Central High School (Maryland)

Central High School
Address
Central High School
200 Cabin Branch Road, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Walker Mill, Maryland 20743
United States
Coordinates 38°52′58″N 76°53′28″W / 38.88278°N 76.89111°W / 38.88278; -76.89111Coordinates: 38°52′58″N 76°53′28″W / 38.88278°N 76.89111°W / 38.88278; -76.89111
Information
School type Public, high school
Established 1961
School district Prince George's County Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Monica Goldson
Principal Keishia S. Wallace
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,100
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Navy Blue, Light Blue, White
Nickname Falcons
Rival Fairmont Heights High School
Feeder schools G. James Gholson Middle School
Walker Mill Middle School
Website http://www1.pgcps.org/central/

Central High School is a public magnet high school, located in the Walker Mill census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, with a Capitol Heights mailing address.[1][2] The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system. The school hosts the county's only high school-level French Immersion magnet program, as well as an International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet program. The school also has AVID. The principal is Keishia Wallace. The approximate enrollment, as of September 2018, it is 1,100 students in grades nine through twelve. The school hours are from 7:25am to 2:25pm. The school operates on an alternating A/B-Day Block Schedule. Central has a mandatory uniform policy in effect.

The School is head by Principal, Keishia Wallace and her Second in Command, Dr. Raymond Miller 10th Grade Administrator. Follwing, them is Mr. Keith Davenport 11th Grade Administrator, Ms. Lisa Faulkner-Jones 12th Grade Administrator and Mr. James Spence 9th Grade Administrator.

Central High serves:[3] most of Walker Mill,[1] a section of the Town of Capitol Heights,[4][5] a section of the City of Seat Pleasant,[6] most of Peppermill Village CDP,[7] and a portion of Summerfield CDP.[8]

History

Central High School was Founded in 1961.

In 2010, Central was named one of the top schools in America, under the leadership of Mr. Fletcher James and Assistant Principal, Ms. Mary Compton

Central High School, for many years, has been fighting for the rebuilding of the school. The County Plans to Rebuild the building in the following years to come.

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Walker Mill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 31, 2018. Pages: 1, 2 and 3.
  2. ↑ Home. Central High School. Retrieved on August 31, 2018. "200 Cabin Branch Rd | Capitol Heights, MD 20743"
  3. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Capitol Heights town, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 31, 2018. - Residential areas are marked here: "Residential Land Use. Existing Conditions 2.5." In: "THE TOWN OF CAPITOL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN 2011-2016." Capitol Heights, Maryland. PDF p. 14/15. Retrieved on August 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Seat Pleasant city, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Peppermill Village CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Summerfield CDP, MD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
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