Important News

River Hill Student Publishes Novel

We are proud to share that one of River Hill's tenth grade students, Craig Selbrede, has published a fiction novel titled, The Valley Chronicles. Craig serves as an inspiration to our budding young authors! Craig's book can be purchased at Barnes & Noble at the end of November.

Physics Students Simulate NASA Mars Landing

Through careful design and many experimental trials, NASA engineers have developed a way to safely land Mars rovers when approaching the planet at speeds exceeding 12,000 miles. Once the heat shield has done its part in effectively bringing the lander to a vertical stop 40 to 50 feet above the ground, the bridle that tethers the lander to the aeroshell's…

Orchestra Honors

Congratulations to Nicholas Kim! Nicholas won the first place award for the High School GT Orchestra concerto competition. He will perform the 1st mvt. of the Wieniawski 2nd Violin Concerto with the Baltimore Symphony on our February 17th concert.

Report Cards and PARCC Reports

Quarter 1 Report Cards will be issued on Monday, November 9th. Parents and guardians are encouraged to take some time to review the report card with your student(s) and talk about goals for next quarter. The letter grade represents the calculation of multiple assessments and assignments since the beginning of school. It is important for our students to understand where…

Annual Black Leadership Union Potluck

Greetings River Hill High School Students and Families. You are cordially invited to attend theannual B.L.U., Delta Scholars, and AlphaAchievers Introductory Potluck. This potluck is a great opportunity for these three school groups to join together and learn more about each organization's plans for the year. It is also a wonderful way for students and parents to socialize, create friendships…

GT Research Program - Parent Info Night

This week, 60 River Hill students were transformed into professional presenters. On Monday, the GT Research Program at River Hill High School conducted a half day conference to allow students to experience presenting high-level research to a large audience. By formally presenting to a variety of people, the students were able to enhance their public speaking skills and confidence as…

NASA SPHERE Satellites Competition in Computer Science

Mrs. Contney's Computer Science, Advanced Data Structures class has advanced to the Alliance phase of Spy SPHERES, the Zero Robotics Competition sponsored by NASA and MIT. They are competing by programming NASA SPHERE satellites in a simulated game competition with the goal of being among the finalists to have their code run on a SPHERE Satellite in the International Space…

National Signing Day - November 11th

NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING DAY THE EARLY SIGNING DAY EVENT FOR CLASS OF 2016! Who: All Athletes in the Class of 2016 who have committed to a college or university, any level. Where: River Hill HS Main Gym When: November 11, 2015 @ 10:00 am What to bring: Your NLI paperwork or scholarship agreement. Non Scholarship programs, no need…

Winter Sports Start Dates, Times, and Locations

Winter Sports Try-Outs will be held on Saturday, November 14th. Check the information below to see where you team will be! Listed below are the Winter Sports start dates, times, and locations. Remember that all required forms for athletic participation are due before tryouts. You can turn them into the Front Office or give them to the coach. Follow this…

Auditions for Cinderella

The River Hill Theatre Arts Department Announces Auditions for our March 2016 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. All students who want to audition can see Mrs. Land in room 205 or email her (pland@hcpss.org) to receive an information packet. Here are the important dates related to the auditions. Monday, November 9 Informational Meeting in the Auditorium during Hawk Time…