Important News

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…

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…

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!

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…

The course selection window in Synergy for 9th-11th grade students to close at the end of the day on Sunday, January 21. Students and families will have the weekend to complete the online process.

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/

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…

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…

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…

There will be a mandatory Junior class meeting on Wednesday February 7th in the auditorium during Hawktime beginning at 9:00 am. Topics on our meeting agenda include: class tshirt design information, prom, and class rings. See you there Juniors!