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Winter Sports Recap

March 14, 2023March 16, 2023 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article failed to include sophomore Connor Tyrrell qualifying for the state track meet. Winter Track & Field: Several winter track and field athletes …

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Olympic volleyball player and Riverside alum talks medals and objectification

March 9, 2023 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

Megan Easy, formerly Megan Hodge, a professional volleyball player and riverside alum, is no stranger to sexualization or objectification. Megan Easy grew up in Durham North Carolina where she attended …

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$18 Million Grant / Opinion

The $18 million solution: Increase access to mental health resources

February 19, 2023February 18, 2023 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

Imagine walking down the hallway toward the front office, holding in tears, just needing someone to talk to so you can make it through your last two classes. When you …

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Pictures from Pirates Men’s Basketball 54-51 win at East Chapel Hill

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

Photos by: Piper Winton

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AVID returns to Riverside for the first time since 2010

November 28, 2022 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

At first glance, an AVID classroom looks similar to any other.  At the front of Julie-Lynn Borquin’s room there are math questions projected on the board. Posters hang on the …

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Women’s Sports Spotlight: Elizabeth Healy sustains success

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

When you think of Riverside’s most successful athletes, who pops into your head? If it’s a burly football player, tall, powerful volleyball player or soccer star, think again. A five-foot-five, …

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If sports are a healthy outlet for high school students, why do so many quit playing?

January 21, 2022January 14, 2022 - by piperwinton - 3 Comments.

Athletes, even in high school, get scrutinized more than just about anyone else. Their stats are posted online. Newspapers track their teams’ win-loss records. College fans scour the news and …

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Riverside Soccer Improves Athletes’ Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic

November 8, 2021May 14, 2022 - by piperwinton - 1 Comment

One year ago Alex Ramirez, the varsity boys’ soccer coach, worried about the effect COVID-19 would have on his athletes’ mental health. While he couldn’t change how the pandemic affected …

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To the NFL and back again: a Q&A With Marshall Williams

October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 - by piperwinton - 2 Comments.

By Piper Winton and Jaden Butler Marshall Williams is a Riverside alumnus, former professional football player and current entrepreneur who just won a grant to start his own company in …

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Mental health support is not a one-size-fits-all model

September 13, 2021 - by piperwinton - Leave a Comment

Counselors. Co-located services. Upward Change. Anonymous reporting systems.  Riverside has plenty of tools available to support students’ mental health. But if students don’t know what they are and how to …

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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: Can Ms. Prater catch an AI-written essay? How do teachers feel about ChatGPT? Did a robot write this article?
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[…] A swamp, a faraway kingdom, an imprisoned princess. This April, a land far far away came to none other…

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Thank you for such thorough and excellent reporting on this important issue.

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This young lady had accomplished a lot since she graduated from NCCU, very impressive profile. I am so proud of…

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[…] after spending the entire fall semester covering the mall’s future, I’ve got one, too: The entire property should be…

Sex-Ed matters to teens. It needs to matter to Riverside’s adults, too.  - Sex-Ed at Riverside: Some students are only being taught abstinence. They’re not the only ones.

[…] Carolina’s sex ed curriculum for an investigative project last semester, I learned that my class wasn’t the only one…

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