Howard High School (Ellicott City, Maryland)

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Howard High School
Established	1952
Type	Public Secondary
Principal	Mrs. Gina Massella
Students	1333 (2006)
Grades	9–12
Location	8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City, MD, USA
District	Howard County Public Schools
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	Lion
Website	http://www.howardhighschool.net/index.html

Howard High School, in its 55th year, serves families from Ellicott City, Elkridge, and Columbia, Maryland and is part of the Howard County public school system. The school was formerly known as The Howard County High School. The population is both culturally and economically diverse with over three quarters of the graduates enrolling in post-secondary institutions.

The school is boxed by Maryland Route 108, Maryland Route 104, and immediately southwest of Maryland Route 100 and is visible from the highway.

1 Schedule
2 Students
3 Current events
4 Athletics
5 Notable Alumni
6 References and notes
7 External links

[edit] Schedule

Like all other Howard County high schools, Howard High has a yearlong schedule that provides students with the opportunity to earn seven credits. Prior to Fall 2002, Howard High was one of three schools that used a semester schedule (Long Reach and River Hill were the other two). Students attended four ninety-minute classes each day for 90 school days, and then four new classes for the remaining 90 days of the school year. Each semester was broken up into three, 30-day marking periods. The semester schdule is no longer in effect at any of these schools.

[edit] Students

Student population^[1]
2007	1,362
2006	1,332
2005	1,241
2004	1,172
2003	1,199
2002	1,174
2001	1,257
2000	1,249
1999	1,242
1998	1,142
1997	1,202
1996	1,682
1995	1,484
1994	1,335
1993	1,261

[edit] Current events

Currently, Howard High School is under renovation. The 2005–2006 school year opened with a new music/drama wing partially ready for use, a new front entrance, and a temporary cafeteria located in a space that will eventually become the auxiliary gym. In November, 2005, the new administrative wing and main office opened. In December, 2005, the auditorium opened with the winter concert, play and dance performance. During the summer of 2006, the media center moved into the temporary cafeteria and renovation started with an expected completion date of January, 2007. The new cafeteria with a multi-story open atrium and new instructional wing were ready for start of the 2006-2007 school year.