Mt. Hebron is a classic suburban high school. In a well-to-do but certainly not “rich” area of the country, Howard County, Mt. Hebron is generally viewed as a high school which caters to families with the means to send their children to private schools yet for whatever reason enjoy the stability and community of a local public high school.
Mt. Hebron students, put simply, aren’t cultured. Most have lived relatively stable and nice upbringings but have never experienced different cultures or beliefs. This occurs for many reasons. One, parents of Hebron students generally aren’t from elite backgrounds. They followed the rules of the game to moderate success and are complacent with their lifestyles. Most never travel abroad or for that matter travel anywhere outside of the Eastern beaches.
Two, Hebron students expect success yet do not understand what it means to be successful outside of the “Hebron paradigm.” For example, most Hebron student accept doing ok in school (aka getting good grades in honors courses), which leads them to state colleges. Henceforth, they expect that they will live the lives of their parents and friends in Ellicott City. While holy untrue for most part, this myopic view isn’t there fault; it has been ingrained in them throughout childhood in Howard County.
Many Hebron students, as in almost all public high schools, don’t reach any level of academic success and end up in community colleges. These students tend to hang around the Hebron scene for years, partying nights away, going to school part-time, and working at dead-end jobs on the side. Unfortunately, the realities of life usually hit them soon enough; a fifteen dollar per hour job isn’t going to buy you the average $300,000 rancher in Ellicott City. They realize that they wasted their opportunity at Hebron to be successful.
Three, Hebron students don’t understand real privilege. Most Hebron students believe that everyone is the same, which is a great utopian way of viewing the world. The commonly held view is that everyone that goes to Hebron has a car, has two parents, and will be ok in life. While it was nice to think from that perspective during high school, the reality of class and difference hits quickly after Hebron. Since nearly everyone at Hebron has a decent floor of family income, class realities are blurred. Only if one goes to an elite college and sees what it means to be from money and understand the power and prestige that comes from it will a Hebron student understand the fallacy of their beliefs about Hebron, the complacency with which they lived there high school years, and the absurdity that all students will end up ok just because they lived in Howard County and went to Hebron.
While Hebron was a great place to attend high school, it isn’t the utopia that many believe it is. And finally, to the first observer, who talked about how “cool” the lacrosse team is, I have one point. Very few Hebron lacrosse players, especially on the men’s team (which isn’t all that good to be honest), will become elite actors in America, not to mention on a world level. They have neither intellectual acumen nor the social skills (cultural capital) to interact with important actors in the elite world.
If someone would like to respond to any of my points, I would be happy to engage them.
Additionally- my views are of the Hebron from which I graduated.
Mt. Hebron students, put simply, aren’t cultured. Most have lived relatively stable and nice upbringings but have never experienced different cultures or beliefs. This occurs for many reasons. One, parents of Hebron students generally aren’t from elite backgrounds. They followed the rules of the game to moderate success and are complacent with their lifestyles. Most never travel abroad or for that matter travel anywhere outside of the Eastern beaches.
Two, Hebron students expect success yet do not understand what it means to be successful outside of the “Hebron paradigm.” For example, most Hebron student accept doing ok in school (aka getting good grades in honors courses), which leads them to state colleges. Henceforth, they expect that they will live the lives of their parents and friends in Ellicott City. While holy untrue for most part, this myopic view isn’t there fault; it has been ingrained in them throughout childhood in Howard County.
Many Hebron students, as in almost all public high schools, don’t reach any level of academic success and end up in community colleges. These students tend to hang around the Hebron scene for years, partying nights away, going to school part-time, and working at dead-end jobs on the side. Unfortunately, the realities of life usually hit them soon enough; a fifteen dollar per hour job isn’t going to buy you the average $300,000 rancher in Ellicott City. They realize that they wasted their opportunity at Hebron to be successful.
Three, Hebron students don’t understand real privilege. Most Hebron students believe that everyone is the same, which is a great utopian way of viewing the world. The commonly held view is that everyone that goes to Hebron has a car, has two parents, and will be ok in life. While it was nice to think from that perspective during high school, the reality of class and difference hits quickly after Hebron. Since nearly everyone at Hebron has a decent floor of family income, class realities are blurred. Only if one goes to an elite college and sees what it means to be from money and understand the power and prestige that comes from it will a Hebron student understand the fallacy of their beliefs about Hebron, the complacency with which they lived there high school years, and the absurdity that all students will end up ok just because they lived in Howard County and went to Hebron.
While Hebron was a great place to attend high school, it isn’t the utopia that many believe it is. And finally, to the first observer, who talked about how “cool” the lacrosse team is, I have one point. Very few Hebron lacrosse players, especially on the men’s team (which isn’t all that good to be honest), will become elite actors in America, not to mention on a world level. They have neither intellectual acumen nor the social skills (cultural capital) to interact with important actors in the elite world.
If someone would like to respond to any of my points, I would be happy to engage them.
Additionally- my views are of the Hebron from which I graduated.
MTH Dude: I went to Mount Hebron, Towson, and am now pounding beers on my friend's parent's deck.
MTH Dude 2: Your story is the same as the rest of our friends. Now shotgun that shit.
MTH Dude 2: Your story is the same as the rest of our friends. Now shotgun that shit.
by Telling it Like It Is EC-Style February 23, 2009
Coming from a basement full of girls who attended Mount Hebron, here is the REAL definition. Girls lacrosse players think they are awesome when in actuality these are the best years of their life and theyre going to grow up to be just like their moms, pop out a few dozen kids and eventually become chubby, depressed alcoholics. Boys lacrosse players are just retarded, dont know how to spell 'lacrosse' so they just call it lax, and are going to grow up to be 'baby daddys', live in Town and Country and work at Highs because they have to pay child support. The rest of sports teams are okay kids, because they all pretty much pale in comparison to the asshole lacrosse ones. Half of the teachers have been there for fourteen thousand years and the other half are about 21 and were taught by the first half. A good 25 percent of the students either do not, or choose not to, speak english. You always want to befriend an asian on the first day of class, because you can always count on them to do an entirety of a group project for you. The building itself is dirty, either from rat shit or from the team of four old ass people that 'clean' the school. But really they are smoking pot in the bathrooms by the cafeteria. Between classes, if you go to the bathroom, you can almost ALWAYS encounter a drug deal. The room numbers make NO sense. And 'up' and 'down' staircases, well dont even worry about that. You might run it to a bake out on the closed staircases though, especially if you go to the one by the art rooms. The drama kids are lame and they think they are actually going to entertain someday, since they performed in the infamous TS productions. Come on, a gay math teacher whose equally gay wife acts as his beard? But the plays WERE good. And the sets were built by the only rednecks that went there, who hung out in the back of their pickups blasting country after school. The band kids are talented too, but they have far too much sex. Not that theres anything wrong with that, but they did it IN the building. Then there are the gay guys (thats what all that fluffly, polo wearing parenting will do to a boy) who youve known about since freshman year and then finally, a year after graduation, find out about for real on facebook (interested in: Men) Young life is slowly trying to take over the school. Fliers can be found all over the floors along with the rest of the shit, and in the hands of all the second string preppy kids who are trying to find meaning in their lives because they get benched. And when they FINALLY get married and they FINALLY have sex, they are going to push out a bunch of jesus freaks just like them. And they all live in the mount hebron neighborhood. Finally, there are the kids you see at graduation rehearsal, and you think to yourself 'Who the fuck is that guy?' It was a fun four years, mostly because you always had someone to mock. They were the best for the kids that kept themselves from being a walking stereotype. And even though the suicide rate is so much higher because of the horribly difficult classes, when you leave the shit hole, youre ready for higher education. To all of the above, we only need to say, "Come on now, you know its true."
by graduates January 2, 2006
MTH. A school all the kids from PMS, the whores from dunloggin, and a few preps from private school end up filtering into. Known for its rodent infestations, drug problems, lax, and hot parties, its really not as great as it seems. It is filled with horrible teachers and the halls reek. but hey! we love our school. top girls lax in the country and tottaly hot varsity football team, its a great place to be. The dances are giant orgys and theres a party everyday so bring your bong and we will meet up in the bathroom until the bell rings and we can go to the game.
"Are you going to the beach bash?!!?"
"Of course theres a line of guys who want to freak with me, i love Mount Hebron High School!"
"Of course theres a line of guys who want to freak with me, i love Mount Hebron High School!"
by nadda September 10, 2005
Yet another school on howard county that starts with a "mount". It is also referred to Mt. Heroin as a result of numerous drug problems, not to mention their huge rodent problems that may make you lose your appetite while seeing one scurry across the floor at lunch. They have the latest technology of the heating and cooling system, having both icy cold air coming out of the vents in winter and nice and toasty heat coming out of the vents once the weather heats up. The windows in every classroom serve as a great ventalation system! This once middle school, that many of the teachers actually attended, manages to serve as a make-shift high school, with many additions and let's not forget the portables that you have to walk to in the back!
"Hey, expensive science labs are well worth you guys having to have class in the auditorium on those uncomfortable wooden seats."
by a fellow student May 3, 2005
View of current student (class of 2012)
History:
Mount Hebron is a high school in eastern HoCo Maryland. Yes, it is in one of the richest counties in America, but sadly, the school system neglects the MTH community. Being built in 1965 as a middle school (it became a high school in 1969 when Patapsco Middle was built), MTH has gone through renovation after renovation over its long lifetime. Currently, a 3-4 year renovation will start by spring break which will rebuild the western side of the school.
Administrative Staff:
Principle Scott Ruehl
Vice Principle Napoleon Saunders
Vice Principle Jennifer Clements
Vice Principle John Cheek
Athletic Highs-and-Lows:
When you walk into the Gymnasium, you are greeted with banners of previous athletic achievements, probably the most recurring sport is girls lax (really, they're that good). Football, that's another story. our football team sucks... miserably.
Traditions:
COLOUR DAY... wow, on friday of spirit week before homecoming this OLD tradition occurs. Every student wears colours that promote their specific grade. The colours are as follows:
Senior: Black (Primary MTH colour)
Juniors: Gold (Secondary MTH colour)
Sophomores: Blue (CHS secondary colour)
Freshmen: Red (CHS primary colour)
Rival:
Centennial High School (fags)
mascot- Eagle
My View:
I love MTH. I don't care if the school is getting torn apart during my high school years, the rats (which i have yet to see), locked bathrooms, or parts of the school are coloured with rivals colours. I'm in marching band, were going to georgia within a few weeks (were that cool). Despite the hardships that this school, and students, go through we manage to work together and get shit done.
I bleed black and gold (and red for the rest of this year)
History:
Mount Hebron is a high school in eastern HoCo Maryland. Yes, it is in one of the richest counties in America, but sadly, the school system neglects the MTH community. Being built in 1965 as a middle school (it became a high school in 1969 when Patapsco Middle was built), MTH has gone through renovation after renovation over its long lifetime. Currently, a 3-4 year renovation will start by spring break which will rebuild the western side of the school.
Administrative Staff:
Principle Scott Ruehl
Vice Principle Napoleon Saunders
Vice Principle Jennifer Clements
Vice Principle John Cheek
Athletic Highs-and-Lows:
When you walk into the Gymnasium, you are greeted with banners of previous athletic achievements, probably the most recurring sport is girls lax (really, they're that good). Football, that's another story. our football team sucks... miserably.
Traditions:
COLOUR DAY... wow, on friday of spirit week before homecoming this OLD tradition occurs. Every student wears colours that promote their specific grade. The colours are as follows:
Senior: Black (Primary MTH colour)
Juniors: Gold (Secondary MTH colour)
Sophomores: Blue (CHS secondary colour)
Freshmen: Red (CHS primary colour)
Rival:
Centennial High School (fags)
mascot- Eagle
My View:
I love MTH. I don't care if the school is getting torn apart during my high school years, the rats (which i have yet to see), locked bathrooms, or parts of the school are coloured with rivals colours. I'm in marching band, were going to georgia within a few weeks (were that cool). Despite the hardships that this school, and students, go through we manage to work together and get shit done.
I bleed black and gold (and red for the rest of this year)
by gingerkid!!! March 17, 2009
A place where lacrosse players are gods and resented by many. We're the cream of the crop, the best athletes, the best parties, and preppy. Lax players know they're awesome and know they're hated, however they don't seem to care and continue wearing their jcrew and polo to piss the white trash off. They throw bangin parties that everyone wishes they went to and are never invited. If you aren't a lax player, you're an athlete. Our football players are hot and the best to party with. Soccer is chill and probably the ones you relax with a corona on ur deck with. Field Hockey are unknown unless they play lax too. Volleyball is random, Basketball was only good a few years back, and wrestlers are those few cool kids with a bunch of randoms. Softball, don't bother, and baseball is pretty nice, those are the guys that will be at the party holding ur beer bong. If ur not an athlete, you fall into the background. The school however is going downhill, being taken over by the younger, braces wearing, wifebeater wearing white trash. You live in HOCO, look like it. If you don't want to conform, go home after school and stay because we're a place that is something to be proud of. Good parties, fun friends, bangin lax, and memories to last a lifetime. Don't ruin it or take it for granted. It's EC...keep it that way
by no need May 9, 2005
Mount Hebron, here is the REAL definition. Girls lacrosse players think they are awesome when in actuality these are the best years of their life and theyre going to grow up to be just like their moms, pop out a few dozen kids and eventually become chubby, depressed alcoholics. Boys lacrosse players are just retarded, dont know how to spell 'lacrosse' so they just call it lax, and are going to grow up to be 'baby daddys', live in Town and Country and work at Highs because they have to pay child support. The rest of sports teams are okay kids, because they all pretty much pale in comparison to the asshole lacrosse ones. Half of the teachers have been there for fourteen thousand years and the other half are about 21 and were taught by the first half. A good 25 percent of the students either do not, or choose not to, speak english. The building itself is dirty,
either from rat shit or from the team of four old ass people that 'clean' the school. But really they are smoking pot in the bathrooms by the cafeteria. Between classes, if you go to the bathroom, you can almost ALWAYS encounter a drug deal. The room numbers make NO sense. And 'up'and 'down' staircases, well dont even worry about that. You might run it to a bake out on the closed staircases though, especially if you go to the one by the art rooms. The drama kids are lame and they think they are actually going to entertain someday, since they were in the Sankey Productions. Come on, a gay math teacher whose equally gay wife acts as his beard? But the plays WERE good. And the sets were built by the only rednecks that went therel, who hung out in the back of their pickups blasting country after school. The band kids are talented too, but they have far too much sex. Not that theres anything wrong with that, but they did it IN the building. Then there are the gay guys (thats what all that fluffly, polo wearing parenting will do to a boy) who youve known about since freshman year and then finally, a year after graduation, find out about for real on facebook (interested in: Men) Young life is slowly trying to take over the school. Fliers can be found all over the floors along with the rest of the shit, and in the hands of all the second string preppy kids who are trying to find meaning in their lives because they get benched. And when they FINALLY get married and they
FINALLY have sex, they are going to push out a bunch of jesus freaks just like them. And they all live in the mount hebron neighborhood. Finally, there are the kids you see at graduation rehearsal, and you think to yourself 'Who the fuck is that guy?' It was a fun four years, mostly because you always had someone to
mock. They were the best for the kids that kept themselves from being a walking stereotype. And even though the suicide rate is so much higher because of the horribly difficult classes, when you leave the shit hole, youre ready for higher education. To all of the above, we only need to say, "Come on now, you know its true."
either from rat shit or from the team of four old ass people that 'clean' the school. But really they are smoking pot in the bathrooms by the cafeteria. Between classes, if you go to the bathroom, you can almost ALWAYS encounter a drug deal. The room numbers make NO sense. And 'up'and 'down' staircases, well dont even worry about that. You might run it to a bake out on the closed staircases though, especially if you go to the one by the art rooms. The drama kids are lame and they think they are actually going to entertain someday, since they were in the Sankey Productions. Come on, a gay math teacher whose equally gay wife acts as his beard? But the plays WERE good. And the sets were built by the only rednecks that went therel, who hung out in the back of their pickups blasting country after school. The band kids are talented too, but they have far too much sex. Not that theres anything wrong with that, but they did it IN the building. Then there are the gay guys (thats what all that fluffly, polo wearing parenting will do to a boy) who youve known about since freshman year and then finally, a year after graduation, find out about for real on facebook (interested in: Men) Young life is slowly trying to take over the school. Fliers can be found all over the floors along with the rest of the shit, and in the hands of all the second string preppy kids who are trying to find meaning in their lives because they get benched. And when they FINALLY get married and they
FINALLY have sex, they are going to push out a bunch of jesus freaks just like them. And they all live in the mount hebron neighborhood. Finally, there are the kids you see at graduation rehearsal, and you think to yourself 'Who the fuck is that guy?' It was a fun four years, mostly because you always had someone to
mock. They were the best for the kids that kept themselves from being a walking stereotype. And even though the suicide rate is so much higher because of the horribly difficult classes, when you leave the shit hole, youre ready for higher education. To all of the above, we only need to say, "Come on now, you know its true."
by graduates February 18, 2006