The John Carroll School Inc., established in 1964 and incorporated in 1971, is a private

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school for grades 9–12. It is located in

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, United States in the

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History

In the early 1960s

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decided to build an Archdiocesan Catholic high school on an site in Bel Air. The John Carroll School opened to 202 freshmen on September 9, 1964, under the leadership of Raymond Wanner. From its earliest days, the school was run both by clergy and lay people. The school is named after John Theodore Carroll, the first Catholic

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and

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in the United States, serving as the ordinary of the

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Notable alumni

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, playwright * Mark F. Ramsay, former Lieutenant General of United States Air Force *

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, former goalie for Chicago Fire of

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, professional lacrosse player *

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, basketball player for the

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, professional basketball player.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:John Carroll School The Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland Educational institutions established in 1964 Private schools in Harford County, Maryland Catholic secondary schools in Maryland Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools 1964 establishments in Maryland