division at the MAPDA competition in 2009. The dance team has also received first place in the National Music Festival competition with superior ratings every year since 2005. In 2012, the lancer drill/dance team won the state championship MAPDA Competition in Division 1 Short Pom, High Kick and Total Package categories. The wrestling, led by a strong senior class, placed first in the 3A Regional Duals and placed second in the state in 2018. The Swim Club has placed first at every county swim meet since 2013. Academics Mt. Hebron's National Economics Challenge team won the Maryland state championship in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019. The 2010 and 2011 teams went on to the national semi-final competition and the 2010 team competed in the national finals in Manhattan. The 2018-19 team went on to win at Nationals later that year. Mt. Hebron's local FBLA Chapter became the region 5 champion in Maryland, and had a member place 4th nationally for the economics test. Most recently they won the region 5 and state championship. The Hebron It's Academic Team placed in the Maryland State Finals for the first time in its history. Students Notable alumni Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail Aaron Maybin - football player with the Toronto Argonauts Xavier Proctor - football player Sandra Stosz - retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice-Admiral and former Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cathy (Nelson) Reese - Head Coach of Woman's Lacrosse at the University of Maryland Racism incident and protest In February 2016, a student attending the school published a racist video to the internet, in which he ranted against the Black Lives Matter movement, saying "who the (expletive) cares about some black man who dies? They're an inferior race, OK?" He also claimed that Abraham Lincoln was "a traitor to the white race." In response to this, about 150 students staged a protest to show their opposition to the racist attitudes expressed in the video. References External links Public schools in Howard County, Maryland Public high schools in Maryland Educational institutions established in 1965 Buildings and structures in Ellicott City, Maryland 1965 establishments in Maryland