Oakland Mills High School

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For the similarly named school in Millbrae, see Mills High School.

Address
Oakland Mills High School

9410 Kilimanjaro Road Columbia, MD, Maryland, 21045 USA
Information
School number	(240) 236-7000
School district	Howard County Public Schools
Principal	Mr. Frank Eastham
Vice principal	Mathias Bama William Neugebauer Elaine Reid
Students	1,182[1]
Type	Public high school
Education System	Howard County Public Schools
Grades	9-12
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Scorpions
School Colour(s)	Orange, Black, and White
Opened	1973
Homepage	Oakland Mills High School website

Oakland Mills High School was established in 1973 as one of the first high schools to service the Columbia, Maryland area. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.

A new addition was put onto the school in 2003, raising its total capacity to 1,332 students.[2]

Oakland Mills High School

1 Demographics
2 Activities
3 Athletics
4 Notable alumni
5 References and notes
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Oakland Mills has the most ethnically diverse population of Howard County Public Schools. Of the student body,[3] 43.2% are African American, 40% are White, 9.7% are Hispanic, 6.5% are Asian, 0.4% are Native American, and 0.2% are unidentified.

In 2007, Guidance Counselor Pauline Phillips was named 2006 Howard County Counselor of the Year, and 2006 Maryland State Counselor of the Year.

[edit] Activities

The athletics at Oakland Mills enjoy a widespread and rabid fanbase, with black and orange-clad Spirit Club members to be found at every game. Popular school slogans include "You can't spell cHaMpiOnS without OMHS" and "There's no place like hOMe".

The school also has an accomplished music and drama program. The choir, band, and orchestra are consistently given high ratings at various adjudications and festivals. For the past two years, Oakland Mills has also participated in the Baltimore area Critics and Awards Program for High School Students (typically known as "Cappies"). The 2006 spring musical, Seussical, was nominated for 13 awards. The 2005 show, Footloose was nominated for 11 awards, winning two (Ensemble in a Musical and Cameo Actress).

The school is also home to over 30 clubs and organizations in all categories, including Howard County's only Air Force JROTC program.

The school's boys cross country team has won a state record 12 cross country state titles, including six in a row in the late eighties and early nineties. The team also had a surge of championships around the turn of the century, to include some narrow victories over Glenelg High School. Recently, on November 10, 2007, senior Kyle Grant Andrews captured the 2A state title with a devastating 12 second victory over Carl Morgan from River Hill High School. His time was the second fastest on the day.

[edit] Athletics

Oakland Mills High School has won dozens of State Championships. Here is a list of the titles that the school owns:

[edit] Boys' Basketball

1990 - Boy's Basketball ^[1]

[edit] Girls' Basketball

1998 - Girls' Basketball ^[2]

[edit] Boy's Indoor Track

2004 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track ^[3]
2002 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track
2001 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track
2000 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track
1999 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track
1994 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track
1993 - Boys' 2A-1A Indoor Track
1991 - Boys' 3A Indoor Track ^[4]

[edit] Boys' Track & Field

2004 - Boys' Track & Field ^[5]
2002 - Boys' Track & Field
2001 - Boys' Track & Field
2000 - Boys' Track & Field
1998 - Boys' Track & Field
1996 - Boys' Track & Field
1995 - Boys' Track & Field
1994 - Boys' Track & Field
1993 - Boys' Track & Field
1991 - Boys' Track & Field
1989 - Boys' Track & Field
1981 - Boys' Track & Field

[edit] Girls' Track & Field

1978 - Girls' Track & Field ^[6]

[edit] Girls' Indoor Track

2000 - Girls' 2A-1A Indoor Track ^[7]
1998 - Girls' 2A-1A Indoor Track

[edit] Wrestling

1986 - Wrestling ^[8]
1982 - Wrestling
1980 - Wrestling

[edit] Boys' Cross Country

2001 - Boys' Cross-Country ^[9]
2000 - Boys' Cross-Country
1999 - Boys' Cross-Country
1994 - Boys' Cross-Country
1992 - Boys' Cross-Country
1989 - Boys' Cross-Country
1988 - Boys' Cross-Country
1987 - Boys' Cross-Country
1986 - Boys' Cross-Country
1985 - Boys' Cross-Country
1984 - Boys' Cross-Country
1975 - Boys' Cross-Country

[edit] Boys' Soccer

2002 - Boys' Soccer ^[10]
2000 - Boys' Soccer
1999 - Boys' Soccer
1998 - Boys' Soccer
1994 - Boys' Soccer
1990 - Boys' Soccer
1988 - Boys' Soccer
1986 - Boys' Soccer
1985 - Boys' Soccer
1981 - Boys' Soccer
1980 - Boys' Soccer
1979 - Boys' Soccer

[edit] Girls' Soccer

1995 - Girls' Soccer ^[11]
1992 - Girls' Soccer

[edit] Football

1999 - Football ^[12]

[edit] Notable alumni

Darryl Gee, U.S. Olympic Soccer player
D'Monroe - a Broadway and Off-Broadway actor
Aaron McGruder, creator of The Boondocks
Randy Pausch - professor of Carnegie-Mellon University. Dr. Pausch, a father of three young children, has recently gained a level of internet and YouTube notoriety for recording what is known as his inspirational "last lecture" due to a battle with terminal pancreatic cancer.
Clint Peay - U.S. Olympic Soccer player
Marc Peyser - Newsweek Commentator
Rob Ryerson - former professional soccer player, soccer coach at Mount St. Mary's University
Dante Washington - U.S. Olympic Soccer player