Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School
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Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School (est. 2006) is a public high school
which opened its doors to students for the very first time in the Fall of 2006. Wise was constructed to relieve overcrowding in several Southern-area high schools, mainly Frederick Douglass High School
. The school was constructed to become the largest high school in the State of Maryland, with a square footage of 434,600 sq. ft. The school also has the distinction of featuring the largest gymnasium of any non-university school in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
, with a capacity to seat up to 5,000 spectators. The state-of-the-art gymnasium also features an indoor track. The school has a total student capacity of 2,600. The school displaced Northwestern High School
, another county school, as the largest high school in Maryland, although it's notable that Northwestern has a higher total student capacity. Wise hosts a Technical Academy signature program.
The principal at Wise is Mrs. Carelleta Marrow. The school hours are from 9:00am until 3:40pm. There is a mandatory uniform policy in place at Wise.
High school
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which opened its doors to students for the very first time in the Fall of 2006. Wise was constructed to relieve overcrowding in several Southern-area high schools, mainly Frederick Douglass High School
Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)
Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1934 as Marlboro High School and renamed Frederick Douglass High School in 1935, is a public high school located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland; is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system; and is named after the famous abolitionist,...
. The school was constructed to become the largest high school in the State of Maryland, with a square footage of 434,600 sq. ft. The school also has the distinction of featuring the largest gymnasium of any non-university school in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle of West...
, with a capacity to seat up to 5,000 spectators. The state-of-the-art gymnasium also features an indoor track. The school has a total student capacity of 2,600. The school displaced Northwestern High School
Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland)
Northwestern High School , established in 1951, is a public comprehensive secondary school located in Hyattsville, Maryland in Prince George's County, less than a mile from the internationally known University of Maryland, College Park. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system...
, another county school, as the largest high school in Maryland, although it's notable that Northwestern has a higher total student capacity. Wise hosts a Technical Academy signature program.
The principal at Wise is Mrs. Carelleta Marrow. The school hours are from 9:00am until 3:40pm. There is a mandatory uniform policy in place at Wise.