Friendly High School
| Friendly High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 10000 Allentown Road Fort Washington, Maryland, 20744 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°45′8″N 76°58′7″W / 38.75222°N 76.96861°WCoordinates: 38°45′8″N 76°58′7″W / 38.75222°N 76.96861°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1970 |
| School district | Prince Georges County Public Schools |
| Principal | Mr Raynah Adams |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,900 (2008–2009) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Red |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Feeder schools | Isaac J Gourdine Middle School
Eugene Burroughs Middle School |
| Rival schools | Gwynn Park High School |
| Website | Friendly High School |
Friendly High School is a public high school in Fort Washington, Maryland in Prince George's County, a county in the state of Maryland in the United States of America. The school's first classes began in 1970 with 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. The first seniors graduated in 1972.
History
In 2009 Sheryl Cashin said in The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class are Undermining the American Dream that Friendly High was one of several mostly black, mostly middle class PG County public high schools that was "decidedly underachieving: fewer than half of the seniors at these schools went on to attend four-year colleges in recent years."[1]
School uniforms
Friendly has a mandatory school uniform policy that began with the 2006–2007 school year.[2]
School championships
The school has won State Championships in the sports of Basketball in 1998, 2003 and 2004, Football and, in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and in 2006 Indoor and Outdoor track. During the 2006 football season, the Patriots were undefeated, and ended their perfect season by winning the 3A state championship by beating River Hill High School on December 9, 2006 led by star quarterback Joe Haden. They also did the same in 1998 beating Eastern Technical High School.
In 1996, the boy's basketball team took the 3A/2A/1A playoffs by storm winning the County Championship. After that they went on to win MD State Championship game beating City College high school of Baltimore , ending their season with a 13-15 record. Being known as the Cinderella team of 1998
In 1997 thru 2000, the boy's basketball team won back-to-back-to-back county championship lead by lefty streaky shooter and Hall of Fame Tony Reid (Virginia State University), under the leadership of Coach Gerald Moore Jr.
Friendly High School has produced NBA and European professional basketball players Dickey Simpkins (Providence), Sam Young (Pitt), Jamal Shivers (Bowie State), Tony Reid (Virginia State University), and more.
Friendly High School has won two Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association championships (1998 & 2006) under the leadership of coach George Early in football and (1998, 2006) under Coach Gerald Moore Jr in basketball.
n 2008 the baseball team had a resurgence, winning the County 3A/2A/1A title. That year they lost the County Championship game to a very talented Eleanor Roosevelt high school team.
In 2011, the boys basketball team made it back to the County 3A/2A/1A title after losing it two years ago to Laurel High School. They defeated Henry Wise claiming the County 3A/2A/1A title.
Friendly High School is in a suburban area near Washington D.C. approximately 20 miles down Maryland Route 210.
Notable alumni
- Martin Lawrence
- Joe Haden
- Leon Joe
- Dickey Simpkins
- Robert Green
- Dave Dorman
- Sam Young
- Rakeem Vick
- Vincent Hill
- Brendan Munnerlyn
References
- ↑ Cashin, Sheryl. "The Dilemma of the Black Middle Class." Issue 9 - Segregation & Integration - November 2005. The Next American City. Retrieved on November 7, 2011.
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