Overlea High School

Overlea High
Address
5401 Kenwood Ave
Baltimore, Maryland 21206-1499
USA
Coordinates 39°20′57″N 76°30′40″W / 39.3493°N 76.5110°W / 39.3493; -76.5110Coordinates: 39°20′57″N 76°30′40″W / 39.3493°N 76.5110°W / 39.3493; -76.5110
Information
Type Public high school
Opened 1961
School district Baltimore Public Schools
Principal Monica C Sample
Grades 9-12
Hours in school day 7:45 - 2:15
Campus Suburban
Campus size 29 acres (120,000 m2)
School colour(s)

Blue and Orange

         
Mascot Falcons
Rival Kenwood
Website OHS

Overlea High School (OHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961.

About the School

The original building was constructed in the early-1960s. The main structure is 124,266 square feet.[1] It is located on Kenwood Avenue in eastern Baltimore County near the I-695 and I-95 interchange. Though in an unincorporated part of the county, it serves the areas of White Marsh, Rosedale, Overlea, and Fullerton.

Overlea's school district borders Parkville High School, Perry Hall High School, Kenwood High School, and Dundalk High School.[2]

Students

The graduation rate at Overlea has been steady at 79-90% over the past 10 years ending in 2007.[3]

Student population[4]
19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
1,081694201,0351,0309831,0481,1521,1281,1731,1991,1801,1801,2471,3391,2681,210

Demographic

Based on current enrollment information, there are approximately 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School. There are 430 students in the ninth grade, 405 students in the tenth grade, 369 in the eleventh grade, and 332 in the twelfth grade.

Ethnicity distribution

Of the 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School, 808 (65.7%) of them are Black or African American, 25 (2.1%) are Asian American, 77 (6.3%) are Hispanic or Latino, 279 (22.7%) are White, and 38 (3.1%) are other.

Gender distribution

Of the 1,230 students, there are 553 (45%) girls and 676 (55%) boys.

Sports

"Regional Champions"

  • 1983 - Football, Class 3A
  • 1986- Football, Class 3A
  • 1987- Football, Class 3A
  • 1988- Football, Class 3A
  • 1989- Football, Class 2A
  • 1990- Football, Class 2A
  • 1991- Football, Class 2A
  • 2011- Football, Class 1A
  • 2011- Football, 1a/2a Baltimore county champions
  • 2012- Boys Track n Field Baltimore county 1a/2a Division Champions
  • 2012 Girls Track n Field Baltimore county 1a/2a Division champions

• 1995 - Baseball, Class 2A

• 1993 - JV Baseball, Baltimore County Champions

'State Champions

  • 1971 - Boys Soccer[5]
  • 1981 - Softball, Class AA
  • 1998 - Wrestling State Dual Meets

Notable alumni

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Maryland Property Database".
  2. ↑ "Baltimore County Public Schools website" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Maryland Report Card".
  4. ↑ "Maryland State Department of Education".
  5. ↑ "MPSSAA Boys Soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Qualcomm Names Steve Mollenkopf CEO and President - Qualcomm".
  7. ↑ Jill C. Wheeler (August 2015). Getting Gritty with Mike Rowe. ABDO. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-62969-835-9.
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