Howard High School (Howard County, Maryland)

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Coordinates: 39°13′35″N 76°48′45″W / 39.22639°N 76.81250°W / 39.22639; -76.81250

Howard High School
Howard High School Sign.jpg
Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Location
8700 Old Annapolis Road
Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1952
Enrollment 1,600+ (2009)
Color(s) Blue      and White     
Mascot Lion
Website http://www.howardhighschool.net/index.html

Howard High School, in its 58th year, serves families from Ellicott City, Elkridge, and Columbia, Maryland and is part of the Howard County Public School System.

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School History[edit]

In 1938, Howard county used WPA money and bus contracts to consolidate and close many one room schoolhouses into several central schoools. Most of the county saw little school constrction until after WWII. The School board recommended a single central high school for all white students in the entire county. By 1949, a state bond bill seemed eminant, and plans were refined for a central high school serving the first, second and sixth county districts.[1] The school was formerly known as Howard County Senior High School. The school opened in 1952. The population is both culturally and economically diverse with over three quarters of the graduates enrolling in post-secondary institutions.

The reported demographics of the school as of the 2009-2010 academic school year:[2]

Ethnicity[edit]

  • White 63.6%
  • African American 21.5%
  • Asian 9.9%
  • Hispanic 4.2%
  • Native American 0.1%
  • Not Reported 0.6%

The school is boxed by Maryland Route 108, Maryland Route 104, and immediately southwest of Maryland Route 100 and is visible from the highway. It is located 11 miles outside of Baltimore.

Like all other Howard County high schools, Howard High has a yearlong schedule that provides students with the opportunity to earn seven credits. Currently the school has a schedule which includes 5 fifty minute classes per day, with a two-hour long(including 30 minutes of lunch) fourth period alternating between A day and B day so the students earn a total of 7 credits per year.

Student Population[edit]

Student population[3]
2010 2,023
2009 1,604
2008 1,500
2007 1,362
2006 1,332
2005 1,241
2004 1,270
2003 1,199
2002 1,174
2001 1,257
2000 1,249
1999 1,242
1998 1,142
1997 1,202
1996 1,682
1995 1,484
1994 1,335
1993 1,261

Renovation[edit]

At the opening of the 2006-2007 school year, Howard completed its renovations, which included a brand new cafeteria attached to an atrium, two new wings on opposite ends on the school, an auxiliary gym (in which the previous cafeteria was positioned), and a new track around the football field. The renovation also provided the Art and Science Department with a new state of the art Darkroom and several brand new laboratories. At the end of the same school year, Howard placed a brand new copper statue of a lion overlooking the Stadium Field.

Athletics[edit]

Howard High School has won the following state championships & athletic accomplishments:

  • 2010 - Ice Hockey - Alumni Tournament Champions
  • 2007 - Ice Hockey - Howard Cup Champions
  • 2006 - Ice Hockey - Howard Cup Champions
  • 2007 - Girls' Cross Country
  • 2007 - Boys' Track & Field [4]
  • 2006 - Boys' Track & Field
  • 2006 - Girls' Cross County [5]
  • 1995 - Girls' Track & Field [6]
  • 1994 - Girls' Basketball [7]
  • 1992 - Girls' Track & Field
  • 1989 - Boys' Soccer [8]
  • 1989 - Boys' Indoor Track 2A-1A[9]
  • 1985 - Boys' Indoor Track BC
  • 1985 - Boys' Track & Field
  • 1984 - Boys' Indoor Track BC
  • 1980 - Girls' Volleyball [10]
  • 1974 - Football [11]

Notable alumni[edit]

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ "1949 Board Minutes". Retrieved 6 June 2013. 
  2. ^ [1],
  3. ^ Maryland State Department of Education
  4. ^ MPSSAA Boys Track & Field
  5. ^ MPSSAA Girls Cross Country
  6. ^ MPSAA Girls Track & Field
  7. ^ MPSSAA Girls Basketball
  8. ^ MPSSAA Boys Soccer
  9. ^ MPSSAA Boys Indoor Track
  10. ^ MPSSAA Girls Volleyball
  11. ^ MPSSAA Football

External links[edit]
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