Maurice J. McDonough High School

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Maurice J. McDonough High School
Address
Maurice J. McDonough High School
7165 Marshall Corner Road

Pomfret
,
Maryland
20675

United States
Coordinates 38°33′9″N77°2′9″W / 38.55250°N 77.03583°W / 38.55250; -77.03583
Information
School type Public, secondary school
MottoDocere Cognoscere et Excellere (To Teach, To Learn, To Excel)
Founded1977
School district Charles County Public Schools
PrincipalDarnell Russell
Teaching staff64.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment907 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.17 [1]
CampusRural
Color(s)Purple, Orange and White
Song"Purple Rain" by Prince
Athletics conference Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
MascotRams
NewspaperThe Rampage
Website www.ccboe.com/schools/mcdonough/

Maurice J. McDonough High School is a high school or secondary school in Pomfret, Maryland, United States and is run through the Charles County Public Schools system. It has approximately 1,230 students and 80 employees.

Contents

The school, built in 1976, [2] is named for Maurice James McDonough, who was an early educator in Charles County, Maryland. [3]

Sports

2A State football champions in 2010, coached by Luke Ethington. [4]

USBands 2A State Marching Band Champions in 2015, coached by Caitlin Dunleavy. [5]

Vocational Programs

McDonough, along with North Point High School, hosts Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs available to Charles County students. [6]

The following programs are hosted at McDonough :

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Maurice J. McDonough High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Charles County Board of Education. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Our School". Maurice J. McDonough High School. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Hunt, John (6 December 2010). "McDonough Wins 2-A State Football Championship". The Bay Net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Anfenson-Comeau, Jamie (November 13, 2015). "McDonough marching band division 2A state champs". SoMd News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Application Window For Career & Technical Education Programs Moves Up A Month This Year". The Bay Net. Charles County Public Schools. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. 1 2 "CTE application opens Nov. 22 for Grades eight and 10". Southern Maryland Online. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "CASE CTE Program". Maurice J. McDonough High School. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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  1. ↑ Anfenson-Comeau, Jamie (November 13, 2015). "McDonough marching band division 2A state champs". SoMd News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

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