Thomas Stone High School

Thomas Stone High School
Location
3785 Leonardtown Road Waldorf , Maryland 20601 United States
Coordinates	38°36′54″N76°53′9″W / 38.61500°N 76.88583°W / 38.61500; -76.88583
Information
School type	Public, secondary school
Motto	None
Founded	1969
School district	Charles County Public Schools
Principal	Michael Charlton
Teaching staff	85.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,168 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.74 [1]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban/Rural
Color(s)	Blue and Gold ██
Athletics conference	Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
Mascot	Cougars
Website	http://www2.ccboe.com/stone/

Thomas Stone High School is a public high school in the eastern section of Waldorf, Maryland, United States, administered by the Charles County Board of Education. The school colors are blue and gold and its mascot is the cougar. It was named after Thomas Stone, a Maryland representative in the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

History

Thomas Stone was opened in 1969. ^[2] Like Henry E. Lackey High School, it was originally constructed with some classrooms underground. It was renovated in the late 1990s, increasing its capacity from 1250 to 1600 students. ^[3] Thomas Stone is currently the third largest high school in Charles County, after North Point High School and St. Charles High School.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sports

Thomas Stone is known for its basketball program.^{[ citation needed ]} The boys basketball team won back to back 4A East regional titles in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. ^[4]

In baseball six alumni were drafted by Major League Baseball; with Mark Calvert and Tim Drummond reaching the big league. ^[5]

Alumni

• Tim Drummond, professional baseball player ^[6]
• Robert Stethem, US Navy diver and terrorism victim ^[7]

Notes

1. "Thomas Stone High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
2. "Thomas Stone High School". Charles County Public Schools. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
3. "IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Task 20 "Solar Energy in Building Renovation" Subtask C: "Design of Solar Renovation Projects"" (PDF). International Energy Agency – Solar Heating and Cooling Programme. May 1998. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
4. Jon Buzby (March 9, 2009). "Maryland: Boys State Basketball Semifinals Set". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
5. "Thomas Stone High School (Waldorf, MD) - the Baseball Cube".
6. "Baseball Transactions". Baltimore Sun . May 20, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
7. "ROBERT DEAN STETHEM". herocards.us. Retrieved January 21, 2024.