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WELCOME
River Hill High School
National Blue Ribbon School

Principal
William Ryan

Our 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.

Our Goals

Goal 1: River Hill will meet state standards set by the

year 2006 and eliminate all achievement gaps by
ensuring that all student subgroups meet state
standards by 2007.

Goal 2: River Hill teachers will design high quality,

hands-on, differentiated implementing the Howard
County essential curriculum while emphasizing real life
applications.

Goal 3: River Hill teachers will communicate and

collaborate with parents to establish a strong
partnership to foster each students growth.

Goal 4: River Hill teachers will convey a sense of caring

and model core values so that students believe that
teachers share a stake in student learning.

National Blue Ribbon School

Outstanding student performance
Highly accomplished staff
Fantastic parental involvement
Award winning co-curricular and extracurricular programs

Web Presence
William_Ryan@hcpss.org
(All staff follow the same algorithm)
www.hcpss.org/rhhs
Our website
www.eschoolnewsletter.com
Weekly Principals Update

Scheduling

Assistant Principal
Dr. John DiPaula

Scheduling Timeline

Course selection sheets must be returned to the respective middle

school (January).

High School counselors input requests into system (February).

Students receive a printout of confirming their 7 requested courses

(March 4, 2009).

Master schedule is built based on student requests and staffing

(March / April).

If there are conflicts (usually not many for freshmen) counselors

contact students to resolve (April - June).

Students receive a copy of their 7 confirmed classes (May 27,

2009).

Student schedules are mailed home (August 1, 2009).

Policy 8010
Any student in grade 8 must meet the
following requirements or automatically be
considered for retention:
A student must pass all courses and
receive a final grade of not lower than C
in the core subjects (English, social
studies, reading, math, and science).
A student who does not meet this
requirement may be recommended to
attend summer school.

Policy 8010
A student who is below grade level in
reading and/or math at the end of the 8 th
grade (as shown on the students report
card) will be required to participate in
appropriate interventions such as summer
school and/or designated reading and/or
math intervention courses in 9th grade.

Guidance

Mr. Phil Vangeli

Guidance Counselors
Danny Ives

A - Do

Annette Jackson Dr - J
Marianne Pizzo K - N
Phil Vangeli

O-R

Kareef Overton

SZ

Neyda Moulier

Newcomers

Question 1:
What are the graduation
requirements for the
Class of 2013?

Graduation Requirements
for the Class of 2013
Credit
Requirements

High School
Assessments

Career
Preparation

Service
Learning

Credit Requirements
English

4 credits

Health

1/2
credit

Social Studies

3 credits

Fine Arts

1 credit

Math

3 credits

Tech Ed

1 credit

Program Choice

2-4
credits

Electives

1-3
credits

Science

3 credits

Lifetime Fitness

1/2
credit

Program Choice
Foreign
Language

Advanced
Technology

Career &
Technology
Completer

2
credits

2
credits

4
credits

or

or

High School Assessments

Students must score a total of 1602 on the four
exams.

Algebra

Biology
American Government
English

Four Year
Plan

Mock
Interview

Career
Preparation

Resume

Service Learning
75 hours of service which
includes planning, action, and
reflection
Most HCPSS students
complete in middle school

Certificate of Merit
Merit

Merit
with
Honors

Merit
with
Distinction

12 merit
courses

15 merit
courses

15 merit
courses

3.0 GPA

1 GT/AP

3 GT/AP

3.4 GPA

3.75 GPA

Question 2:
What are the Career
Academy options?

Career Academy Programs

Architecture and Engineering

Biotechnology and Health Services
Business and Entrepreneurship
Culinary Arts and Hotel Management
Energy, Power and Transportation
Multimedia Arts and Technology
Human Resources

Question 3:
How does my child select
classes?

The Course Selection

Process

Teacher
makes
course
recommendation

Student take
course request
form home

Parent reviews,
signs, and
returns

Middle school
counselor
reviews
and sends to
high school

Question 4:
What is the parents role in
course selection?

1. Talk with your child about goals

for the next four years.
2. Review course recommendations
and make the best decision for your
child.
3. Encourage your child to take the most
rigorous courses while enjoying other
aspects of high school.

Question 5:
What is the typical
academic schedule for a
9th grade student?

A Typical 9th Grade Schedule

English 9
U.S. History
Mathematics
Science
Health/ Lifetime
Fitness
World Language
Fine Art or
Tech Ed

Question 6 :
What does the high school
schedule look like?

High School Schedule

Start

End

Class Time

Period 1

7:25

8:15

50 minutes

Period 2

8:20

9:10

50 minutes

Period 3

9:15

10:05

50 minutes

Period 4A
and 4B

10:10

12:25

Includes
30 minute
lunch

Period 5

12:25

1:15

50 minutes

Period 6

1:20

2:10

50 minutes

Question 7 :
What are weighted and
unweighted grade point
averages?

Unweighted Grade Point

Average
Add the quality points for each course
A = 4 points
B = 3 points
C = 2 points
D = 1 point
E = 0 points
Divide by the number of credits
attempted.

Weighted Grade Point

Average

Weighted GPA is used for college admissions and

scholarship applications only.
Grade

Standard

Honors

GT/AP

4.0

4.5

5.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Question 8:
What is the attendance
policy for high school
students?

 All students are expected to attend

regularly in accordance with public
school laws.
Any student with unlawful absences
of more than 5% of the course may
be considered for denial of credit.

Question 9:
What is academic
eligibility?

 Governs student participation in all

voluntary extracurricular activities.
Student must maintain a 2.0 grade
point average and no failing grades for
the marking period prior to the start of
the activity.
All incoming 9th graders are
academically eligible for fall
extracurricular activities.

Question 10:
What are some other
important aspects of high
school?

School Plays
Musicals
Cheerleading/
Dance/
Poms

Class
Boards

Extracurricular
Activities

School
Clubs

Service
Clubs
Athletic
Teams

9 Grade Team Leader

th

Mrs. Jaime Munford

Ninth Grade Team

9th Grade Wing
Team Members

20 Teachers including 1 Special Education

1 Instructional Assistant
Administrator
Guidance Counselor

Why 9th Grade Teams?

Data GPA of 9th Graders
National trend to break High Schools
down into smaller workable groups
Interdisciplinary teaching and
planning
Seamless transition from Middle Level
to High School

Transition is a
process..
..NOT an Event!

Orientations

January

RHHS staff visit middle schools

June

Annual RHHS Student Life Expo

June 3

Middle school students visit RHHS

August

9th Grade Orientation Day

September

Back-To-School Night

Activities

August

9th Grade Dance

September

Back to School Dance

Sept/Oct

Homecoming

January

Midterm Exams

March/April

HSA Extended Day Program

June 9th Grade Awards

June Final Exams

Ongoing
Data Discussions and
support

suggestions for student

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

1. BE PREPARED FOR THE
SCHEDULE!
2. AS PARENTS. STAY INVOLVED
IN THE SCHEDULING PROCESS!
3. GET INVOLVED IN EXTRA
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES!