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Principal |
William Ryan email the principal |
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Awards |
Maryland Blue Ribbon School (2007), National Blue Ribbon School (2007) |
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Dress code |
No dress code |
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School Mission
- The mission of River Hill High School is to provide a personalized, high-quality education that connects academic excellence to real-life experiences. Our staff, students, parents, and community members will collaboratively model core values essential to a diverse and democratic society.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French, German and Spanish.
- Bilingual programs in Howard County Newcomer Program.
- 0-10% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on career exploration or preparation.
- Physical education is required for the following grade: 9
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| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and wrestling.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Future Business Leaders of America; National Honor Society; Marching Band; Student Government Association; Students Helping Other People and National Art Honor Society.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting, dance and video/film production.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- This school was established in 1997.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Lime Kiln Middle; Clarksville Middle and Folly Quarter Middle.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:25am to 2:10pm.
- Accredited by Maryland State Department of Education.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 02/19/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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