Important News

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…

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…

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.

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…