River Hill High School
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| River Hill High School | |
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12101 Route 108 , 21029 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°12′54″N 76°55′45″W / 39.21511°N 76.92928°W |
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| School type | Public High School |
| Opened | 1996 |
| School district | Howard County Public Schools |
| Principal | John DiFato |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Newspaper | The Current |
| Yearbook | Talon |
| Website | rhhs |
River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.[1]
- Scott Pfeifer 1996–2004
- Bill Ryan 2004–2010
- Nick Novak 2010–2015
- Kathryn McKinley 2015–2020
- Mikaela Lidgard 2020–2023
- Robert Motley 2023–2024
- John DiFato 2024–present
Awards
In 2007, River Hill High School was among 290 schools to be nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[2]
River Hill was recognized in 2008 by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in Maryland.[3]
The school was awarded a 2009 Best High School silver medal by U.S. News & World Report. Silver medals are given to high schools that are not ranked in the national top 100, but have a college readiness index of at least 20.[4]
River Hill is the home of Alliance Rocket, co-winners of the SPHERES Challenge 2011 Championship on the International Space Station.[5][6]
In its 2012 rankings of the best high schools in the nation, U.S. News & World Report ranked River Hill the 10th best high school in Maryland and 236th best in the country. It improved its rating to 165th in 2014.[7][8]
