Important News

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

As of today, we currently have 30 outstanding emergency cards. It continues to be imperative that our parents log into HCPSSS Connect to access Family File, which is replacing the Emergency Procedure Card. Read more… Find Family File at http://www.hcpss.org/connect/ Family File Informational Flyer

A Senior Class Meeting was held this week to provide our students with information about caps & gowns. Each Senior received a packet of information and a reservation form. Online ordering will be available in the next several weeks. Additionally, the gradation window is May 24 - June 3, 2016. The exact RHHS graduation date and time will not be…

Support your River Hill SGA by eating Chick-fil-A! Come by the Chick-fil-A at the Columbia Mall between 5-8PM on Wednesday Oct. 14. 10% of proceeds will go towards the River Hill SGA. After a stressful day of PSATs treat yourself to a Chick-fil-A dinner! You deserve it.

This October we are collecting canned food for Kids Helping Kids through the Maryland Food Bank. Canned food will be collected this month for the Maryland Food Bank. Students can find the box for the canned goods in the front lobby of the school. Monetary donations will be collected during lunch shifts. All of the proceeds will go towards helping…