Crossland High School
| Crossland High School | |
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| Location | |
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6901 Temple Hill Road Temple Hills, Maryland United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°47′41″N 76°55′49″W / 38.79472°N 76.93028°WCoordinates: 38°47′41″N 76°55′49″W / 38.79472°N 76.93028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Prince George's County Public Schools |
| Principal | Theresa A. Moseley Fax, Ph.D., Principal |
| Faculty | 97.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,224 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.8[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, Gold, Black and White |
| Mascot | Cavaliers |
| Website | www.pgcps.org/~crossld |
Crossland High School is a public secondary school located in Temple Hills, Maryland. The school serves about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Crossland is named after a prominent early Maryland family. The vocational wing was dedicated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1967.
In popular culture
The high school in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is called Crossland High School.
Notable alumni
- Jess Atkinson, Class of 1980, Placekicker for Univ. of MD and Washington Redskins. Former sports and newscaster for WRC4 and WUSA9 (Sports Director). Also Founder of 3 Penny Films.
- Durrell "Tank" Babbs, R&B singer[2]
- Peter Bergman, Daytime television actor, currently Jack on CBS' The Young and the Restless; class of 1971
- Mark Davis, Dallas radio talk show host and newspaper columnist; class of 1975
- Michael A. Jackson, former sheriff of Prince George's County, Maryland[3]
- Stephen Tyrone Johns, Security officer who died in the line of duty in the 2009 Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting.
- Julian Peterson, NFL football player[4]
- Aaron D. Spears, actor Bold and the Beautiful
- Walt "The Wizard" Williams, NBA basketball player[5]
Gangster D, Hip Hop Artist
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Crossland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ Julian Rubinstein (1993-09-19). "Cariaga Leads Largo to Flawless Start". The Washington Post.
- ↑ State of Maryland (February 20, 2013). "Michael A. Jackson, Sheriff, Prince George's County, Maryland". Maryland State Archives. State of Maryland. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ↑ "SEAHAWKS 35 REDSKINS 14". The Washington Post. 2008-01-06. pp. D07. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ Josh Barr (2005-03-10). "For Crossland, a Victory Worth Savoring". The Washington Post. pp. PG25. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- "About Us". Crossland High School. Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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