Category: Opinion

By Maire Crooks, The Current Co-Editor-in Chief Pumpkin spice—we all know and love it. The warm aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg, chilly mornings, and the crunch of colored leaves under our feet. Other big food chains, such as Starbucks, Panera and Dairy Queen, have introduced their fall menus full of pumpkin spice lattes, squash soup,…

By Kathryn Roth, Staff Writer River Hill students have just started their third week of school; they are still getting used to waking up early and having a solid daily schedule. Many enjoy seeing their friends every day, but that raises the question of whether going to school is even enjoyable.   For many students, being…

By Riley Gonzales, News Editor This fall, returning students have noticed some changes around River Hill. Teachers now monitor the hallways during class, and they’ve cracked down on the use of hall passes. In previous years, few teachers have had hall passes in their classrooms and students could leave class with verbal permission. However, this…

By Claire Fagan, Features Editor A two-month long summer—two months of bliss—has ended. Despite being back in school, students are still feeling the effects of the calm summer and using their experiences during June, July, and August to inform their decisions for the future. Until mid-2022, the United States seemed to be caught in a…

By Jason Benedek, Staff Writer On May 24, 2022, nineteen students and two teachers were tragically shot and killed in a fatal school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Seventeen other innocent people at the school were also wounded. This horrific incident is now the 214th mass shooting in America this year and…

By Riley Gonzales, Staff Writer Hearing about a favorite book being adapted for the screen can produce mixed emotions: excitement over getting to see the story come to life, and dread over whether or not it will turn out well. There have been both disasters and triumphs in translating page to screen. Are books always…

By Renae Elsaesser, Staff Writer Do you ever wonder what students bring to school to satisfy their hunger? There are a variety of drinks and snacks that students munch on throughout the day. Since there are four different lunch periods, some students with a later lunch bring snacks to last until lunch.  Ryan Mathew, a…

By Molly Gawthrop, Staff Writer Charlie is coming out of a toxic relationship where he was kept a secret. Nick is still figuring out who he is. Both do not realize they need each other until they do or that their friendship could be more than they originally thought.  Adapted from the graphic novel by…

By Molly Gray, staff writer On March 29, 2022, a new bubble tea shop opened in the River Hill village center. Kokee Tea produces the freshest drinks with all-natural flavors of bubble tea, regular or blended tea, milk tea, and cold cloud.  According to the store, their mission is to, “provide our customers with jubilant…