# River Hill High School

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
* Dr. 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
* 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

* ↑ "River Hill High School". River Hill High School. Howard County Public School System. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education web site. November 5, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ America's Best High Schools: Maryland – BusinessWeek. Images.businessweek.com. Retrieved on July 12, 2024.
* ↑ MD: Best High Schools Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. USNews.com. Retrieved on July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "Contest Challenges Students to Control Space Station Robots". Space.com. January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ SpaceRef (January 24, 2012). "Zero Robotics Challenge Winners Decided in High-Tech Competition". SpaceNews. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "Top Maryland High Schools | Best High Schools | US News". www.usnews.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "National Rankings Best High Schools". US News. 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "River Hill safety Beau Brade caps career as Howard County football Defensive Player of the Year". Baltimore Sun. December 27, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "Michael Campanaro Career Stats - NFL". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ DeGroote, J. R. (June 5, 2021). "Former Browns Defender Retires From the NFL". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ "Donovan Pines - Men's Soccer". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
* ↑ Page, Lane (June 3, 2015). "Brothers, Howard natives, moved to Hollywood to follow their dreams". Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.