Gaithersburg High School

Gaithersburg High School
Established 1904
Type Public Secondary
Principal Dr. Christine Handy Collins
Students 2,015 (2011)
Grades 9–12
Location Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
District Montgomery County Public Schools
Campus Suburban
Colors Blue and Gold
Mascot Trojans
Newspaper The Blue & Gold
Website Gaithersburg High School

Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school was founded in 1904 as "Gaithersburg School" and offered grades K-12. Since 1951, the school resides at 314 South Frederick Avenue and currently offers education for those in grades 9–12. Both Forest Oak Middle School and Gaithersburg Middle School feed into the high school. Gaithersburg High is a very diverse school. As of 2011, it is 27.3% Black, 9.4% Asian, 36.9% Hispanic, and 23.7% White. The graduation rate is 76.2%.

History

Gaithersburg High School in March 2010.

2011-2013 renovations

A new school is being built starting summer 2011, expected to be complete for the start of the 2013 school year. Adding the new building to the wing they built in 2007 with renovations to that wing. A limited amount of student parking is available due to the construction of the new building on the student lot. The new building was complete in time for the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.

Sports

Gaitherburg High School has achieved many sports accomplishments in the past forty years. The school has had the privilege of becoming both finalists and champions in a large variety of sports.

State champions

State Finalists

Women's Basketball

Gaithersburg High School women's basketball team has been very successful for the past 6 years. With four State Final appearances and two State Championships, Gaithersburg has been a top contender in the state of Maryland.[2]

Men and Women's Swimming & Diving

Gaithersburg High School has had a swimming program since 1970. Gaithersburg is 1 of 26 high schools in Montgomery County that swim in 4 divisions based on how successful a team is. Each division has a number of teams which varies from year to year based on a team's record from the previous season.

More recently, the swimming & diving team, with athletes of different skill levels, has been one of the larger teams in the Montgomery County Public Schools.[3] A season consists of 2 Scrimmages (one at the beginning of the season and one before the divisional meet), 5 Dual Meets, 1 Divisional Meet, 1 Metros Meet, 1 Regional Meet, and 1 State Meet.[4] The Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swim Meet (commonly referred as Metros) is an invitational meet for swimming and diving teams from the D.C. area private schools and the Montgomery County Public Schools.

The 2011-2012 team had two State champions who were Junior Nationals level swimmers.[1][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Notable alumni

References

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  6. ↑ Boys' swimming – 2010–11 Winter All-Met – AllMetSports.com. Washingtonpost.com (2011-04-08). Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  7. ↑ Girls' swimming – 2010–11 Winter All-Met – AllMetSports.com. Washingtonpost.com (2011-04-08). Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  8. ↑ Gaithersburg High School, GAITHERSBURG, MD, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball, Field Hockey, Softball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Hockey, Golf. Gaithersburgathletics.org. Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  9. ↑ Sports Videos. CSNwashington.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  10. ↑ Sports Videos. CSNwashington.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  11. ↑ Sports Videos. CSNwashington.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  12. ↑ 2011 H.S. Results – Metros Championships. Pvswim.org (2011-02-27). Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
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  14. ↑ PressBox: HS Then & Now: For Abiamiri, Draft Day Was Just Gorgeous. Pressboxonline.com (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  15. ↑ Lung cancer drug crizotinib sharply increases survival in patients with a specific gene mutation
  16. ↑ Gaithersburg talent hopes to prove she is more than just a 'Voice'. gazette.net. Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
  17. ↑ CLEMSON Baseball – CLEMSON University Official Athletic Site. Clemsontigers.cstv.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  18. ↑ KIX Official Facebook Page

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