In celebration of academic excellence, the Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County and HCPSS recognizes students in the graduating Class of 2018 for maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout high school. The following RHHS Seniors have demonstrated this outstanding performance.
* Students with a 4.0 or higher
In recognition of the ancient African tradition of the dual roles of the human spirit, the Council of Elders established the Sankofa Award to recognize graduates who exemplify outstanding qualities of excellence. This award is named for the Adinkra symbol, Sankofa, which means "The wisdom in learning from the past in building the future." Each year this award is presented to two students, one black male and one black female, who have demonstrated high academic performance, leadership, service, and citizenship in the community. This year, Laurence Crandon was a nominee finalist and Ogenna Umeozulu received the Sankofa Award.