North County High School (Glen Burnie, Maryland)

39°11′36″N 76°38′15″W / 39.193250627670515°N 76.63737807386349°W / 39.193250627670515; -76.63737807386349 (North County High School)

North County High School
Address
10 E. First Avenue Glen Burnie , Anne Arundel County , MD 21061 United States
Coordinates	39.193250627670515, -76.63737807386349
Information
Motto	Greatness is Within Every Knight
Founded	1990
School district	Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Principal	Eric Jefferson
Staff	152 ^[2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	2,130 ^[1] (2022-2023)
Color(s)	Red, Black, Silver
Mascot	Knight
Rival	Glen Burnie High School South River High School
Yearbook	Knight Life
Website	School Homepage

North County High School (NCHS) is an Anne Arundel County Public Schools high school located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States. The school was established in 1990 as a result of the merger of Andover High School and Brooklyn Park High School. It later moved into the former Lindale Junior High School building, with Lindale moving to the former Andover site. ^[3] The school mascot is the Knight and the school colors are silver, red and black, chosen by the school students and faculty of both Andover and Brooklyn Park High Schools. North County's rival is Glen Burnie High School. It is the primary high school for students living in Linthicum, Brooklyn Park, Ferndale, and portions of the Glen Burnie and Hanover areas. ^[4]

North County High School has a rigorous STEM Magnet Program, and the IT3 (International Trade, Transportation, and Tourism) Signature Program. The school has a multitude of college course offerings such as Advanced Placement. North County became one of the campuses for Anne Arundel Community College in 2012.

In 2016, North County High School German teacher, Katrina Griffin, was named the 2017 National Language Teacher of the Year by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.^[5]

Sport programs

• Fall
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
• Winter
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Indoor Track
  • Swimming
  • Wrestling
• Spring
  • Baseball
  • Lacrosse
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field

Clubs/activities

North County High School offers varies after-school activity for students including:

Academic clubs

• American Computer Science League
• Cyber Patriot
• Don't Hate Collaborate
• Environmental Club
• Envirothon
• F.B.L.A
• German Honor Society
• It's Academic
• Key Club
• Math Team
• Mock Trial
• Model United Nations
• National Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society
• Science Olympiad
• Spanish Honor Society
• Student Government
• Technology Student Association

Fine arts clubs

• Botball
• Drama club
• Gaming club
• Film club
• Literary magazine
• Multi-Ethnic Club
• Newspaper (Knightline)
• Stage crew
• Travel & tourism
• Yearbook
• Webmaster
• National Art Honor Society

Music clubs

• Band Boosters
• Chorus
• Concert band
• Guitar ensemble
• Jazz band
• Marching band
• Orchestra

Notable alumni

• Dan Patrick (Andover High) – Texas Lt Governor
• Montel Williams (Andover High) – Television personality
• Jim Spencer (Andover High) – Major League Baseball player
• [Keith Mills] – (Brooklyn Park High) WBAL sports caster
• John C. Inglis (Andover High) – former deputy director of the National Security Agency
• Diane Black (Warren) (Andover High) US Congresswoman Tennessee
• Lloyd Keaser (Brooklyn Park High) – Wrestling Olympic silver medalist (1976) and world champion gold medalist (1973)
• Trevelin Queen – National Basketball Association player
• Terry R. Gilleland Jr. – Member of Maryland House of Delegates, May 20, 2003 to January 10, 2007^[6]

References

1. https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/AtaGlance/Index/3/17/6/02/1323/2023
2. https://www.northcountyhs.com/apps/staff/
3. "School History". www.northcountyhs.com. from the original on 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
4. "Anne Arundel County Public Schools | July 2023 Educational Facilities Master Plan" (PDF). aacps.org. pp. 227–256. (PDF) from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
5. . www.actfl.org. 2016-11-18. Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
6. "Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., Maryland State Delegate". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

External links

• NCHS School Information 2008 on AACPS website
• Public School Review on NCHS
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