C. Milton Wright High School

C. Milton Wright High School
Location
Bel Air, Maryland
United States
Coordinates 39°33′42″N 76°19′49″W / 39.56167°N 76.33028°W / 39.56167; -76.33028Coordinates: 39°33′42″N 76°19′49″W / 39.56167°N 76.33028°W / 39.56167; -76.33028
Information
Type Public Secondary
Motto The Wright Beginning Promises a Great Future.
Established 1980
School district Harford County Public Schools
Principal Michael J. Thatcher[1]
Teaching staff 100[1]
Grades 9–12
Number of students 1444[1]
Campus Suburban
Color(s)

Carolina blue, black & white

              
Mascot Mustangs
Website www.hcps.org/schools/SchoolProfile.aspx?schoolID=85

Main entrance to C. Milton Wright High School

C. Milton Wright High School is a public secondary school located in Bel Air, Maryland. It was founded in 1980 with Robert Garbacik as its first principal. The school is named after Charles Milton Wright, a former superintendent of the Harford County Public Schools system.

School information

C. Milton Wright High School offers 19 Advanced Placement (AP) classes.[2] In 2004, 80% of C. Milton students who took AP Exams achieved a score of a 3 or higher.[3]

Athletics

Exterior facade,showing mascot and school colors

At C. Milton, many students participate in multiple sports throughout the school year. The C. Milton Wright High School baseball program ranks among the elite in the United States. Since 2006, the Mustangs have appeared in the Maryland State Championship three times, winning the title in their latest appearance (2010). With a final record of 23-0, C. Milton was ranked 8th nationally and 1st on the east coast by the "USA Today Super 25 High School Baseball Poll."

C. Milton Wright's Cross Country Teams won Maryland state titles in 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008, qualifying for Nike Team Nationals in 2004, being Maryland state runners-up in 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and winning the Harford County Championship every year for 21 years from 1987-2008.[4] The team recently was state runners-up in 2017.

C. Milton Wright's basketball team became state champions in 2016.

Fall Sports : Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country, Golf, Football, Fall Cheerleading, Field Hockey

Winter Sports: Swimming, Indoor Track, Wrestling, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Winter Cheerleading

Spring Sports: Men's Basebell, Women's Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Lacrosse

Honors societies and selective groups

Competitive teams

  • Forensics (Speech and Debate Team)
  • Academic Team
  • Envirothon Team
  • Math League
  • Mustang Dance Team
  • Mustang Cheerleading Team

Event planning groups

  • Student Government Association (SGA)
  • Sophomore Class Council
  • Junior Class Council
  • Senior Class Council

Other clubs and organizations

  • Anime Club
  • Destination Imagination
  • German Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Knights of Wright (a community service organization)
  • Stage Wright (Drama)
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • The Stallion Literary Magazine
  • The Pony Express (School Newspaper)
  • Color Guard (offers flag and sabre)
  • Future Teachers of America
  • Bible Club
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Peer Helpers
  • Book Club
  • Anime Club
  • Best Buddies
  • Unified Sports
  • Art Club
  • SADD
  • Yearbook
  • Bernard's Bandits (Foundations of Technology Club)
  • FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
  • JSA (Junior Statesmen of America)
  • Gay Straight Alliance

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "C. Milton Wright High School School Profile". Harford County Public Schools. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "AP Courses - Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  3. ↑ "AP Pass Rate - US News and World Report".
  4. ↑ http://www.eteamz.com/cmwcc/
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