Patterson High School (Maryland) Explained

Patterson High School
Motto:"Patterson Pride"
Streetaddress:100 Kane Street
Coordinates:39.2925°N -76.5364°W
Zipcode:21224
Country:United States
Schoolnumber:405
Principal:April Myrick
Grades:9–12
Mascot:Clipper Ship
Teamname:Patterson Clippers
Colors:Royal blue, white
Enrollment:1335[1]
Enrollment As Of:2014

Patterson High School (formerly known as Patterson Park High School) is a public high school located in the Hopkins-Bayview neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Overview

Patterson High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1200 students, grades nine through twelve. Patterson no longer operates as academies, but instead as a cohort model. Students are divided into cohorts based on their year of expected graduation.

Patterson is designated as the Career Center school for Baltimore's East Side. The school is a social emotional learning, student wholeness site that offers multiple pathways in Career and Technology Education (CTE); Patterson students take pathway courses during their tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade years, in addition to Maryland State Graduation Requirements, University of Maryland Systems requirements, and a wide variety of elective courses. Pathways at Patterson for the 2019–20 school year include:

Patterson has a diverse student population. The ESOL Program has both Emergent and Newcomers Program and support for ESOL students throughout their integrated classes by offering mentoring and partnerships with Liberty's Promise and Refugee Youth Program.

In 2012 a Patterson student won first place in the Baltimore City Math Bowl.[2] [3]

Patterson High School is the assumed school which Hairspray’s main character, Tracy Turnblad, goes to.

Academics

Patterson High School gained media attention in 2022 when a report showed 75 percent of students tested at the school were reading and doing math at an elementary school level. The school's attendance rate was 59 percent, compared to the district average of 80 percent, and dropout rate was 29 percent, with a college enrollment rate of 21 percent, meaning "more students quit school than enroll in higher education". Maryland Governor Larry Hogan commented, "Baltimore City School system is not doing a great job educating the kids...I was disgusted by it".[4]

Athletics

In 1993, Patterson, along with all the other Baltimore City public schools, left the Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) to join the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA). The move meant that Baltimore City Public Schools would be able to compete with the rest of the state's public schools in a variety of sports arenas. Since the move, the Clippers have been to the state semi-finals in 1994, 1999, 2004 and to the quarter-finals in 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2001.[5]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enrollment for All Grades All Students : Demographics : Baltimore City - Patterson High : 2014 Maryland Report Card:. Maryland State Department of Education. July 27, 2014.
  2. Web site: . / Overview. Baltimore City Schools. 18 July 2012. 2012.
  3. News: Tanton. Bill. Return to athletic glory of years past does wonders for Patterson High School. 18 July 2012. The Baltimore Sun. 1 December 1994.
  4. News: Papst . Chris . February 9, 2022 . Few students proficient at Baltimore High School, Governor asks, 'Where's the outrage?' . Fox 45 News.
  5. Web site: MPSSA Football Championships Tournament History . 2007-09-15. Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. PDF.
  6. News: Rath. Molly. The Last Tycoon: Love Him or Hate Him, Peter Angelos Holds the Key to Downtown's Future. 18 July 2012. Baltimore City Paper. 16 August 2000.
  7. News: Pitts . Jonathan M. . Aquille Carr looks to elevate game as basketball legend grows . 17 June 2024 . Baltimore Sun . 4 February 2012.
  8. News: Slotnik . Daniel . Robert F. Chew, Actor on ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 52 . 17 June 2024 . New York Times . 18 January 2013.
  9. News: Raymond A. Dypski, 81, served as a delegate for two decades . 2004-11-02 . Kelly . Jacques . Rasmussen . Frederick N. . . 2021-10-19.
  10. Web site: Cal Ermer . Society for American Baseball Research . 17 June 2024.
  11. News: Frager. Ray. Manfra heeds the call to return to Baltimore City native gets Orioles radio job. 18 July 2012. The Baltimore Sun. 17 December 1992.
  12. Web site: Aris Melissaratos, Maryland Secretary of Business & Economic Development . msa.maryland.gov . 17 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Baltimore Bayhawks to play in PSINet Stadium . ilindoor.com . 18 July 2012 . 13 February 2002 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050518201539/http://www.wingszone.com/nllmb/showthread.php?t=4630 . 18 May 2005 .
  14. Web site: Dave Pivec Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com . databasefootball.com . 18 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120530152814/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PIVECDAV01 . 30 May 2012 .
  15. Web site: Perry Sfikas, Maryland State Senator. Maryland State Assembly. 18 July 2012.
  16. Web site: Theodore J. Sophocleus, Maryland State Delegate<. Maryland State Archives. 18 July 2012.
  17. Web site: Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame . Old Timers Soccer Association of Maryland . 18 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208124808/http://www.oldtimerssoccer.net/halloffame.php . 8 February 2012 .
  18. Web site: Mills. Keith. Nine Join Hall Of Fame. Pressbox Online. 18 July 2012. 3 May 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207010203/http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=1906. 7 February 2012. dead.

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