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Long Reach High School

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Joshua Wasilewski

Website
  
lrhs.hcpss.org

Founded
  
1996

Established
  
1996

Enrollment
  
1330 (2013)

Phone
  
+1 410-313-7117

Mascot
  
The Lightning

Long Reach High School

Color(s)
  
Purple     Silver     White     Black

Address
  
6101 Old Dobbin Ln, Columbia, MD 21045, USA

District
  
Howard County Public School System

Similar
  
Oakland Mills High School, Howard High School, Wilde Lake High School, Atholton High School, River Hill High School

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Long Reach High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. In 2013, Newsweek ranked Long Reach as one of the top 2,000 high schools in the country.

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History

In 1995, Long Reach High School, was built in Columbia, Maryland. The school was one of three new county schools opened in 1996 after a 16-year gap. Long Reach High School name is derived from Colonel Edward Dorsey's 1695 slave plantation "Long Reach", which is now the site of a village of Columbia. The school was built on the front field of the Christian Farm, bought from Lewis Dennis.

Demographics

As of 2013, the demographic breakdown of the school's 1330 students was as follows:

  • Male - 646
  • Female - 684
  • Asian - 188
  • African-American - 418
  • Hispanic - 166
  • White - 461
  • Multiracial - 91
  • References

    Long Reach High School Wikipedia