Mountain Ridge High School (Frostburg, Maryland)
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Mountain Ridge High School is a high school in Frostburg, Maryland, that houses over 1000 students from the Georges Creek Valley, the Greater Frostburg vicinity, and the Westernport region. The school mascot is a Miner and the school colors are red, black, white and gold.
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[edit] History
Mountain Ridge High School was established as a result of the consolidation of Westmar High School and Beall High School
[edit] Westmar
Westmar High School was located in Lonaconing, Maryland, and enrolled more than 400 students from the Georges Creek Valley, Westernport, and the section of US 220 between Danville and McCoole. It came into being with the consolidation of Valley High School (of Lonaconing) and Bruce High School (of Westernport). Bruce closed in 1986, its students transferring to Valley High School. Bruce became a middle school. In the fall of 1989, a new name for the school had been decided on so Valley High became Westmar High. Subsequently, Bruce Middle became Westmar Middle. Westmar Middle is now vacant, and Westmar High is now Westmar Middle.
[edit] Valley
Valley High School was established in 1953 as a result of the consolidation of Central High School (of Lonaconing) and Barton High School. Central was located next to the Iron Furnace in Lonaconing. Its doors opened in the fall of 1896 and was the first official high school of the Lonaconing area. Barton High School was located on Latrobe St.
[edit] Bruce
Bruce High School was the first official high school in Westernport. It was first located on Church Street where Westernport Elementary School is now. In 1957, Bruce moved to a new location on Philos Ave. In 1986, Bruce High closed and the building became the new Bruce Middle School. In 1989, Bruce Middle became Westmar Middle.
[edit] Beall
Beall High School was established in the mid 1890s as the first high school of Frostburg. The first Beall High School was located on Loo Street, (now College Avenue) where Beall Elementary School stands today. In 1939, ground was broken for the "new" Beall High School located at 331 E. Main Street. This "new" building is the one that most graduates and citizens of Frostburg are familiar with. It was considered an architectural wonder of its time. It has since then consolidated with Mount Savage High School (2000). Beall will be torn down in the summer of 2007 to make way for athletic fields for Mountain Ridge. The Mount Savage High School building is now being occupied by Mount Savage K-8 School. The elementary school section (K-5) houses students from the Mt. Savage region only. The middle school section (6-8) houses students from both Frostburg and Mt. Savage (Old Beall District). Before Beall opened, there were many smaller community schools.
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Fall Sports
Girls Volleyball, Cheerleading, Football, Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Golf,
[edit] Winter Sports
Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling
[edit] Spring Sports
Outdoor Track, Baseball, Softball, Tennis,
[edit] See also
Other Allegany County Schools
Mineral County Schools
Preston County Schools
Monongalia County Schools
