By Carol Bello and Gabby Fiorino, Features Editors Do you ever reminisce about your childhood? What toys you played with and who your friends were? Now think about how much has changed. Many parents and children talk about how much they wish they could go back to when they were younger. Everything is here today,…
Category: Opinion
Morning traffic: not a walk in the park[ing lot]
By Carol Bello, Features Editor, and Tyler Conway, Staff Writer River Hill High School’s parking lot has caused morning arrival and dismissal to often be a severe challenge as well as a major inconvenience for students, parents, and teachers. The parking lot’s unique design has left students and parents stuck in traffic in the mornings…
Measles at Disneyland results in outbreak
By HaeMee Lee, Editor-in-chief A 1998 research paper by Andrew Wakefield employing unethical research methods and falsified data sparked a worldwide scare of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, claiming that the vaccine caused autism in children with. Followed by ill-informed affirmations from Jenny McCarthy and Oprah that the MMR vaccine caused autism, the…
The Netflix takeover: replace the cable?
By Carol Bello, Features Editor As advancements to access online videos practically anywhere are becoming increasingly popular, major cable companies are gradually being replaced. Innovations such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Roku, have allowed society to fit the need to have access to television on the go rather than having to watch at home….
Internet creates another star
By HaeMee Lee Editor-in-Chief Chances are you’ve already heard of Alex from Target. Twitter feeds and news reports are thoroughly covering the topic of this mysterious boy known as Alex from Target. No, this is not Target’s attempt at a marketing strategy, though it could be one. Alex Laboeuf is a 16-year-old Target employee in…
School leaders collaborate for a third Hawk Time
By Carol Bello Features Editor & Alexa Marquis Staff Writer A significant request among most River Hill students during the 2014 Leadership Conference was adding a third Hawk Time to the weekly schedule. There were many great ideas brought up, but this was by far the most prominent. Students collaborated with teachers and collectively agreed…
Behavior at school dances sparks public outrage
By Tyler Conway Staff Writer & Gabby Fiorino Features Editor 180, 90, and 45 degrees are all angles that students thought they would only need to know in the classroom. However, with the rapid trend of the dance move “twerking” making its way to school dances and social events, Carroll County students must now reflect…
UNC cheating scandal disgraces NCAA
By Seth Tow Editor-in-Chief & Dylan Mitchell Staff Writer Recent revelations expanded on former University of North Carolina basketball player Rashad McCants’ allegations in June that academic advisors wrote his term papers at UNC. A self-report by the university revealed that over 3,000 students, including many student athletes, over an 18-year period took fake classes….
Freshmen and college applications?
By Shereen Ashai, Kirsten Kruus & HaeMee Lee Ask any senior what they’re stressed about right now. Their immediate response will be college applications and essays. For the past months, they have been perfecting their essays to an exhaustive extent to enhance their applications. The prompts for these essays vary from personal experiences to college…
The fault in the phablet; is it worth the price?
By Shereen Ashai, Kristen Kruus & HaeMee Lee Phablet – (n.) a smartphone that combines the features and functions of a phone with those of a tablet, like a large screen. A play on the words “phone” and “tablet,” phablets have been taking over the phone market, especially because the recently hyped iPhone 6 and…