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.

  1. ^ 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