Allegany High School is a
public
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high school
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in the
Allegany County, Maryland, city of
Cumberland
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, United States. Allegany High is part of
Allegany County Public Schools. Allegany High School was built as Allegany County High School in 1887, hence it is often referred to as 'Alco'.
As of the 2014–2015 school year, the school had an enrollment of 671 students and 43.3 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 15.5:1. There were 252 students (37.6% of enrollment) eligible for
free lunch
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and 30 (4.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
[School data for Allegany High]
National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed December 12, 2016. Students were 93% white, 5% African-American and 2% Asian.
History
Allegany High School was initially a secondary education school held in the Maryland Avenue Schoolhouse. The school had many different locations including the building on Greene Street, which was used as a combined middle/high school until the spring of 1926.
The old Allegany High located on Sedgwick Street that served the area for 93 years was demolished May 2022. Construction of the Sedgwick Street school started in 1925 with the doors opening in 1926.
In the fall of 2018 the doors of the brand new Allegany High School located at 900 Seton Drive on the site of the former Sacred Heart Hospital on Haystack Mountain were opened. The new school costed $51 million.
The “Camper” mascot is a source of much confusion. The most widely accepted theory is that Civil War General Lew Wallace and his men began calling the site "Campobello" that during their time here. The word Campobello is derived from Latin, meaning "camp of war".
Athletics
State championships
Girls Cross Country:
*2A Individual 3.0 miles 1991
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*1A 1997, 1998[2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book](_blank)
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Softball:
*1A 1999, 2010
Extracurricular activities
The 'Alco White' Mock trial
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team is one of the many organizations in the school. In the 2005–2006 season, the team won the circuit and the regional championships, advancing to the Maryland state Mock Trial Final Four competition in April 2006. The 2006–2007 team lost in the finals to Severn School
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. The 2007–08 team advanced to the semi-finals, but were defeated by Severna Park. The 2008-2009 team won the Maryland State Mock Trial Championship, the program's first state title after making it to the final four in the previous three competitions.
The Allegany marching band is currently under the direction of Larry T. Jackson, and is a part of the Tournament of Bands The Tournament of Bands (TOB) is one of the largest competitive band organizations in the United States and is one of several major circuits in the mid-Atlantic states (other circuits include Cavalcade of Bands and USBands). TOB was founded in 197 ...
circuit, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Virginia. The band had a chapter championships winning streak of 17 years and has finished in the top 10 at the Atlantic Coast Championships for the past 19 seasons. The team finished in second place in 2015 (For Whom the Bell Tolls with a 97.15) and third place finalists in 2016 (Across the Divide with a 95.65).
In addition to the band programs the school sponsors indoor color guard and indoor percussion groups. The Allegany Visual Ensemble was the 2011 Winter Guard International Pittsburgh Regional Scholastic Regional A Champions.
Notable alumni
* Rod Breedlove
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- NFL Player
* Earle Bruce
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- Former Ohio State Head Football Coach
* Eddie Deezen
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– Actor
* Jim Gaffney
James Thomas Gaffney, Jr. (April 26, 1921 – August 9, 2015) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in 1945 and 1946. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was ...
- NFL Player
* Frances Hughes Glendening
Frances Anne Hughes ("Francie") Glendening (born 1951) is a former First Lady of Maryland. She was married to former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening, whom she divorced while he was governor.
As first lady, Glendening promoted the history of ...
Aaron Laffey
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– Major League Baseball pitcher
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William H. Macy
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– Actor Tommy Mont
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- American educator, university administrator, college football coach, and National Football League (NFL) player
* Mark Baker - Actor
See also
* List of high schools in Maryland
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This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state, state of Maryland.
Allegany County
Allegany County Public Schools
* Mountain Ridge High School (Frostburg, Maryland), Mountain Ridge High School, Frostburg, Maryland, Frostburg
* Alleg ...
References
External links
Allegany High School Official site
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1887 establishments in Maryland
High schools in Cumberland, MD-WV-PA
Public high schools in Maryland
Schools in Allegany County, Maryland
Educational institutions established in 1887