North County High School (Glen Burnie, Maryland)

Coordinates: 39°11′36″N 76°38′14″W / 39.193218°N 76.637351°W / 39.193218; -76.637351

North County High School
Address
10 E. First Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Information
Motto Greatness is Within Every Knight
Founded 1990
School district Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Principal Eric Jefferson
Staff 180
Grades 9-12
Number of students 2,130 (Fall 2016)[1]
Campus Coastal area Suburban
School color(s) Red, Black, Silver
Mascot Knight
Yearbook Knight Life
Website School Homepage

North County High School is an Anne Arundel County Public Schools high school located in Glen Burnie, Maryland. 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. 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

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.[2]

Sport programs

Fall Winter Spring
CheerleadingBasketballBaseball
Cross CountryCheerleadingLacrosse
Field HockeyIndoor TrackSoftball
FootballSwimmingTennis
GolfWrestlingTrack and Field
Soccer
Volleyball

Clubs/activities

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

Academic clubs

Fine arts clubs

Music clubs

Notable alumni

Diane Black (Warren) (Andover High) US Congresswoman Tennessee

  • Lloyd Keaser (Brooklyn Park High) - Wrestling Olympic silver medalist (1976) and World Champion Gold medalist (1973)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.aacps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3584&dataid=12682&FileName=03%20-%20Enrollment.pdf
  2. ↑ "ACTFL Names 2017 National Language Teacher Of The Year | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages". www.actfl.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.


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