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The Holly Spirit
The Student News Site of Rancocas Valley Regional High School

The Holly Spirit
The Student News Site of Rancocas Valley Regional High School

The Holly Spirit
Mya Collins

Mya Collins, Managing Editor

Senior Mya Collins is a fourth-year Holly Spirit member and has been on staff since the paper’s inception in 2020. Mya currently serves as one of the Managing Editors. She is also active in Marching Band and plays Varsity soccer.

All content by Mya Collins
Members of the Black Student Union display their annual banner in the C-wing

Celebrating and educating: RV observes Black History Month

Natalia Mangan, Mya Collins, and Isaiah Dupree
February 1, 2024
Senior Black Student Union officers Kayla Bullock and Peyton Couch promote the BSU to incoming RV families

[Photo] Getting familiar with the school: RV hosts its 8th Grade Open House

Allison Bonaventura, Opinions Editor
January 17, 2024
Images of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on October 7

RV reacts to violence in the Gaza Strip

Mya Collins, Managing Editor
October 26, 2023
Prospective teachers chat with RV administrators at the Job Fair

RV hosts second annual Diversity Job Fair

Mya Collins, News Editor
April 25, 2023

Examining the distribution of race demographics with the new addition of the Accelerated course level

Mya Collins, News Editor
March 6, 2023

Belonging

Mya Collins, News Editor
March 6, 2023
Changes to Flextime have been celebrated and scorned by students and staff

RV changes I/E schedule and policy for third quarter

Mya Collins, News Editor
February 21, 2023
Mr. Callahan receiving the news he was just awarded the ESP of the Year last December

Mr. Thomas Callahan wins the NJDOE Educational Services Professional of the Year Award

Mya Collins, News Editor
January 12, 2023
Nikolas Cruz awaiting the verdict for his trial on October 13

Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison for Parkland Shooting 

Mya Collins, News Editor
November 7, 2022
RV hosts annual College and Career Fair  

RV hosts annual College and Career Fair  

Mya Collins, News Editor
October 26, 2022
Fewer drivers mean bigger delays for many students

Unpacking the ongoing bussing issue at RV

Mya Collins, News Editor
October 26, 2022
Abortion rights activists attend a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 5 in Washington, DC.

A leaked Supreme Court draft could overturn landmark Roe v. Wade decision

Mya Collins, Assistant Editor, News
May 25, 2022
According to NPR, Biden described Jackson as a consensus-builder with a "pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people."

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court

Mya Collins, Assistant Editor, News
April 22, 2022
Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, in Kyiv on Feb. 19, 2014. Protesters were calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union.

How did we get here? A brief history of the Russian-Ukranian conflict

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
March 4, 2022
Protestors demonstrating in the streets of Minneapolis on February 8

Minneapolis police execute a no-knock warrant and fatally shoot a 22-year-old

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
February 28, 2022
What’s going on in the Supreme Court?

What’s going on in the Supreme Court?

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
February 10, 2022
Since September 2021, students have been donning masks at RV, and will likely continue to do so

How the new Covid-19 restrictions in RV affect students and teachers

Mya Collins and Jadaa Cruz
January 30, 2022
Mrs. Karen Hooper wins Governor's Educational Services Professional of the Year Award

Mrs. Karen Hooper wins Governor’s Educational Services Professional of the Year Award

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
December 23, 2021
Three men found guilty in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial

Three men found guilty in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
December 10, 2021
President Biden signs the Declaration on October 29

Understanding National Native American Heritage Month

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
November 16, 2021
RV’s Civil Discourse Initiative

RV’s Civil Discourse Initiative

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
November 1, 2021
Celebrating Hispanic-Americans in today’s society

Celebrating Hispanic-Americans in today’s society

Mya Collins, Assistant News Editor
October 17, 2021
Greenwood’s Gurley Hotel after the 1921 Tulsa Massacre

Observing the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Mya Collins, Assistant Editor, News
June 10, 2021
Palestinian women mourn the loss of relatives on May 12

A complicated history: an overview of the Israel/Palestine conflict

Mya Collins, News Writer
May 23, 2021
Four new electives were approved at RV

Four new electives were approved at RV

Mya Collins and Mikaela Bennett
May 17, 2021
RV completes Excellence through Equity Quality Program review by the DVCEE

RV completes Excellence through Equity Quality Program review by the DVCEE

Mya Collins, News Writer
May 12, 2021
The memorial at the site where Bryant was killed in Columbus, OH

16-year-old fatally shot after calling 911 in Columbus

Mya Collins, News Writer
May 9, 2021
Derek Chauvin convicted of all three charges in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin convicted of all three charges in murder of George Floyd

Mya Collins, News Writer
April 21, 2021
The murder of Sarah Everard sparks protests

The murder of Sarah Everard sparks protests

Mya Collins, News Writer
March 23, 2021
Celebrating influential women in today’s society

Celebrating influential women in today’s society

Mya Collins, News Writer
March 16, 2021
New Jersey educators are now eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine; what does this mean for RV?

New Jersey educators are now eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine; what does this mean for RV?

Mya Collins, News Writer
March 11, 2021
Rose Wylie, Lords and Ladies, 2006; Oil on canvas, 84 x 136 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of UK Friends of NMWA in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the museum; © Rose Wylie and Union Gallery

Things to do to stay educated during Women’s History Month

Mya Collins, News Writer
March 4, 2021
Celebrating 5 influential Black figures in today’s society

Celebrating 5 influential Black figures in today’s society

Mya Collins, News Writer
February 25, 2021
Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment trial

Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment trial

Mya Collins, News Writer
February 18, 2021
A post announcing the cohort change from RV's Instagram account

RV increased in-person instruction

Mya Collins, News Writer
January 27, 2021
Photography credits: Patrick Semansky, AP images pool

President Biden is sworn into office; what happens next?

Mya Collins, News Writer
January 22, 2021
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on the campaign trail

Jon Ossoff wins Georgia runoff, handing democrats control of the Senate

Mya Collins, News Writer
January 11, 2021
Freshman Mya Collins (far right) and her family celebrate the holidays

A Black Lives Matter protest in summer 2020 in Washington, DC

Concerns with the Black Lives Matter movement as 2021 approaches

Mya Collins, Staff Writer
December 20, 2020
Joe Biden spoke to supporters on November 7

How Generation Z really feels about the 2020 election

Mya Collins, News Writer
December 9, 2020
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