Walkersville High School

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Walkersville High School
Walkersville HS Sign.jpg
Location
Walkersville High School
81 W Frederick St

Walkersville
,
Maryland
21793

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Opened1976
School district Frederick County Public Schools
PrincipalStephanie Ware [1]
Staff70 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,249 (2021–22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.84 [2]
CampusRural
Campus size49.97 acres (202,200 m2)
Color(s)Blue, Gold   
MascotLion
Rival Middletown High School
NewspaperLion's Pride
YearbookLyonian
Website education.fcps.org/whs/

Walkersville High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The school's colors are blue and gold and athletic teams are known as the "Lions."

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Overview

The school is located near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Western Maryland in the town of Walkersville. The school is located just off Maryland Route 194, east of U.S. 15, and north of Maryland Route 26.

The current building's construction began in 1974, with an addition completed in 1999. The building has 191,104 square feet (17,754.1 m2) of space located on 49.97 acres (202,200 m2) of land. [3]

The original high school building is now Walkersville Middle School.

Sports

State Champions

Walkersville High School has been located in several buildings over the years including the three shown below. The middle image is now Walkersville Middle School. The image on the right is now the Frederick County Public Schools Staff Development Center

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Principal and AP Appointments for the 2020-2021 School Year".
  2. 1 2 3 "Walkersville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ Maryland Property Database
  4. ↑ Fredrick News-Post
  5. ↑ Frederick News-Post
  6. ↑ MPSSAA Baseball
  7. ↑ MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
  8. ↑ MPSSAA Softball
  9. ↑ MPSSAA Football
  10. ↑ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball

See also

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