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River
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12101
Rt. 108
Clarksville, MD 21029
Phone: 410-313-7120
Fax: 410-313-7406
William
Ryan, Principal
Last Updated:
12-May-2008
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Gino Molfino -
is the Chairperson of the Visual Arts Department, as well
as Instructional Team Leader for the Fine Arts at River Hill.
He received his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and Masters
in Arts Teaching from the Maryland Institute College of Art
in 2001. His paintings and photographs have been exhibited
in various galleries and museums including: The Jacob Lawrence
Gallery (Seattle), The Walter’s Art Museum (Baltimore),
The Contemporary Museum (Baltimore), The Meyerhoff Gallery
(Baltimore), the Howard County Board of Education Gallery,
and The Howard County Center for the Arts.
Mr. Molfino has taught Photography I, II, III, Art I, II,
III, IV (AP/GT all levels) at River Hill and serves as co-sponsor
of the National Art Honor Society. He co-teaches the Howard
County Gifted and Talented Saturday Visual Arts Program throughout
the school year and spends his summers teaching Portfolio
Preparation and Photography classes for the Howard County
Public School System and the Maryland Institute College of
Art in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Molfino serves as an active member
of the Howard County Visual Arts Leadership Cadre, and contributes
every year to developing best practices in the visual arts
education through Howard County Visual Arts curriculum writing
workshops.
This year Gino Molfino received the Excellence in Education
Teacher Recognition from the National Foundation for the
Advancement in the Arts and the Teacher Recognition Award
from the U.S. Department of Education and the Commission
on Presidential Scholars.
In his spare time he enjoys skiing, making art and music,
cooking, camping, hiking, domestic and international travel.
GINO_MOLFINO@hcpss.org
Jacob
Cecil - attended the Maryland Institute
College of Art where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Sculpture. He was awarded the Marcella Brenner H’Or
Distinguished MAT Scholar Award to complete his Graduate degree
in education at MICA. After student teaching at Carver Center
for the Arts and Technology Jacob came to River Hill High School
to be part of a wonderfully collaborative group of artist teachers.
Jacob is a practicing artist and bookbinder who has put his
sculpture and woodworking skills to use in the studio, as an
architectural model-maker, and a carpenter building crates
for a fine art moving service. He has been part of student
group shows as well as other gallery exhibitions in Baltimore
City where he currently lives with his wife—a photographer,
designer, and letterpress printer.
Joseph
Fischer - Mr.
M. Joseph Fischer, a native of Maryland, has been Director
of Bands at River Hill High School since 2003, where he conducts
two concert bands, jazz ensemble, percussion ensemble, and
marching band. Prior to his appointment at River Hill, Mr.
Fischer was the instrumental music director at Liberty High
School in Eldersburg, Maryland and the Director of Bands
at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland.
Under his direction, his music programs have garnered many
accolades including superior ratings at local, regional,
national festivals, selection as a demonstration group for
both jazz and symphonic band at the Maryland Music Educators’ Association
Annual Conference, recognition as a Grammy Signature Schools
program, and invitations to perform at prestigious events
including the 2008 pre-Olympic Festival in Beijing, China
and on-stage at the Joseph M. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Most
recently, the River Hill marching band placed first at the
U.S. Scholastic Band Association National Championships,
becoming the first in Howard County and one of only two schools
in Maryland to earn that honor. In addition to his efforts
as band director, Mr. Fischer was also instrumental in the
creation of River Hill’s state-of-the-art music technology
lab, which allows students to express their creativity through
music arranging, composition, recording and music theory.
Joe_Fischer@hcpss.org
Rosemary Lather - Coming
Soon!
rlather@hcpss.org
Amy
Foreman – is
the Choral Director at RHHS, as well as the instructor
for piano and music technology. She graduated from the
University of Maryland, College Park, in 2005 with a
Bachelor of Music in Music Education. This is her first
year in Howard County after beginning her teaching career
at Wheaton HS in Montgomery County.
Prior to teaching full time, Ms. Foreman taught piano
and voice lessons for 10 years, sang all over the East
coast with the University of Maryland Chorale, Women's
Chorus, Femmes de Chanson and the Treblemakers. In addition
to her passion for singing, Amy enjoys modern dance,
football, soccer, all types of movies and music, and
travelling.
Ms. Foreman is getting married in May 2008.
Pam
Land - is
River Hill’s founding Theatre Arts teacher and director.
In this time, she has taught over 1,000 students the art of theatre
and she has produced and directed 25 (and counting) main stage
productions that included over 2,000 students, some of whom are
currently working in professional theatre. She has been a public
school educator since 1991 and has taught all levels of English
from grades 6-12. She holds a BFA in Speech and Drama from Towson
University and an MA in Education from Goucher College.
She serves as the Lead Theatre Arts teacher for The Howard County
Public School System. In this capacity, she mentors new Theatre
teachers and helps create professional development for veteran
faculty. Mrs. Land serves in an advisory and developmental capacity
to The Maryland State Department of Education in the development
of the Fine Arts Tool Kit, an online resource for teachers.
Mrs. Land is the founding chair of The Cappies of Baltimore Steering
Committee and continues as an ad hoc member. She served as the
director of the first three Cappies of Baltimore Galas at both
The Meyerhoff and The Hippodrome.
In her leisure time, Mrs. Land loves to spend time at home with
her husband, daughter, and extended family. She is active at
her church, performs with Howard County Summer Theatre, and loves
to garden and cook.
pamela_land@hcpss.org
Jennifer
Werking - attended
Towson University obtaining her Bachelors of Science in Art
Education. She is in her second year of collaborating with
the Visual Arts Department at River Hill High School and
works primarily with students in Art I / II, and Photography
I. Ms. Werking is also co-sponsor of the National Art Honor
Society (the largest in Howard County) and overseeing mural
and community service projects.
Jenny spends her summers teaching sculpture, drawing, and
bookmaking classes through the Howard County Center for the
Arts for various age (K-12) groups. Jenny Werking enjoys
painting, drawing, snowboarding, music, traveling and is
currently working on further developing her portfolio for
entrance into the Master’s of Arts Graduate Program
at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
jennifer_werking@hcpss.org