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Bullying down 100% after recent BMX assembly

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 - by Sadie Irby - Leave a Comment

Photo courtesy of Durham Public Schools

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Riverside to Use Cockroaches to Combat Bedbugs

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 - by Tobias Rangel - Leave a Comment

This method is already being tested in other libraries around the country On March 19, students were ordered to return school-issued laptops after administration discovered another bedbug infestation–the third such …

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Peg Leg: Sophomore develops cure for cancer during Pirate Block

April 24, 2024April 22, 2024 - by Hannah Posner - Leave a Comment

Sophomore Noli Trogdon accepts an award for discovering the cure for cancer in Pirate Block. Trogdon credits their discovery to the intellectual environment that Pirate Block fosters. Sophomore Noli Trogdon …

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Seniors now allowed to bring pets to school

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 - by Giovanni Varela-Benitez - Leave a Comment

In an effort to combat Senioritis, Riverside admin announced in the March 31 weekly phone call and email that staring Tuesday, seniors are now allowed to bring pets to school. …

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Peg Leg: Cold, ice and hysteria in this week’s forecast

January 17, 2024January 19, 2024 - by Hannah Posner - Leave a Comment

Durham is expecting freezing temperatures and potentially icy roads this week, and residents are bracing for this disaster. “I went to Harris Teeter right away,” said senior Ranon Greyber. “I …

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Satire: How to survive Durham’s ever-changing weather

January 10, 2024January 9, 2024 - by Taliyah Cooper - Leave a Comment

As the weather is drastically changing, it can be hard to prepare for Durham’s weather. The Pirates’ Hook created a step-by-step guide on what to do:  Step 1: Before walking …

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Students, teachers report ghoulish behavior

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 - by Giovanni Varela-Benitez - Leave a Comment

This morning, Tuesday, Oct. 31, multiple Riverside students reported ghost sightings.  Students told The Pirates’ Hook that they saw mysterious beings in the bathrooms opening stall doors. The lights flickered …

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Peg Leg: how to survive Riverside traffic 

October 11, 2023October 13, 2023 - by Hannah Posner - Leave a Comment

Due to the confusion and frustration over the traffic situation at Riverside, the Pirates’ Hook created an easy-to-understand guide to getting out of school before sunset:

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Peg Leg: Riverside to adopt new stoplight in effort to mitigate traffic related issues

December 2, 2022 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Last Thursday, at 3:20am, a student was snoring in his car. He had been waiting in the carline traffic for an estimated 11 consecutive hours.

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