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Old Mill High School Location Millersville, Maryland Information Type Public, Secondary Established 1975 School district Anne Arundel County Public Schools Principal James Todd Grades 9-12 Enrollment 2,672 Color(s) Red, White, and Blue Mascot Patriot Website AACPS website Old Mill Senior High School is an American public high school in Millersville, Maryland serving students in grades 9 through 12. It was occupied in 1975 and is administered by Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). The school was built to alleviate over-crowding at other schools in the area. Along with Annapolis High School and Meade Senior High School, Old Mill Senior High is one of the three IB World Schools in Anne Arundel County. The school building also houses the high school's two feeder schools, Old Mill Middle School North and Old Mill Middle School South. The school mascot is The Patriot. On December 4, 2009 Old Mill won the State Football Championship against Henry A. Wise.
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Faculty (2010-2012)
Principal: Mr. James Todd
Assistant Principal / Administrators:
Ms. Buckley
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Fitzgerald
Ms. Boyd
Ms. Tubman
Mr. GilliamAcademics
Since 1977[1], Old Mill has been accredited by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association. Newsweek Magazine also ranked Old Mill in their 2007 Top 1300 Public High Schools in the Country List, at #773.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Old Mill High School has been an IB World School since April 2005.[2] It offers the IB Diploma Programme, preceded by the Extended Learning Program (ELP), or more commonly known as Pre-IB.[3] The school offers a variety of standard level (SL) and higher level (HL) courses. The IB program is coordinated in Old Mill by Mrs. Newgent and Ms. Klimes is the guidance counselor for all the IB students.
Old MIll High School is currently an IB Middle Years Programme candidate school, with the intention being that Old Mill will be 'whole-school' International Baccalaureate by the end of the 2014/2015 school year. This is in conjunction with the two other IB World Schools currently in place in Anne Arundel County, Annapolis High School and Meade High School.
Other Programs
- AVID
- ESOL
Extracurricular activities
Students at Old Mill Senior High School are encouraged to participate in extracurricular, community, social and professional development organizations including:
- Student Government Association
- Band
- Chess Club
- Chorus
- Dance
- FBLA
- FHA
- FLES/FLEX
- Foreign Language Club
- Freshman Scholars
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- International Thespian Society
- International ESOL Club
- It's Academic
- Key Club
- Ladies of Excellence
- Literary Magazine (Illuminations)
- Math Club
- Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement
- Mock Trial
- Modern Music Masters Honor Society (Tri-M)
- Music Program (including color guard flags, concert band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra and stage band)
- Musical Production
- National Art Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- National Science Honor Society
- National French Honor Society
- National Spanish Honor Society
- Newspaper (The Patriot Echo)
- Patriots Achieving Total Success
- Patriot Players Theatre Company(PPTC)
- People for Animal Welfare
- Photography Club
- Pirate Club
- Pom Squad
- Renaissance
- Robotics Club
- Sailing Club
- Shutter Society
- Steel Drum Band
- Video Game Production Club
Athletics
The Old Mill Patriots participate in a variety of interscholastic sports and activities, including:
Fall
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country Running
- Field Hockey
- Football - 2010 Maryland 4A State Champions
- Golf
- Soccer
- Volleyball
Winter
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Indoor Track and Field
- Wrestling 9x 3A/4A Maryland State Tournament Champions. 3x 3A/4A Maryland State Dual Champions.
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
Spring
- Baseball - 3x Maryland 4A State Champions
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Softball
- Outdoor Track and Field
Notable alumni
- Kevin Barnes (American football) (2004) - cornerback, Washington Redskins
- James E. Rzepkowski, (1989) former member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Lester Speight, (1981) football player, a professional wrestler and actor famous for his portrayal of Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in a series of Reebok commercials.
- Jeong H. Kim, (?1979?) founded Yurie Systems in 1992. Dr. Kim and investors later sold to Lucent Technologies in 1998 for one billion dollars. Dr. Kim has served as president of Bell Labs since 2005. [4] [5]
School staph infections
In October 2007, Old Mill High School was listed as one of four high schools in Anne Arundel County that had outbreaks of staph infections. 28 cases of the infection have also been reported at Severna Park High School, Glen Burnie High School, and Chesapeake High School.[6]
See also
- Anne Arundel County Schools
References
- ^ http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW(MD133) CSS-MSA Status: Old Mill High School
- ^ http://www.ibo.org/school/002322/ International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Old Mill High School
- ^ http://www.aacps.org/html/press/elp/elp.html International Baccalaureate Program/Extended Learning Program (ELP) at Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- ^ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-04-30/business/1998120005_1_kim-jeong-h-yurie Yurie founder chases dreams
- ^ http://www.eng.umd.edu/facilities/kim-building-ataglance The Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building: At A Glance
- ^ WBAL News
External links
Categories:- High schools in Maryland
- International Baccalaureate schools in Maryland
- Educational institutions established in 1975
- Schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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