Important News

S.O.A.R. Peer Tutoring

S.O.A.R. (Student Opportunity for Assistance and Review) is a great way for students to receive additional support on concepts from class, homework help, class-specific study tips, and test preparation tutoring without paying the fees of profit-based tutoring companies. All of the S.O.A.R. tutors are academically excelling juniors or seniors at RHHS who have been trained and certified over the summer…

Parent Access to Course Information and Student Grades

Teachers and students are excited to begin using the Canvas learning management system. Everyone is learning together about digital tools which include announcements, calendar, and digital pages for course syllabi and content information. With any new system, we can expect some time for learning a new skill and some technical adjustments. Our school district is working hard to address questions…

September 11th Football at GHS

On September 11, 2001, we witnessed unthinkable acts of terrorism within the boundaries of the United States. Since that day, September 11 has been designated as Patriot’s Day and serves as a time to remember those who were lost on that day and to honor those who continue to fight for our freedoms. Honoring 9/11 in conjunction with a big…

What is happening in Photo class?

In Photo class students turned their classroom into a "camera obscura" (darkened room with only a small hole letting light in.) The light coming in showed up on a paper screen they held up, "projecting" what is visible outside the room! This illustrated some of the amazing properties of light (for example, that it can only travel in straight lines)…

International Literacy Day

Worldwide, some 775 million adults lack mininum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 60.7 million are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out. On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, the English department is celebrating International Literacy Day. Students in all English classes will have the opportunity to read a…

JF for a Cure

River Hill Senior Jake Friedman is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the charity organization, JF for a Cure, a non-profit that benefits the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. The event will be held at the River Hill Grille in Clarksville (6040 Daybreak Circle) on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 5:30-8:30pm. The Grille has generously offered to donate 8% of…

Student Orientation to the Canvas Learning Management System

So, what is this course all about? On Wednesday, September 2nd, students received a Canvas orientation which is designed for students who have never used the Canvas learning system or who are just getting started. Teachers and parents can also use this as a reference if you have any questions. By the end of the orientation students should have gained…

Lee Preston, the author of Archaeology in Howard County and Beyond,

Lee Preston, the author of Archaeology in Howard County and Beyond, spent the day Tuesday, September 1st sharing his archaeological experiences with world history students at River Hill High School. Mr. Preston taught for thirty-five years in Howard County schools and currently teaches archaeology at The Johns Hopkins University. He captivated the students with his in-depth knowledge of the past…