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RHHS 20th Anniversary Celebration Please save the date! Sunday, May 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rain or Shine There will be events for all ages including performances by former and current RHHS students, a school history scavenger hunt, building tours, appearances by past teachers and administrators, children's activities, and yummy food trucks. Don't miss out--mark your calendars for…

In visual Arts we had 36 regional Gold, Silver, and Honorable Mention winners of the Scholastics Art and Writing awards, including 7 that were eligible for national recognition. See their work here: http://cecilrhhs.weebly.com Joyce Zhuang and her artwork are featured in the March issue of Living at THE HILL magazine.

We have been having so much fun reading and discussing books during this month's Tournament of Books. 45 student judges and 5 faculty judges have narrowed our list of 16 young adult novels down to the Final Four. HOW IT WENT DOWN by Kekla Magoon I"LL GIVE YOU THE SUN by Jandy Nelson THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROW OF AVA…

Are your students having trouble accessing their Noodletools account for completing bibliographical citations? The company has changed the way users log in to the service so that they can use their existing user names and passwords that they use to access Canvas and the school’s computer network. This means the link in the student agenda book no longer applies! To…

The RHHS Math Team on their 2nd place finish in the county. Also congratulations to the following students who qualified for the county math team which will compete nationally: Bill Cao, Steffen Cornwall, Ben Guan, Nick Kim, Pavan Ravindra, Douglas Shamlin, and Marvin Xu

The National Spanish Exams will be administered on April 4 and April 5 from 2:15 - 3:45 p.m. The exam is completed online. You will be either in a school computer lab or working on a school laptop.Your Spanish teacher will tell you which day you will be tested and where to report. Please bring ear buds for the listening…

River Hill's annual Cultural Awareness Assembly was held today March 24th. Students and staff shared aspects of the many cultures within the River Hill community, discussing their personal connections to traditions both inside and outside of their own cultural backgrounds. This celebration was an opportunity for all of us to consider our own individual perspectives as well as to learn…

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that measure whether students are on track to be successful in college and their careers. These high-quality, computer-based K-12 assessments in mathematics and English language arts (ELA)/literacy give schools, teachers, students, and parents better information on…

Incredible HAWKS robotics event this weekend!!! Friday and Saturday: playing 3 on 3 STRONGHOLD FIRST Robotics. We have a qualifier event at South River High (Edgewater) to participate in regionals. Check out the Incredible Hawk The alliance partners will be engaged in a battle to defeat barriers and flinging boulders at towers. We may bump a few bots along the…

BRAVO to Mr. Blackman and the River Hill Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble for their performances at the 2016 Howard County Band Assessment. Both ensembles earned all “excellent” and “superior” ratings, and received adjudicators’ comments such as “You play with musical maturity well beyond your years,” “Very, very fine tone production, intonation, and confidence,” “A highly spirited, yet delicate performance,”…