Old Mill High School
America. The school building also houses the high school's two feeder schools, Old Mill Middle School South and Old Mill Middle School South. The school mascot is, "The Patriots".
Students
The Old Mill feeder system/cluster is the most geographically expansive cluster in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district. The feeder covers areas as far south as Crownsville and Annapolis and as far South as Glen Burnie and Severn. The Old Mill feeder system also covers portions of the Millersville, Gambrills, and Odenton as well. As such, Old Mill High School is one of the most racially and socio-economically diverse high schools in Anne Arundel County—the second most diverse public high school in Anne Arundel County, according to Niche. As of the 2019-2020 school year, the racial composition of the 2,281 Old Mill High School students was 39.1% white, 36% Black or African American, 13.6% Hispanic, 4.6% Asian, and 6.1% two or more races. Further, 34.6% of students qualified for free and reduced price meals, and approximately 3% of students are English Language Learners. The Old Mill cluster is bordered by the Meade cluster to the northwest, the Arundel and Crofton clusters to the midwest, the South River and Annapolis clusters to the southwest, the Severna Park cluster to the south, the Glen Burnie and South County clusters to the South, and the Glen Burnie and Chesapeake clusters to the east. Thus, Old Mill High School's attendance boundaries share a border with all but three of the 12 other high schools in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district.
Academics
Old Mill High School is a public magnet school. It has 2,364 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. According to state test scores, 92% of students are at least proficient in math and 91% in reading.
Since 1977, Old Mill has been accredited by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association. Newsweek magazine also ranked Old Mill in their 2007 Top 1300 Public High Schools in the Country List, at number 773.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Old Mill High School as the 36th best high school in Maryland in 2015.
Old Mill High School ranks 106th out of 170 schools in Maryland on School Digger.
In addition to offering its IB magnet program, Old Mill also offers 24 AP classes, exceeding the state average of 18.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Old Mill High School has been an IB World School since April 2005. It offers the IB Diploma Programme, preceded by the Extended Learning Program (ELP), or more commonly known as Pre-IB. The school offers a variety of standard level (SL) and higher level (HL) courses. The IB program is coordinated in Old Mill by Mrs. Sutherin and Mrs. Romanoski, and Ms. Klimes is the guidance counselor for all the IB students.
Old Mill High School is currently an IB Middle Years Programme candidate school, with the intention being that Old Mill will be 'whole-school' International Baccalaureate eventually. This is in conjunction with the two other IB World Schools currently in place in Anne Arundel County, Annapolis High School and Meade High School.
Other programs
Extracurricular activities
Students at Old Mill Senior High School are encouraged to participate in extracurricular, community, social and professional development organizations including:
- Student Government Association
- Band
- Chess Club
- Chorus
- Dance Company
- FBLA
- FHA
- FLES/FLEX
- Foreign Language Club
- Freshman Scholars
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- International Thespian Society
- International ESOL Club
- It's Academic
- Junior Statesmen of America
- Key Club
- Ladies of Excellence
- Literary Magazine (Illuminations)
- Marching Band
- Math Club
- Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations
- 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 Science Honor Society
- National French Honor Society
- National Spanish Honor Society
- S.W.A.N. Club
- Newspaper (The Patriot Echo)
- Patriots Achieving Total Success
- Patriot Players Theatre Company (PPTC)
- People for Animal Welfare
- Photography Club
- Junior Statesmen of America
- TSA (Technology Student Association)
- Pom Squad
- Renaissance
- Robotics Club
- Salsa Club
- Sailing Club
- Shutter Society
- Steel Drum Band
- Video Game Production Club
Athletics
The Old Mill Patriots participate in a variety of interscholastic sports and activities, including:
- Fall
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country Running
- Field Hockey
- Football - 2009 Maryland 4A State Champions, 2011 Maryland 4A State Champions
- Golf
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Unified Tennis
- Winter
- Basketball - Girls 4x State Champion (1986, 1991, 1992, 1993)
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Indoor Track and Field - Boys 5x State Champion (1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994), Girls 3x State Champion (1988, 1989, 1994)
- Wrestling 9x 3A/4A Maryland State Tournament Champions. 3x 3A/4A Maryland State Dual Champions. Former Coach Mike Hampe in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Spring
- Baseball - 4X State Champion (1980, 1989, 2003, 2019)
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Softball
- Outdoor Track and Field - Boys 7x State Champion (1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2004), Girls 6x State Champion (1977, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)
Notable alumni
- Kevin Barnes (2004), American football player
- Josh Hader (2012), baseball
- Jeong H. Kim (1979), founded Yurie Systems, president of Bell Labs
- Nick Kisner (2009), professional boxer
- Tim Newby (1992), writer and author
- Neil Parrott (1988), politician
- James E. Rzepkowski (1989), former member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Lester Speight (1981), American football player, professional wrestler and actor
School staph infections
In October 2007, Old Mill High School was listed as one of four high schools in Anne Arundel County that had outbreaks of staph infections. 28 cases of the infection have also been reported at Severna Park High School, Glen Burnie High School, and Chesapeake High School.
References
- ^ "Old Mill High School / School Home".
- ^ "Access Denied" (PDF).
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Old Mill High".
- ^ "2021 Most Diverse High Schools in Anne Arundel County".
- ^ "Old Mill High / Old Mill High".
- ^ "Explore Old Mill High School". Niche. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ CSS-MSA Status: Old Mill High School Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Old Mill High". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ https://patch.com/maryland/crofton/maryland-leads-us-news-rankings-top-performing-high-schools-0, Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Miseducation". 16 October 2018.
- ^ "International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Old Mill High School". IBO. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "International Baccalaureate Program/Extended Learning Program (ELP) at Anne Arundel County Public Schools". Aacps.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Kevin Barnes - Football". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Mark Ribbing (1998-04-30). "Yurie founder chases dreams". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "The Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building: At A Glance". Eng.umd.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Neil C. Parrott, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ "1994 Gubernatorial Election". MD State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ Burris, Joe (19 February 2007). "Mighty busy". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ WBAL News