Important News

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…

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…

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…

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…

This year's community read will be The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez. This is a wonderful character driven young adult novel that focuses on the dreams and love story of two families living in Delaware. These voices are interlaced with additional tales of their neighbors which gives a rich context to the ideas of love, guilt, hopes and…

College Visits – Week of 10/19 Mon. 10/19 Methodist University 9:15 am Mon. 10/19 University of Illinois 10:30 am Tue. 10/20 Marymount University 12:00 pm Tue. 10/20 Wesleyan University 1:00 pm Wed. 10/21 Towson University 10:15 am Wed. 10/21 Dartmouth University 12:30 pm Wed. 10/21 University of Conn. 1:30 pm Thu. 10/22 Limestone College 10:30 am Fri. 10/23 Bryant University…

Mark Strauss, artist, writer and Holocaust survivor, shared his experiences as a young boy in Poland during WWII on Thursday and Friday October 8th and 9th. River Hill Students were captivated by Mr. Strauss' emotional and vivid recounting of the death of his family, hiding from the Nazi's and life in the Jewish ghetto of his town. He shared his…

As we review the timeline and process for teacher recommendations we want to share items that students should complete: Completed Waiver of Right to Access Letters of Recommendation-Needs to be signed by Parent or Guardian. Complete the Teacher Recommendation Request Form and hand it to teachers face to face. If you are applying to colleges using the Common Application, the…

Representative Mrs. Cynthia Sambuco from Joe Corbi's and Mrs. Field's came to River Hill on Monday, October 12 to present our fall fundraiser and share with the students the opportunity to potentially make enough money to support many of our Senior events next year. We also had a pizza making contest - Co-Sponsors vs Students....Co-Sponsors won. Better luck at our…

Attached is the checklist for college application due dates and student expectations. Students are encouraged to review as they prepare for college applications and teacher recommendations. College Checklist