South River High School (Maryland)

Coordinates: 38°55′18″N 76°33′34″W / 38.92166°N 76.55942°W / 38.92166; -76.55942

South River High School
Address
201 Central Ave. E
Edgewater, Maryland
United States
Information
Type Public higher secondary
Established 1978
School district Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Principal William Myers Sr.
Grades 9-12
Gender Co-ed
Enrollment 2,166 (Fall 2016)[1]
Campus Rural
Color(s)

Columbia Blue and Silver

         
Mascot Seahawk
Rival

Arundel High School

Wildcats
Newspaper The Current
Yearbook Tides
Website http://www.southriverhigh.org/

South River High School is a large public high school in the United States, in the suburban CDP of Edgewater, Maryland in Anne Arundel County. It lies about 10 minutes from Annapolis and 40 minutes from Baltimore. It lies directly next to Central Middle School. It was built in 1978 and has 2,220 students currently enrolled, making it the largest public high school in Anne Arundel County (student body wise). It received a Blue Ribbon in education. Due to recent overcrowding in the Crofton area, students are bused in from Crofton, in addition to Davidsonville, Mayo, Riva, and Edgewater. South River's rival school is Arundel High School. South River has a great reputation throughout Maryland and is known as one of the best high schools in Anne Arundel County. In 2013, Newsweek ranked South River as one of the top 30 high schools in Maryland, and one of the top 1,000 in the country.[2]

The class of 2009 graduated with over $8.5 million in scholarships, and 5 senior students received Scholarships for Scholars from the Anne Arundel County Government. Members of the school's faculty have received awards from the Karen Gaffney Foundation, an organization promoting community service and excellence in special education programs.[3]

South River is Co-Ed and handicap accessible.

Crofton Redistricting

In the 1990s, nearby Arundel High School was beginning to get overcrowded. At the time, all high school students residing in Crofton attended Arundel High School. Crofton parents were pushing for a new high school to be built in Crofton, but the attempt failed. In attempt to solve overcrowding issues at Arundel, the town of Crofton became split between two high schools (Arundel and South River). Crofton high school students who live in the district for Crofton Elementary and Nantucket Elementary still go on to Crofton Middle for middle school and Arundel for high school. However, Crofton high school students residing in the district for Crofton Meadows or Crofton Woods Elementary go on to Crofton Middle, then South River for high school. This redistricting was approved on March 18, 1998.[4]

Athletics

South River competes in the Anne Arundel County Division of Maryland's 4A subdivision. South River has won many state championships, most recently in 2018, with girl's Varsity Lacrosse. In 2016 and 2017, Varsity Field Hockey won the championships. South River football has not won a county championship since 1986. The Seahawks last appeared in the playoffs in 2012, losing to Old Mill High School in the first round 21-7. South River won a state baseball championship in 2013, their first state championship ever and only their third regional championship. South River wrestling won their first regional championship in 2017.

STEM Magnet Program

South River features the STEM magnet program (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). It was introduced in the fall of 2009, and students from other Anne Arundel County public high school districts can apply to the magnet program and attend South River if they get accepted by means of a lottery system. South River is one of two high schools in Anne Arundel County featuring the STEM program, the other being North County High School in Glen Burnie.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.aacps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3584&dataid=12682&FileName=03%20-%20Enrollment.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html
  3. ↑ Gaffney Awards
  4. ↑ http://www.aacps.org/planning/feeders.asp#Chesapeake1 Archived 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine.
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