Annapolis High School (Maryland)

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Annapolis High School
Location
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2700 Riva Road
Annapolis, MD
Information
TypePublic
Established1898
School districtAnne Arundel County Public Schools
PrincipalDonald R. Lilley
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,712
Color(s)Maroon, and blue.
MascotPanthers
Information(410) 266-5240
Websitewww.annapolishigh.org


Annapolis High School is an American high school located in Anne Arundel County on Riva Road, near the city of Annapolis.

Founded in 1898, Annapolis was the first public high school to open in Anne Arundel County and among the first in the state of Maryland. The school originally occupied a handsome brick building in downtown Annapolis, but the post World War I surge in population led to the construction of a new school that stood on the outskirts of the city within shouting distance of Wiley H. Bates "Colored" High School. Only in the mid-1960's, more than a decade after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling, was Annapolis High desegregated. Soon thereafter, Bates High School was renamed/repurposed into Bates Junior High School in 1966 and became racially integrated. (The original Bates High School Building at 1101 Smithville Street served as a public school until the early 1981 when Bates Middle School moved to the former Annapolis Senior High School campus. Recently the Bates High School Building has been repurposed into 71 senior housing units, a senior center, a boys and girls club. It also houses a museum dedicated to Wiley H. Bates, a man who emerged from slavery into a successful business man. Bates High School was named for him because of his generous donations and support that enabled the school to be built.) In 1979, Annapolis High moved to its present location outside the city limits; its former buildings now house Bates Middle School and the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.

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Academically it is noted for its recently established International Baccalaureate program. (The other two IB schools in the county are Meade Senior High School and Old Mill High School.) AHS also has a long and storied athletic history, including its football team that dates to 1899 (with a winning percentage of nearly 70%), a boys' basketball program that has made more "Final Four" appearances than any high school in Maryland, and lacrosse programs for boys and girls that have won numerous state championships.

AHS feeder middle schools are Bates Middle School and Annapolis Middle School; however, because of its magnet program, students are also bused in from other parts of the county.

Athletics

Boys' basketball has dominated past county play including a state semifinal appearance in 2005, county championship appearance in 2007, and 71 to 70 win over Broadneck. Football has a storied history, behind legendary coach Al Laramore. Lacrosse is known for terrific boys and girls teams, including a 1996 national championship girls lacrosse team. It also boast a powerful wrestling team, which went to the 2002 State Dual Meet Finals, where it was narrowly beaten out by Mt. Hebron High School. The 2007-2008 season has the Panthers with a 11-3 record through January 8, 2008 with a high stakes tournament looming. Cross Country has done well in the 2007 season with many runners and the whole girls team making it to states. Indoor track does not continue but close behind Meade Senior High School who really continues to dominate the county. The 2008 team, featuring Jessica Tongue, Torrie Suanders, Herbie Lee, Dontae Wright, Nick Cerverizzo, and Christian Smooth hope to lead the Panthers to a state title. Along with this, the Varsity Sailing team has made it to the Mallory Fleet Race Nationals and/or Baker Trophy Team Racing Nationals in every consecutive year for as long as can be remembered by the current captain, Kit Whitacre. It has a swim team also. GYMNASTICS- In 2006 the men's gymnastics team took 1st place in the county championships.

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