Lansdowne High School
| Lansdowne High School | |
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| "What Did You Learn Today?" | |
| Address | |
| 3800 Hollins Ferry Road Halethorpe, MD, Maryland, 21227 USA | |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| School number | (410) 887-1415 |
| Principal | Ken Miller |
| Vice principal | Chris Wilde Natalie Adams Martin Rochlin |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Urban |
| School color(s) | Blue and Red
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| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | Lansdowne High School Website |
Lansdowne High School (LHS), formerly known as Lansdowne Sr. High School, and currently known as the Lansdowne High School Academy for Advanced Professional Studies, is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
About the School
The school is located in the far southwest corner of Baltimore County right near the Baltimore City line. It is at 3800 Hollins Ferry Road, Lansdowne, Maryland 21227, just west of Maryland Route 295, inside the Baltimore Beltway. It is just south of the Baltimore City neighborhoods of Lakeland and Westport, just north of the Anne Arundel County neighborhood of Linthicum/Linthicum Heights, just east of Arbutus/Halethorpe in Baltimore County, and just west of Baltimore Highlands in Baltimore County and Brooklyn/Brooklyn Park in Baltimore City.
The school district for Lansdowne High School borders the districts of Catonsville High School[1] in Baltimore County and Southern High School, which is now known as Digital Harbor High School[2] in Baltimore City.
Students
Lansdowne High School Academy has expanded course offerings and attracted new students with arts, technology, finance and health services magnet programs over the past 10 years, Lansdowne has seen improvements is graduation rates and test scores. http://www.mdreportcard.org/CohortGradRate.aspx?PV=163:12:03:1371:1:N:0:13:1:1:0:1:1:1:3
Student population [3]
- 2011 981
- 2010 978
- 2009 1,113
- 2008 1,313
- 2007 1,276
- 2006 1,281
- 2005 1,230
- 2004 1,201
- 2003 1,171
- 2002 1,199
- 2001 1,221
- 2000 1,210
- 1999 1,210
- 1998 1,134
- 1997 1,116
- 1996 1,072
- 1995 1,018
- 1994 1,065
- 1993 1,141
Sports
State Champions
Baseball, 1993
State Finalist
Baseball, 1992
Regional Champions
Baseball, 1992, 1993, 2011
Lacrosse, 2013
Notable alumni
- David Byrne - lead singer of 80's music group Talking Heads[4]
- Thomas Apple - creator of the NYC Times Square Nasdaq Marketsite MarketSite[5]
- Tim Young (comedian) - Comedian, Author, Political Pundit
- Dan Coleman (athlete) - Two Time Arbutus Times Defender of the Year, 1990 & 1991
Image gallery
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Lansdowne High School
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Lansdowne High School Sign
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Lansdowne High School
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Landowne High School from the rear
References and notes
- See also List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lansdowne High School. |
- Lansdowne High School Homepage
- Lansdowne High School Alumni
- Lansdowne High School on Google Street View
- LHS Televideo YouTube Channel
Coordinates: 39°14′48″N 76°39′08″W / 39.2466°N 76.6523°W