Important News

Red Cross: Blood Drive

Donating blood makes a big difference in the LIVES of OTHERS! If you feel compelled to assist someone who is sick and needs your help, sign-up in the Health Room to donate blood on December 14, 2017. One donation can potentially help more than one patient. Note: If you are an athlete or performer in season you will not be…

Senior Class Shirts

Attention Seniors: Senior Class Long Sleeve Shirts are $20. Pre-Sale for non-passport holders, will take place during all lunch shifts this week. Passport holders - the Shirt is included in your passport! Everyone who would like a Senior Class Shirt, including passport holders, MUST fill out the Google form on Canvas by Friday, 11/17, to designate your shirt size.

Cancelling Kids Activity Room

Due to lack of interest, we have made the tough decision to cancel the kids activity room originally scheduled for Monday and Tuesday night during Parent Teacher Conferences.

Stacks on Stacks

Do you want to de-clutter your home and help those in need at the same time? If so, bring in used or new books to your English teacher. The class that collects the most books by the end of the month wins a pizza party! NEHS members can receive ½ credit for every 20 books that they bring. All books…

Educators Rising

Ed Rising Club will be meeting in room 151 on Wednesday 11/15 during Hawktime! Please come down if you want to help with new morning music and Cougar Day!!

Girl Up!

Last year, over 3,100 girls under 18 were forced to be married against their will, 146 of whom were 15 years old or younger. Even more shocking: this happened in our own state, legally. Do you want to help end this bill allowing child marriage in the state of Maryland? Come to the next meeting of Girl Up club in…

Science Award Winners

Congratulations to 2 River Hill High School students for winning Science awards recently! Gokul Kannan has been selected as a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. His project is titled “Triggering the Brain to Heal Itself after Traumatic Brain Injury: Where Glia, Anesthesia and Nanomedicine Meet.” From this select pool of semifinalists, 40 finalists will be invited to Washington…

Kids Helping Kids Thank you

We would like to thank all of the families that contributed to the Kids Helping Kids Food Drive during the month of October. The food drive works in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Education to collect non-perishable food items that will assist in the fight against hunger by providing food to people right here in Howard County. River Hill’s…

Siemens Semifinalist River Hill Student

Please congratulate William Cao for being selected as a Siemens Semifinalist. This year out of the more than 1860 projects submitted, 491 students are being recognized as semi-finalists. This select group of students and their notable projects are judged to determine who advances on to 6 regional competitions held in November. Individual and team winners of the regional contests earn…