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River Hill High School

Field	Value
name	River Hill High School
image	River Hill High School Entrance.jpg
streetaddress	12101 Route 108
logo	File:River Hill High School logo.png
logo_size	150px
city	Clarksville
state	Maryland
district	Howard County Public Schools
zipcode	21029
country	United States
coordinates
principal	John DiFato
schooltype	Public High School
grades	9–12
language	English
campus	Suburban
mascot	Hawks
school_colors	Blue and Gold
yearbook	Talon
newspaper	The Current
opened	1996
homepage

River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.

Principals

Scott Pfeifer 1996–2004
Bill Ryan 2004–2010
Nick Novak 2010–2015
Kathryn McKinley 2015–2020
Mikaela Lidgard 2020–2023
Robert Motley 2023–2024
John DiFato 2024–present

Awards

In 2007, River Hill High School was among 290 schools to be nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

River Hill was recognized in 2008 by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in Maryland.

The school was awarded a 2009 Best High School silver medal by U.S. News & World Report. Silver medals are given to high schools that are not ranked in the national top 100, but have a college readiness index of at least 20.

River Hill is the home of Alliance Rocket, co-winners of the SPHERES Challenge 2011 Championship on the International Space Station.

In its 2012 rankings of the best high schools in the nation, U.S. News and World Report ranked River Hill the 10th best high school in Maryland and 236th best in the country. It improved its rating to 165th in 2014.

Notable alumni

Beau Brade, college football defensive back for the University of Maryland and safety for the National Football League's Baltimore Ravens
Tommy Brenton, basketball player
Michael Campanaro, former National Football League wide receiver
Kevin Johnson, former cornerback for the Cleveland Browns
Donovan Pines, former soccer player for the University of Maryland
Ryan Pinkston, actor
Kate Hackett, actor

References and notes

References

"River Hill High School". Howard County Public School System.
(November 5, 2007). "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program". U.S. Department of Education web site.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090118212044/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/01/0115_best_schools/22.htm America's Best High Schools: Maryland – BusinessWeek]. Images.businessweek.com. Retrieved on July 12, 2024.
[https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/maryland/river_hill_high MD: Best High Schools] {{Webarchive. link. (June 15, 2009. USNews.com. Retrieved on July 12, 2024.)
(January 25, 2012). "Contest Challenges Students to Control Space Station Robots".
SpaceRef. (January 24, 2012). "Zero Robotics Challenge Winners Decided in High-Tech Competition".
"Top Maryland High Schools | Best High Schools | US News".
(2012). "National Rankings Best High Schools". US News.
(December 27, 2019). "River Hill safety Beau Brade caps career as Howard County football Defensive Player of the Year".
"Michael Campanaro Career Stats – NFL".
DeGroote, J. R.. (June 5, 2021). "Former Browns Defender Retires From the NFL".
"Donovan Pines – Men's Soccer".
Page, Lane. (June 3, 2015). "Brothers, Howard natives, moved to Hollywood to follow their dreams". [[Howard County Times]].

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