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By Lauren Shin, Staff Writer Each year, the senior class starts off their final school year with Senior Sunrise, a morning picnic on the blacktop behind the school tennis courts. Students arrive at school early and enjoy breakfast with friends, taking photos and watching the sun rise. Although this year’s Senior Sunrise occurred much later…
By Maire Crooks, The Current Co-Editor in Chief River Hill’s third annual Hawk Flock night took place on October 2nd. This event, sponsored by River Hill Boosters, featured a selection of the school’s wide variety of extracurricular offerings and food trucks to make it a night to remember. Various veteran River Hill clubs participated, such…
By Babiha Kaur, Digital Editor Homecoming week at River Hill took place from October 2nd-6th, with the annual dance being held on the 7th. This year’s theme was “House of Cards.” Throughout the week, students had the chance to show their school spirit while dressing up to match each day’s theme. In general, spirit weeks…
By Claire Burnett, The Current Co-Editor-in-Chief During lunch, students have the option to sit in a variety of places, including the cafeteria, media center, or outside. Students may have noticed the blue room, the area outside of the auditorium and dance room with a blue carpet and walls, filling up with furniture in each corner…
By Ryan Burnett, Staff Writer Another NFL season has come and gone, and that can only mean one thing; a new installment in the Madden series to play. On the cover this year is Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Last year he went off, throwing for over 4,000 yards with 35 touchdowns. Allen led his team…
By Lux Sheplee, Staff Writer As September comes to an end, students at River Hill scramble to find dates, plan outfits, and buy tickets for the Homecoming dance coming up on October 7th. Homecoming is an exciting event because along with the dance, there’s also the homecoming football game and pep rally the day before…
By Sanjana Jain, Staff Writer In accordance with HB1372, Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Revisions, the Howard County Public School System established the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Counselor position in all 13 high schools, starting in the 2023-24 school year. River Hill has been joined by Mrs. Pauline Baek, a former guidance counselor at…
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer For the past few years, Hawk Time occurred every Wednesday. River Hill students were given the opportunity to spend 30 minutes a week the way they chose to. Students used this time to study with friends, meet up with teachers, play sports in the gym, and relieve stress before continuing…
By Lauren Shin, Staff Writer With a new administration comes new rules, some of which students weren’t expecting. How are students feeling about the new parking permit and its regulations? Each school year, upperclassmen fill up the student parking lot. While students begin to trickle into their parking spots early in the morning, others find…
By Babiha Kaur, Digital Editor Starting May 30, River Hill celebrated its first Pride Week! Students and staff alike were able to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community at school by wearing a different color each day, choosing free pride stickers in the mornings, purchasing pride items during lunch periods, and sporting the new…