Old Mill High School is a public

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, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It was occupied in 1975 and is administered by

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(AACPS). The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at

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and Severna Park High Schools. The school has no walls or ceilings in some classrooms, only partitions to separate classrooms. Along with Annapolis High School and

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, Old Mill Senior High is one of the three IB World Schools in

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. 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

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is the patriot.

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

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and

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and as far north as

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and

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. 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

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. As of the 2019-2020 school year, the racial composition of the 2,281 Old Mill High School students was 39.1%

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, 36%

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, 13.6%

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, 4.6%

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, and 6.1%

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. Further, 34.6% of students qualified for free and reduced price meals, and approximately 3% of students are

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. 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

and

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clusters to the north, and the Glen Burnie and

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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

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. 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

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, 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

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Other programs

* AVID * ESOL

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 *

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* FHA * FLES/

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*Foreign Language Club *Freshman Scholars *Gay-Straight Alliance *

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* International ESOL Club *It's Academic *

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*Ladies of Excellence *Literary Magazine (''Illuminations'') *Marching Band *Math Club *

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*Mock Trial *Model United Nations *Modern Music Masters Honor Society (

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) *Music Program (including color guard flags, concert band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra and stage band) *Musical Production *

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*National Science Honor Society * National French Honor Society *

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*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 **

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Field Hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

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- 2009 Maryland 4A State Champions, 2011 Maryland 4A State Champions **

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*Winter **

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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. **

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*Spring **

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- 4X State Champion (1980, 1989, 2003, 2019) **

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Notable alumni

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(2004), American football player *

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(2012), baseball *

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(1979), founded Yurie Systems, president of Bell Labs *

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(2009), professional boxer * Neil Parrott (1988), politician * James E. Rzepkowski (1989), former member of

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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 Severna Park High School is a public high school in the United States located in the suburban CDP of Severna Park, Maryland. It is a part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system. SPHS opened its doors to students in 1959 and was the seve ...

Glen Burnie High School Glen Burnie High School is a large public high school located in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1923, the school is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system. Today, Glen Burnie Senior High ...

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References

External links

Website maintained by the school

AACPS webpage for Old Mill High
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