Charles Herbert Flowers High School is located in Springdale

Springdale, Maryland

Springdale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Springdale is located at ....

 of Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

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, Maryland

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. United States

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. The principal is Ms. Helena Nobles-Jones.

Flowers High School's motto is "Mecca of Excellence."

History

Charles Herbert Flowers High School is comprehensive and Science and Technology magnet school located in Springdale, Maryland and part of the Prince George's County School System. The school opened its doors in August 2000 with only 9th and 10th grade students. At the time, it was the first brand-new high school in the Prince George's County Public School system in 26 years and the most technologically advanced. Designed by architectural firm Grimm + Parker, the three-floor, 333,000 sq. ft. building was designed in four core quadrants for performing arts, athletics and health, sciences and technology, and humanities connected by a "Main Street" corridor home to administrative offices, art classrooms, student government and guidance offices. This school is also the home of the great safety Craig Thompson, who now plays corner for The Marist Red Foxes.

The Prince George's County Board of Education considered several names for the community school, but ultimately settled on long-time Landover/Springdale resident Charles Herbert Flowers, trainer of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In doing-so, the school board waived its policy for naming schools posthumously. The Board has only made this exception twice; first for Mr. Flowers in 2000 and second, when naming Barack Obama Elementary School in 2008.
Mr. Flowers appeared to celebrate the schools opening.

Mr. Flowers died on January 28, 2011.
The school's Alma Mater, "A Mecca of Excellence," was written by R&B singer and 2004 graduate Patrice Jones (www.patricejonesmusic.com).

School uniforms

Initially, students of Charles Herbert Flowers were not required to wear uniforms. While there was a dress code that students had to adhere to, students wore clothes of their own choosing. In the fall of 2005, following a school-wide survey of parents and students, Flowers students were required to wear a school uniform that consisted of grey slacks and grey pleated skirts, white polo or oxford shirts, consisting of the school logo, a hunter green blazer or v-neck sweater vest, and v-neck long-sleeve sweater, all consisting of the school logo, and finally, black belt and black shoes.

The class of 2006 was the first senior class to be required to wear uniforms. Since then, the uniform policy remains, but is not as strict. Students must still wear grey bottoms, white tops, hunter green sweaters, and black shoes and belts, but they no longer have to buy it from the school. Because of this, uniforms have become more affordable for parents and students alike. In fact, every Friday students in programs and organizations are allowed to wear their shirt with the school's grey bottoms.

Beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, students in the Science and Technology Program, who have internships during the day, wear an all black uniform. This uniform consists of a black top, with the new Science and Technology logo and the word "INTERN" underneath, and black bottoms.

Programs

Charles Herbert Flowers High School is part of the Prince George's County Science and Technology program. This program also includes Eleanor Roosevelt High School and Oxon Hill High School

Oxon Hill High School

Oxon Hill High School is a public senior high school located in Oxon Hill, an unincorporated area in Prince George's County, Maryland, and a suburb of Washington, D.C...

. The school is also host to the Project Lead the Way, Academy of Finance, and Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC).

School organizations

• Student Government Association
• Future Business Leaders of America
• National Chinese Honor Society
• Chinese Game Club
• National Honor Society
• Student Humanitarian Organization
• AFJROTC Drill Team
• Jaguar Players Drama Club
• Science and Technology Academic Reformers (STAR)
• It's Academic
• Mock Trials Defence Team
• Environmental Science Club
• National Society of Black Engineers
• College Summit
• Young People for God Christian Club
• Math Honor Society
• Mathematic Engineering and Science Achievement
• Spanish Honor Society
• Poetry Club
• Community Day