Type Public high school Superintendent Renee Foose Phone +1 410-313-2867 Mascot Lion | Established 1952 CEEB code 210510 Number of students 1,772 | |
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Motto Excellence in Teaching and Learning School district Howard County Public School System Address 8700 Old Annapolis Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043, USA District Howard County Public School System Similar Oakland Mills High School, Long Reach High Sch, River Hill High School, Atholton High School, Wilde Lake High School Profiles | ||
Howard High School serves families from Ellicott City, Elkridge, Hanover and Columbia, Maryland; it is a part of the Howard County Public School System.
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School history
In 1938, Howard County used WPA money and bus contracts to consolidate and close many one-room schoolhouses into several central schools. Most of the county saw little school construction until after World War II. The school board recommended a single central high school for all white students in the entire county. By 1949, a state bond bill seemed imminent, and plans were refined for a central high school serving the first, second and sixth county districts. A site was picked at the family farm of General Charles D. Gaither, whose grandfather, George R. Gaither, once raised cavalry for J. E. B. Stuart onsite. Bids were opened on 26 April 1951 with prices ranging from $838,000 to $683,000. Four additional rooms were ordered in 1952 for an additional $30,000 in expenses. 12 additional acres were purchased from the Gaither family for $5,000, with board member Charles E. Miller contributing $2,500 for the land and demolition of the "colored house and corn crib" on the property.
Five names were considered for the school: John Eager Howard High School, Charles Carroll of Carrollton High School, General Gaither High School, Edwin Warfield High School, and Howard County High School. The school opened as "Howard County Senior High School" in 1952. In 1954, Marie T. Gaither offered 42 acres of adjoining land for $15,000 to expand the school grounds, which was declined by the school board.
A highlight commencement was once attended by Supreme Court Justice, Tom C. Clark who arrived by helicopter. 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 2015-2016 academic school year:
Ethnicity
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.
Renovation
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
Howard High School has won the following state championships & athletic accomplishments: