High Point High School
| High Point High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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3601 Powder Mill Road Beltsville, Maryland 20705 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°2′33″N 76°56′38″W / 39.04250°N 76.94389°WCoordinates: 39°2′33″N 76°56′38″W / 39.04250°N 76.94389°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Prince George's County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Kevin Maxwell |
| Principal | Nicole Isley-McClure |
| Teaching staff | 115.70 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,162 (2012-2013) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.69 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Rival | Northwestern, Laurel |
| Website | HPHS website |
| [1] | |
High Point High School (HPHS) is a public high school located in Beltsville, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
The school, serving children in grades 9 through 12, is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district system.
High Point serves a portion of the city of College Park, and several unincorporated areas, including Adelphi, Beltsville, Landover and Hyattsville.
High Point students come from middle schools throughout Prince George's County. They hail predominately from Buck Lodge Middle School and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, both in unincorporated Prince George's County. Originally, the students were bussed as well from Beltsville Junior High school which is now known as Beltsville Elementary School.
History
Opened in 1954, High Point High School was originally going to be named Cherry Hill High School. However, school officials eventually settled on the name "High Point High School" because of the school's location on the highest point in Beltsville, Maryland.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,162 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:
- Male - 53.4%
- Female - 46.6%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.9%
- Black - 36.0%
- Hispanic - 55.3%
- White - 2.9%
- Multiracial - 0.7%
in addition, 71.7% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch. [1]
Notable alumni
- Frank Cho (1990), comic book writer and illustrator
- A. Jamie Cuticchia, scientist
- Raheem DeVaughn, musician, whose album "The Love Experience" reached number 46 on the Billboard album chart
- Fred Funk, former coach of University of Maryland golf team and PGA tour player
- Kevin Jordan, NFL player[2]
- Brian Reid (1966), internet innovator[3]
- Elijah Joy, TV personality
- James Ramiah Logan, convicted murderer
- Doug Spearman, actor
- Paula Vogel (1969), playwright who won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play How I Learned to Drive
External links
References
- 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for High Point High". ed.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Hodges, Jim (November 8, 1994). "Clearly, He's K.J., Not J.J.". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Brian Keith Reid, PhD". anglican.org. Retrieved 27 August 2015.