“Dear COVID” is this year’s senior column series in which Hook seniors share their reflections on high school and the pandemic in the form of letters to the virus itself. …
Dear COVID: Be true, even if it’s difficult Read More
For the majority of my life, one of the philosophies I lived by was “you stay in your lane, I’ll stay in mine.” However, a global pandemic is a great …
Changing the American Mindset Read More
Traducido por Genesis Smith-Lopez La maestra de Inglés, Mary Foster no podía contener la felicidad. Justo el día que no estaba vestida con la camiseta de Riverside, la subdirectora Ashley …
Mary Foster, Maestra de Riverside; es la Maestra del Año 2021 Read More English teacher Mary Foster couldn’t help but laugh. On the one day she wasn’t wearing a Riverside shirt, assistant principal Ashley Stephens showed up at her door with news. Stephens …
Mary Foster is Riverside’s 2021 Teacher of the Year Read More
An infographic by the Pirates’ Hook about masks usage and the new practice of double masking.
Masks and Double Masking: An Infographic Read More
DPS plans to present its ‘Plan B’ recommendation to the school board tonight regarding students returning to school in January. The plan would allow Pre-K through fifth grade to attend …
High schools not part of proposed return-to-school plan Read More
What’s going on in the riverside community? Find out now with this quick look at current news.
News Right Now 11/17 Read More
Social media can be a nasty place. But one Riverside student is using Instagram to foster a more polite environment.
Riverside student uses Instagram for positive change Read More
This post starts with a prolonged infographic on what this election is and what it means. Scroll to the bottom (and refresh this page) to see election results as they …
2020 Election Day Coverage, Updates Read More
Milan Hamilton, the career and college advisor for Riverside for the 2020-21 school year is ready for whatever the world throws at her. Hamilton was born and raised in Dallas, …
New College Advisor Ready For Online Learning Read More
Over the past few months, I’ve realized that I had been taking way too much for granted. I thought that by now, I would have been driving into the senior …
#LifeWithout: A senior year Read MoreAs I watch President Trump’s evening briefings, I hear a lot of nonsense about the US being the best, and how the administration has done everything ‘absolutely perfect’. What I …
#Coronabreak diaries: The Prevalence of Ignorance in America Read MoreHannah Lambeth, a 17-year-old competitive swimmer, has been swimming since she was little, training day after day, all in order to achieve her dream. Lambeth has been competitively swimming for …
Hannah Swims All The Way to Guilford Read More
Every year, 5 billion packages are shipped worldwide by Amazon, and that number is growing rapidly. Few companies compete with Amazon when it comes to shipping speed, price, and magnitude …
Amazon chooses DC, NYC over Triangle Read More Amazon started out as a small book shipping company in Jeff Bezos’s apartment. Within five years, it had shipped over 20 million books worldwide. After another 5 years, it had …
Editorial: Amazon, Good or Bad? Read More
On Tuesday, November 4th, the Riverside community raised over $5000 to help a family in need – and they did it in four hours. Due to a misunderstanding, a family …
A Family in Need Read More
Author Scott Reintgen came to Riverside on Tuesday, October 16 to talk with students about his book. A former English teacher, Reintgen student-taught English 2 at Riverside for one semester …
Former Riverside teacher returns with his new book Read More
The Durham Public Schools (DPS) maintenance department has an efficiency problem. Several spots at Riverside flooded during Hurricane Florence, but a slow response to repair requests suggests the problems have …
DPS struggles with work order efficiency Read More
Anyone who has ever played a sport at Riverside knows athletic trainer Sarah Bell. For years she has managed and evaluated hundreds of athletic physicals for every sport. If an …
The Healing Bell Read More