board, has been working endlessly to ensure a great year and a positive student influenced future, for Howard County. Ambika first decided to…
By: Danny Tow, Staff Writer River Hill High School hosted Clarksville Elementary’s annual Cougar Day pep rally on Friday, May 4. It was a day filled with laughs, cheers, and an overall good time for everyone involved. I was curious to see what people really thought of this exciting event. Sophomore Azariah Seblu played the…
by Vlada Rauner, staff writer On March 24th, 2018, according to organizers, nearly 800,000 people marched for The March For Our Lives In Washington DC to demand gun reform. The crowd walked toward the Capitol building with students, parents, and children. Signs rose through the streets with written statements like “the only bullets I should…
by Gabby Lewis, News Editor In a world divided by politics to the extreme and plagued by prejudice for one another, finding a way to unite people as one against a common threat; the Women’s March, however, managed to do just that. On January 21, 2018, men, women, and nonbinary people alike gathered in cities…
by Megan Kinner, sports editor The FBI knew. The Police knew. The students knew. The teachers knew. Everybody knew it was him, but it wasn’t enough to stop Nikolas Cruz from opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, killing 17 innocent teachers and children. Broward County Sheriff,…
by Chris Fazzari, staff writer Enough. I’ve had enough. You have all heard by now of the 17 people who were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on the 14th. Tragedies of this scale have become absurdly common in this country. It is unacceptable. All those people, all their stories, their…
by Elijah Taylor, staff writer The months of October through May are often dreaded times of the year for their increased likelihood to contract the influenza virus, commonly known as “the Flu”, which has varying levels of severity which can leave you sick with slightly worse symptoms of the common cold, or hospitalized with the…
by Gabby Lewis, news editor During the first week of January 2018, riots broke out across the country as a result of an unstable economy, an increase in food prices, and a rise in corruption, but more importantly, they are demonstrations of the mass discontent all across the country against Iran’s rulers. Such dissent hasn’t…
by Shannon McCarthy, staff writer Snow is falling, the weather is freezing, and everyone is staying home. Do you want something fun to get you out of the house? Well River Hill has just the the thing, a winter dance! The Snowball dance will be held on Saturday, January 27th from 7:00 p.m – 10:00…
by Nicole Wesche, opinions editor, and Gabby Lewis, news editor On October 26th, 2017, Howard County interim superintendent, Dr. Michael Martirano, held a press conference at the Department of Education building for student journalists from across the county. His purpose was to give the student a glimpse at plans he has for Howard County in…