Important News

Students/parents will be able to pick up pre-ordered yearbooks in the Journalism lab, located in the back left corner of the Media Center, at the following times: August 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 16th, or 18th between 12-3 PM Yearbooks will also be distributed during all lunch shifts the first week of school, on 'B' days only. Note: If you did…

Current Juniors moving into their Senior year for the 2016-17 school year(SY), may earn all of their required 75 community service hours this summer at RHHS! Completion of all community service hours is a requirement for graduation!!! Current Juniors moving into their Senior year for the 2016-17 SY may also earn all 10 of their 1st Quarter NHS hours this…

The English Department would like to congratulate our "First Flight" officers who will lead the Sapere Aude chapter of the National English Honor Society next year: President: Angela Zhao Junior President: Aishwariya Srivastava Vice President: Allen Shieh Vice President: Robin Robinson Publicity Secretary: Ben Graham Recording Secretary: Amber Deng Treasurer: Alice Wei Historian: Naomi Hess Webmaster: Lydia Angel

Join the debate team next year! It’s a great way to improve public speaking and critical thinking skills. There will be many opportunities to participate in debate tournaments and competitions. If public speaking is not for you, then discover and expand your knowledge by helping with research. It’s a great opportunity and a lot of fun! If you’re interested, there…

On June 14 during all lunch shifts, students received their course lists from Student Services and were asked to check the accuracy of their courses for the 2016-2017 school year. These course lists did not show the teacher or class period. Students are encouraged to meet with their counselor for schedule changes prior to the end of the school year…

Every summer has its story, doesn't it? If you're interested in sharing yours, please enter the RHHS Muses Multi-Media Magazine's contest! Entries are based on the theme "Every Summer Has its Own Story" and are due no later than September 6, 2016. Poetry, Short Stories, 2D or 3D art, music or short films are welcome. For the specifics about the…

For thirty-five years the HOward COunty POetry and LITerature SOciety (HoCoPoLitSo) has awarded book prizes to the winners of its All County Writing Contest, and recognized students nominated by their teachers for Promise and Achievement in Language Arts. To foster lifelong reading and a love of literature, HoCoPoLitSo presents book awards with personalized bookplates. The tradition continued this year as…

Congratulations to Laurence Crandon for being selected to be on the USA Fencing All Academic First Team! Laurence is a competitive Foil Fencer with Homewood Fencing Club (Johns Hopkins, Baltimore). USA Fencing and Absolute Fencing Gear have once again partnered to recognize young fencers who have excelled in high school with All-Academic Team honors. Athletes with a GPA of at…

Congratulations River Hill High School Class of 2016! View the commencement program. DVDs are available to purchase online until August 31.

The Maryland High School Assessments (HSAs) are a series of end-of-course tests that cover the core academic areas of Biology and Government. The HSAs are intended to meet the testing requirements for Maryland high school graduation as well as the high school testing requirements for the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Students currently enrolled in Biology…