Marriotts Ridge High School

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Marriotts Ridge High School
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Address
Marriotts Ridge High School
12100 Woodford Drive

Marriottsville, MD, 21104

United States
Coordinates 39°19′18″N76°56′03″W / 39.3218°N 76.9341°W / 39.3218; -76.9341
Information
Type Public High School
Motto"Exemplifying Excellence In All That We Do"
Established2005
PrincipalJohn DiPaula
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,472 [1]
CampusSuburban/Rural
Color(s)Metallic Silver   and Navy Blue  
MascotMustang
Website mrhs.hcpss.org

Marriotts Ridge High School is a public High School located in Marriottsville, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. The school was named after the town of Marriottsville, and the height of its location. The pre-opening name of Marriott's Ridge was later changed to Marriotts Ridge. [2]

Contents

The school is located in northern Howard County on Maryland Route 99, just east of Maryland Route 32, and north of Interstate 70. It is approximately 15 miles west of Baltimore and 25 miles north of Washington, DC. The school was planned to be built on the grounds of the Alpha Ridge Landfill, but a 3–2 council vote in 2002 redirected the building to a site across from Mount View Middle School. [3] Marriotts Ridge is a mirror image of both Long Reach High School and Reservoir High School. The school borders the districts for Glenelg High School, River Hill High School, Wilde Lake High School, Centennial High School, and Mount Hebron High School. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Marriotts Ridge as the No. 265 best high school nationwide and No.7 statewide on its list of "America's Best High Schools". [4]

Academics, rankings, achievements

Like other Howard County high schools, Marriotts Ridge High School consistently ranks as one of the best high schools in the state of Maryland and the nation. Marriotts Ridge is also often ranked among the top of Howard County’s high schools. The school is currently ranked as the 12th best high school in Maryland and #628 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report . [5]

Achievements in the 2010 school year include:

Achievements in the 2024 school year include:

Principals

Athletics

Marriotts Ridge has won the following titles:

Baseball

Boys' soccer

Cheerleading

Football

Girls' soccer

Golf

Lacrosse

Ice hockey

Robotics

Volleyball

Trash-can fire incident

On February 3, 2017, at approximately 7:15 am, 10 minutes before school started, the school was evacuated when a trash-can fire broke out in the boys' bathroom, apparently with an initial start from a paper towel holder. No one was injured. As a result of the fire, students were sheltered at the nearby Mount View Middle School, and classes were dismissed at 10:15 am. [8] Howard Schools spokesman John White said the fire was caused by a student and that disciplinary actions will follow, using the school system's Student Code of Conduct. [9]

Club and Activities

Computer Science Club

The MRHS Computer Science Club (founded 2019) teaches and assists students with computer science and programming, getting young students interested in the field of computer science. Members learn how to develop and build software projects and solve programming puzzles. [10] With over 100 members, the Computer Science Club is one of the school's largest clubs.

It's Academic

The MRHS It's Academic team meets weekly throughout the school year to train for competition in regional academic competitions. Student participants should be committed to academic excellence, capable of working in a team setting, and confident in their knowledge. The widespread academic setting constantly enriches members in becoming very knowledgeable in numerous topics of general knowledge. Tournaments participated in throughout the year consist of: National History Bowl, Johns Hopkins QuizBowl NAQT QuizBowl, and various Howard County-organized events.

Journalism

MRHS publishes The Stallion, a student-led newspaper with monthly issues. Student journalists cover topics in local news, opinion, sports, features, and creative writing.

Science Olympiad

The Science Olympiad club prepares students for and participates in regional Science Olympiad competitions.

A Cappella Club

African Student Association

Alpha Acheivers

American Sign Language Club (ASL)

Armed Forces & Veteran Support Club

Art Club / Art Honor Society

Asian History Club

BARK

Beautification Committee

Black Student Union (BSU)

Bollywood Dance Team

Celebrating Jewish Culture Club

Chess Club

Chinese Club / Chinese Honor Society

Color Guard

Crochet Club

Cubing Club

Culinary Club

Data Science Club

Dungeons & Dragons Club (D&D)

Educators Rising Honor Society

Engineering Club

Environmental Club

Equality now, period.

Equestrian Club

ESOL Helping Hands

MRHS Fashion Club

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

Fishing Club

French Club / French Honor Society

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA): competes in county/state/national competitions

Future Focus MRHS

Gaming Club

GenerationOn

Girl Up

Global Conversation Club

GSA (Gender & Sexuality Alliance)

Helping Howard County Grassroots

HOSA

Interact (Rotary) Club

Italian Club / Italian Honor Society

K-Way

Key Club

Korean Club

Literature Magazine

Mathematics Team

Millionaire's Club: personal finance and investing

Mock Trial: State Quarter-Finalists (2021) and County Champion (2022), State Semi-Finalists (2022)

Model United Nations: competes in regional conferences

Morgan's Message

Music Creatives Club

Muslim Student Association

Mystery Club

National Breast Cancer Coalition

National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA)

National Math Honor Society

National Technical Honor Society

Photography Club

Poetry Club

POMS

Project LETS

Psychology Club

Red Cross Club

Relay for Life

Rocketry Club

Rooted in Christ

Scholars Leadership

Share a Sticker

She++ Programming Club

Social Studies Honor Society (Rho Kappa)

South Asian Club

Spanish Club

Spanish Honor Society

Speech & Debate / Forensics

Student Alliance for Human Rights

Student Athlete Leadership Organization

Swim Team

Table Tennis Club

"Theater Honor Society (ITS)

International Thespian Society"

Tri-M Music Honor Society

UNICEF

We Are Ridge

Weekend Backpacks Club

Young America's Foundation (YAF)

YouTube Video Creators Club

Students

The 2019–20 school year was the fifteenth anniversary of the school. The class of 2008 was the first graduating class of Marriotts Ridge High School. Marriotts Ridge is known for its strong academics with a drop out rate of .46% and 100% of students passing the Maryland High School assessment in the 2009–2010 school year. Marriotts Ridge has been ranked 14th out of 225 public high schools in Maryland. [11]

Front side of Marriotts Ridge. MarriottsRidgeAuditorium.jpg
Front side of Marriotts Ridge.
Student Population [12]
2020–20211,597
2012–20131,223
2011–20121,271
2010–20111,305
2008–20091,230
2007–20081,186
2006–2007887
2005–2006577

Demographics

Listed below is the data collected from the 2019–20 school year regarding the student body's ethnic breakdown. [13]

EthnicityPercentage of Total Students
American Indian/Alaskan<5.0%
Asian37.2%
African American9.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander<5.0%
Hispanic/Latino<5.0%
White45.9%
Two or more races<5.0%

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Marriotts Ridge High School Profile - 2019-20" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "A punctuated problem ; Marriottsville". The Baltimore Sun. 9 December 2004.
  3. ↑ Tanika White (28 February 2002). "Board rejects site for school Members dislike location near Alpha Ridge Landfill Decision a surprise Most likely place seen as Mount View, which opposes it". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. ↑ "Marriotts Ridge High School : Overview". Usnews.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  5. ↑ "How Does Marriotts Ridge High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?". U.S. News & World Report . Archived from the original on 2023-06-18.
  6. ↑ http://www.hcpss.org/schools/profiles/prof_mrhs1011.pdf [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Howard County Public School System". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Fire at Marriotts Ridge High School Causes Early Dismissal". Ellicott City, MD Patch. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Marriotts Ridge High dismisses classes after restroom fire Friday morning". Baltimore Sun. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  10. ↑ MRHS Computer Science Club
  11. ↑ "Marriotts Ridge High School in Marriottsville MD". SchoolDigger.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  12. ↑ Source for ||13|0308|3|N|6|13|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 student population staticstics [ permanent dead link ], Maryland State Department of Education
  13. ↑ "Marriotts Ridge High School Profile" (PDF).

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