Important News

All current permanent HCPSS staff members who are parents or legal guardians of graduating seniors may present the diploma to their children. Parents who wish to present the diplomas must notify the Mrs. St. George by Friday, April 22, 2016. Dana_StGeorge@hcpss.org

River Hill has four state finalists for the 2016 Maryland Letters About Literature (LAL) contest!! This is a national contest sponsored by the Library of Congress where students write a letter to an author who has inspired them through their novels. They had over 42,000 submissions. The Maryland Humanities Council will announce the state winner later in April. Heidi Li…

Parents/9th Grade students – you are cordially invited to an information session for the Early College Program in Cybersecurity. When: April 5th, 6:30 – 8:00 Where: Howard Community College, Rouse Company Foundation Hall, Room 400Attention 9th grade students and parents - Click here to view the flyer for the Early College Information session at HCC. This event is for 9th…

RHHS Senior, Alice Choe has curated an exhibit that will debut at the Evergreen Museum (JHU), which opened March20 and continues through October. Congratulations Alice!! Go check it out...

Helping Hands Enrichment and Leadership Foundation, Inc. was founded in 1987 at Jeffers Hill Elementary School (JHES) by Ionnie R. Butler and Fredrika S. Hill, the principal of JHES. From 2002 to 2011, Helping Hands Saturday sessions were discontinued due to lack of funding. In 2013, Helping Hands was reestablished by Ionnie R. and John R. Butler, Jr. after receiving…

Test Dates: May 2-6, 2016, May 9-13, 2016 Review activties/sessions have been created by each of the following content areas: 1) Social Studies: All AP students have purchased or have been given AP review books. Students will practice the AP test format in class. Instruction will focus on exam related essay writing strategies. Weekly AP review sessions will be held…

River Hill's newest multi-magazine has their first submissions posted with many more to come! You can check out these brilliant pieces at https://riverhillmuses.wordpress.com/ you can use the categories (tags) on the side to help filter what kind of submission you wish to look at if you are in the mood for a certain kind of piece. Please encourage RHHS students…

This past weekend, March 19-20, 2016, Alexis and Sonya Datta qualified to debate as one of the six teams that will represent Maryland at the National level in the National Catholic Forensic League Debate tournament that will take place in Sacramento, CA from May 28-29. The two were ranked first coming out of the local debate circuits, and competed until…

The University of Maryland is pleased to announce that general registration for the Maryland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium is now open. This event is free and open to all Maryland high school students and teachers. The symposium will take place on Wednesday, March 30 at the University of Maryland and registration closes on Wednesday, March 23rd. Students and teachers…

A discussion on social justice will be meeting every Wednesday during Hawktime in room 216A - the photo room. This is a conversation by students and staff to discuss and raise awareness of a diversity of issues, ideas, and perspectives. All are welcome.