The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What do you teach at Riverside High? Bart Gonzales (BG): I teach History and exceptional children. PH: What brought you to Durham? BG: What brought me …
Heritage in their own words: EC teacher Bart Gonzalez Read More
By Levi Brown The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What do you teach or coach here at Riverside? Alex Ramirez (AR): I coach varsity soccer, and I don’t teach full time but …
Heritage in their own words: Varsity soccer coach Alex Ramirez Read More
Math teacher John Nevola doesn’t have any planning period this semester. This makes it so that he has to plan all of his classes in the morning and during Pirate …
Math teacher gives up planning period Read More
By Norah Lubeck and Conrad Hamel Pumpkin is a classic fall flavor, especially in ice cream. Around the Durham area, there are numerous options to get this treat. We tested …
It’s Never Too Cold for Ice Cream – Pumpkin Edition Read More
The Riverside Women’s tennis team has had their most exceptional season since 2015, finishing the season with a 10-6 overall record, 5-5 in Conference. This year, senior Calista Robinson and …
Senior Calista Robinson partners with her younger sister Zoe, qualifies for tennis reigonals Read More
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Claudia Ballon (CB): A teacher program called Participate Learning. I am an ambassador teacher. PH: What do you teach? CB: Right …
Heritage in their own words: Spanish teacher Claudia Ballon Morales Read More
Photo by Wade Davis. The 9 girls pictured are – Kris’Ani Hunt, Olivia McKinney, Ariana Lambar, Violet Davis, Londynn Campbell, Grace Hochstetler, Nureen Khan, Damia Soles, and Kenya Laney. The …
“We get to” – How Riverside Women’s Volleyball Team changed their mindset after a Title IV Investigation changed their season Read More
No puedo escribir mi ensayo personal. Si toda mi vida siempre era buena para escribir ensayos, porque cera que no puedo escribir este? Adonde empiezo? De que escribo? Yo podría …
Navegando por las admisiones universitarias Read More I can’t bring myself to write my personal essay. If I have been good at writing essays my whole life, why can’t I write this one? Where do I even …
17 years in 650 words Read More
Art by DJ Hernandez The Hook is covering Hispanic Heritage month differently this year. In the past, we have covered songs, dances and foods that Hispanic students identify with. It’s …
Beyond food and dance Read More
La población hispana de Durham ha aumentado más del 500% en los últimos 20 años. Este rápido cambio demográfico también ha cambiado la población estudiantil de DPS. Según los registros …
Los datos del distrito revelan un cambio de población Read More
Durham’s Hispanic population has increased more than 500% in the past 20 years. This rapid demographic shift has changed DPS’ student population, too. According to DPS enrollment records, nearly 38% …
District data reveals population shift Read More
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Nancy Sosa (NS): A job opportunity. I wanted to get back to the school system. PH: How does your heritage influence your …
Heritage in their own words: Secretary Nancy Sosa Read More
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Alvaro Garzon (AG): I’m here because my wife is an elementary school teacher, she applied to DPS and they gave her …
Heritage in their own words: ESL Teacher Alvaro Garzon Read More
San Pablito es un pequeño pueblo del municipio de Pahuatlán en Puebla, México. El pueblo tiene su propia lengua llamada otomí. Se habla mucho, pero también hablan español. El otomí …
Lejos, pero cerca Read More
By Kiara Gonzalez Punes The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Karen Kiem (KK): I live in Wake County. I was looking for a job, and this was …
Heritage in their own words: ESL graduation coach Karen Kiem Read More
Al crecer, siempre supe que era hispana. Veía El Chavo del 8 y Pocoyó todos los domingos por la mañana antes de ir a la iglesia, cenaba arroz con pollo, …
El Espacio Intremedio Read More Growing up, I always knew that I was Hispanic. I watched El Chavo Del 8 and Pocoyo every Sunday morning before church, ate arroz con pollo for dinner and woke …
The space in between Read More San Pablito is a small town in the Pahualtán municipality in Puebla, Mexico. The community had their own language called Otomí. It is widely spoken, but they also speak Spanish. …
Far away, yet close Read More
Delfina Contreras is Riverside’s lead custodian. She has worked at school for 7 years and came to the United States from Veracruz, Mexico in search of more opportunities. The Pirates’ …
Heritage in their own words: Lead custodian Delfina Contreras Read More