C. Milton Wright High School

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C. Milton Wright High School
Address
C. Milton Wright High School
1301 N Fountain Green Rd

,
Maryland 21015

United States
Coordinates 39°33′42″N76°19′49″W / 39.56167°N 76.33028°W / 39.56167; -76.33028
Information
Type Public Secondary
MottoThe Wright Beginning Promises a Great Future.
Established1980
School district Harford County Public Schools
PrincipalErica Harris [1]
Teaching staff74 (2019) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,421 (2018) [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s) Carolina blue, black & white    
Mascot Mustangs
Website cmhs.ss18.sharpschool.com
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Main entrance to C. Milton Wright High School

C. Milton Wright High School is a public secondary school located in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1980 with Robert Garbacik as its first principal. The school is named after Charles Milton Wright, a former superintendent of the Harford County Public Schools system. It ranks #5 within the Harford County Public Schools 54 public schools in the district, and ranks #90 within all of the Maryland Schools. [2]

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School information

C. Milton Wright High School offers 19 Advanced Placement (AP) classes. [3]

Athletics

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Exterior facade, showing mascot and school colors

At C. Milton, many students participate in multiple sports throughout the school year. The C. Milton Wright High School baseball program ranks among the elite in the United States. Since 2006, the Mustangs have appeared in the Maryland State Championship three times, winning the title in their latest appearance (2010). With a final record of 23–0, C. Milton was ranked 8th nationally and 1st on the east coast by the "USA Today Super 25 High School Baseball Poll." [ citation needed ]

C. Milton Wright's Cross Country Teams won Maryland state titles in 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008, qualifying for Nike Team Nationals in 2004, being Maryland state runners-up in 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and winning the Harford County Championship every year for 21 years from 1987 to 2008. [4] [ unreliable source? ] The team recently was state runners-up in 2017.

C. Milton Wright's basketball team became state champions in 2016.

Honors societies and selective groups

Competitive teams

Event planning groups

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Home – C. Milton Wright High School School". Harford County Public Schools . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  2. "Best High Schools in Maryland". US News.
  3. "AP Courses". The Washington Post.
  4. "C. Milton Wright Mustangs". Archived from the original on December 14, 2001.