Catonsville High School
Encyclopedia
Catonsville High School is a four-year public high school
in Baltimore County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is located on the southwest side of the county close to the Baltimore City border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside of the Baltimore Beltway.
, mailing address. The school was named after the unincorporated area of Catonsville.
The original school can trace its roots to Catonsville School, formed in 1903. Students were taught at the original brick building until 1910, when a large new school was dedicated to relieve overcrowding. In 1925, Baltimore County purchased land and buildings from the Catonsville Country Club with the intention of making it the new high school.
In 1954, a new building was dedicated at the school's current location. The campus was originally the "Farmlands" estate, owned in the 19th century by Theodore Lurman. The Lurman Woodland Theater on the school's grounds is named in his memory.
The school benefited from a 77000 square feet (7,153.5 m²) expansion in 1999. There have been other upgrades and renovations to many of the structures to keep the building as modern as possible.
State Champions
High school
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in Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
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, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
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. It is located on the southwest side of the county close to the Baltimore City border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside of the Baltimore Beltway.
History
Catonsville High School is located on 421 Bloomsbury Avenue at the intersection with South Rolling Road, having a Catonsville, MarylandCatonsville, Maryland
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:In 2010 Catonsville had a population of 41,567...
, mailing address. The school was named after the unincorporated area of Catonsville.
The original school can trace its roots to Catonsville School, formed in 1903. Students were taught at the original brick building until 1910, when a large new school was dedicated to relieve overcrowding. In 1925, Baltimore County purchased land and buildings from the Catonsville Country Club with the intention of making it the new high school.
In 1954, a new building was dedicated at the school's current location. The campus was originally the "Farmlands" estate, owned in the 19th century by Theodore Lurman. The Lurman Woodland Theater on the school's grounds is named in his memory.
The school benefited from a 77000 square feet (7,153.5 m²) expansion in 1999. There have been other upgrades and renovations to many of the structures to keep the building as modern as possible.
Students
Since the 1990s, the graduation rate at Catonsville High School has ranged from 94% in 1998 to a low of 83% in 2001. Student enrollment has also increased since 1993:| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,094 | 1,102 | 1,130 | 1,182 | 1,247 | 1,342 | 1,350 | 1,444 | 1,457 | 1,535 | 1,619 | 1,686 | 1,728 | 1,990 | 1,937 | 1,877 | 1,747 |
Sports
- 1959 - Boys Cross Country
- 1960 - Boys Cross Country
- 1964 - Boys Cross Country
- 1976 - Baseball, Class A
- 1979 - Volleyball, Class A
- 1980 - Volleyball, Class A
- 1981 - Volleyball, Class A
- 1982 - Volleyball, Class A
- 1983 - Volleyball, Class A
- 1986 - Volleyball, Class A
- 1987 - Volleyball, Class B
- 1992 - Boys Basketball, Class 3A
- 1993 - Girls Cross Country, Class 2A
- 1996 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
- 2005 - Varsity Cheerleading
- 2011- Varsity Football
Notable alumni
- Ernest J. Betz - member of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- Alex Broadwater - NCWA National Wrestling Champion at 149 lb (67.6 kg).
- John F Burner III, Sergeant, US Army, killed in Iraq 16 September 2010
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See also
- List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland