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By Claire Fagan, Features Editor As an initiative this year to expand creative communities, National English Honor Society (NEHS) is holding an ongoing event series called the Author’s Tea, the next of which will take place on February 22nd. Anyone is welcome to attend this imagination-focused event. “The Author’s Tea is a cozy, stress-free environment…
By Kamarya Buckley, Staff Writer Over the course of human history, millions of people have been living and dying, but now there are officially 8 billion on the planet, as of November 15, 2022. We are approaching our carrying capacity as a species, and developed first-world countries are on the verge of decline with family…
By Babiha Kaur, Digital Editor The performing arts groups at River Hill High School are preparing for the winter extravaganza. Although this performance is typically annual, due to COVID-19 this will be the first extravaganza in three years. Taking place on December 22, the performance will consist of representatives from the entire music department. Mrs….
By Gracie Fortune and Zafahr Mohmand, Staff Writers On the night of November 14, 2022, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr shot three football stars at the University of Virginia: Lavel Davis Jr, Devin Chandler, and D’sean Perry. Around 10:40 on that Monday, the police were notified of gun shots on the campus, which was later discovered…
By Maire Crooks, The Current Co-Editor in Chief Howard County is home to various dinner restaurants, ice cream stores, and lunch spots. However, what has not graced the area is a juice bar, until now. The Fruitful Juice Bar recently opened their first location in the River Hill Square and has been welcomed with excited…
By Jason Benedek, Sports Editor, and Ellie Goldberg, Staff Writer After disappointingly not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the United States Men’s national team has qualified this year, and looked to make a huge comeback in the tournament to show the world what American soccer is all about. In the group stages,…
By Kathryn Roth, Staff Writer As Thanksgiving just passed and more holidays are fast approaching, students here at River Hill participated in a holiday service activity hosted by Angels Network to give back to our community. After school on Monday, November 28th, everyone was welcome to come and package snack bags and make holiday cards…
By Ryan Burnett, Staff Writer The 2022 midterm elections have ended with the House of Representatives flipping to the Republican party. The Republican party has not controlled the house since 2017, back when former president Donald J. Trump was in power. In total, Republicans managed to gain 8 seats, bringing their total up to 220…
By Will Specht, Staff Writer Weeks after the initial 2022 midterm elections we still have some elections that remain undecided; the main one being the Georgia Senate seat. There was a runoff election on December 6th to decide who will gain control of the state’s seat. In Georgia, if neither candidate is able to make…
By Benjamin Hong, Staff Writer This year, College Board has announced a new addition to their Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum: AP Precalculus. Covering everything from matrices to functions, this new course offers students the opportunity to earn college credits for precalculus, beginning in the fall of 2023. While many of the details are still being…