Linganore High School
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| Linganore High School | |
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| The LHS school logo
“Working Together, Providing Opportunities for Excellence”
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| 12013 Old Annapolis Rd, 21701 Frederick, MD |
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| School district | Frederick County Public Schools |
| Principal | Margaret Lyburn |
| Enrollment |
1,766 |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Lancer |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Established | 1962 |
| Homepage | [Linganore High School] |
Linganore High School is an American high school located in Frederick County, Maryland, near the city of Frederick. The school's mascot is the Lancer, and its colors are red and black.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1962, Linganore opened to serve the largest geographical area in Frederick County. The school has been in the same building since its original construction, however 3 additions have been made, first in 1972 and then again in both 1983 and 1985.[1]
[edit] School Renovations
This year (2007) will be the last year the original Linganore building will be used. At the end of this school year, the current campus will be torn down and completely rebuilt. The new building, set to be finished by 2010, will have a 1600 student capacity and will cost approximately $53 million. While the school is being renovated, students will attend the currently under construction Oakdale High (which is scheduled to be completed in time for students to attend it for the 2008-09 school year).[2] However, the school will not be called Oakdale, but instead it will either be Linganore at Oakdale or Linganore II (as some staff members of Linganore have been referring to it).[3] As a result of this being the last year in their current building, the theme for the entire year has become "Live the Legacy", and the school has urged students to remember that, "Although this will be our last year in our current building, the legacy lives on"[4] It is surrounded by cornfields on all sides.
[edit] Academics
The school offers a wide variety of classes in a number of different areas of interest. Linganore is noted for its wide selection of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as a high pass rate for those who choose to take [[Advanced placement Exams| AP exams.[5] A high school course guide for Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) can be found here. The school also offers both AM and PM CTC (Career and Technology Center) class options. Project Lead the Way (PLtW) courses, college level technology courses, are currently offered at LHS.
[edit] Notable Accomplishments
- Linganore was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon school during the 1992-93 school year[6]
- During the 2002-03 school year, a teacher from Linganore (Darren Hornbeck) won the Maryland Teacher of the Year award, the first such win for a Frederick County teacher.
- Jennifer Radil-Harris received the WalMart Teacher of the Year Award[7]
[edit] Athletics
Linganore is home to an array of sports teams, many of which have won state titles.[8]
| Sport | Title(s) Won (If Any) |
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| Baseball | |
| Boys Basketball | |
| Girls Basketball | 1992 3A, 1996 2A, 1997 3A |
| Cheerleading | |
| Boys Cross Country | 1967 B, 1993 3A |
| Girls Cross Country | |
| Cycling | 1999 5A |
| Diving | |
| Field Hockey | 1980 C, 1993 3A |
| Football | 1989 3A, 1991 3A, 1995 2A, 2004 3A |
| Golf | |
| Ice Hockey | 2007 State-Champion Runner-Up, 2008 Conference Champs |
| Girls Lacrosse | |
| Boys Lacrosse | |
| Girls Soccer | |
| Boys Soccer | 1998 3A |
| Softball | |
| Swimming | |
| Tennis | |
| Boys Track | |
| Girls Track | 1980 C 1981 C 1988 A 1989 A 1994 3A 1996 2A |
| Boys Indoor Track | |
| Girls Indoor Track | 1988 3A, 1989 3A, 1990 3A, 1991 3A, 1994 3A, 1995 2A |
| Volleyball | |
| Wrestling |
[edit] Notable Alumni
Joe Alexander- University Of West Virginia Basketball Player
Shawn Hatosy - Actor
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
[edit] School Publications
The school paper is The Lance, distributed monthly to students free of charge.[9] The Talisman, Linganore's yearbook, is published every year by the Linganore yearbook staff (made up of members of the Publications class). This year, for the first time, the yearbook will be in full color.[10]
[edit] Clubs
LHS has a large number of clubs that students may participate in. As of 2008 these clubs include:
Amnesty International, Academic Team, Anime Club, Art Club, Book Club, Chess Club, Creative Writing Club, Drama Club, Engineering Club (Team 686), Envirothon Team, Equestrian Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FFA, French Club, Frisbee Club, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Healthy Relationships, Junior Class, Latin Club, The Linganore United Grilling Society (or L.U.G.S.), Mock Trial, National English H.S., One-Eighty, Red Cross, Senior Class, SGA, Spanish Club, Spanish National Honor Society, S.T.A.N.D. Club, Travel/Newcomer Club, Young Republicans, The Class of 2011, and The Class of 2010[11]
[edit] Marching Band
The Linganore "Lancer" Marching Band, including both the playing band and a color guard, perform a different themed show every year. They are a part of the USSBA (United States Scholastic Band Association), and they compete in various USSBA events throughout the fall, including a state competition in Annapolis. In addition to their competitions, the band preforms during the halftime show of every home football game. The band's director is Kevin Lloyd. This year, the theme of the band's show is West Side Story.[12]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 Linganore High School FCPS profile "additions/renovations"
- ^ http://www.gazette.net/stories/040507/carrnew204003_32322.shtml "The gazette" an article in a local paper detailing the plan for the new Linganore
- ^ http://lhs.fcps.org/oakdale/oakdale.html "LHS website" title of page refers to linganore II
- ^ http://www.my.highschooljournalism.org/md/frederick/lhs/article.cfm?eid=9582&aid=144904 "The Lance online" article in the school paper about how the "legacy lives on"
- ^ http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 Linganore High School FCPS profile site "70.8% of LHS students who took Advanced Placement (AP) exams achieved scores high enough for college credit; 43% of LHS eligible students participated"
- ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf "Archive of Blue Ribbon Schools, 1982-2003" Scroll to page 39. accessed November 13, 2007
- ^ http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 "Linganore high school fcps profile" shows variety of lhs's accomplishments
- ^ http://lhs.fcps.org/athletics/titles.html "LHS website" list of state titles
- ^ http://my.highschooljournalism.org/md/frederick/lhs/ "The Lance homepage" contains information about lhs's paper
- ^ http://www.fcpsteach.org/hp/usersites/tracy_bozzonetti/Bozzonetti__Yearbook/LHS/ "LHS yearbook homepage" contains info about the 2007-08 yearbook
- ^ http://lhs.fcps.org/clubs/index.html "LHS website" list of school clubs
- ^ http://lhs.fcps.org/lancerlines_Oct07.pdf "Lancer Lines October 2007" the monthly newsletter for LHS, see page 8 for info on the band
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