La Plata High School
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| La Plata High School | |
| Address | |
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| 6035 Radio Station Road La Plata, Maryland 20646 |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Mr Garth Bowling[1] |
| Staff | 150 + |
| Enrollment |
1,578[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Warrior[3] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and White |
| Established | 1927 |
| Feeder Schools | Piccowaxen, Somers |
| Homepage | http://www.ccboe.com/laplata |
La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States. The current school was built in 1979. Before that, it was in the building (built in 1964) which now holds Milton M. Somers Middle School.[4]
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[edit] History
On November 9, 1926 the La Plata Elementary School was destroyed by a tornado that killed 13 students.[5][6] That two room building was replaced by a new school that housed both an elementary and high school for La Plata.[7]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2006, La Plata High School has an enrollment of 1615 students with a demographic profile of 72.6% White, 24% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% Hispanic, and 0.6% American Indian.[8]
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Aaron Escolopio is the current drummer of the band Wakefield. Former member of Good Charlotte.
- Larry Johnson, football player.
- William Daniel Mayer, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Paul Thomas, Joel Madden and Benji Madden are members of the band Good Charlotte.[9]
- Don Money, baseball player
[edit] References
- ^ Staff Directory
- ^ Schools & Centers. Charles County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ School Information
- ^ Partlow, Joshua (January 20, 2005). Anticipating Growth, Charles Weighs New Government Building. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
In turn, Milton Somers was housed until 1964 in the Government Building, on Baltimore Street. - ^ Thomas R. Brooks (November 1926). "The Tornado in Southern Maryland, November 3, 1926". Monthly Weather Review 54, 11: 462–462. American Meteorological Society.
- ^ La Plata Elementary School. The Historical Marker Database (February 3, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Jacqueline Zilliox, (2007) Charles County Arcadia Publishing, 128 pages, ISBN 0738544078
- ^ La Plata High School. School Matters. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Hoard, Chrisian. "Young, Hopeless, Rich and Famous", Rolling Stone, 2003-04-09. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
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