Harford Technical High School
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Harford Technical High School (HTHS) is a four-year vocational/technical public high school
in Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland
, United States
. The school is located near the center of the county across the street from Harford Community College
and next to the John Archer School.
The school was opened in 1978 as a vocational and technical school. Students must apply for admission into the school. Once entering the school, the students focus on a trade from one of the following: construction
, manufacturing
, automotives
, health occupations, computer aided design and drafting, food preparation
, cosmetology
, agri-business and animal science
, communications, floral design, landscape architecture and management, sports med. or printing and graphic arts.
The school has changed its name since the school was founded. It was once called "Harford Vocational Technical High School" or "Harford VoTech".
Performing Arts Center, finished in 2000, and "Cobra Stadium" and surrounding althletic fields, finished in Spring 2009.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
, United States
United States
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. The school is located near the center of the county across the street from Harford Community College
Harford Community College
Harford Community College is a community college in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. The college was founded in 1957. The campus occupies , and has 21 buildings totaling over .-Background:...
and next to the John Archer School.
The school was opened in 1978 as a vocational and technical school. Students must apply for admission into the school. Once entering the school, the students focus on a trade from one of the following: construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, automotives
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
, health occupations, computer aided design and drafting, food preparation
Chef
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, cosmetology
Cosmetology
Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electrology....
, agri-business and animal science
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, communications, floral design, landscape architecture and management, sports med. or printing and graphic arts.
The school has changed its name since the school was founded. It was once called "Harford Vocational Technical High School" or "Harford VoTech".
About the school
The original building was finally constructed in the mid-1970s. There have been several additions made to the school to accommodate more students including the new William H. AmossWilliam H. Amoss
William H. Amoss was an American politician. He was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1983 until his death 14 years later.-Background:...
Performing Arts Center, finished in 2000, and "Cobra Stadium" and surrounding althletic fields, finished in Spring 2009.
Students
Though the student population has leveled off in the past few years, it nearly doubled between 1993 and 2004 when the enrollment peaked.| Year | Students enrolled |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,055 |
| 2006 | 1,052 |
| 2005 | 1,069 |
| 2004 | 1,070 |
| 2003 | 1,052 |
| 2002 | 1,014 |
| 2001 | 928 |
| 2000 | 900 |
| 1999 | 877 |
| 1998 | 833 |
| 1997 | 764 |
| 1996 | 716 |
| 1995 | 660 |
| 1994 | 607 |
| 1993 | 562 |
Sports
State Champions- 2006 Wrestling 2A-1A
- 2006 Wrestling Coach Gary Siler named All-Metro Coach of the Year
External links
- Harford Technical High School website http://www.harfordtech.net/
- maps.google.com http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bel+air&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=65.438906,112.5&ie=UTF8&ll=39.559098,-76.288038&spn=0.001985,0.003433&t=h&z=18&om=1