Northern High School (Owings, Maryland)

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Northern High School
Northern High School (Owings, Maryland) building.jpg
Front of school
Location
Northern High School (Owings, Maryland)
2950 Chaneyville Road

Owings
,
Maryland
20736

United States
Coordinates 38°41′9″N76°39′8″W / 38.68583°N 76.65222°W / 38.68583; -76.65222
Information
Type Public secondary school
Founded1973
PrincipalKevin Simmons
Teaching staff79.42 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12 [1]
Enrollment1,553 (2023-24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.47 [1]
Color(s)Red, white and blue    
Athletics conferenceSouthern Maryland Athletic Association (SMAC)
Nickname Patriots
NewspaperPatriot Press
Website nhs.calvertnet.k12.md.us

Northern High School is a public secondary school located in Owings, Calvert County, Maryland, United States. In 2023, 1,553 students attended the school.

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History

Northern High School opened halfway through the 1973-1974 school year.

Harrison Cultural Arts Center Northern High School (Owings, Maryland) Harrison Center.jpg
Harrison Cultural Arts Center

On July 26, 2016, the Calvert County Board of Education awarded a replacement contract to J.A. Scheibel Construction Inc. of Huntingtown, Md., for the total replacement of Northern High School. This project was expected to cost $69,382,000 and was completed in December 2018.[ needs update ] The phased construction was to implement a 244,090-square-foot (22,677 m2) building that could house up to 1,500 students. The contract also covered renovations to the Mary D. Harrison Cultural Arts Center, which is attached to the school. [2] Construction of the main building was completed in December 2018, and classes moved to the new building the following month. The administration wing was completed during the 2019-2020 school year. [3]

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School campus

During the second half of the '88-'89 school year, the Fox television network filmed a pilot episode of an unnamed television series at the school. [4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,467 students enrolled for the 2023-24 was:

Figures for students receiving financial assistance with meals were not reported to NCES for 2016-17. [1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Northern High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Contract Awarded for the Replacement of Northern High School". Southern Maryland Online. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ward, Tamara (January 6, 2019). "Northern High replacement opens". Southern Maryland News. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "High School in Calvert Cast in Starring Role for TV Pilot". Washington Post. June 28, 1989.
  5. ↑ Kubatko, Roch. "Meisinger and Fry talk about their promotions". MASNsports. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ Kendziora, Thomas (April 14, 2019). "For Maryland LT Jaelyn Duncan, Sky Is The Limit After Late Start In Football". PressboxOnline. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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