Important News

Prom 2017 will take place on April 28th from 7:30-10:30 pm at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. All students must arrive by 8:15 pm at the latest. Tickets will be sold at all lunches on April 19-27th for $65.00. Attention Parents! The class of 2018 is in need of parents to help with Prom ticket sales from April 19th-27th during lunches…

Message from Health Services: There has been a new national recall of Epipens in the United States. Please see the press release below from Mylan. The Health Services staff are currently identifying any assigned epipens in the health rooms for the affected Lot numbers. Parents with the affected Epipens will be contacted for a replacement. We WILL NOT discard of…

The following students have been selected as the Student of the Month for March because of their outstanding accomplishments at River Hill High School! CONGRATULATIONS!! John Anderson- Main Office for Determined (strives for success) Lydia Angel- World Languages for Excellent (committed to being the best) Alex Evans- Fine Arts and Physical Education for Determined (strives for success) Sonia Khondakar- Student…

2017 Fall Sports Information The following information will help parents and incoming 10th, 11th, and 12th graders as you prepare for the fall sports season: The fall sports season begins on August 9th. All 10th, 11th, and 12th graders planning on trying out for a Fall Sport must have a 2.0 GPA with no more than one failing grade for…

Olympic medal and world championship winners, the U.S. Women’s National Ice Hockey team is certainly successful in all of their debuts. Although they have titles to show their accomplishments, their pay is no mirror to how well they have performed. For months the team has been battling over their new contract with USA Hockey. They were protesting their low wages…

The Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program (Y.A.L.P) is designed to differentiate students for their futures. This is the world famous Dale Carnegie Course customized for teenagers. Young Leaders learn how to: 1. Communicate more confidently in front of groups and with teachers, parents, coaches, and peers 2. Enhance Leadership abilities within sport teams, clubs, group projects, and extracurricular activities…

Starting the week of May 15, River Hill will be administering the HSA and PARCC assessments. Passing these assessments is a high school graduation requirement for all students earning a Maryland High School diploma. River Hill's testing schedule is as follows: May 15 & 16 – Algebra I, Algebra 2, and Geometry (11th graders only) May 17 & 18 –…

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. The mission of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is to recognize and honor the academically talented students of the United States. From approximately 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, only about 16,000 were named Semifinalists. From the 16,000…

Prateek Swamykumar was selected to receive the Howard County Public Schools Superintendent’s Award at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Prateek is receiving this award in recognition of his academic distinction during his high school career. Prateek will be awarded a scholarship as a result of his hard work and dedication to academic excellence! Congratulations Prateek on your accomplishment!

Eleven Irish dance students from the Teelin School of Irish Dance, based in Columbia, Maryland, will travel to Dublin, Ireland, this April vying for top recognition as “World Champion” in their age group. Among these dancers is Gaby Stratmann who is in 11th grade at RHHS! The World Irish Dancing Championships, hosted by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (Irish for…