South Carroll High School

South Carroll High School (SCHS) is a four-year public high school in Sykesville in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the southwest corner of Carroll County on Liberty Road between Maryland Route 27 and Maryland Route 97.

South Carroll High School
Address
1300 W. Old Liberty Road

Sykesville
,
Maryland

United States
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Motto"Once a Cavalier, Always A Cavalier”
Established1965
School districtCarroll County Public Schools
CategoryPublic School Grade (9-12)
PrincipalChristina Dougherty
Campus142.4 acres (0.576 km2)[1]
Color(s)Black and Gold    
MascotCavaliers
YearbookSword and Shield
Websitewww.carrollk12.org/schools/high/sch

About the school

South Carroll School was established in 1965 in Sykesville, Maryland as part of the Carroll County Public School system. The building is 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2).[2]

Students

As of 2018–2019 the enrollment was 1031.[3]

Extra-curricular activities

South Carroll High School has won the following state championships.

South Carroll High School State Champions

  • Boys' Cross Country: 1997, 1998, 2000
  • Girls' Cross Country: 2007
  • Field Hockey: 1980, 1983, 1991, 2002, 2018
  • Girls' Basketball: 1977-78
  • Baseball: 1999, 2002
  • Volleyball: 2007
  • Wrestling: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Marching Band: 1996, 1997

Additionally, South Carroll High School counts two former varsity athletes as notable alumni. Josh Boone and Marshall Strickland both played men's basketball in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Boone went on to win an NCAA Division I championship in 2004 as a forward on the University of Connecticut men's team and was drafted in 2006 by the NBA's New Jersey Nets as the 23rd overall pick. Strickland was the starting point guard at Indiana University for three years.

Notable alumni

References
  1. South Carroll High School website
  2. MD Department of Assessments and Taxation
  3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Carroll High". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. Jack Goldstein, blogcritic.org April 2011

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