Old Mill High School is a public
high school in
Millersville, Maryland, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It was occupied in 1975 and is administered by
Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at
Arundel
Arundel ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Arun District of the South Downs, West Sussex, England.
The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much large ...
and
Severna Park
Severna Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Severna Park is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and is located approximately north of Annapolis, south of Baltimore and east ...
High Schools. The school has no walls or ceilings in some classrooms, only partitions to separate classrooms. Along with
Annapolis High School and
Meade Senior High School, Old Mill Senior High is one of the three
IB World Schools in
Anne Arundel County. 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
mascot 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
Crownsville
Crownsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,757 at the 2010 census. It hosts the Anne Arundel County Fair each September, as well as the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival ...
and
Annapolis
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and as far north as
Glen Burnie
Glen Burnie is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population of Glen Burnie was 67,639 at ...
and
Severn. The Old Mill feeder system also covers portions of the Millersville,
Gambrills
Gambrills refers to two neighboring places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located in the Annapolis metro area: the unincorporated community of Gambrills, and the Gambrills census-designated place (CD ...
, 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
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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
Glen Burnie
Glen Burnie is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population of Glen Burnie was 67,639 at ...
and
North County clusters to the north, and the Glen Burnie and
Chesapeake Chesapeake often refers to:
*Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian
* The Chesapeake, a.k.a. Chesapeake Bay
*Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula
Chesapeake may also refer to:
Populated plac ...
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
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, 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
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AVID
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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
*
FBLA
*
FHA
*
FLES/
FLEX
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* FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800
* FlexOS, an operating system developed by Digital Research
* FLEX (protocol), a comm ...
*Foreign Language Club
*Freshman Scholars
*Gay-Straight Alliance
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International Thespian Society
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International ESOL Club
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International may also refer to:
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* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
*It's Academic
*
Junior Statesmen of America
*
Key Club
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*Ladies of Excellence
*Literary Magazine (''Illuminations'')
*Marching Band
*Math Club
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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
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National Honor Society
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*National Science Honor Society
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National French Honor Society
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National Spanish Honor Society
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
*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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Cheerleading
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Cross Country Running
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Field Hockey
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Football
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- 2009 Maryland 4A State Champions, 2011 Maryland 4A State Champions
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Golf
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Soccer
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Volleyball
*Winter
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cheerleading
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Indoor Track and Field
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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.
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Swimming
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Tennis
*Spring
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Baseball - 4X State Champion (1980, 1989, 2003, 2019)
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Gymnastics
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Lacrosse
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Softball
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Outdoor Track and Field
Notable alumni
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Kevin Barnes (2004), American football player
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Josh Hader (2012), baseball
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Jeong H. Kim
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In 2004, Kim was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions t ...
(1979), founded Yurie Systems, president of Bell Labs
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Nick Kisner (2009), professional boxer
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Neil Parrott
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(1988), politician
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James E. Rzepkowski
James E. Rzepkowski (born March 8, 1971 in Annapolis, Maryland) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
Background
Prior to working as a State Delegate, Rzepkowski worked as an insurance agent manager for State Farm insurance. In 1992 ...
(1989), former member of
Maryland House of Delegates
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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
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 s ...
,
Glen Burnie High School, and
Chesapeake High School.
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References
External links
Website maintained by the school
AACPS webpage for Old Mill High
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Public high schools in Maryland
International Baccalaureate schools in Maryland
Educational institutions established in 1975
Schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
1975 establishments in Maryland