Reservoir High School

This article is about the high school in Maryland. For the high school in Australia, see Reservoir High School (Victoria).
Reservoir High School
Address
Map
11550 Scaggsville Road

Fulton
,
MD

United States
Coordinates39°09′07″N 76°54′48″W / 39.15186°N 76.91329°W / 39.15186; -76.91329
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoLearn, Achieve, Succeed.
Established2002
School districtHoward County Public School System
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
NicknameResi/The Swamp
NewspaperThe Gator Gazette
YearbookGator Yearbook
Websitehttp://rhs.hcpss.org

Reservoir High School is a public high school in Fulton, Maryland, United States. It opened in 2002 and is 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 Florida Gators. In 2010, a cease and desist order was issued by the University of Florida, forcing the school to create a new logo.[4]

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]
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2018 2019 2020
607 924 1,315 1,396 1,450 1,504 1,502 1,555 1,551 1,581 1,624 1,788

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

  • Adrianne Kaufman 2002-2011
  • Patrick Saunderson 2011– 2017
  • Nelda Sims 2017-2020
  • Karim Shortridge 2020-

Athletics

  • 2023- Girls’ Softball County Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-Up
  • 2022- Girls’ Softball County Champions
  • 2022-Girls’ Volleyball County Champions, Regional Champions, State Champions
  • 2021- Girls’ Softball County Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-Up
  • 2019- Boys’ Basketball Regional Champions, State Runner-Up
  • 2019- Girls’ Volleyball Regional Champions
  • 2015 - Boys' Football Regional Champions
  • 2015 - Girls' Soccer Regional Champions
  • 2014 - Boys' Baseball State Champions
  • 2012 - Boys' Soccer State Champions
  • 2012 - Boys' Soccer Regional Champions
  • 2012 - Girls' Softball Regional Champions
  • 2012 - Girls' Cross Country County, Regional, and State Champions
  • 2011 - Boys' Soccer Regional Champions
  • 2011 - Boys' JV Soccer County Champions
  • 2010 - Boys' Soccer State Champions
  • 2010 - Girls' Soccer State Champions
  • 2010 - Boys' Soccer Regional Champions
  • 2010 - Girls' Soccer Regional Champions
  • 2010 - Boys' Outdoor Track County, Regional, and State Champions
  • 2010 - Wrestling County Tournament, Regional Dual Meet, Regional Tournament, State Dual Meet and State Tournament Champions
  • 2010 - Boys' Indoor Track Regional Champions and State Runner Up
  • 2007 - Marching Band State Champions
  • 2007 - Girls' Volleyball County, Region, and State Champions[7]
  • 2006 - Girls' Volleyball County and Regional Champions; State Runner Up
  • 2005 - Girls' Tennis County Champions
  • 2005 - Girls' Soccer Semifinalists [8]
  • 2005 - Girls' Indoor Track Regional Champions
  • 2005 - Girls' Cross Country Regional Champions

Notable alumni

References and notes

  1. ^ a b c 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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