| River Hill High School | |
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| 12101 Route 108 Clarksville, Maryland, 21029 USA |
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| School type | Public High School (9–12) |
| Opened | 1996 |
| School district | Howard County Public Schools |
| Principal | Nick Novak |
| Vice principal | John DiPaula |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Newspaper | The Current |
| Yearbook | Talon |
| Website | River Hill High School website |
River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County public school system. It is one of the two former Technology Magnet schools in Howard County, along with Long Reach High School.[1] It currently participates in the county-wide Career Academy initiative as a replacement to the magnet program.
Nick Novak is the current principal and was appointed after Bill Ryan, the previous principal, was assigned to the school board before the 2010-11 school year. He won the "New Principal of the Year" award for the 2010-11 school year. Betsy Coe, Napoleon Saunders, and Dr. John DiPaula are the vice principals.
River Hill High school is consistently recognized as a top-performing high school by various news publications. It garnered a "silver medal" by U.S. News and World Report.[2] It was recognized by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in all of Maryland.[3] It was ranked 295 out of 1500 high schools in 2009, which represent the top 6 percent of public high schools in the U.S., by Newsweek magazine.[4]
The school has not been immune to controversy. In 2005, a former teacher was arrested and convicted[5] on meth-aphmetamine drug charges after teaching at the school for four years. Later, in 2007, a former teacher was arrested and convicted on assault[6] charges. The school also experienced flooding when a water pipe burst in its cafeteria in November 2010. The water damage caused school officials to decide to renovate the school's media center with new bookshelves.
The school borders the boundaries of several other Howard County Schools in including Glenelg High School, Marriotts Ridge High School, Wilde Lake High School, Atholton High School, and Reservoir High School.[7]
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River Hill High School opened in 1996. It is one of the most prominent schools in the state. The school population peaked in 2002 with 1755 students, but has steadily decreased because several other high schools have opened in Howard County to ease the population strain on the existing schools. The school is known for strong academics with over 99% of the students passing the Maryland high school assessments.[8]
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| 902 | 1223 | 1361 | 1511 | 1570 | 1755 | 1652 | 1645 | 1546 | 1434 | 1406 | 1375 | 1341 |
The football team finished 23rd on the final 2008 USA Today Super 25 national rankings[11]
River Hill High School has won the following state championships:
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