Important News

The RHHS School Improvement Team (SIT) will meet on Monday, September 26, 2016 in Planning Room B at 2:15 pm. The team is composed of representatives from each content department, student leader representation, and parent representatives. The agenda is available for you to preview. HCPSS requires that each high school focus on college and career readiness, which is evidenced by…

As students prepare to navigate the pathways through high school, college and careers, the SAT Suite of Assessments will progressively measure the knowledge, skills, and understandings that are essential for college and career-readiness and student success. This suite includes the PSAT 8/9 to establish a baseline, the PSAT/NMSQT to assess student progress, and the SAT to connect to the college…

We will kick off our Student of the Month program in October. Each department will nominate one student each month of the school year. Students will be recognized for one of the five PRIDE categories. Passionate (What we do best) Responsible (Doing the right thing the right way) Innovative (Challenge to build a better way) Determined (Strives for success) Excellent…

The Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission will host the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on January 15, 2017. Dr. King's historic speech "I Have a Dream" remains as relevant today as it was in 1963. The Howard County MLK Holiday Commission invites students to describe their dreams and vision for their world in an essay submission…

As students begin to make decisions and plan college visits, students are encouraged to meet with representatives from colleges and universities. River Hill High School has planned a variety of visits this school year. To see the full list and dates click here.

On September 23, 2016, the RHHS Principal and Counselor ITL presented the 27 students who have been named as Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program with their certificates. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their outstanding academic promise. Commended students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students…

Sophie Shen, an 11th grader at RHHS, created a bookmark design for the Howard County Library and her design was selected for publication. The bookmark was selected for its originality, design, and reproducibility. It has been distributed to all Howard County Library System branches. The design may be used in other HCLS materials and on their website. Be sure to…

Congratulations to Mary Jane Sasser who has been named as the teacher who had the greatest impact on the student named as the 2016-17 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar. Sana Haider is a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park in the School of Public Health and has been awarded this honor. The University of Maryland recognizes the essential contributions…

Last week I shared these updates with you and I have highlighted the new information to clear up any confusion. Bells have been adjusted to accommodate the ARL schedule, digital education courses, and the county-wide initiative for flex-time (HawkTime). The bell schedule is consistent for all high schools in order to meet these needs. HawkTime will be offered every Wednesday…

Assessments for Graduation The Maryland High School Assessments (HSAs) and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments are a series of end-of-course exams that test student knowledge. Students participate in four assessments required for graduation: PARCC Algebra I PARCC English 10 Biology HSA American Government HSA For more information about the assessments needed for graduation…