Catonsville High School

Catonsville High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the southwest side of the county close to the Baltimore City border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside the Baltimore Beltway.

Catonsville High School
Catonsville High School
Address
421 Bloomsbury Avenue

Catonsville
,
Maryland
21228

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1903
School districtBaltimore Public Schools
SuperintendentDarryl Williams
CEEB code2120070
NCES School ID240012000355[1]
PrincipalMatthew Ames
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1830[1] (2018–2019)
Average class size27.6 - 29.0
Hours in school day6.5
Classrooms83
CampusSuburban
Campus size64 acres (260,000 m2)
Colour(s)Dark Blue and Gold    
SloganBe. Do. Create. Your Best.
Team nameComets
RivalLansdowne High School
NewspaperThe Comet
YearbookCatonian
Feeder schoolsCatonsville Middle School, Arbutus Middle School, Sudbrook Middle School
Websitecatonsvillehs.bcps.org

History

Catonsville High School is located on 421 Bloomsbury Avenue at the intersection with South Rolling Road, having a Catonsville, Maryland, mailing address. The school was named after the unincorporated area of Catonsville.

The original school can trace its roots to Catonsville School, formed in 1903. Students were taught at the original brick building until 1910, when a large new school was dedicated to relieve overcrowding. In 1925, Baltimore County purchased land and buildings from the Catonsville Country Club with the intention of making it the new high school.

In 1954, a new building was dedicated at the school's current location. The campus was originally the "Farmlands" estate, owned in the 19th century by Theodore Lurman.[2][3] The Lurman Woodland Theater on the school's grounds is named in his memory.

The school benefited from a 77,000-square-foot (7,200 m2) expansion in 1999. There have been other upgrades and renovations to many of the structures to keep the building as modern as possible.[4]

Students

The 2018–2019 enrollment was 1830.[1] The graduation rate at Catonsville High School ranged from 94% in 1998 to a low of 83% in 2001.[5]

Sports
Catonsville High School

State Champions

  • 1959 - Boys Cross Country[6]
  • 1960 - Boys Cross Country
  • 1964 - Boys Cross Country
  • 1976 - Baseball, Class A
  • 1979 - Volleyball, Class A[7]
  • 1980 - Volleyball, Class A
  • 1981 - Volleyball, Class A
  • 1982 - Volleyball, Class A
  • 1983 - Volleyball, Class A
  • 1986 - Volleyball, Class A
  • 1987 - Volleyball, Class B
  • 1992 - Girls Indoor Track, Class 3A[8]
  • 1992 - Boys Basketball, Class 3A[9]
  • 1993 - Girls Cross Country, Class 2A[10]
  • 1996 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A[11]
  • 2005 - Varsity Cheerleading
  • 2017 - Girls Basketball

Notable alumni
Adam Kolarek

See also

References
Catonsville High School
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Catonsville High (240012000355)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Catonsville Historical Society". Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  3. Lanham, Barry A. (2009). Baltimore County: Celebrating a Legacy 1659–2009. Baltimore County Historical Society. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60743-522-8.
  4. About Catonsville High School Archived 2008-09-21 at Archive.today
  5. Maryland Report Card--Graduation Archived 2012-08-04 at Archive.today
  6. Boys Cross Country, MPSSAA Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Volleyball Champions, MPSSAA Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2012-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Boys Basketball Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Girls Cross Country, MPSSAA Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Girls Lacrosse, MPSSAA Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

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