Important News

If you have an old 35mm film SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera or any photo darkroom equipment that is not getting used and you would like it to have a new life, please consider donating it to River Hill High School. Many students do not have access to camera equipment and we find that parents, neighbors, or relatives have this…

Do you have a student interested in having his/her art, writing, photography, or film published in River Hill's very own multi-media literary magazine? This is an opportunity for students to have their talented compositions shared with the RHHS community, anonymously or publicly. Students can join the River Hill Writer's Guild to have fun with other writers and make new friends…

Are you interested in having your student apply to the Independent Research Program or the Intern-Mentor Program? Both courses offer unique opportunities for students to learn about research and to complete a research project based on a topic of their choice. IR students stay in school and work with an advisor in their field of interest as well as the…

The RHHS Speech & Debate Team kicked off their 2016-17 season on Saturday, October 1st with a first place win in the "Public Forum" category! The Topic Area: U.S. Constitution Resolved: In United States public K-12 schools, the probable cause standard ought to apply to searches of students. Participating Teams: Raj Ashar & Yiding Yuan Maanasa Gurram & Priya Kanneboyina…

The cultural awareness short film titled "Where It Starts" that was directed and produced by RHHS students — Allen Shieh and Andrew Baytler — and starred many other RHHS students has been chosen as an "Official Selection" for the 2016 All American High School Film Festival, running from October 7th - 9th, 2016 which will be premiered on AMC theaters…

Tickets for homecoming are $30 ($25 if you donate an above item) and can be purchased online from 9/27 until 10/6(Thursday). 10/6 is the last day for online ticket purchases. Students who purchase a ticket online must pick up a physical ticket during their lunch (and drop off the household item at the table). Students who plan to bring non-RHHS…

River Hill High School Robotics Team 4067 kicked off their season and competed Saturday, Sept 24 in the Battle O' Baltimore at the McDonough School in Northwest Baltimore to wild cheers of "storm the castle" playing the three on three FIRST Robotics game of STRONGHOLD with over 35 teams from the Del Marva area. They placed 24th in the field-…

Beijing No. 101 High School's Golden Sail Orchestra (GSO) and the Howard County High Schools Gifted and Talented Orchestra (HSGTO) jointly present a concert of Chinese and Western Music orchestral favorites. This concert is a prime example of the HCPSS vision and mission of excellence and enriching diversity. This joint concern is part of an ongoing partnership HCPSS enjoys with…

Attendance at school is one of our greatest priorities. Student learning is much more successful when students are fully engaged in classroom lessons and activities. Therefore, we want to encourage attendance as much as possible unless a student is truly ill. When students become ill during the school day, they are expected to go to the Health Room so that…

HCPSS is excited to share a new mobile app, Canvas Parent, designed to help parents/guardians monitor their children’s progress on the go. The app allows parents to check grades, review assignments and events, view course announcements, see a weekly calendar, and set student activity alerts, such as missing assignments or grades above or below a set threshold. Parents can easily…