Welcome to
River Hill High
Everything you Need to Know to
Succeed at RHHS
(H-N) Mrs. Coe
(A-G) Mrs. Fairley
(O-Z) Dr. Saunders
AAM Mr. Lauer
Administrative
Team
Mrs. McKinley
Principal
Student Services
A-Da- Mr. Ives
De-J-Ms. Babe
K-M-Ms. Pizzo
N-Sm -Mr. Vangeli
Sn-Z-Mr. Krouse
ESOL- Ms. Miller
Students show HAWK PRIDE
every day in every way!
❑
Punctuality
❑ Respect
❑ Integrity
❑ Determination
❑ Excellence
Student Responsibilities and
Behavior
Student and Parent Handbook, 2015-16
●HCPSS Policies
●Student Code of Conduct
●Safe Schools
●Family Involvement
Parent Involvement
Join PTSA
Join Boosters
Attend school events and games
Access student progress information through
Canvas
RHHS Spirit
Sportsmanship
and School
Pride
Keys to Success for 11th Grade
Almost Finished, But Not Yet!
 Continuing the College Search Process
 Prepare for the SAT/ACT
 Become familiar with Naviance
 Begin searching for scholarships
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Junior/Senior Calendar
●January/March/May/June 2016-Take SAT Reasoning
Test or ACT
●March 2016-Request teacher commitment for letters of
recommendation
● March/April/May 2016-Visit Colleges
●May/June 2016-Take SAT Subject Tests
●June 2016-Athletes register with NCAA Clearinghouse
(www.ncaa.org)
●June/July/August 6Narrow down College Choices
Junior/Senior Calendar
●September/October/November/December 2016Complete College Applications
●October/November/December 2016- Take SAT
Reasoning Test and Subject Tests and/or ACT
●November 1, 2016-Priority Deadline for University of
Maryland, College Park and many others.
●January/February 2017- Complete FAFSA Form
●March/April 2017- Receive Decisions from Colleges
●May 1, 2017- Make Final Decision on School Attending
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The New SAT
Starting in March 2016
-Reading- more relevant words
-Writing and Language- interpret, synthesize and use evidence
-Math- More advanced math: problem solving & data analysis
-Essay-Is optional, but check college requirements
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No penalty for wrong answers!
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3 hours (+50 minutes for Essay)
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The test costs $54.50 — or $43 if you don’t sign up for the SAT Essay
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Use Khan Academy to study!
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The PSAT this October will be aligned with the new SAT
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Upcoming Dates
• September 30th River Hill College Fair
Cafeteria and Media Center 6:30-9pm
• October 12th- 13th National College Fair
Baltimore Convention Center
• October 14th- PSAT for all 11th grade students
• January 28th- Junior College Night at River Hill High School
• March 17th- Military Night at River Hill High School
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Family Connection /Naviance
• A web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports post high school
career and college planning
• A comprehensive website that you and your child can use to help in making decisions about
courses, colleges, and careers.
• Family Connection is specific to River Hill
• Family Connection is linked with Naviance Succeed, a service that is used by the Student
Services to track data about college and career plans to help students with post-high school
decisions
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What can students and parents do
using Naviance?
 View guidance news bulletins
 Create a résumé
 View college visits and sign up
 Complete a college search
 Complete a career search
 Develop a prospective college list
 Provide access to scholarship search engines
 Maintain journal entries
 Game Plan Survey
 Complete school developed surveys
 Compare colleges
 Links to selected third party resources
(i.e. College Board, Financial Aid, NCAA, Careers, College searches, etc.)
Track deadlines
 View scattergrams
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Sign-in Page
Family Connection is web-based
https://connection.naviance.com/riverhillhigh
Student accounts
Parent accounts
First time registration, click “I need to
register.”
The next time you log in, use
user name and password
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After You Sign in
Click on the Tabs
Updates from the Guidance
Office
Important
Messages
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Colleges Page
Use these links to do a
college search
College Visits
See what College visits are
scheduled and sign up to
attend!
College Profile
Visit College Website
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Colleges I’m Thinking About
Click Here to add colleges to
your prospective college list
Scattergram
Accepted
School
Averages
THIS IS
YOU!
Denied
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About Me – Resume and Surveys
Click here to fill out important
surveys, tell us your Game Plan and
create your resume
What can Naviance do for you?
● Shared resource linking home to school
● On-line tool for collaboration among counselors, students, and parents
● Accurate, complete records about student choices from our school
● Realistic assessments of your child’s chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates
have applied
● Career exploration
For any questions on Naviance or to receive your access code, please
email your student’s counselor!
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20 years STRONG