Great Mills High School
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Great Mills High School is a comprehensive public high school of 1600+ students in grades 9-12. It serves students at the confluence of the Potomac River
, Patuxent River
, and Chesapeake Bay
. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River, government contractors, St. Mary's College of Maryland
, and others involved in the traditional agriculture and water related businesses. The ethnic population of the school reflects the community: 51% Caucasian, 40% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 1% other.
Great Mills High School is accredited all Middle States Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education. Great Mills High School belongs to the St. Mary's County Public Schools
system, and is associated with two other county high schools: Leonardtown High School
and Chopticon High School
.
Great Mills High School was founded in 1929, as one of the original high schools in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It has since expanded from a school house to a school building rolling on several acres, with a football, soccer, and field hockey field, and tied to a county pool next door. Great Mills High School is among the oldest continually operating school in St. Mary's County and the State of Maryland.
Great Mills High School Athletics belong to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference and competes in Division 4A in the state competitions.
At Great Mills High School, student athletes are known as the Hornets.
Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace - Army's 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. KIA in Baghdad July 21, 2006. Graduated in 2001. Cpl. Wallace is buried at Arlington Cemetery.
Lt. Nicholas Juron - Navy's Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 48, Detachment 9. KIA off the coast of Columbia on December 13, 2005. Body was never recovered. Graduated in 1998.
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
, Patuxent River
Patuxent River
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between...
, and Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River, government contractors, St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is a public, secular liberal arts college located in St. Mary's City, Maryland. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and designated as a Public Honors College . St. Mary's College is a small college, with about 2,000...
, and others involved in the traditional agriculture and water related businesses. The ethnic population of the school reflects the community: 51% Caucasian, 40% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 1% other.
Great Mills High School is accredited all Middle States Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education. Great Mills High School belongs to the St. Mary's County Public Schools
St. Mary's County Public Schools
St. Mary's County Public Schools is a school district that serves St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA, at the confluence of the Potomac River, Patuxent River, and Chesapeake Bay. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River,...
system, and is associated with two other county high schools: Leonardtown High School
Leonardtown High School
Leonardtown High School is a comprehensive public high school of 2,187 students in grades 9-12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the central portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between...
and Chopticon High School
Chopticon High School
Chopticon High School is a public high school of 1,600+ students in grades 9–12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the northern portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between the...
.
Great Mills High School was founded in 1929, as one of the original high schools in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It has since expanded from a school house to a school building rolling on several acres, with a football, soccer, and field hockey field, and tied to a county pool next door. Great Mills High School is among the oldest continually operating school in St. Mary's County and the State of Maryland.
Great Mills High School Athletics belong to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference and competes in Division 4A in the state competitions.
At Great Mills High School, student athletes are known as the Hornets.
Notable alumni
- Clifford DukesClifford DukesClifford Dukes is an American arena football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2005. He played college football at Michigan State.Dukes has also been a member of the New Orleans...
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Defensive Linesman - Roy DysonRoy DysonRoyden Patrick Dyson born is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland....
- (1966) - Maryland State Senator representing Maryland District 29: Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's County - Todd Friend - (1989) - drummer of punk band H2OH2O (American band)-Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...
- Shawna KenneyShawna KenneyShawna Kenney is an American author and journalist.Kenney was born in Auburn, New York. She authored the memoir I Was a Teenage Dominatrix at the age of 29. The book developed an underground cult following, receiving a Firecracker Alternative Book Award in 2000, with translations published in...
- (1987) - author/writer - Toby Morse - (1988) - punk vocalist of H2OH2OH2O is the chemical formula for water and is also used as an abbreviation for the word "water". H2O or H2O It may also refer to:* H2O , a punk band**H2O , their self-titled debut album...
- John F. Slade IIIJohn F. Slade III-Background:John F. Slade III is an Associate Judge with the 4th District Court of Maryland. Prior to that, he was originally elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1982 to represent District 29C, which represented St. Mary's and Calvert Counties. He ran unopposed in that election.Judge...
- former member of the Maryland House of DelegatesMaryland House of DelegatesThe Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis... - Tubby SmithTubby SmithOrlando "Tubby" Smith is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota...
- (1969) - Head Coach of University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
's Men's Basketball team. Former coach of University of KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
's Men's Basketball team. - Tanya HughesTanya HughesTanya Yvette Hughes is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on May 22, 1992, jumping 1.97 metres at a meet in Eugene, Oregon...
- (1990) - U.S. Track and Field - 1992 Barcelona Olympics - Ronda Thompson - (1987) - Miss Maryland - TV Host (After Dark TV)
- Gerwyn Baldwin - (1988) - Author, "Black By Popular Demand" - 1st Book Selected in National Reading Campaign (2004), Appearances on syndicated radio talk shows.
- Carolyn Egeli- (1965) - Artist, ranked in the top percentile of artists in the world. She has been featured in magazines such as American Artist, and Chesapeake Life. She has painted such notables as George Washington for Mount Vernon as well as Cardinal McCarrick and Cardinal Egan for the Archdiocese.
- Stephen BallStephen BallStephen Ball is a former English cricketer. Ball was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Brandon, County Durham....
- (2000)- Radio Host- 106.7 The Fan FM - Hosts a weekly sports radio broadcast on the CBS affiliatehttp://1067thefandc.cbslocal.com/shows/verbally-committed/. A former producer of "The Mike Wise Show," he also is a sports writer for "The Washington Post" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602779.html
Military Casualties
Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann - 101st Airborne Division, Motor Transport. KIA in Afghanistan on August 1, 2008, graduated in 2003. Sgt. Baumann is buried at Arlington Cemetery.Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace - Army's 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. KIA in Baghdad July 21, 2006. Graduated in 2001. Cpl. Wallace is buried at Arlington Cemetery.
Lt. Nicholas Juron - Navy's Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 48, Detachment 9. KIA off the coast of Columbia on December 13, 2005. Body was never recovered. Graduated in 1998.