In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month your hosts, Yadira Martinez-Reyes and Aureli Dominguez, go around asking Riverside students what their favorite latin dance is.
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Latin Dance Edition Read More
The cafeteria will transform into an enchanted forest on Saturday, October 7 for Riverside’s first homecoming dance in recent history. The dance begins at 7 and ends at 10, taking …
Pirates roll into homecoming week Read More
Barry Garrett has been coaching basketball since he was 16 years old. He started at the Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR) league, where he worked with athletes from all over …
Riverside welcomes new head women’s basketball coach Read More
Voting will be held Tuesday, September 26. Freshmen Rose Mills: “I’m running for freshman president with Nate Cohen. I am a part of the softball and field hockey team. I …
SGA Election Primer Read More
Durham neighborhoods were piling up with garbage during a recent two-week long waste collector strike. The median salary for a trash collector in Durham is $45,000, according to city data. …
Workers Struggle with Cost of Living in Durham Read More
On September 14, Riverside administration announced that the club plan has been finalized and is ready for student attendance. “We are ready to begin hosting student clubs during Lunch/Pirate Block,” …
Pirate Block: How will clubs work this year? Read More
En teoría, el nuevo horario de almuerzo parece el equilibrio perfecto entre libertad y seguridad. Pero después de dos semanas aparecen algunos inconvenientes importantes. El nuevo horario de almuerzo de …
Pirate Block: Podría funcionar, pero preguntas permanecerán Read More In theory, the new lunch schedule sounds like the perfect balance between freedom and safety. But after two weeks there are some major drawbacks. The new Pirate Block lunch schedule …
Pirate Block: It could work, but questions remain Read More
By Lana McIlvaine and Hannah Posner Riverside’s administration changed SMART lunch to Pirate Block to help students utilize educational opportunities. This year, two 45-minute lunch periods replace last year’s hour-long, …
New lunch aims to enhance academic opportunities Read More
Cross Country Despite losing some of their top senior athletes, the Riverside cross-country team has high hopes for the upcoming season. The team broke two school records on Sept. 8. …
Fall Sports Briefs Read More
The Riverside varsity football team fell to the South View Tigers last Friday night. Despite their unfortunate loss, the Riverside student section cheered them on in neon colors.
Photo Gallery: Varsity football falls to the South View Tigers in thrilling Home Opener Read More
The Pirates’ Hook was named an All-North Carolina newspaper in the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association’s (NCSMA) annual student media contest. The Hook earned the NCSMA’s highest rating for the second …
The Pirates’ Hook named All-North Carolina newspaper for second consecutive year Read More
By: Osmara Rodriguez-Aimerich, Donna Diaz, Lucinda Dorrance, Hannah Posner and Emily Diaz Reyes Nya Batson is a BADASS – all caps. That’s how science teacher Nya Diggs describes her, at …
Nya Batson: The Badass Read More
When Alvaro Hernandez Ramirez decided to commit to Shaw University and play soccer, the first person he told was his dad. “I told him first just out of respect,” Hernandez …
Alvaro Hernandez Ramirez: The Athlete Read More
Senior Tai’Sean Moore is a man of many talents. He’s a self-described artist, graphic designer, dancer, producer, and basketball player. But it was his music skills that stole the show …
Tai’Sean Moore: The Musician Read More
Marcel Huchwajda’s journey to the top of Riverside’s senior class began over 4,000 miles from Durham. Huchwajda immigrated from Poland to the United States when he was two years old. …
Marcel Huchwajda: The Naval Engineer Read More
Maintaining a 4.69 weighted GPA and playing varsity sports doesn’t leave a lot of time for other hobbies, much less a global Clash of Clans esports career. But somehow, Maxwell …
Maxwell DeArmey: The Gamer Read More
By: Victoria Alcindor Throughout my four years of high school, I have learned so much. You truly come across so many interesting individuals while going through this journey we call …
Senior Column: Even adults don’t have it all figured out Read More
Going into high school, I thought I’d have lots of great experiences I could look back on in ten years and laugh about. Instead, it feels like I spent most …
Senior Column: I escaped the bubble Read More
I am a quitter. On my third day at Duke school in seventh grade, I decided to join the cross country team. I ran at two practices and quickly realized …
Senior Column: I’m a quitter Read More