Important News

Amy Zhao Wins Champions of Courage Essay Contest

Amy Zhao's award winning Champions of Courage salute will air at the follow time on FOX45 and CW Baltimore FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2! Fox45….6am – 7am, 4pm- 6pm, 11pm – 11:35pm (These times are during news programs) CW Baltimore…4pm – 6pm, 6pm – 8pm, 10pm – 11:30pm

Developing Understanding: The Photographer's Eye Exhibition at Coliumbia Arts Center

River Hill photo students are exhibited along with other high school students at the Columbia Arts Center until January 31st. Photography is a very democratic art form. Anyone today with a smart photo can and probably does take a pictures. So why is it we “teach” classes in photography? This exhibit will explore the deeper understandings and goals behind teaching…

MIT Zero Robotics Place Nationally

The Advanced Data Structures class from River Hill High School recently competed in the ZeroRobotics High School Tournament, sponsored by MIT and NASA. Students in the class wrote code to simulate controlling SPHERES satellites onboard the International Space Station (ISS). There were several levels in the competition: 2D completion in which RHHS placed 7th out of 184 teams and in…

Talent Show Auditions

Do you have a talent? Come audition for River Hill’s Annual Talent Show! You can also audition to be an MC! Auditions will be held right after school in room 220 February 5-9. Please pick up a packet outside of room 220 for more information and a sign-up link!

Camera and Photography Equipment Donations

The Photography program at River Hill is a dying breed across high schools and even colleges in the country and we need your neglected or just unused old film cameras to help keep it going. We are fortunate enough to be one of only a handful of high school programs in the country to offer traditional darkroom photography to students…

Last Week for Online Course Request.

We are entering the last week of online course requests for 9th-11th grade students. Attached is the link to assist families for completion of student course request by January 19, 2018 for SY 18-19. The link includes a tutorial video, reference guides, and a link to the course catalog . THIS IS THE LINK: http://www.hcpss.org/news-posts/2018/01/high-school-course-selection-online-january-8-19-2018/

New Introduction to Professional Publications Course!

Introduction to Professional Publications (Journalism 1 & Yearbook 1) Want to learn how to write your own articles or how to publish a successful newspaper? Want to learn how to capture high school memories through pictures and stories? Sign up for the Introduction to Professional Publications course! This class merges both the Journalism and Yearbook introductory courses, giving you a…

Student Member of the Board Applications

Any current sophomore or junior in Howard County may apply to be a Student Member of the Board of Education. The responsibilities are extensive. In order to qualify, students must be regularly enrolled in a Howard County Public School System high school, academically eligible, and a junior or senior in the 2018-2019 school year. This is a one year term…

MLK Essay Contest Winners for 2017-18

We are extremely proud to announce that two of River Hill students, Aishwariya Srivastava, Garde 12 and Arethabelle Smith, Garde 10 have won the first and second prizes, respectively in the MLK Essay Contest 2017-18. Both students will be receiving their awards at the Howard County’s MLK Holiday event on January 14, 2018 at the Reservoir High School which is…