Calvert High School is a

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Prince Frederick, Maryland Prince Frederick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Prince Frederick was 3,226, up from 2,538 in 2010. It is the county seat of Cal ...

, United States and is part of the

Calvert County Public Schools Calvert County Public Schools is a public school district serving all of Calvert County, Maryland. The district is governed by a six-person Board of Education, five of which are elected by the public in non-partisan elections, and a student elect ...

. The campus is on Dares Beach Road and includes the main school building, a gym for basketball games, a

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stadium, a

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field,

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courts, a soccer field, a lacrosse and field hockey field, and a large

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used for school concerts and plays. Additionally, it also includes the

Arthur Storer Arthur Storer (1645–1687) was America's first colonial astronomer. He came to Calvert County, Maryland, from Lincolnshire, England. He was among the first observers to sight and record data about a magnificent comet that passed over Patux ...

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, named for the

Calvert County Calvert County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,783. Its county seat is Prince Frederick. The county's name is derived from the family name of the Barons of Baltimore, the proprietors of t ...

resident and the original namesake of

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. A

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center is adjacent to the main school building. Before moving to its current campus in 1963, Calvert High School used to be along

Maryland Route 2 Maryland Route 2 (MD 2) is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1)/ US 40 Truck ( North Avenue) in Baltimore. The route ...

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. The building once served as a building for Calvert Middle School, a public

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that serves as a

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of Calvert High. Calvert Middle School recently moved from that building and built a new school in Prince Frederick. In 1965,

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of the

Public Schools led to Brooks High School — the county's then all-black high school — being merged with Calvert High. Calvert High's school mascot is the Cavalier. The sports teams compete in the

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. Calvert High's athletic rivals include the neighboring schools of Northern High School, Huntingtown High School, and

Patuxent High School Patuxent High School (pronounced- Pa-tucks-ent) is a comprehensive, four-year public high school in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The school draws from the communities of Cove Point, the Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Drum Poin ...

. In 2000, the Cavaliers captured the

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State Division 3A

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championship under the leadership of head coach Jerry Franks. In 2015, the Calvert High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team also added to Calvert's achievements by winning the Maryland 2A State Championship under the leadership of Dawn Lister and Damon Williams. Calvert High and Patuxent High are the only 2A schools in the county. Along with many achievements in sports Calvert high school has had significant success in academic achievements. Such related activities include the success of the Vex robotics team. In 2014 one of its teams, 1670d, attended the world competition in

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. As of 2015, the total attendees of Calvert is 1,166 students total that make up grades nine through twelve. The attendance rate among these students is 93.8%. Out of these 1,166 student in 2015, 591 are female and 575 are male. 7% of students are receiving special services for Special Education.

Notable alumni

Earl F. Hance Earl F. "Buddy" Hance (born July 17, 1955), is an American politician who served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Governor Martin O'Malley from May 2009 to January 2015, after serving as Deputy Secretary of ...

(born 1955), Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture * Thomas E. Hutchins, Maryland State Delegate, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Maryland State Police * George W. Owings III (born 1945), Maryland State Delegate and Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs

References

External links

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{{authority control Public high schools in Maryland Schools in Calvert County, Maryland Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Maryland Prince Frederick, Maryland