Leonardtown High School is a comprehensive public high school in

Leonardtown, Maryland Leonardtown is a town in and the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,563 at the 2020 census. Leonardtown is perhaps most famous for the national oyster-shucking championship that is held annually at the ...

, United States, for students in grades 9–12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the central portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between the

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. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by

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, government contractors,

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government and others involved in the traditional agriculture and water related businesses. Leonardtown High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education. Leonardtown High School belongs to the St. Mary's County Public Schools system, and is associated with two other county high school rivals,

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. Leonardtown High School Athletics belongs to the

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, and competes in Division 4A in the state competitions force. Leonardtown's Soccer Program is strongly supported by SMAC Conference referees. This becomes considerably more evident when Leonardtown's soccer teams are frequently defeated when playing against teams from outside of SMAC.

Notable alumni

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- Graduated in 2006 and was a cast member on the

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- Graduated in 1984 and notable for being the man behind the slaughter. According to ''Newsweek'', Leonardtown High School is also ranked in the top 1% (#29) of all schools in the United States in 2010.

Sister schools

Kanagawa Prefectural Hibarigaoka High School was a public senior high school in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan. It was in the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. It opened in 1987 and was named after the Hibarigaoka ("Hill of the Skylark") area. It was one of the last schools opened as part o ...

in Japan became the sister school of Leonardtown High in October 1991, when the county board of education and representatives from Maryland formalized an agreement.An Introduction to Hibarigaoka High School 2005-2007
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Notable alumni

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