Long Reach High School

Infobox school | name = Long Reach High School


motto=Excellence in Teaching and Learning
established = 1996
type = Public high school
address = 6101 Old Dobbin Lane Columbia, MD 21045
location = Columbia, Maryland
faculty =
enrollment = 1,443
mascot = Lightning
colors = Purple color box|#4E387E, Silver color box|#C0C0C0,White color box|#FFFFFF, & Black color box|#000000
information =
principal = Mr. Edmund Evans
website =http://hcpss.org/lrhs

Long Reach High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.

Location

Long Reach High School is located in eastern Howard County, Maryland. It is east of Maryland Route 175 and west of Maryland Route 108. This school is a very short distance south of Howard High School. Long Reach High School's boundary touches those of Howard High School, Oakland Mills High School, and Hammond High School. [Howard County Public School District Map [http://www.hcpss.org/boundarylines/map_high.pdf] ]

History

In 1695, Colonel Edward Dorsey, patriarch of an influential Maryland family, purchased a 448 acre (1.8 km²) tract of land in northern Anne Arundel County. (Howard County did not come into existence until 1850.) The plantation he built first grew tobacco and later, with the opening of a mill by the Ellicott brothers (Ellicott City), grew wheat. Dorsey named his plantation Long Reach. In 1974, Long Reach became the name of one of the new planned city of Columbia's original villages. In 1995, a new high school, Long Reach High School, was built in the village of Long Reach in the city of Columbia. [ [http://www.baltimorefunguide.com/calendar/detailAttraction.do?id=4762 Long Reach High School : Details Page : Baltimore FunGuide.com ] ]

Athletics

Long Reach High School has won the following state championships in sports:

* 2006 - Boys' Basketball [MPSSAA Boys Soccer [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/boysbasketball/Boys%20Basketball%20State%20Champions.pdf] ]
* 2002 - Girls' Track & Field [MPSSAA Girls Track & Field [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/girlstrackandfield/Girls%20Track%20and%20Field%20Champions.pdf] ]
* 2001 - Girls' Indoor Track [MPSSAA Girls Indoor Track [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/girlsindoortrack/Girls%20Indoor%20Track%20State%20Champions.pdf] ]
* 2001 - Girls' Track & Field
* 2000 - Girls' Track & Field
* 1999 - Girls' Track & Field
* 1998 - Girls' Track & Field

tudents

Administration

*Principal: Mr. Colonel Edmund E. Evans
*Assistant Principal: Mr. Clovis Thomas
*Assistant Principal: Mrs. Rose Friss
*Assistant Principal: Mr. Edgar Batenga
*Assistant Principal: Mrs. Meghan Senisi

ee also

*http://www.hcpss.org/lrhs
*Howard County Public School System
*http://www.longreachhighschool.net
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=long+reach+high+school+columbia,+md&ie=UTF8&ll=39.205123,-76.810398&spn=0.006077,0.00942&t=h&z=17&om=1 Google Maps]

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