Long Reach High School
| Long Reach High School | |
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| Address | |
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6101 Old Dobbin Lane Columbia, Maryland 21045 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′22″N 76°48′40″W / 39.206073°N 76.811237°WCoordinates: 39°12′22″N 76°48′40″W / 39.206073°N 76.811237°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1996 |
| Principal | Joshua Wasilewski |
| Enrollment | 1330 (2013) |
| Color(s) |
Purple Silver |
| Mascot | The Lightning |
| Website | lrhs |
 Northwest side of school building |
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Purple Silver
Long Reach High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. In 2013, Newsweek ranked Long Reach as one of the top 2,000 high schools in the country.
In 1995, Long Reach High School, was built in Columbia, Maryland. The school was one of three new county schools opened in 1996 after a 16-year gap. Long Reach High School name is derived from Colonel Edward Dorsey's 1695 slave plantation "Long Reach", which is now the site of a village of Columbia. The school was built on the front field of the Christian Farm, bought from Lewis Dennis.
As of 2013, the demographic breakdown of the school's 1330 students was as follows:
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