Important News

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that 45 HCPSS students are semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. RHHS is proud to announce that 9 RHHS students earned this semifinalist status. Jordan B. Abrams Ruby R. Chen Nathan R. Goturi Bryce K. Hu Lily M. Li Swetha Sethuraj Jerry Y. Xiong Andrew K. Zhao Matthew J. Zhou…

Be HEARD. Be SEEN. Be INVOLVED. Join a virtual conversation about YOUTH. Led by YOUTH. On topics chosen to spur ACTION and CHANGE in our community! Friday, September 18 • 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. We ALL have a VOICE and we ARE stronger TOGETHER. TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED Racial and Social Injustices COVID-19 and Our Future Youth Leadership in Howard…

The River Hill Student Services Team will be hosting a college information session for students only on Wednesday September 16th from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. The meeting codes are broken down by counselor caseload and are as follows: Mr. Ives (A-Dh) rhhs-ives Mrs. Babe (Di-J) rhhs-babe Mrs. Pizzo (K-M) rhhs-pizzo Mr. Vangeli (N-Si) rhhs-vangeli Mr. Krouse (Sj-Z) rhhs-krouse In addition…

Best Buddies will be hosting our Interest Meeting/Bingo event on Wednesday, September 16th at 6:00 PM. During this event, we will host our interest meeting for this school year, along with playing Bingo! There will be a lot of important information shared at this event. It will be held virtually on GoogleMeet, so make sure to use your HCPSS account…

One of the first things you need to do as a SENIOR is to have your senior portrait taken. Senior portraits will take place September 29-October 2 and October 5. Make-up days are November 11 and 18. All portraits will be done in the RHHS auditorium. Please take a moment to read the following plan for senior portraits. Like most…

What is NEHS? NEHS is an organization dedicated to promoting literacy in the community. United by a common passion for literature, reading, and writing, members of NEHS work together to share our love of English with the world. Who is part of NEHS? NEHS is open to high school students who have demonstrated exceptional ability in such areas as literary…

Students have the opportunity and responsibility to benefit from an authentic college-level experience if they are enrolled in a CC course at RHHS. JumpStart CC Teachers have shared the HCC application and registration information through class Canvas communities and the deadline is this Friday, 9/11/2020 for you to complete the steps required by HCC. Here is a simple graphic to…

This has been a busy week at RHHS with so many back to school tasks. Preparing for a virtual opening has required some new routines and adjustments. On behalf of the entire RHHS staff, I want to thank you for your support, your flexibility, and your patience. Please take time to read this message thoroughly. I know it is long…

SAT/ACT: The school system will be proceeding with hosting the upcoming Saturday administrations of the SAT/ACT. The schools registered for upcoming dates are listed below. Most colleges have gone “test optional” during COVID, but are still favoring admissions that have an SAT or ACT score. Supporting these Saturday administrations will provide an opportunity for students to participate. SAT Saturday Test…

One important difference this fall as compared to the spring Continuity of Learning program is that students are expected to take an active part in synchronous learning activities throughout each week. For example, students may be called on by their teachers to respond to a question or asked to share feedback by using the chat box. The use of the…