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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…
By: Sanjana Jain, Design Editor In accordance with the newly passed House Bill 0205, the Howard County Public School System installed feminine hygiene product dispensers in women’s bathrooms at all high schools in Howard County. As stated in the bill, these dispensers will contain “size–appropriate tampons or sanitary napkins for use in connection with the…
By Sara Solimani, Opinions Editor Friday, October 14th was the day of the Hispanic Banquet, hosted by the River Hill Hispanic Hawks in Sra. Alvarado’s room. This event was centered around the mix of culture and diversity displayed with the foods shared. The 15th of October marks the end of Hispanic Heritage month, a time…
By Claire Fagan, Features Editor; and Riley Gonzales, News Editor Continuing an annual tradition, River Hill’s music department will present their Prism Concert on November 5th at 2:00 PM. In the weeks leading up to the performance, students are dedicating much time to preparing. The Prism Concert is the one chance a year that students…