River Hill High School

River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County public schools system.

River Hill High School
Address
12101 Route 108

Clarksville
,
Maryland
21029

United States
Coordinates39.21511°N 76.92928°W / 39.21511; -76.92928
Information
School typePublic High School
Opened1996
School districtHoward County Public Schools
PrincipalMikaela Lidgard
Grades9–12
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue   and Gold  
MascotHawks
NewspaperThe Current
YearbookTalon
Websiterhhs.hcpss.org

River Hill High School was awarded a "gold medal" by U.S. News & World Report.[1] It was recognized by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in Maryland.[2] It was also ranked 4th of 225 High Schools in the State of Maryland as of 2018.[3]

It was rated the 165th best school in the nation by US News in 2013.[4]

Students

River Hill High School opened in 1996. The school population peaked in 2002 with 1,755 students, but has steadily decreased with the opening of several other local high schools in Howard County to ease the population strain on existing schools.

Student population[5]
19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092020
9021223136115111570175516521645154614341406137513411470

Principals
  • Scott Pfeifer 1996-2004
  • Bill Ryan 2004-2010
  • Nick Novak 2010–2015
  • Kathryn McKinley 2015–2020
  • Mikaela Lidgard 2020–present

Awards

It is the home of Alliance Rocket, co-winners of the SPHERES Challenge 2011 Championship on the International Space Station.[7]

Notable alumni

References and notes
  1. MD: Best High Schools Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. USNews.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  2. America's Best High Schools: Maryland – BusinessWeek. Images.businessweek.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  3. "Archived copy". www.usnews.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "National Rankings Best High Schools". US News. 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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  6. "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). U.S Department of Education web site. November 5, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  7. "NASA - Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites-Zero-Robotics". Nasa.gov. December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  8. "Michael Campanaro: Released off IR". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. "Kevin Johnson, CB for the Cleveland Browns". Nfl.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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