South River High School (Maryland)

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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
TypePublic higher secondary
Established1978
School districtAnne Arundel County Public Schools
PrincipalStacey Smith
Grades9-12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment1,916 (Fall 2020)[1]
CampusLarge suburb[2]
Color(s)Columbia Blue and Silver    
MascotSeahawk
RivalArundel High School Wildcats
NewspaperThe Current
YearbookTides
Websitehttp://www.southriverhigh.org/

South River High School is a public high school located in Edgewater, Maryland, United States, a suburb of the state capital, Annapolis. It lies directly next to Central Middle School. It was built in 1978 due to overcrowding at Arundel High School and Southern High School. It is the primary school for high school students from Edgewater, Mayo, Davidsonville, Riva, and a small portion of Harwood.

Students[]

South River High School only has one feeder middle school, which is Central Middle School. Central Middle School has 4 feeder elementary schools: Central, Davidsonville, Edgewater, and Mayo. Prior to the opening of Crofton High School in 2020, half of the Crofton Middle School feeder system was also included in the South River High School feeder system. South River High School students from the Crofton area who were in grade 9 during the 2019-2020 school year were relocated to Crofton High School in the fall of 2020. However, because Crofton High only served grades 9 and 10 during the 2020-2021 school year and will only serve grades 9, 10, and 11 during the 2021-2022 school year, Crofton area students who were in grades 11 and 12 in the fall of 2020 remained at South River High School.[3]

It received a Blue Ribbon in education. 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.[4]

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.[5][failed verification]

South River is Co-Ed and handicap accessible.

The student body is 79% White, 7% Hispanic and Latino, 6% Black, 3% Asian, and 4% of South River students identify as being of two or more races. 11% of students receive free and reduced price meals.[6]

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 2001,2004,2016 and 2017, Varsity Field Hockey won the state championships. South River football won a county championship in the 2019-2020 season going undefeated in the regular season. The Seahawks last appeared in the playoffs in 2019 losing in the 2nd round to their rival, the Arundel Wildcats. 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 and are assigned to a middle school that is included in South River’s STEM feeder 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=14405&dataid=87389&FileName=7-1-2021%20AACPS%20EFMP.pdf
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South River High".
  3. ^ "Access Denied" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. IBT Media Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Gaffney Awards". Karen Gaffney Foundation.
  6. ^ "Miseducation". 16 October 2018.

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