Important News

Introduction from Ms. Lee (subbing for Ms. Jones)

Hello Students, Parents, Faculty, and Staff, My name is Kendra Lee and I will be the School Counseling substitute for Mrs. Jones while she is on maternity leave. Please feel free to reach out to me if I can assist you during this time. I look forward to offering my support to and being apart of the Long Reach Community…

HCPSS BSAP College & Career Opportunity Night: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

HCPSS BSAP College & Career Opportunity Night Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Long Reach High School 6101 Old Dobbin Lane Columbia, MD 21045 The BSAP College and Career Opportunity Night is an annual event that exposes and provides students in grades 8 through 12 the opportunity to meet with college, including Historically Black…

Portraits, Pictures and the Yearbook

Underclassmen portraits are Thursday, October 26 and Friday, October 27. Paper order forms are being distributed at school, but you can order portraits online at mylifetouch.com with the following ID: MJ017658Q0. Volunteers needed for underclassmen portraits! If you are interested in volunteering to help with picture day, please contact Brooke Schneider at Brooke_Schneider@hcpss.org. Volunteers will receive a complimentary photo package…

Class of 2018: Senior Dues

Attention Members of the Class of 2018, Parents and Guardians As preparations continue to be made for a fun and exciting Senior Year, your help is needed. Due to the rising costs of the voted activities, senior dues for the Class of 2018 will be $80. In order to ease the burden of a one-time payment (though it is NOT…

Music Boosters Fundraiser 10/16!

Go to BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse (near Target in Columbia Crossing) on Monday, October 16th from 11am-11pm with the flyer to benefit the LRHS Band, Choir and Orchestra. Lunch, dinner, dine in and take out. Present the flyer and 20% will be donated to fund our music department activities. If you have not tried BJ's yet, this is a good…

SMOB Office Hours

To ALL students, Howard County Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) Anna Selbrede will be holding an open forum for any and all HCPSS students to voice any questions, concerns, or just talk. Anna is happy to discuss anything from school lunches to sports to current political events to the Hunger Games. The forum will be held at…

HCPSS Safe Schools Resolution

Safe School Zones Resolution: At the September 8 Board of Education meeting the Board of Education approved a resolution to support and protect the rights of all Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) students, regardless of immigration or citizenship status.

Home Coming Message from the Student Government President

Get ready to go back in time to wear your pearls and do the Charleston! The Roaring 20's themed Homecoming Dance is October 7th from 7-10 pm at Long Reach High School. Tickets will be sold at lunch shifts (4th period) from October 2nd through October 6th in the atrium for $15.00. The last chance to purchase tickets will be…

US 1 Safety Evaluation

The US 1 Safety Evaluation is a project to identify short-term actions to improve safety for people walking and bicycling along US 1. Safety for other transportation modes—motor vehicles and transit—is also being considered. The Evaluation will identify specific locations and segments for study and recommended improvements based on historical crash data, known areas with high pedestrian and bicycle activity…

PSAT Day for Grades 9-12, October 11, 2017

All 9th – 11th grade students will be participating in the administration of the PSAT on Wednesday, October 11. All 9th grade students will participate in the PSAT 8/9 while 10th and 11th grade students will participate in the PSAT/NMSQT. All students have been pre-registered. What Will Seniors do on PSAT Day? Seniors are encouraged to choose one of the…