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By Claire Burnett, Features Editor After three months of in-person school for the first time in almost two years, students are looking forward to Thanksgiving break, but some are unhappy with the length of it. Like in previous years, the Monday and Tuesday the week of Thanksgiving will be half-days for all students, followed by…
By Nicola Staples, staff writer As winter gets closer, each morning is getting progressively darker and the evenings are getting shorter, affecting students that have to wake up at extremely early times. For River Hill students, school starts at 7:25 a.m., and most students wake up around 6:00 and 6:30 a.m, while the sunrise is…
By Lauren Shin, staff writer When we were little kids, Halloween used to be filled with excitement and anticipation. We looked forward to going around the neighborhood with friends and getting all the candy we could get. As high schoolers, how do we enjoy it now, if at all? On Friday, October 29, River Hill…
By Sanjana Jain, staff writer Students expressed a range of opinions when asked how they feel about school lunches, and how they compare to previous years’ standards in terms of taste, quality and options. Imagine this. It’s the middle of the day and you’re starving. You make your way into the cafeteria and are eager…
By Elizabeth McMullen, staff writer More often than not, people see hobbies as fun little activities to do in their spare time and are generally just time killers and don’t really have an impact on life, however, that may not be entirely true. In some cases, people can also take their hobbies to a whole…
By Claire Fagan, staff writer Students at River Hill have different opinions on the HCPSS-issued Chromebooks, especially now that classes are back in-person. Every Howard County student received a Chromebook for the 2020 virtual year, and the county is now asking every student to bring their Chromebook or a personal device to school every day….
By Renae Elsaesser, staff writer Many River Hill seniors plan to submit applications for their Early Action or Early Decision schools by the November 1st deadline. With that deadline due in less than a week, some seniors voiced their feelings about the process. Laura Peng says that she feels “unmotivated to write because school can…
By Chloe McGeehan, staff writer The hallways of River Hill High School might not be Paris runway level, but they are, in fact, a tile walkway used by hundreds of students and staff wearing styles both new and old. Whether consciously or not, the student body at River Hill wakes up and selects an outfit…
By: Korey Moore, Current Co-Editor in Chief Xenophobia by Americans is by no means new. It is arguably a deeply rooted tradition, one that has manifested itself in a vast variety of ways over the noble course of the history of this great nation. From the resentment of foreign influence in the early days of…
By Claire Burnett, Current Features Editor As the school year comes to an end, many students are looking forward to their three months off of school. With that much free time, it can be difficult to find ways to occupy your time during the summer vacation. If you’re unsure of what to do this summer, here is…