# Marriotts Ridge High School

Marriotts Ridge High School is a public High School located in Marriottsville, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. The school was named after the town of Marriottsville, and the height of its location. The pre-opening name of Marriott's Ridge was later changed to Marriotts Ridge.
The school is located in northern Howard County on Maryland Route 99, just east of Maryland Route 32, and north of Interstate 70. It is approximately 15 miles west of Baltimore and 25 miles north of Washington, DC. The school was planned to be built on the grounds of the Alpha Ridge Landfill, but a 3–2 council vote in 2002 redirected the building to a site across from Mount View Middle School. Marriotts Ridge is a mirror image of both Long Reach High School and Reservoir High School. The school borders the districts for Glenelg High School, River Hill High School, Wilde Lake High School, Centennial High School, and Mount Hebron High School. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Marriotts Ridge as the No. 265 best high school nationwide and No.7 statewide on its list of "America's Best High Schools".

## Academics, rankings, achievements

Like other Howard County high schools, Marriotts Ridge High School consistently ranks as one of the best high schools in the state of Maryland and the nation. Marriotts Ridge is also often ranked among the top of Howard County’s high schools. The school is currently ranked as the 12th best high school in Maryland and #628 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Achievements in the 2010 school year include:
* Overall Grand Champion in Choir, Orchestra, and Band at East Coast Fiesta Val Music Competition
* Poms – State Champions
Achievements in the 2024 school year include:
* Marching band National Champions in USBands 2024-25 season division 5a

## Principals

* Pat Saunderson 2005–2011
* Adrianne Kaufman 2011–2016
* Tammy Goldeisen 2016–2022
* John DiPaula 2022–present

## Athletics

Marriotts Ridge has won the following titles:

### Baseball

* 2023 Baseball – Regional Champions

### Boys' soccer

* 2013 Boys' Soccer – County Champions
* 2012 Boys' Soccer – County, Regional, State Champions, Undefeated (17–0)
* 2011 Boys' Soccer – Regional, State Champions
* 2010 Boys' Soccer – Regional, State Champions
* 2009 Boys' Soccer – County, District, Regional, State Champions
* 2008 Boys' Soccer – County, Regional Champions

### Cheerleading

* Winter 2018-19 Cheerleading – County Champions
* Winter 2012–13 Cheerleading – County Champions
* Winter 2011–12 Cheerleading – County Champions
* Winter 2009–10 Cheerleading – County Champions

### Football

* 2019 Boys' Football – County Champions

### Girls' soccer

* 2010 Girls' Soccer – County Champions
* 2013 Girls' Soccer – Regional Champions
* 2022 Girls' Soccer - County Champions

### Golf

* 2017 Golf - State Champions, Individual Girl, Individual Boy, and Team Champions (Triple Crown)
* 2016 Golf - State Champions, Boys' Team Undefeated
* 2015 Golf - State Champions, Boys' Team Undefeated
* 2014 Golf – State Champions, Boys' Team Undefeated
* 2013 Golf – State Champions, Undefeated
* 2012 Golf – State Champions
* 2011 Golf – Girls' County Champions
* 2010 Golf – District Champions

### Lacrosse

* 2022 Girls' Lacrosse- State Champions
* 2022 Girls' Lacrosse- Regional Champions
* 2021 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
* 2021 Boys' Lacrosse - Regional Champions
* 2018 Boys' Lacrosse - State Champions
* 2017 Boys' Lacrosse - County Champions
* 2014 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
* 2013 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
* 2013 Girls' Lacrosse – Regional Champions
* 2011 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions (The MRHS Girls Varsity lacrosse team won the Maryland state title in 2011 by a score of 8–4 against Century High School.)
* 2010 Girls' Lacrosse – Regional Champions
* 2007 Boys Lacrosse- Regional Champions

### Ice hockey

* 2019 Serio Cup Champions
* 2018 Serio Cup qualifiers - Lost to Glenelg High School
* 2017 Serio (Howard) Cup Champions
* 2017 MSHL State Finalist
* 2017 USA Hockey Nationals Qualifier – High School Division
* 2016 USA Hockey Nationals Qualifier – High School Division
* 2015 Howard Cup Champions
* 2011 Howard Cup Champions

### Robotics

* 2012 State Alliance Champions
* 2012–2015 Regional Champions

### Volleyball

* 2014 Volleyball – Regional Champions
* 2011 Volleyball – Regional Champions
* 2010 Volleyball – Regional Champions

## Trash-can fire incident

On February 3, 2017, at approximately 7:15 am, 10 minutes before school started, the school was evacuated when a trash-can fire broke out in the boys' bathroom, apparently with an initial start from a paper towel holder. No one was injured. As a result of the fire, students were sheltered at the nearby Mount View Middle School, and classes were dismissed at 10:15 am. Howard Schools spokesman John White said the fire was caused by a student and that disciplinary actions will follow, using the school system's Student Code of Conduct.

## Club and Activities
### Computer Science Club

The MRHS Computer Science Club (founded 2019) teaches and assists students with computer science and programming, getting young students interested in the field of computer science. Members learn how to develop and build software projects and solve programming puzzles. With over 100 members, the Computer Science Club is one of the school's largest clubs.

### It's Academic

The MRHS It's Academic team meets weekly throughout the school year to train for competition in regional academic competitions. Student participants should be committed to academic excellence, capable of working in a team setting, and confident in their knowledge. The widespread academic setting constantly enriches members in becoming very knowledgeable in numerous topics of general knowledge. Tournaments participated in throughout the year consist of: National History Bowl, Johns Hopkins QuizBowl NAQT QuizBowl, and various Howard County-organized events.

### Journalism

MRHS publishes The Stallion, a student-led newspaper with monthly issues. Student journalists cover topics in local news, opinion, sports, features, and creative writing.

### Science Olympiad

The Science Olympiad club prepares students for and participates in regional Science Olympiad competitions.
A Cappella Club
African Student Association
Alpha Acheivers
American Sign Language Club (ASL)
Armed Forces & Veteran Support Club
Art Club / Art Honor Society
Asian History Club
BARK
Beautification Committee
Black Student Union (BSU)
Bollywood Dance Team
Celebrating Jewish Culture Club
Chess Club
Chinese Club / Chinese Honor Society
Color Guard
Crochet Club
Cubing Club
Culinary Club
Data Science Club
Dungeons & Dragons Club (D&D)
Educators Rising Honor Society
Engineering Club
Environmental Club
Equality now, period.
Equestrian Club
ESOL Helping Hands
MRHS Fashion Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Fishing Club
French Club / French Honor Society
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA): competes in county/state/national competitions
Future Focus MRHS
Gaming Club
GenerationOn
Girl Up
Global Conversation Club
GSA (Gender & Sexuality Alliance)
Helping Howard County Grassroots
HOSA
Interact (Rotary) Club
Italian Club / Italian Honor Society
K-Way
Key Club
Korean Club
Literature Magazine
Mathematics Team
Millionaire's Club: personal finance and investing
Mock Trial: State Quarter-Finalists (2021) and County Champion (2022), State Semi-Finalists (2022)
Model United Nations: competes in regional conferences
Morgan's Message
Music Creatives Club
Muslim Student Association
Mystery Club
National Breast Cancer Coalition
National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA)
National Math Honor Society
National Technical Honor Society
Photography Club
Poetry Club
POMS
Project LETS
Psychology Club
Red Cross Club
Relay for Life
Rocketry Club
Rooted in Christ
Scholars Leadership
Share a Sticker
She++ Programming Club
Social Studies Honor Society (Rho Kappa)
South Asian Club
Spanish Club
Spanish Honor Society
Speech & Debate / Forensics
Student Alliance for Human Rights
Student Athlete Leadership Organization
Swim Team
Table Tennis Club
"Theater Honor Society (ITS)
International Thespian Society"
Tri-M Music Honor Society
UNICEF
We Are Ridge
Weekend Backpacks Club
Young America's Foundation (YAF)
YouTube Video Creators Club

## Students

The 2019–20 school year was the fifteenth anniversary of the school. The class of 2008 was the first graduating class of Marriotts Ridge High School. Marriotts Ridge is known for its strong academics with a drop out rate of .46% and 100% of students passing the Maryland High School assessment in the 2009–2010 school year. Marriotts Ridge has been ranked 14th out of 225 public high schools in Maryland.
Student Population :
| 2020–2021 | 1,597 |
| 2012–2013 | 1,223 |
| 2011–2012 | 1,271 |
| 2010–2011 | 1,305 |
| 2008–2009 | 1,230 |
| 2007–2008 | 1,186 |
| 2006–2007 | 887 |
| 2005–2006 | 577 |
Demographics
Listed below is the data collected from the 2019–20 school year regarding the student body's ethnic breakdown.
| Ethnicity | Percentage of Total Students |
| American Indian/Alaskan | <5.0% |
| Asian | 37.2% |
| African American | 9.2% |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | <5.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | <5.0% |
| White | 45.9% |
| Two or more races | <5.0% |