Senior Column: Genaro Hood
Senior, Genaro Hood, posing for a picture. Photo by Genaro Hood. Take me back to 2021, when I walked through the doors on my first day of school at Riverside. …
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Senior Column: Lana-McIlvaine
Senior, Lana McIlvaine, as a child, posing for awards. Photo by Lana McIlvaine. Take me back to 2017, so I could tell my 11-year-old self to not stress about the …
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Senior Column: Sadie Irby
Take me back to 2015. At eight years old I was confident that I knew more about marmosets than anyone east of the Mississippi. Looking back I wasn’t exaggerating that …
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Latin at RHS Now at Risk
Awards won by Latin students in extracurricular activities related to the language. Photo by Austin Wymore. By Austin Wymore and Oliver George Riverside Latin teacher Melissa Lido is at risk …
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Senior Spotlight: Carla Castillo Tlaczani
Senior Carla Castillo Tlaczani works as a media assistant during first period. She plans on attending Durham Technical community college and will then transfer to a four year college. Photo …
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Carla Castillo Tlaczani, estudiante de último año, trabaja como asistente de medios durante el primer periodo. Planea asistir a la universidad técnica de Durham y luego transferirse a una universidad …
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Senior Spotlight: Jordin Chavis
Senior Jordan Chavis has made the UNC Charlotte dance team. She hopes to become a physical therapist. Photo by Saul Janiak Stein. Jordin Chavis has been dancing since she was …
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“Subi just embodies everything I’ve wanted for the head of this program”
Teammates and coaches think of their captain as a family member on, and off the field. By Levi Brown Sometimes statistics don’t tell the whole story. The Pirates are headed …
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The waiting game: Track and field athletes spend their downtime recovering and supporting teammates
(Left) Senior Elizabeth Healy competes during an early season meet. Healy also runs cross-country and holds multiple school records. (Right) Sophomore Joshua Elmenshawi winding up for a discus throw. Elmneshawi …
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“A good way to gauge where you stand”
Mitchell Brennan (left) and Alex Abrams-Garrett (right) play in matches against East Chapel Hill. Abrams-Garrett is the first player to make regionals in three years. Photos by Norah Lubeck. Riversides’ …
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Senioritis solved
I’ve discovered a cure for senioritis. In a class like journalism, I am able to inflict stress on myself. It’s easy to stay motivated about things you actually want to …
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All about making connections: Math teacher Julie-Lynn Bourquin is Riverside’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
Julie-Lynn Bourquin watches a student work on an assignment. She won teacher of the year after 14years of teaching at Riverside. Photo by Kalissa Everett Bourquin has been teaching for …
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Book banning: Protecting or censoring?
Graphic by Tula Winton Book banning has a long and controversial history, and its newest chapter is currently in the public spotlight nationwide. It began back in the days of …
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Face off: Cancel culture has gone too far
Graphic by Tula Winton On the surface, cancel culture doesn’t sound too bad. Merriam-Webster describes it as “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of …
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Face off: Cancel culture is effective when used responsibly
Graphic by Tula Winton When I think of the term “cancel culture,” I think of the recently-developed norm built on calling people out for unacceptable actions. According to Dictionary.com, it …
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Bites before the fight: Lacrosse players share their pregame meals
Graphic by Tula Winton By Norah Lubeck and Saul Janiak-Stein A dozen donuts, a Costco pizza, a handful of almonds, a glass of water, or nothing at all. As Riverside’s …
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“Someone’s junk becomes someone else’s treasures.”
CTE teacher Kim Nelson-Burgess stands at the open sign to her pop-up thrift store. Nelson is a thrifter at heart who fell in love with it after losing her parents. …
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Living in fear wasn’t part of the deal
Sometimes, fear can be fun. People play horror games, watch movies, and go to haunted houses, but they do this knowing it’s not real. That’s not what millions across this …
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Editorial: Targeted erasure
A mural of Pauli Murray painted on the side of a Foster Street building downtown. Murray’s biographical information has been removed from multiple federal archives. Art by Sadie Irby. The …
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