Important News

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…

Mr. Jean-Eddy Augustin has been featured in the HCPSS Staff Focus. Take a minute to read more about his unique experiences. We are very fortunate that he is a part of our RHHS staff. We are pleased to introduce Michelle Dubreuil Macek who has been teaching French both nationally and internationally for 30 years. A graduate of Albertus Magnus College…

We are excited to announce that the 2016-2017 One Book One River Hill is All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. This timely, funny and smart young adult novel is about growing up, deciding who you are, and what it means to be a good person. These two authors tackle a difficult subject of police brutality and racism…

On October 10 and 11, Lifetouch will be here to photograph underclassmen students and staff for the school yearbook. Photographs will be taken during Social Studies classes. The picture order forms will be provided to Social Studies teachers to distribute to their students. Photographs will be taken in the lobby outside of the auditorium. All students should be encouraged to…