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Current research shows that the traditional ways of studying may not always be the most effective ways. Students will study best in a variety through a variety of approaches that match their learning styles. Here are some twists on study tips and good study habits. Encourage our teens to figure out what works for them as individuals and set aside…

As part of the ELF project for the 2015 holiday season, the students of River Hill High School’s Leadership Class has adopted 15 student from a Turner Elementary School Preschool class. Turner Elementary School, located in Washington D.C. has students suffering from financial needs. The ELF Project, which Mrs. Fairley and her husband, Mr. Darryl Fairley created to adopt the…

Please join us in congratulating the following students who have been selected for Maryland Senior All State Choir honors. Samantha Yang Andre Nepomuceno Kiran Bandaru Patrick Gover

Have you noticed Ms. Appel and her MICA art interns in your area of the building recently? We are working on Arts Integration - instruction which authentically combines art and other subjects to deepen student understanding of content from both subject areas! Recently, Ms. Kwon and Ms. Williams worked with Ms. de la Mar to design a unit for her…

Coming to RHHS December 9th The Hour of Code, created by Code.org is an introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Across the nation students will be participating in coding activities; the Hour of Code movement keeps changing the world. On Wednesday, December 9th RHHS students will participate in Code.org activities…

● No food or drink in the gymnasium (except bottled water) ● Noisemakers are only permitted outside, but cannot influence the game with a similar sound (air horns, whistles, etc.) ● No profanity ● No targeting/harassing individual players/coaches/referees/or opposing fans ● No throwing objects ● No entering the playing area (storming field/court after end of the game) ● No loitering…

Student leadership at River Hill High School is strong and vibrant. Our students are developing initiative and improvement plans in response to the leadership conference they sponsored in October; the acronym RSVP (Raising Student Voice and Participation) acknowledges that student voice also requires student action. They have identified four focus areas for improvement: communication, relationships, access to resources and support…

I turned my calendar to the month of December, and I decided to slow down long enough to reflect on how River Hill High School continues to grow better and better every day, in every way. We wrapped up Quarter 1 with a successful fall sports season. We are proud of our students as athletes and we want to recognize…

Please join me in congratulating the following River Hill Orchestra students: Junior All State: Ayaka Ohara, 1st violin Paula Shin, violin alternate Simon Barn, cello Tatsuo Lerdborn, cello Senior All State: Megan Rabe, top 6 1st violins Jennifer Zhang, top 6 1st violins Eileen Ying, 1st violin David Baek, 1st violin Nick Kim, top 4 2nd violins Ashley Wang, 2nd…

Please join us in congratulating the following River Hill students on their selection to the various All-State ensembles: Junior Band Caroline Tang - 3rd chair bassoon Nathan Park - 16th chair clarinet Sujay Polineni - clarinet alternate Cindy Tian - 1st chair bass clarinet Megan Radcliffe - 3rd chair trumpet Senior Band Jenn Lu - 13th chair clarinet Roger Mao…