River Hill High School

Principal’s Update
December 3rd, 2007

I would like to congratulate our football team for a making it to their second State Final. I hope you can make it out to the game to cheer them on to victory. They will be playing on Saturday at 3:30 PM on the field at M&T Stadium.

I will be holding my monthly Principal’s Coffee this Thursday, December 6th at 8:00 AM in the Student Dining Center. Please join me for some great conversation. The following information is being provided to help keep you informed.

Congratulations!!
o Jennifer Liu; a finalist for the National ARTS Recognition and Talent Search in Photography. Only five finalists in each discipline are selected from thousands of national fine art portfolio applicants.

o Maddi Lee; named to the Washington Post All Met volleyball team.

o All-State Senior Band and Orchestra
SENIOR BAND
Ye Ji Shin
David Young (1st Chair)
Elise Ansher
Jessica Lu
Vanessa Collier (Alternate)
Vincent Gover
Samuel Baronowsky
Nicholas Stevens
SENIOR ORCHESTRA
Brian Whitney

FALL ATHLETICS NIGHT
at
Champps Americana
15% of all proceeds go to RHHS
Not including alcoholic beverages or gratuity.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007, 5 to 9 PM

GUIDANCE UPDATE

PARENT CONNECTIONS-NAMI Parent Group
Parenting a child with challenging behaviors is tough. Parenting a child whose symptoms are emotion al and behavioral can be a ni ghtmare. You are not alone! Come join other parents, caregivers, and family members experiencing similar issues. Other parents going through similar challenges can be a great resource. Come meet others who know first hand the difficulties your family faces. Share your struggles and successes. We offer encouragement and understanding in a supportive environment. Facilitators are NAMI parent volunteers.

Meetings are the last Wednesday of the month (except July and *) 2007-2008
(Aug, 29, Sept. 26, Oct 24*, Nov. 28, Dec. 19*, Jan, 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 26, Apr. 30, May 28, June 25), 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Faulkner Ridge Center, 10598 Marble Fawn Ct., Columbia, MD 21044

Carson Scholars Scholarship
The Carson Scholars Fund aims to recognize and reward students in grade 4-11 who earn the highest level of academic achievement, and also display strong humanitarian qualities. Winners are designated as “Carson Scholars” and receive $1,000 scholarship awards that are invested for college.

To be considered for nomination students must:
• Be enrolled in grades 4-11
• Previous winners in the 12th grade may participate
• Have a GPA of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale in the following academic subjects: English, Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Languages. Please note: Applicant may only submit fall 2007, 1st Quarter grades and/or 2nd Quarter if available. No previous year is accepted.
• Demonstrate humanitarian qualities in school and community through school programs and/or community service above and beyond what is required. Community Service is unpaid, volunteer work that benefits individuals, groups, or non-profit organizations and the volunteer work must demonstrate unique accomplishments such as: collecting money for Hurricane Katrina victims.

If interested in being nominated please provide a resume and a personal statement explaining your humanitarian qualities (as mentioned above) to Mrs. Pizzo in guidance by December 7th.

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Renewed
Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to announce that the scholarship program will be continued for 2008. In 2007 we had one winner from Arkansas and one from North Carolina. Please visit our website at http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm to learn more about this opportunity.

The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program
$18,000 Reward (Scholarship) for the winning oratorical based on some phase of the United States Constitution. This is open to all students 9th through 12th grade. This is sponsored by Post 300.
Assigned Topics for 2007-2008
• Art 1 Sec 3 clause 6
• Art 1 Sec 6 clause 1
• Art 2 Sec 4
• Amendment 14 Section 1
More information and applications can be found in guidance.
The deadline for registering for the first round of the competition with the Columbia American Legion Post 300 is December 22, 2007

Discover Scholarship Program
The program awards diverse high school juniors on their exemplary achievements including Leadership, Community Service and Obstacle(s). Application forms will be available in December 2007 at www.discoverfinancial.com/community Application deadline is January 31, 2008. The Discover Scholarship Program is sponsored by DFS Services LLC, 2500 Lake Cook Rd., Riverwoods, IL 60015

BOOSTERS' NEWS

Due to the busy holiday season upon us all, we are combining the December and January Booster General Meetings on January 16th in the Media Center at 7:00 p.m. There will be NO meeting in December.

We would like to welcome our new Winter athletic team booster reps and say thanks to all of the faithful Fall team reps for their continued support for the rest of the year! Don’t forget that in addition to the individual team awards nights held this fall, there will be a gala all school awards night for fall/winter/spring sports in the spring of 2008.


COMMUNITY NEWS

The Howard County School Health Council will hold meetings on the following dates:
Executive Mtgs: 12/20/07 - Faulkner Ridge Center - Chesapeake Room;
2/21/08 - Central Office - Mid Level 2; and 4/17/08 - Faulkner Ridge Center - Chesapeake Room
Full Council Mtgs: 1/10/08 - Faulkner Ridge Center - Susquehanna Room; 3/13/08 - Faulkner Ridge Center - Patuxent Room; 5/15/07 - Faulkner Ridge Center - Patuxent Room
All meetings begin at 9:00 am. If schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather the meeting will be canceled.