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Author: Kaitlyn Busch

Opinion

Dear COVID: Use your words!

May 24, 2021May 27, 2021 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

“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. …

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Opinion

Student journalism as a hall pass

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

On one of my first days in newspaper class, a senior handed me a slip of paper. A black-and-white, school printer quality headshot stared back at me as I inspected …

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Culture

Riverside’s literary magazine continues on, minus the magazine part

December 4, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

At the end of a typical school year, members of The Riverside Cannon gather to hand sew the pages of the annual literary magazine together. This year, without a physical …

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Culture

Tissue Paper Flowers: A tribute to Riverside Spanish teacher Claribel Andujar-Galarza

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

Riverside special education teacher Frank Hayes held a flower made of tissue paper in his hands. Claribel Andujar-Galarza, beloved Riverside Spanish teacher who passed away in July of cancer, made …

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Coronavirus / Sports

Volleyball and cross country teams return for first DPS athletic practices since March

November 7, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

By Maya Dulli-Ray Friday, October 30 was the first day back for DPS’ cross country and volleyball teams.  High schools have taken many safety precautions. Most are similar to the …

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Culture

New media coordinator excited to start her ‘dream job’

October 8, 2020October 12, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - 2 Comments.

Riverside’s newest media coordinator Alyssa Putt has always had a gift for putting the right book in the right hands at the right time. “I loved when I would have …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Control

October 1, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

One thing a pandemic forces you to do is to spend time with yourself. It can be unwelcome, but you really get to know yourself, even – or should I …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#Coronabreak Diaries: Stay-at-home is a privilege

May 15, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - 1 Comment

Most of us have been sitting at home for over a month now. We’ve all become Zoom and Google Classroom experts, disabled the screen time feature on our phones because …

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Culture / News

Swimming in the Red Sea

April 8, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

Durham has never voted like the rest of North Carolina. In 2016, nearly 78% of Durham county voted for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but Donald Trump won North Carolina …

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Culture

Student Spotlight: Suan Murillo Lopez

February 12, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

Don’t bother asking Suan Murillo Lopez what she does. Ask her what she doesn’t do. Murillo Lopez isn’t just a Riverside art student. She’s an aspiring tattoo artist as well …

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Culture

Student Spotlight: Raven James

February 12, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

Whether she’s in the spotlight or operating it, Raven James leaves her mark on many of Riverside’s theater productions. James started participating in theater in seventh grade when she joined …

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News

Here are the candidates challenging Trump for the Oval Office

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

Cory Booker Cory Booker is a 49 year-old New Jersey senator and former mayor of Newark. As a senator, he has been a leader in criminal justice reform. He sponsored …

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News

ICE arrests impact DPS, Durham

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

There have been about 200 arrests in North Carolina this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The raids initially took place outside of Durham, but on Thursday a man …

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News

2018: the good, the bad, and the weather

January 9, 2019February 28, 2019 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

2018: a year so long we had a Winter Olympics and everyone forgot about it. We’ve laughed, cried, loved, lost, and left marks on history books. There have been glass …

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Uncategorized

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, y rompiendo el silencio

December 7, 2018April 11, 2019 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment
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News

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, and breaking the silence

November 23, 2018February 28, 2019 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

Brett Kavanaugh is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the silence of victims like the women who accused him of sexual assault is a trend that has …

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Sports / Uncategorized

Robert Duncan gives Riverside Athletics a facelift

November 14, 2018 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

When they returned to school this fall, Riverside students and staff noticed the fresh mulch under the trees and the new advertisements hanging around the football field. Many students now follow …

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Incase you missed them in our senior print edition, all of The Hook senior columns are now on our website: The Senior Issue is finally out 👀 Class of 2023 Print Edition is out now! Find senior superlatives, destinations, wills, spotlights and MORE! Pick up your copy today in room 148! (Part 2): More photos from the staff’s victory over the students in their game last week. See the full photo gallery on thepirateshook.com (Part 1): Photos from the staff’s 65-50 victory in the student vs. staff basketball game last week. Elizabeth Wagner is one of Riverside’s World Languages teachers. She teaches Spanish I and II at the standard level and is always accompanied by her best friend and service animal Claude. The men's volleyball team took a 20-18, 20-17 victory at lunch over the women's team in the @pirateathleticsmedia Spring Games volleyball team showdown! “If you are able to walk or bike to school at any age, it is better for the health of the kid, feelings of learned independence, students come to school better ready to learn because they’ve been moving their bodies, and getting their blood flowing,” said Bike Durham’s director, John Tallmadge. OPINION | Guest Column: You don’t get to be disgusted by my culture. Read this Riverside student’s perspective on disgust and how people view her food and culture:
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