Joppatowne High School is a

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in Joppatowne,

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, United States.

History

Joppatowne High School was established in 1973.

Homeland Security program

In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S.

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'' magazine reported that, funded by government agencies as well as defense firms, students in the school's "Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness magnet program will study

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and

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, respond to mock

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, and receive limited security clearances at the nearby Army

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lab." The school is also expected to offer lessons in

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and other languages useful to current US homeland security interests. The graduating class of 2010 featured the Homeland Security program's first graduates.

Location

Joppatowne High School is located on 555 Joppa Farm Road in Joppa, Maryland. The school is in the southwest corner of Harford County, just south of

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. The school borders the districts of

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and Edgewood High School.

Sports

* Fall: American football, cheerleading, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, cross-country, golf, boys and girls volleyball * Winter: Boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling * Spring: Track and field, boys' and girls' lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball

Notable alumni

* Richard K. Impallaria, State Delegate. * John R. Thomas, Jay Thomas, class of 1985, is a professor of law at

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. * Wendy Davis, class of 1984, works as an actress in Hollywood. Her latest project is the Lifetime series ''Army Wives''. She has also appeared in episodes of ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Cold Case'', ''Coach'' and many other shows. She was a regular in the series ''

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'' and ''High Incident''. *

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played on the US National women's soccer team. * Jeremy Navarre, Former, defensive end for the

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; former defensive end at the

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. *

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, class of 2001, Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter, a Strikeforce veteran and current UFC fighter, Born and raised in Joppatowne Maryland, Attended and graduated from JHS, currently trains with Team Lloyd Irvin in Prince George's County and runs a school in Bel Air, MD

References

External links

School profile
on Harford County Public Schools website
Joppatowne High School website
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