Reservoir High School

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Reservoir High School
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Reservoir High School
11550 Scaggsville Road

,
MD

United States
Coordinates 39°09′07″N76°54′48″W / 39.15186°N 76.91329°W / 39.15186; -76.91329
Information
Type Public Secondary
MottoLearn, Achieve, Succeed.
Established2002
School district Howard County Public Schools
PrincipalKarim Shortridge Ed.D.
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,928 (2023)
Color(s)Orange   Blue  
AthleticsGirls and Boys Basketball

Football

Soccer

Golf

Softball

Baseball

Volleyball

Tennis

Girls and Boys Lacrosse

Cheerleading

Track and Field(Indoor and Outdoor)

Cross Country

Field Hockey

Wrestling
MascotGator
Nickname Resi/The Swamp
NewspaperThe Gator Gazette
YearbookGator Yearbook
Website http://rhsgators.com/

Reservoir High School is a public high school in Fulton, Maryland, United States. It was opened in 2002 and is a part of the Howard County Public School System. [1] The school is named for its proximity to the Rocky Gorge Reservoir. The school's mascot "Gators" was selected by vote in 2001, with school colors of Orange and Blue. [2] [3] The logo and fight song were the same as those of the University of Florida. In 2010, a cease and desist order was issued by the University, forcing the school to create a new logo. [4]

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The school is located on Maryland Route 216, just west of U.S. 29 on 101 acres (0.41 km2) shared with Fulton Elementary School, Lime Kiln Middle School, and Cedar Lane School. Reservoir follows the same general design as Long Reach High School and Marriotts Ridge High School. [5] Neighboring Howard County schools include Atholton High School, River Hill High School, and Hammond High School.

Feeder schools for Reservoir include Hammond Middle School, Murray Hill Middle School, Patuxent Valley Middle School, and Lime Kiln Middle School. Reservoir is also well known for its work with and support for students at Cedar Lane School.

Students

Reservoir High School has an official capacity of 1,624 students. [1] After opening in 2002, Reservoir only enrolled 9th and 10th graders to ease the transition of redistricting amongst neighboring high schools. The 2004-2005 school year was the first where there were students are every grade level. The student population at Reservoir has grown moderately since opening.

Student population [6]
200320042005200620072008200920102015201820192020
6079241,3151,3961,4501,5041,5021,5551,5511,5811,6241,788

The racial makeup of the student population during the 2019-2020 school year was 28.0% White, 32.6% Black or African American, 16.2% Asian/Indian, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, and <5.0% Native American. [1]

Principals

Athletics

Academics

Notable alumni

References and notes

  1. 1 2 3 2009-10 HCPSS School Profile - Reservoir High School
  2. Stan Rappaport (26 April 2001). "Reservoir nickname: Gators 'Overwhelming' pick in vote vs. Retrievers". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. Karen Nitkin (20 May 2007). "RESERVOIR HIGH GOES 'GREEN' SCHOOL CLUB'S EFFORTS WILL BE REWARDED WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. Janene Holzberg (9 December 2010). "Colleges say Reservoir, River Hill high schools illegally used logos Universities of Florida, Iowa claim logos were too similar". Howard County Times.
  5. MD Property Database
  6. http://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_hs_reservoir.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. MPSSAA Girls Volleyball
  8. MPSSAA Girls Soccer

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