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
Coordinates	39.21511°N 76.92928°W / 39.21511; -76.92928
Information
School type	Public High School
Opened	1996
School district	Howard County Public Schools
Principal	Kimberley McFadden
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
School color(s)	Blue      and Gold
Mascot	Hawks
Newspaper	The Current
Yearbook	Talon
Website	River Hill High School website

Kathryn McKinley has been principal since 2015. Kedre Fairley, Kelly Hearns, and Patrick Scible are the vice principals.

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]

It is the home of Alliance Rocket, co-winners of the SPHERES Challenge 2011 Championship on the International Space Station.[5]

Students

River Hill High School opened in 1996. The school population peaked in 2002 with 1,755 students, but has steadily decreased because several other high schools have opened in Howard County to ease the population strain on the existing schools. 99% of the students passing the Maryland high school assessments.[6]

Student population[7]

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
902	1223	1361	1511	1570	1755	1652	1645	1546	1434	1406	1375	1341

Principals

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

Awards

• River Hill was named by the U.S. Department of Education a National Blue Ribbon School in 2007, one of only 40 high schools to receive that honor.[8]

Notable alumni

• Ryan Pinkston (class of 2006), actor[9]
• Michael Campanaro, wide receiver, free agent[10]
• Kevin Johnson, cornerback for the Cleveland Browns[11]
• Kate Hackett, writer[12] and actor[13]

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.
4. "National Rankings Best High Schools". US News. 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
5. "NASA - Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites-Zero-Robotics". Nasa.gov. December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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8. "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). U.S Department of Education web site. November 5, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
9. "Ryan Pinkston". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
10. "Michael Campanaro: Released off IR". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
11. "Kevin Johnson, CB for the Cleveland Browns". Nfl.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
12. "Kate Hackett Writer". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
13. "Kate Hackett Actor". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

External links

• River Hill High School Website