Important News

River Hill Winter Athletics and Conditioning Information

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

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 Volunteen Care Package Drive (NHS Hours Opportunity)

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…

High School Athletics and Extracurricular Activities

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…

IMPORTANT Grading Updates

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…

JumpStart Virtual Community Night

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…

Senior Class

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.

AP Registration 2020 - 2021

The Advanced Placement (AP) testing program for the 2020-2021 school year has been modified to allow for the maximum flexibility when registering for exams. Students and teachers are navigating the change to the 4x4 block schedule while dealing with the uncertainty of the health and safety for spring testing. The changes below will hopefully help students feel comfortable registering for…

Hybrid Learning Parent Survey - Transportation for Jumpstart Program

There have been some cases in which school bus assignments were not depicted on the recent hybrid learning survey for students enrolled in the JumpStart program. We have prioritized this concern and are making every effort to ensure that each student eligible for service is accurately depicted in the survey. As long as the student’s requested bus stop is reflected…