Henry E. Lackey High School

Henry E. Lackey High School is a high school in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is run by Charles County Public Schools.

Henry E. Lackey High School
Address
3000 Chicamuxen Road

Indian Head
,
Maryland
20640

United States
Coordinates38°34′46″N 77°7′39.5″W
Information
School typePublic, secondary school
Founded1919 (as Indian Head High School) 1969 (as Henry E. Lackey High School)
School districtCharles County Public Schools
PrincipalKathy D. Perriello
Staff67.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,025 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.30[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusRural
Color(s)Blue, Black and Grey
Athletics conferenceSouthern Maryland Athletic Conference
MascotCharger
Websitewww.ccboe.com/schools/lackey/

History

The current building was completed in 1969, replacing a previous building built in 1953 which was rededicated as General Smallwood Middle School. At the same time, it was combined with the former Pomonkey High School built in 1957,[2] A webpage of the College of Southern Maryland may refer to an earlier Pomonkey High School building than the one mentioned in the Banneker School's webpage.,[3] Until 1965 this was a segregated (African-American) school. which was rededicated as Matthew Henson Middle School.[4]

The high school is named for Rear Admiral Henry E. Lackey of the local Naval facility, who was credited with helping to start the school at Indian Head, Maryland, in 1920, one of the first high schools in the county.[5] The school originally bore only his last name, initially the Lackey School, then Lackey High School, but was renamed to his full name in 2001 to make it clearer.[6]

Although the mailing address says Indian Head, only the original Lackey School was located within Indian Head, Maryland. The General Smallwood Middle School is located in Potomac Heights, Maryland, while the current building is closest to the village of Marbury, Maryland and serves students from the large rural Nanjemoy area as well.

Education

Advanced Placement courses

Currently, Lackey offers the following AP Courses:[7]

  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • United States History
  • World History
  • Calculus AB
  • Statistics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Spanish Language
  • Art History
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Programming

Sports

Currently, the Lackey Chargers compete in the SMAC (Southern Maryland Athletic Conference) along with the other public schools in Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's Counties.[8]

Below is a list of varsity athletics offered at Lackey.[9]

Football

The Chargers have won 3 regional titles and 2 conference titles over the past 5 years.[10]

Basketball

Lackey's Men's and Women's Basketball programs won 3 conference championships, 1 regional championship, and had 3 appearances in the regional championship game in 4 years.[11]

Wrestling

The Wrestling program has also had a storied history, especially during the 20 years under Glenn Jones (who was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in November 2007)[12]

Swimming

Lackey is also one of only three schools in the county to have an indoor pool.[13]

Track and Field

For the past 4 years Lackey has won 1st place for SMAC (southern Maryland athletic conference), Regionals, and States. They are 4 year champs for each of these.

References
  1. "Henry E. Lackey High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. "Banneker School". Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  3. "Inside Our School World, Schools". Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Matthew Alexander Henson". Archived from the original on December 18, 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2020.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Indian Head History 1890 - 1997" (PDF). Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  6. "Public Information & Media – What's In A Name? – Lackey". Charles County Board of Education. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
  7. "Message missing (possible session timeout)" (PDF). Edline.net. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  8. Sheinin, Dave. "High Schools / League Index". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  9. LHS - Sport's Main Page Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Lamb leads Lackey through adversity Archived 2013-02-03 at Archive.today
  12. "CCPS Press Releases: In Focus". Charles County Public Schools. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.
  13. Department Of Community Services - Recreation
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