Important News

Hello Hawks! Congrats on completing the first virtual quarter of the school semester! We have received a lot of student interest in tutoring for the second quarter. So, the National Honor Society (NHS) has decided to continue our Hawk Help program virtually. Hawk Help is a tutoring program here at River Hill where NHS student tutors are paired to students…

Parent/Teacher Conferences Monday, November 23: 3:15 PM – 6:45 PM Tuesday, November 24: 12:45 PM – 3:15 PM and 3:15 - 6:45 PM Wednesday, November 25: 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM Synergy will be opened on Friday, November 13 @ 6 AM for parents to log into HCPSS Connect to view and select from the time slots provided by the…

The Howard County Poetry and Literature Society's writer-in-residence, Steven Leyva, will virtually visit River Hill High School on Wednesday, Nov. 18th, at 1 p.m. to discuss his work with students and teachers. Learn more about him here: https://stevenleyva.wordpress.com/ This event is virtual and free. The Google Meet code is RHHS-event-nehs. We hope to see you there!

The State Board of Education has approved December 7, 2020, as the start of Winter Sports Season. This decision has been adopted by the Howard County School System. Here are the new start dates: Winter Sports Tryouts – Starting December 7, 2020 (Winter sports include: Boys and Girls Basketball, Cheer, Boys and Girls Indoor Track, and Wrestling) Fall Sports Tryouts…

Make-up days for senior portraits are November 11th and 18th and December 3, 2020. All portraits will be taken in the RHHS auditorium. Please take a moment to read the following plan for senior portraits. Lifetouch has changed their process to comply with the CDC social distancing protocols, so please read all the information carefully, and make every effort to…

Covid Volunteens is organizing a COVID Winter Care Package drive. Suggestions for Care Packages includes: small hand sanitizer, disposable mask, chapstick, hand warmers, hand cream, pocket pack of tissues. Please drop off your care packages between November 16- November 20 during school hours. Packages should be dropped off in front of the school to the labeled boxes placed outside daily…

The State Board of Education is expected to consider a proposal submitted by the Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland (PSSAM) to begin in-person athletics in Maryland on December 7. If approved, this plan will provide longer athletic seasons than the plan previously announced by the state, while allowing sufficient time to accommodate appropriate health and safety protocols, staffing levels…

At the October 22, 2020 Board of Education Meeting, the Board of Education approved a change to Policy 8020 - Grading and Reporting: Middle and High School eliminating finals for high school credit courses for the 2020-2021 school year. This change will help reduce stress among teachers and students and provide additional instructional time. High school quarter-long classes will have…

Please mark your calendars for the first JumpStart Virtual Community Night on November 11th, 2020 at 5:30pm. All students and their families currently sitting in college credit (CC) course and students in structured JumpStart programs are invited. This community night will include information on how HCC credits will transfer to other four year institutions both within and outside of Maryland…

Seniors! Class of 2021 t-shirts and care packages are ready to be picked up. Please come to the RHHS bus loop on Wednesday, November 11th between 10 am and 2 pm to pick up your order.