Laurel High School (Maryland) Explained

Laurel High School
Schooltype:high school
Principal:Michael Dinkins[1]
Enrollment:1,844 (2016–17)
Teaching Staff:106.00 (FTE) (2016–17)
Ratio:17.40:1 (2016–17)
Streetaddress:8000 Cherry Lane
City:Laurel
State:Maryland
Zipcode:20707
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.0942°N -76.8681°W
Pushpin Map:Maryland
Colors: Blue
Gold
Mascot:Spartan

Laurel High School is a public high school located in Laurel, Maryland, United States; it is the oldest school in the Prince George's County Public Schools system.[2]

The school serves[3] Laurel,[4] portions of Konterra,[5] South Laurel,[6] and West Laurel.[7]

History

Laurel High School was founded in 1899[2] with an enrollment of 59 students and four teachers. According to The Washington Post, the 1900 graduating class was all women.[8] The original school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 1965, the school moved to a larger building at 8000 Cherry Lane in Laurel, and annexed the former Margaret A. Edmonson Elementary School in 1983. The last class at the original location held a 50th reunion in 2015.[9]

Fulfilling an objective of the Prince George's County Capital Improvement Program[10] since 1989, construction on a new 800-seat auditorium for the school was expected to begin in February 2009. The addition was completed in the early 2010 school year.[11]

Laurel High's student newspaper, "The Shield", established in the 1995–1996 school year, has won awards from the American Scholastic Press Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.[12] Prior to the 1995–96 school year, the school paper operated under the name "The Tattler".

Laurel shares the same layout as Bowie High School, in neighboring Bowie, Maryland. Laurel High School currently enrolls roughly 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12. The school mascot is the Spartan, and the school colors are blue and gold.

In 2009, Sheryll Cashin said in The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class are Undermining the American Dream that Laurel High was one of several mostly black, mostly middle class Prince George's County public high schools that were "decidedly underachieving: fewer than half of the seniors at these schools went on to attend four-year colleges in recent years."[13]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. News: New but familiar faces at the helms of two Laurel schools . Jones . Katie . August 22, 2019 . . August 26, 2019.
  2. News: Laurel High students holding history in their hands . The Baltimore Sun . November 20, 2013 . Sara . Toth . June 28, 2014 . Laurel is the oldest high school in Prince George's County, opening its doors in 1899 .
  3. "Neighborhood High Schools and Boundaries School Year 2018–2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.
  4. "City of Laurel Zoning Map ." City of Laurel. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. See also: City map .
  5. "2010 Census – Census Block Map (Index): Konterra CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3.
  6. "2010 Census – Census Block Map (Index): South Laurel CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3. Note that the census-designated place was previously smaller: 2000 Index Map and pages 1 and 2. In the 1990 map of Prince George's County (see index), South Laurel is on pages 2 and 5.
  7. "2010 Census – Census Block Map: West Laurel CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. The West Laurel CDP was previously defined as a larger area; portions are now defined as being in the Konterra CDP. 2000 map: "Census 2000 Block Map: West Laurel CDP." The 1990 maps of Prince George's County (index map) show West Laurel on pages 1 and 4.
  8. News: In trivia contest, Laurel is always the category . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203082625/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-11-26/news/36849277_1_laurel-high-school-laurel-city-council-laurel-resident . dead . December 3, 2013 . November 26, 2009 . Caitlin . Moran . June 28, 2014 . The correct answer? 'They were all women,' . The Washington Post .
  9. News: Last class at old Laurel High marks 50th reunion . Patti . Restivo . June 11, 2015 . December 18, 2017 . Laurel Leader . Baltimore Sun Media Group .
  10. Web site: Superintendent's Proposed Annual Operating Budget For Fiscal Year 2008 . Deasy . John E. . Beall . James W. . 39–40 . December 14, 2006 . January 12, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083506/http://www.pgcps.org/~budget/fy08budget/part1proposedbudget.pdf . September 29, 2007 .
  11. News: Laurel High auditorium in sight . Laurel Leader . December 1, 2005 . March 8, 2008 .
  12. Leonard, Guy. Laurel High School newspaper wins Scholastic Press award. The Gazette. March 25, 2004. URL retrieved on March 8, 2007.
  13. Cashin . Sheryll . https://web.archive.org/web/20060203123543/http://www.americancity.org/article.php?id_article=135 . The Dilemma of the Black Middle Class . 9 . Segregation & Integration . November 2005 . . November 7, 2011 . February 3, 2006 .
  14. Web site: Program of Laurel 79's 25 Year Reunion . 2008-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105164207/http://www.spartan79.com/main1.html . January 5, 2009 . dead.
  15. http://www.martyfriedman.com/fans_faq_content.php?id=584 "West Laurel barn razing"
  16. Web site: Gertrude L. Poe, MSA SC 3520-15217 . Archives of Maryland . msa.maryland.gov . August 19, 2019.
  17. News: Driver . David . March 28, 2013 . Ex-track star from Laurel hurdles into hall of fame . . December 16, 2015.
  18. News: Ex-pro soccer player stresses good sportsmanship to children . Reilly . Judy . . June 12, 1997 . August 19, 2019.
  19. Web site: Alonzo T. Washington, Maryland State Delegate . Maryland Manual On-Line . msa.maryland.gov . August 19, 2019.
  20. News: First Generation celebrates 23rd class of college-bound graduates . The Baltimore Sun . June 24, 2013 . Sara . Toth . June 28, 2014 . master of ceremonies Tico Wells, an actor and Laurel High School alum .

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