Important News

Activity Bus

Due to the needs of our community, and in an effort to help all of our students participate in extracurricular activities, we are able to continue the activity bus January2-March31, 2020!! The bus will continue to run every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, departing Reservoir at 5:00pm. Bus will pick up in front of Auditorium exit doors. Approximate drop off central…

Graduation Auditions

Any member of the Class of 2020 is invited to audition to speak at the Graduation Ceremony or to be the Senior Evening of Excellence Emcee. We are looking for seniors interested in participating in either ceremony in a variety of roles. Process for speaker selection Sign up to audition with Ms. Bullock in Room 322, Ms. Allen in the…

New Website and System for Emergency Closings

Effective December 1, HCPSS is launching a color-coding notification system for emergency and other non-scheduled school closings, including for inclement weather. The new system standardizes the school system’s operational status to five possibilities to enhance consistency, while promoting the safety of HCPSS students and staff, and adhering to negotiated agreements on staff availability. The HCPSS operating status will be identified…

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences will be held Monday, November 25 - Wednesday, November 27. Conferences can be scheduled online through HCPSS Connect from November 11-22.

Regularly Monitoring Your Child's Progress

With the changes to the recently revised Board of Education Policy 8020 Grading and Reporting: Middle and High School, middle and high schools will not distribute interims. The purpose of grading and reporting is to provide timely, meaningful feedback to students and their parents/guardians. Instead of interims, secondary students and parents/guardians are encouraged to regularly monitor progress via the gradebook…

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, November 21 - 23, 2019

Plot: "15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden…

PTSA To Sponsor After-Prom

*ALL* Parents – PTSA After-Prom Needs *YOU*! The PTSA After-Prom Party will be held at the Columbia Bowling Center from 12 AM – 4 AM on April 30, immediately following Prom (April 29, 8 PM – 11 PM). After-Prom provides a safe, fun, alcohol/drug-free venue for students to continue celebrating after Prom. *EVERYONE* can help in one of these ways…

TEDx Event - The Domino Effect

TEDx Event - The Domino Effect TEDxReservoirHigh was established in 2015 when two Student Government Association officers attended the TEDxJHU conference over summer and were inspired to hold a talk at their school. With the overarching theme of "Ideas Worth Spreading," Reservoir SGA officers tailored the theme down to the Domino Effect. The event will be the first of the…

HCPSS Tops Maryland Rankings Again

For the second year in a row, the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been named the top school system in Maryland by Niche.com, a national education and community analysis firm. The 2017 Best School Districts in Maryland rankings give HCPSS an overall grade of A+ and rank Howard County public schools #1 for “Best School Districts in Maryland,”…