Dear Parents,

It is hard to believe that May is on our doorstep.  The year has
flown past!!!  Our second letter to our graduating seniors and their
parents will be in the mail soon.  Seniors will have a busy few weeks
before they walk across the stage.  Please call Guidance if you have
questions or concerns.

As the weather changes, it seems to influence our students decision
making.  Please remind them to think before they act.  Each year we
hear about students involved in incidents in the community, car
accidents and skipping school all caused by poor decision making. Each
of these types of decisions can have negative consequences.  Let's
work together to make our end-of-the-year a success.

Recently we received news that one of our students, Chris Franklin,
was diagnosed with leukemia.  Chris is currently at Children's
Hospital in Washington D.C. receiving treatment.  Our thoughts and
prayers go out to Chris and his family.   If your student is
struggling with Chris's illness, please do not hesitate to contact our
guidance office.

One of our wonderful parents, Lisa Campanaro along with Spirit
Central is organizing a gift basket for Chris.   There are currently
bins in the front office for anyone who wants to add items to the gift
basket for Chris...snacks of any kind, magazines, crosswords, card
games, pictures, posters, RH decorations, notes, cards (he just can't
have flowers).  Volunteers will take care of getting the baskets down
to him.  If you would like more information in how you can help, Lisa
can be reached at chelflisac@hotmail.com.

The following information is being provided to help keep you
informed.  Have a great week.

May Test Dates:
AP – May 5-16
HSA – May 19-23
Senior Finals – May 14-21


·        SPECIAL RECOGNITION



·        Diana Alvarado Howard County New Teacher of the Year for 2008

        Congratulations to the PC Olympic Champion Team…River Hill
High School

Team Activity First Place Awards
PC Academics (top two students) - Jing Wang and Chul Kwon, both from River Hill
Programming Team - River Hill - Jing Wang and Marshall Peters
PC Hardware Team -  River Hill - Hunter Sommerville and Sam Gill


·        FBLA 2008 State Leadership Conference

5-Peat State Champion (State Champ in 7 of 9 years)

Event Name                                 Place   Member< /P>
Louis T. Kaminski
  Conference Champion                              1st          River Hill High
Business Person of the Year                       1st           Creig
Northrop (prepared by Kevin Yeung)
Chapter Scrapbook                                   2nd
Lissa Murakami
American Enterprise Project                     1st
Sam Storey, Stephen Zhu
Business Communications                         3rd          Nina Bondre
Business Communications                         4th          Pratik Dixit
Business Ethics                                       2nd
Mike Doyle, Scott Salopek, Kevin Shankar
Business Ethics                                       4th
       Elizabeth Ding, Anita Ram
Business Math                                         6th
Harish Lall
Business Plan                                         6th
  Karthik Krishman
Business Presentation                             3rd
Jeff Tao, Vinny Nimmagadda
Client Service                                         1st
      Brittany Cohen
Client Service                                         3rd
    Sydney Braithewaite
Community Service Project                        3rd          Nina
Bondre, Tara Iyengar, Vir Mirchandani
Computer Applications                             1st           Justin Kim
Computer Applications                             2nd         Cara Fisher
Cyber Security                                       2nd
 Patrick Herbert
Cyber Security                                         7th
  Adam Tajalli
Digital Video Production                            1st
Benji Foreman, Matt Moore
E-Business                                   ;          3rd
      Lilai Teum, Ryan Vo
Economics                                               5th
    Stephen Zhu
Electronic Career Portfolio                          4th          Brooks Gabel
Emerging Business Issues                         3rd          Ryan
Griffin, Jared Horton, Sam Storey
Emerging Business Issues                        5th
Leo Carelle Garcia, Jason Lee
Entrepreneurship                                     3rd
Lissa Murakami, Sundeep Patnaik, Kevin Yeung
FBLA Principles and Procedures               1st           Govin Vatson
FBLA Principles and Procedures               6th          Leticia Murakami
Future Business Leader                              1st
Elizabeth Ding
Future Business Leader                              5th          Anita Ram
Global Business                                         1st
 Allison Kotewicz, Stephen Zhu
Impromptu Speaking                                   2nd         Rocky Bostick
Introduction to Parliamentary Proc           3rd          Karthik Krishnan
Introduction to Parliamentary Proc         4th          Vinay Raju
Local Chapter Annual Bus. Report           2nd         Elizabeth
Ding, Anita Ram
Management Decision Making                 1st           Maya
Agarwal, Rocky Bostick, Brooks Gabel
Marketing                                                      2nd
    Gene Zhu
Marketing                                                      4th
     Lissa Murakami
Marketing                                                      5th
     Vir Mirchandani

Network Design                                           3rd
Sheetal Chopra, Puja Parmar
Networking Concepts                                 4th          Ryan Vo
Parliamentary Procedure                            1st
 Irene Chen, Pratik Dixit, Tara Iyengar, Nadine Yang
Partnership w/Bus. Proj.                             3rd
Rocky Bostick, Brooks Gabel
Public Speaking I                                       1st
 Jocelyn Kojzar
Spreadsheet Application                            4th          Jeff Tao
Spreadsheet Application                            5th          Merina Elani
Technology Concepts                                1st           Chul Kwon
Technology Concepts                                3rd          Sherwin Farhang
Website Development                                2nd
Kenneth Han, Harish Lall
Who's Who in FBLA                                  1st           Elizabeth Ding
Who's Who in FBLA R ecognition                            Elizabeth
Ding, Anita Ram, Sam Storey, Rocky Bostick
Word Processing I                                       1st
Joanna Xing
Word Processing II                                     1st
Allison Kotewicz



Congratulations to our Band, Orchestra, and Chorus who
recently competed at the Fiesta-Val Music Festival in Florida.

Drum Roll Please.......INSTRUMENTAL GRAND CHAMPION
(Highest combined scores of two instrumental groups (Orchestra &
Jazz) from one school)

BAND
        Wind Ensemble                    2nd Place (Superior Rating)< /P>

JAZZ
        Jazz Ensemble                     1st Place (Superior Rating)
        Jazz Combo                          1st Place (Superior Rating)
        *Outstanding soloist          (Vanessa Collier, Saxo phone)
        *Outstanding Wodwind Section
        *Outstanding Brass Section

ORCHESTRA
        String Ensemble                  1st Place (Excellent Rating)
        Orchestra        &nb sp;                    1st Place (Superior Rating)
        *Best Overall Orchestra
        *Outstanding String Section (Judges awarded this to the
entire orchestra)
        *Outstanding Soloist (David Duan, Cello)

CHOIR
        Concer Choir                       1st Place (Superior Rating)
        Madrigals                             1st Place (Superior Rating)
        *Best Overall Chamber/Madrigal Group


        Congratulations to our Cappies Nominees for 2008!

Critic Team
River Hill

Rising Critic
Chris Donaldson, River Hill

Stage Crew
Nick Woodhouse, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Ensemble in a Play
Mr. Potter and Associates, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Cameo Actor
Patrick Pinto, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Comic Actress in a Play
Amanda Ogorzalak, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Comic Actor in a Play
Alex Bailey, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Featured Actress in a Play
Sam Gershman, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Featured Actor in a Play
Leo Dandeneau, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Lead Actress in a Play
Michelle Shankar, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life


Lead Actor in a Play
Steve Synk, River Hill, It's A Wonderful Life

Play
It's A Wonderful Life, River Hill


·        COMMUNITY EVENT

Kevin Ryan's Gift First Annual Golf Memorial and Silent Auction will
be held Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at the University of Maryland Golf
Course. Proceeds will go
towards the Kevin Ryan's Gift scholarship fund for deserving students
at Towson University. Kevin was a 2007 Atholton High School graduate.
He was lost to his family by a drunk driver in October, 2007 walking
back to his dorm. Please visit www.KevinRyansGift.org to sign up,
participate at a sponsorship level or learn more.

·        GUIDANCE UPDATE

Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Scholarship Program: The
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. awards college
scholarships to full-time students that reside or attend a
college/university in the congressional district represented by a
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Member.  The CBC Spouses Scholarship
Program consists of a CBC Spouses Educational Scholarship, the
Cheerios Brand Health Initiative Scholarship and the CBC Spouses
Performing Arts and Visual Arts Scholarship. Prospective applicants
must reside in or attend college or university in the Seventh
Congressional District of Maryland, be either a high school senior who
intends to pursue an undergraduate degree full-time or be a current
full-time student in good academic standing at an accredited college
or university, have a minimum 2.5 grade point average, exhibit
leadership ability, and participate in community service activities.
To obtain a scholarship application and a copy of the CBC Spouses
Student Scholarship Guide, please visit the Congressional Black Caucus
Foundation website:
http://www.cbcfinc.org/CBC%20Spouses/Scholarships/index.html
Scholarship application deadline is May 1, 2008

The Software Applications I Credit by Exam is scheduled for Tuesday,
June 17, 2008, at Long Reach High School. Only HCPSS students entering
ninth grade in the Fall 2007 or before may establish the technology
education credit required for graduation by taking and passing this
exam.  An HCPSS student who is enrolled in ninth grade through twelfth
grade has the option of establishing credit for Software Applications
I by taking and passing this exam. The student may take the exam as
long as the student meets all of the following criteria: is not
currently enrolled in Software Applications I; has not previously
enrolled in the course; and has not taken this exam in the past
12-month period. Registration is online. The online registration will
begin on Thursday, April 17, 2008, and will close when all of the
seats have been allocated.   No registrations will be taken after
Thursday, May 22, 2008. To register, the student should go to the
website at www2.hcpss.org/bcms. Seating for this exam is limited.
Questions should be directed to Sharon Kramer either through email at
skramer@hcpss.org or by phone at 410-313-6797.

River Hill PTSA Scholarship: The purpose of the River Hill High
School Parent Teacher Student Association Scholarship is to encourage
young people to further their education in an academic field pursued
in college (junior, community, or 4-year) or trade school. To be
considered for this scholarship, applicants must:

1.      Be a senior attending River Hill High School.
2.  Be a 2007-2008 RHHS PTSA member, along with at least one River
Hill PTSA parent member.  Student and parent's membership must be paid
by January 1,  2008.
3.   Show serious effort toward good scholarship and evidence that
he/she has achieved at their level of ability.
4.   Complete an application and give it to a counselor at RHHS for
his/her signature. The completed application must be received by Mrs.
Pizzo in the guidance office on or before Friday, May 2, 2008.
Consideration Criteria and Award Use: 1.   The RHHS Guidance Office
will make the selections based upon experiences with the student,
academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, and quality of the
student statement. 2.   Scholarships will be awarded based upon the
student's level of ability, i.e.; not all awards will go to the
students with the highest grade point average or the most
extra-curricular activities. 3.   Scholarships may be used for
attendance at a 4 year college, 2 year college, or trade/ technical
school. Winners will be announced and scholarships will be presented
at the Senior Awards Ceremony. Scholarship checks will be mad e out
directly to the student. Five (5) scholarships in the amount of $500
each will be awarded.

Junior League Scholarship – Sustainer Service Award
It is with great pleasure that the Junior League of Baltimore, Inc.
accepts nominations for the Sustainer Service Award. Named in honor of
the League's most experienced volunteers, this award is a scholarship
in the amount of $1,000 and is given annually to a female graduating
senior who has performed outstanding volunteer service during her
public high school years. As an organization committed to promoting
voluntarism and developing the potential of women, the Junior League
believes this scholarship is an appropriate way to provide
recognition, support and reward to the voluntary activities of young
women in the greater Baltimore community. Nominations for the
Sustainer Service Award may come from any public high school
administrator, guidance staff or faculty member or from any member of
the Junior League. Neither financial need nor academic standing will
be determining factors in selecting the recipient; the sole criterion
will be the quality of the candidate's voluntary service. Nominations
must be made on the application form found in the guidance office and
returned to the Junior League office no later than April 30, 2008. The
application must be accompanied by written verification of both the
candidate's volunteer service and plans to continue her education
after high school.  The winner will be notified during the first week
in May and will be invited to attend the Junior League of Baltimore's
Annual Dinner on May 13, 2008 with an adult (parent, teacher, clergy)
of her choosing. The scholarship funds will be paid directly to the
post-secondary institution to be attended by the recipient.

Sigma Phi Epsilon – Balanced Man Scholarship: Sigma Phi Epsilon of
the University of Maryland is proud to offer three scholarships to
incoming freshman, two for $250 and one for $500. These Balanced Man
Scholarship s are for the exceptional young men that exemplify the
principles of a balanced life.  To us, a balanced life is the
maintenance of sound mind and sound body, tempered with virtue and
diligence. This scholarship in now way obligates the applicant to join
SigEp.  The only requirement for application is that the applicant be
an entering freshman male at the University of Maryland. Applications
are available in the guidance office.  Applications are due by
September 19, 2008.

Howard County General Hospital – Aronson Memorial Award: The
Professional Staff of Howard County General Hospital is again
sponsoring the ARONSON MEMORIAL AWARD in memory of Barry S. Aronson,
M.D.  The award is dedicated to Dr. Barry Aronson, a fellow member of
the Professional Staff, who was an enthusiast supporter and coach to
school athletes. This year the hospital is pleased to announce that
two individual $2000 scholarships will be awarded to one graduating
male and one graduating female chosen. Criteria for the award are: The
application must be completed by the applicant and returned to the
Medical Staff Services Department no later than May 1, 2008. A letter
of recommendation directed to the Aronson Memorial Award Committee
from someone knowledgeable of the applicants academic and sports
abilities.  The letter must accompany the application. Applicants must
have participated in a least two varsity sports while maintaining the
highest grade point average. Applications are available in the
guidance office.

Howard County Marine Corps League Scholarship: The Howard County
Marine Corps League announces that is once again will provide two
$1,000 scholarships to highly qualified graduating applicants from
Howard County schools.  Applicants should be well rounded students
with scholastic achievement, community involvement, and a desire to
make a difference in the world. Completed applications must be
received by June 1, 2008.  Applications can be found in the guidance
office.

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