Crossland High School

Crossland High School is a public secondary school located in Camp Springs census-designated place, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, with Temple Hills postal address.[2][3] The school serves about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Prince George's County Public Schools system.

Crossland High School
Location
Crossland High School
6901 Temple Hill Road
Temple Hills, Maryland

United States
Coordinates38°47′41″N 76°55′49″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtPrince George's County Public Schools
PrincipalMichael Gilchrist.,
Faculty97.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,224
Student to teacher ratio20.8[1]
Color(s)Red, gold, black and white                    
MascotCavaliers
Websitepgcps.org/crossland/

Crossland is named after a prominent early Maryland family.

The vocational wing was dedicated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1967.

Crossland serves:[4] much of Camp Springs CDP,[3] all of Temple Hill CDP,[5] and portions of Hillcrest Heights,[6] Marlow Heights,[7] Oxon Hill,[8] and Silver Hill CDPs.[9]

The school in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is called Crossland High School.

Notable alumni
  • Jess Atkinson, Class of 1980, placekicker for Univ. of MD and Washington Redskins
  • Peter Bergman, daytime television actor, currently plays Jack on CBS' The Young and the Restless; class of 1971
  • Mark Davis, Dallas radio talk show host and newspaper columnist; class of 1975
  • Gangster D, hip hop artist
  • Michael A. Jackson, former sheriff of Prince George's County, Maryland[10]
  • Stephen Tyrone Johns, security officer who died in the line of duty in the 2009 Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting
  • Julian Peterson, NFL football player[11]
  • Tank, R&B singer[12]
  • Walt "The Wizard" Williams, NBA basketball player[13]

References
  1. "Crossland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  2. Home. Crossland High School. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Crossland High School 6901 Temple Hills Road Temple Hills, MD 20748"
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Camp Springs CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. p. 1 and 2.
  4. "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  5. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Temple Hills CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marlow Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  8. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Oxon Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3.
  9. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Silver Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1 and 2.
  10. State of Maryland (February 20, 2013). "Michael A. Jackson, Sheriff, Prince George's County, Maryland". Maryland State Archives. State of Maryland. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  11. "SEAHAWKS 35 REDSKINS 14". The Washington Post. 2008-01-06. pp. D07. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  12. Julian Rubinstein (1993-09-19). "Cariaga Leads Largo to Flawless Start". The Washington Post.
  13. Josh Barr (2005-03-10). "For Crossland, a Victory Worth Savoring". The Washington Post. pp. PG25. Retrieved 2008-01-20.


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