Our
school was named after Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the most revered
women of her generation and wife of President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (1933).
We are
located in Greenbelt, Maryland, in the heart of the
Baltimore-Washington corridor. Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS)
is one of the largest public schools in Maryland with approximately
3,000 students and 150 faculty and staff.
ERHS was
recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue
Ribbon School in 1991 and 1998. Roosevelt was also recognized by the
Department of Education as a New American High School in 1999-2000.
Roosevelt has also been awarded the 2002-2003 Siemens Award for
Advanced Placement. In 2002 Eleanor Roosevelt was recognized as a
National School of Character by the Character Education Partnership
in Washington, D.C.
Roosevelt is also the Science and Technology Center for the northern
part of Prince Georges County, and is a member of the National
Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics,
Science, and Technology (NCSSSMST). Roosevelt has classes ranging
from Japanese I, Child Development, and Television Productions to
Bio-Organic Chemistry, Calculus, and a variety of Technology
Courses. Roosevelt boasts eight Foreign Languages, and has a media
center with over 25,000 books.
Directions to ERHS...
Exit Beltway at Baltimore-Washington Pkwy./Rt. 295, North,
towards Baltimore. Exit B-W Pkwy. at Greenbelt Rd./Rt. 193, East,
towards NASA/Goddard. Continue on Greenbelt Rd. approximately .25
mile to Hanover Pkwy. and turn left. Continue on Hanover Pkwy. to
first right and turn onto school driveway.
