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The Pirates' Hook, Riverside's prize-winning student newspaper, is
distributed monthly to 2200 students and staff. The Hook serves as a
student voice and student perspective on our school, community, and
world.
The Pirates' Hook was named an All-American newpaper by the National
Scholastic Press Association in 1993,1994, and 1998 and was awarded the
Tar Heel Award as a top-ranked
North Carolina school newspaper in 1993,1997,2000,2002, 2004 2007 and 2009.
Five editors have been awarded the Herald-Sun Front Page Award for
outstanding journalist: Erin Iannacchione, Emily Bliss, Jonathan
McNeill, Fei Chi, and Zach White.
Head editors for 2008-2009 are Abby Demarest and David Mayer.
Advisor is Steven Unruhe. The Hook may be contacted at 560-3965 x65148,
or by email (
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 November 2009
Skateboarding, Go-Kart Racing, Club Sports, College Recruiting - Athletics
Aspiring Student Musicians; Teacher Musical Passion; Rap; Downloading - Music
 Students Join Military; Teacher Veterans; Alumnae Veterans; Growing Up - Military Service
Surviving Honduras; Alum's Abroad; Culture at Home; Religion; LOL; Service - World Culture
Salute to Veterans; Respect for World Culture; Download Debate; Columns - Opinion
Quidditch Team Disbands; Vampires Come to Life - Pegleg (Humor)
Pirate Thanksgiving (cartoons); Word Jumble - Funzies
 October 2009
 Budget Cuts; Teachers; Program Changes, Eating for Less - Economy Hits Riverside
Tobacco Catches Students; Durham and Tobacco; Hollywood and Tobacco; Hooked - Tobacco
Related Links on Tobacco
Budget Cuts Freshman Class; Baseball Subsidizes Teacher Salaries - Peg-Leg
School Tobacco Policies; Shout-Out to Coaches - Ediitorials
Homecoming Photos
 Conservation at RHS; Eco-Controversies; Saving Green; Global Carbon Footprints; Local Businesses - Eco-Riverside
Student Coaches; Coach "Superlatives"; Great Moments in Coaching - Coaches
Great, and Not-so-Great, Coaching Moments in Video
 Tweeter vs. Facebook - Face-off
April 09
 Prom - Gay Students Break Barriers; HookHarmony; Teachers' Proms; Promdemonium
Media - Facebook-aholics; Sexism; TV Ads; Marketing to Teens
Food - Eat Global, Stay Local; Durham Dining; Food Classes Short on Food; Dessert
Girls and Boys - Gender Dominated Classes; Athletics; "He Say/She Say"
Peg-Leg - Student Bribes; Girls and Bathrooms; What Dress Colors Say About Prom Dates
Columns - How Texting Killed Chivalry; Banning Jack Bauer; Double the Prom; Teaching Lessons to Parents
March 09
Andriani Carson escapes Cyprus; Alex Meliones from Spain; Life in Gaza; World Reacts to Obama - Global Awareness
Four Years on the Block - Assessment of Block Schedule
Who is Wearing What, Listening to What, Hanging with Who - and Why - Trends
March Madness in Kenya; ACC vs. Big East; Great Championship Runs - March Madness
It Hurts - Injuries from Cheerleading, in school, and outside - Injuries
Down, but Getting Back Up; Family; Complexly Simple - Columns
Tardy Policy; Harry vs. Luke Skywalker - Opinion and Face-off
Lerprechauns on Faculty; Suspension by Lottery; Bird-Eye Attacks - PegLeg
February 2009
 Riverside's Presidential Cabinet; Where's Palin - Politics
Cell phones; texting; smart boards - Technology
Teachers Experience Segregation; Durham Movies - African-American History
Good-bye America; Good Grief; Video Games Killed the Superstar - Columns
DPAC; Twilight - FYE
Teachers Feel The Love - Valentines Day
Boys Boycott Valentines; Teacher Half Days (The Real Story) - Pegleg
Tupac vs. Biggie; Talk to Us - Opinion
November 2008
Best of Riverside - 25 Things You Didn't Know; Best of the Pirates
Spirit Week Photos
Pegleg - Obama Announces Junior Lunch Leave; Club of Clubs; Duke Football Recession Priced; Whitmore Discovers New Element
Economic Crash - US Economy; Parents Lose Jobs; DPS cuts back
Alcohol Under Debate - College Presidents' Initiative; Students Debate; Alcohol Myths Exposed
Pets - Adoption; Wild Pets; Pirate Talk Rescue Stories; Working at a Vet Hospital
Transportation - Teen Traffic Laws; Wreckless Teen Drivers; Gas Prices
Columns - Perfect Pet; Big Words/Small Ideas; Dear Mr. President; Kartoon Kryptonite Editorial and Face-off - Carpooling; Economic Patience; Drinking Age
October '08
 Comics - SuperKey; Super-teachers United; Teachers,students love comis
Politics - Election '08; Students work the polls; Youth Lean Left
Pegleg - Student Services; Where's Osama? Hurricane Survival Tips; Cartoon
Halloween - Tips for High School trick-or-treaters; Administrators in Costume; Homecoming and Halloween
Health - Eating and Americans; Caffeine; Sleep; Fluids
Columns - Missing Grandy; Trick-or-Treat Not Just for Kids; Learning to Lose; What do Kids Know?
Opinion - Should Teachers Share Their Politics?; Elections; Halloween Horror of Homecoming on Halloween
April 2008
 Riverside Real Life
Athletic Eligibility
Politics (Hatin' on Hillary; School Board)
Riverside Preview '09
Pegleg (School Map; 'Vote or Die'?, Counselor Meets Student)
Summer Olympics Viewing Guide
Columns (Sisters, Feminists, Listening, Awkward Situations, Two-party system)
FYE (Top 5 Unknown Movies; Parker & Otis; Hip-Hop at Crossroads) Opinion (Parents, Grading, Face-off Juniors vs. Seniors)
March 2008 Issue
 Global Awareness (Kenya, Darfur)
Prom Preview
Spring Break - Where to go, What to do
Spring Break - Helping Others (and Fake IDs)
Peg-Leg Special Crime Report Section
Politics (Vice-presidents; Obama-mania)
Columns (In Love With Texting; Hating Rejection; Sports is NOT Life; Food for All)
February 2008 Issue
Immigration
Immigration Related Links
Peg-Leg (Announcements Cause Holiday Cancellation; On-line Prom)
High School Relationships
Reconstructing Durham
Durham Related Links
Presidential Politics (Caucuses; Independent Parties)
Politics Related Links
Plagiarism and Cheating
Opinion (Relationships, Cheating, Immigration Face-off)
Columns
(Crazy Over Littering, Crazy About Teaching Little Kids, Crazy From
Politics in the Pulpit, Crazed by College Admissions)
FYE (Local Music Clubs, Reviews)
Who's Now Championship Round
 December 2007 Issue
Graffiti, Tattoos, and Clothes: Self-Expression
Boys, Dreams, Heroes, Christmas Redemption, and a new awareness of the world: Columns
Abstinence Goes Curriculum-wide; Writer's Strike Silences Candidates; Lil Wayne blamed for Drought; Where Have All the Icons Gone?: Peg-Leg
Presidential Race; Why Vote?; Interview with Mayor Bell: Politics
Riverside Graffiti Wall; Spirit of Christmas; Tattoos vs. Piercings: Editorials and Face-off
Who's Now Teacher Edition Round 3 - Down to the Final Four
November 2007 Issue
 Body Image
Politics '08
Pegleg (Humor)
Technology
Students and Debt
For Your Entertainment
Who's Now Teacher Edition Round 2
Opinion - Editorial, Face-Off, Columns
October 2007 Issue
Parking - How Much is Enough
Presidential Races '08
MySpace, FaceBook, and Students
Riverside and the Environment
Sports
Columns
Entertainment Guide
Who's Now Teacher Edition
May 2007 Senior Issue
 Opinion/Memories
Profiles
Where We're Going
Wills
Senior Columns
Superlatives
April 2007
Front Page
Opinion \
Columns
Exceptional Children
Struggling Students
Fact Vs Fiction
Health
Prom
March 2007
Crime Section Part 1
Crime Section Part 2
Drugs Section
Fashion Section Part 1
Fashion Section Part 2
Gambling Section Part 1
Gambling Section Part 2
International Section
Opinion Section Part 1
Opinion Section Part 2
Opinion Section Part 3
November 2006
Not Just Black and White
Music Section
Opinion Section
R-Rated Section
Sleep Section
Spirit Section
True Life Violence Section |
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