By Grace Barker, Quill Writer With the holiday season wrapping up, River Hill has celebrated the holidays with happiness, connection and traditions of their own. From hosting Christmas Eve dinner with lasagna to lighting Hanukkah candles, River Hill sure loves to celebrate the holidays, but what makes the holidays so special to our community? The…
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The Midterm Schedule Actively Plotted Against Us!!!
By Nikhil Krishnamoorthi, Quill Writer With midterms ending, River Hill High School had officially entered what students call an “academic crisis.” Hallways were silent, students begged for mercy and every conversation started by saying “Why?” According to the midterm schedule, clearly written by someone who has never met a teenager, students took just one exam…
A Splash of Color in a Monochrome Transcript
By Joshi Mylavarapu and Divya Pavuluri, Quill Writers For most high school students, the course selection period is the hardest. What feels like a time where school has just started, has already turned into the course request process for the upcoming school year. Here at River Hill, academics are always a top priority, and juggling…
A Recap of the 2025 Baltimore Ravens Season
By Parth Rami, Quill Writer As the 2025 NFL regular season came to a close on January 4th, there is one particular team to talk about: the Baltimore Ravens. Looking back on their season, they arguably had one of the toughest, wildest and most heartbreaking seasons in the history of the league. Coming into the…
Looking Back on Formula One in 2025
By Lily Farnham, Quill Writer Marking the 75th anniversary of Formula One was a record-breaking season for the motorsport. With Lando Norris as the celebrated World Driver Champion, and his team of McLaren winning the Constructor’s Championship again, many found great successes this year. For others, the year was a more challenging adjustment to new…
River Hill Marching Band Closes Out the Season on a High Note
By Jordan Solomon, Quill Writer The River Hill Marching Band finished their season Friday, October 24th with a highly anticipated performance. Despite chilly temperatures, the band pushed through for an emotional senior night and engaging halftime show that left everyone energized. This performance came just over two months after the marching band first met on…
Multilingual Student Leaders: Bringing Culture, Language, and People Together
By Grace Barker, Quill Writer As the second quarter comes in full throttle, River Hill’s many new clubs are beginning to make names for themselves. Among them is the Multilingual Student Leaders, a club created to cultivate multilingualism in the community, already establishing their reputation. “The whole mission of MSL is to bring in a…
School Wide Fundraiser Provides Chance for River Hill to Make a Difference
By Evelyn Rubens, Quill Writer Between November 3rd and November 21st, River Hill organized a fundraiser aimed at providing recess equipment to Swansfield Elementary and Talbott Springs Elementary, two impoverished schools in Howard County. These schools often lack access to new resources for students, including recess equipment and books Our school helped provide the two…
AI Use in Writing Letters of Recommendations
By Divya Pavuluri, Quill Writer Teachers at River Hill High School are getting unexpected help with one very time-consuming task: writing letters of recommendation. Naviance, the college and career readiness platform used across Howard County, has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can generate full recommendation letters for teachers based on student…
Dancing into the Holidays
By Lily Farnham, Quill Writer The 4th and 6th of December marked the 2025 Winter Dance Concert, a showcase of pieces ranging from heartfelt lyricals to energetic breakdance. As the River Hill Dance Department’s first performance onstage this year, the concert and its captivating works were crafted with great effort and hard work from our…