Important News

UPDATED 11/9 - Fall Sports Schedule

The Fall Sports season is coming to a close for River Hill Athletics. Check out the following information so you don't miss a game! ADMISSION TO ALL MPSSAA PLAYOFF GAMES IS $6 Volleyball will play Centennial in the Section Finals on Wednesday, November 11th at 5:30 pm. The Cross Country Teams will run in the State Championship next Saturday, November…

Talon Yearbook Update

Friday, 10/30 is the LAST day to take advantage of our Yearbook Promotional deal: $65 and up to 4 FREE icons! If you are a senior, be sure to take advantage of the "ship-to-home" option (small additional fee) to ensure delivery before you leave for college. www.jostensyearbooks.com

Gifted and Talented Program

Are you interested in having your student apply to the Independent Research Program or the Intern-Mentor Program? Both courses offer unique opportunities for students to learn about research and to complete a research project based on a topic of their choice. IR students stay in school and work with an advisor in their field of interest as well as the…

Extended Absence & Discretionary Absence for Students

Howard County School System policy excuses absences for school-related activities, required legal activities, doctor’s appointments and illness. Additionally, a student may miss no more than three (3) days per year for a purpose determined by a parent/guardian (examples – vacations, visit to a post-secondary institution, family trip). This request must be made one (1) week in advance, on the Extended…

Parents on CANVAS

RIver HIll HIgh School Parents, Welcome to Canvas! As of October 22nd, 2015 HCPSS is pleased to announce that parents can access the Canvas Learning System, which includes the grade book (assignments and assignment scores). Please take a moment to learn about the important features in Canvas that you will want to explore as you get started. Notifications: Parents must…

Senior Portraits

On October 26 and 27, Lifetouch will be here at River Hill to take Senior portraits from 8 am until 1:30 pm. Appointments should have already been arranged by those students who are planning to be photographed. Any students not knowing the times of their appointments should contact Lifetouch directly at 1-800-445-1189.

Fall Sports Report

The Fall Sports season is quickly coming to a close and as a community we want to celebrate some of the highlights of the season and communicate important upcoming games/matches that remain on the schedule. In addition to cheering at the home Football games, the Cheerleading Squad has participated in two competitions this season. The girls have learned a lot…

Request for Donations

The Photography program at River Hill needs your support. Do you own a neglected or dusty old film camera that your would consider donating to Photography for learning and use? We are fortunate enough to be one of a handful of high school programs in the country to offer traditional darkroom photography to students as part of the Visual Arts…

Please welcome Ken Skrzesz, MSDE Coordinator of Fine Arts

On Friday, October 23 River Hill welcomes Ken Skrzesz, the MSDE Coordinator of Fine Arts who will be observing our fine arts classes and teaching several master classes. Parents may want to ask their children about their experiences in a master class. The schedule is shared with you below: 10:14 - 11:50 - Observe Visual Arts classes which meet during…

Ninth Grade Activities on PSAT day

Today was PSAT day for our 10th and 11th grade students. The 9th students participated in Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges. The goal of the day was to connect with other students by building empathy and trust between them. Students were asked to understand other people’s perspectives through participating in 3 rotations. One rotation was in the classroom where students had…