Important News

Permission for students to drive and park vehicles on school system property is a privilege, not a right. In order to be granted this privilege, students must obtain a student parking permit each school year, which requires students and parents/guardians to annually attend a driver safety session and to pay the $15 fee for the parking permit. Students must also…

APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH LABORATORY SHOWCASE NIGHT When: April 27, 2017 Time: 4:30 – 6:30 PM Address: 10920 Clarksville Pike ,Ellicott City, MD 21042 We would like to invite you and your colleagues to the Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL) Showcase: Stroll our hallways and check out the innovative projects underway across all of our Career Academies. Hear from students firsthand…

Please be advised that due to recent recalls of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone, these phones are no longer allowed on school property, effective immediately. The lithium-ion battery in the Galaxy Note7 smartphones can overheat and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazard to consumers. More information on the Galaxy Note7 recall can be found on the Samsung website…

The Post Prom Party, sponsored by the PTSA, will be held on Friday, April 28, from 11pm to 3am at RHHS. Students will not be able to purchase P3 tickets online. P3 tickets will be sold during all lunch shifts. Parents are encouraged to volunteer at P3 to help support a fabulous event for our students! Help is needed in…

Please remember the election for Student Member of the Board of Education is April 26, 2017! Tune in to the “Meet the Candidates,” on April 19, 2017 from 7-8:30 on Comcast channel 95 and Verizon 42. Anna Selbrede, a RHHS student, is one of the candidates.

Message from Merriweather Post Pavilion: Commencement Parking Uniformed parking attendants will be facilitating the parking for all HCPSS commencement ceremonies. Please park as directed when arriving for the Graduations at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Note that prior to 5 PM, parking is not permitted in any parking garage on Little Patuxent Parkway, any parking garage on Broken Land Parkway, or any…

HCPSS is partnering with the Howard County Library System #choose2Bkind project (http://choosecivility.org/). Choose Civility is an ongoing community-wide initiative, led by Howard County Library System, to position Howard County, Maryland as a model of civility. The initiative intends to enhance respect, empathy, consideration and tolerance in Howard County and with all those that we reach. Because little things we do…

Attention Students! Interested in the environment? Come and join us for the Howard County Environmental Symposium on April 20th from 6:00-8:30 PM at River Hill High School to learn about environmental internship and volunteer opportunities from organizations such as the Sierra Club and the USDA, and network with other environmentally-inclined students. Be sure to RSVP at TinyURL.com/hocoenvirosymp and learn more…

Attention Class of 2017 and 2018, Prom tickets are ON SALE NOW Online! This year’s Prom will be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel on April 28th from 7:30-10:30 pm. Tickets are $65 per person. Online ticket sales will run April 4th through April 21st, or tickets can be purchased during ALL LUNCH SHIFTS April 24th, 25th & 26th…

End of Year Grading Schedule 2016 – 2017: 3rd and 4th Marking Periods 3rd Marking Period: April 7 End of 3rd Quarter (All Grade Levels) April 25 3rd Quarter Report Cards Issued (All Grade Levels) 4th Interim and Marking Period: April 28 Senior 4th Quarter Interims Issued May 24 4th Quarter Interims Issued (Grades 9-11)