Huntingtown High School is located at 4125 North Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, Maryland

Huntingtown, Maryland

Huntingtown is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2000 census. The community is growing, with many large estate homes in small developments off of Maryland Route 2/4. It has a public high school called Huntingtown High. The...

 (MD), 20639. Completed and opened in 2004, HHS is currently home to some (estimated) seventeen hundred students from grades 9 to 12. HHS is in Calvert County

Calvert County, Maryland

Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

, and is part of the Calvert County Public Schools

Calvert County Public Schools

Calvert County Public Schools is a public school district serving all of Calvert County, Maryland. The district is governed by a six-person Board of Education, five of which are elected by the public in non-partisan elections, and a student elected by the Calvert Association of Student Councils...

, (CCPS).

Campus

The HHS campus features, aside from its building and traffic pattern: a football field, softball and baseball fields, a track, eight tennis courts and an assortment of practice fields and storm-water management ponds. The large, 3-story building is surrounded by these and two parking lots exiting onto Maryland Route 4. There is also a nature trail/cross country path which runs through the woods surrounding the building.

Athletics

HHS hosts a variety of sports teams directed by VaShawne Gross. The Hurricanes compete in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) and the 3A South Region of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Associationor , is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland. Organized in 1946, MPSSAA is made up of public high schools from each of Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City...

. Fall sports include football, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf, and volleyball. Winter sports include swimming, boys' and girls' basketball, indoor track, wrestling, and ice hockey. There are also cheer and dance teams for both the fall and winter. Spring sports include boys' and girls' lacrosse, softball, baseball, track and field, and tennis.

Football

The Hurricanes are coached by Jerry Franks, a 2008 inductee to the Maryland High School Hall of Fame. The Hurricanes have qualified for the playoffs every year since 2007. In 2008 and 2009, the Hurricanes won the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Championship. The 2009 Hurricanes finished the regular season 10-0. In the playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated the Westlake Wolverines 46-0 to capture the 3A South Regional Championship. The following week, the Hurricanes defeated River Hill, the two-time defending Maryland 2A Champions. The Hurricanes victory snapped River Hill's 40-game winning streak. The Hurricanes advanced to the Maryland 3A State Championship game, where they fell to Linganore, 31-14. The 2010 season saw the Hurricanes finish 7-3 and clinch their 4th consecutive playoff berth, the first team in Calvert County to do so. In the 3A South Regional semifinal, the Hurricanes traveled to Westlake High School and defeated the 2010 SMAC champions 35-14. On November 19, 2010, the Hurricanes traveled to Friendly High School in an attempt to win back to back 3A South Championships, and were victorious, 52-16. The 'Canes lost to Franklin on a last second touchdown by the Indians.

Boys Soccer

The Hurricanes boys soccer team, coached by Chris Morgan, posted an 11-1 record in the 2010 season, winning the school's first SMAC championship for boy's soccer. The team has reached the regional finals in the 3A playoffs two years running, losing to cross-county rivals, Northern, both times. With appropriate funding, the field would not be ruined by football and the soccer program would be known for more than just its terrible field.

Volleyball

The Hurricanes Volleyball team has been to the state semi-finals several times. From 2006-2008, the Lady Canes made it to the 3A state finals, but lost each time.

Swim Team

Huntingtown's Boy's Swim Team recently won the 2008 SMAC and 4A/3A South Regional Titles, Setting a Maryland State Record in the 200 yard medley relay. In 2009 the mens 11-1 season was capped off with a 2nd place SMAC and 4A/3A South Region finish and another state record, this time in the 200 yard freestyle relay (John Sheldon, John Morman, Dohrman, Morgan). The 2010 Mens team finished 2nd in SMAC and 4th in the 4A/3A South Region. Huntingtown has seen two of its graduates go on to swim at the college level.

Ice Hockey

Huntingtown established a club ice hockey team in 2007. The team won the Southern Division Championship and made it to the Regional State Playoffs.

Softball

Huntingtown's softball team has won three Maryland 3A state titles (2005, 2006, 2007). The 2005 title was won in the Hurricanes' first year of varsity competition.

Baseball

The Huntingtown baseball team is managed by Guy Smith Jr. Huntingtown has been to the State playoffs three times: in 2006, 2007, and 2010; they have reached the State finals twice: in 2006 and 2010. The Hurricanes have also been SMAC Champions three times: in 2007, 2009, and 2010.

Track and Field

In the 2008 season, the boys track and field team ended the season with a the perfect record of 12-0. The Girls Track and Field team also won the Maryland 3A Outdoor State Championship in 2011 under the direction of head coach Valerie Harrington.

Boys Lacrosse

The boys lacrosse team came in second in the SMAC in 2008, placing behind Northern High School.

Wrestling

The Huntingtown wrestling team won their first tournament, the Kent tournament, in 2007.

Girls Soccer

In 2010, the girls soccer went to the 3A State Finals for the first time in school and county history, but lost to Reservoir, 1-0.

Music

Huntingtown's Music Department is directed by Mr. Donald Naumann (Band), Mr. Daniel Boyer (Chorus), and Mrs. Sara Moran (String Orchestra). The department sends several students yearly to Maryland All-State music programs, as well as various other honors ensembles.

Theatre

Huntingtown's Eye of the Storm Productions (EOTSP), under the direction of Mr. Derek Anderson, has been recognized by the American Alliance for High School Theatre as one of the top 35 High School Programs in the country. The company produces a fall play and spring musical, in addition to "Black Box" shows throughout the year.

Marching Band

The HHS Marching Hurricanes, directed by Mr. Donald Naumann, is composed of students playing a wide range wind and percussion instruments as well as many Colorguard members. The Marching Hurricanes, composed of about 65 instrumentalists and guard members at the time, earned second place in the 2007-2008 Atlantic Coast Championship (ACC), fourth place in the fall of 2008, and sixth place in November of 2009.

Robotics

The HHS Robotics team was established in 2009, and has competed twice in local VEX Robotics Competitions. In 2011, the team received the VEX Community Award for involvment with the Plum Point Middle School Robotics Team.

Humane Society Club

The HHS Humane Society Club Is For Students That Love And/Or Care For Animals.



Website: www.hhshumaneclub.weebly.com



Staff:


Lynne Gillis - Club Sponsor

Katie May - Club President

Joshua Lewis - Club Webmaster, Head Of Fundraising

Jamie May - Head Of Newsletter

External links

• Huntingtown High School Website
• The Hurricane Nation Online Newspaper