Old Mill High School
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| School type | Public, Secondary |
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| Established | 1975 |
| District | Anne Arundel County Public Schools |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | George Kispert |
| Students | 2603 |
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue |
| Mascot | Patriot |
| Location | Millersville, Maryland |
| 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, Old Mill Senior High is one of the two 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.
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[edit] Faculty (2006-2007)
Principal: Mr. Kispert
Administrators:
- Ms. Buckley .........A - Bi
- Ms. Picken........Burl - Fe
- Ms. Snyder........Ff - Johnson
- Ms. Hunt..........Jones - Mw
- Mr. Pound.........My - Shaq
- Mr. Ferguson .....Shar - Z
- Mr. Williams......Instruction
School Resource Officer: Officer Davis
Business Manager: Mr. Moede
Guidance Counselors:
- A - Ci............Ms. Scarborough
- Cj - Ge...........Ms. Ruffin
- Gf - J............Ms. Pepperine
- K - Mi............Ms. Young
- Mj - Ri...........Ms. Hase
- Rj - Sp...........Ms. Klimes
- Sq - Z............Mr. Barrett
Department Heads:
- Art...................................Mrs. Brooks
- AVID.....Mr. Whitley, Mrs. Motiram, Mrs. Johansen
- Business Education..................Mr. Dickinson
- Computer Science....................Mr. Zwolinski
- ESOL................................Mrs. Eichhorn
- ELP (Pre-IB) / IB...............................Dr. Mitchell
- English...............................Mr. Swanson
- FACS..............................Ms. Nee-Jackson
- Guidance..............................Mrs. Klimes
- Library/Media..........................Ms. Sheils
- Math..................................Mr. Czachor
- Music..................................Mr. Selway
- Physical Education.....................Mr. Lawton
- Science.................................Ms. Poist
- Social Studies......................Mr. Scripture
- Special Education.....................Mrs. Rubino
- Technology Education..................Ms. Kessler
- World Languages.....................Ms. K. Nelson
[edit] Academics
Since 1977[1], Old Mill has been accredited by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association.
[edit] 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:
- IB English (HL)
- IB French (SL)
- IB Spanish (SL)
- IB History of the Americas (HL)
- IB ITGS (SL)
- IB Biology (HL)
- IB Physics (SL)
- IB Chemistry (SL)
- IB Higher Level Math (HL)
- IB Advanced Math (SL)
- IB Math Studies (SL)
- IB Music (SL & HL)
- IB Visual Arts (SL & HL)
[edit] Advanced Placement (AP)
Old Mill High School also offers the Advanced Placement program. The school offers a variety of courses:
- AP Art History
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science AB
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP European History
- AP French Language
- AP German Language
- AP Human Geography
- AP Latin: Vergil
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Music Theory
- AP Physics B
- AP Physics C
- AP Psychology
- AP Spanish Language
- AP Spanish Literature
- AP Statistics
- AP Studio Art 2-D
- AP Studio Art Drawing
- AP US History
- AP US Government & Politics
- AP World History
[edit] Other Programs
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Students at Old Mill Senior High School are encouraged to participate in extracurricular, community, social and professional development organizations including:
- Art Club
- 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
- Literary Magazine (Illuminations)
- Math Club
- 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 Spanish Honor Society
- Newspaper (The Patriot Echo)
- Patriots Achieving Total Success
- Patriot Players Theatre Company
- People for Animal Welfare
- Photography Club
- Pom Squad
- Renaissance
- Robotics Club
- Sailing Club
- Sisters In Action
- Video Game Production Club
[edit] Athletics
The Old Mill Patriots participate in a variety of interscholastic sports and activities, including:
[edit] Fall
[edit] Winter
[edit] Spring
- Baseball - 3x Maryland 4A State Champions[4]
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Outdoor track and field
- Swimming
[edit] 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://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/20/AR2006042002294.html Old Mill's Monar Draws a Crowd in Win, By Jeff Ermann, Special to the Washington Post dated Friday, April 21, 2006
