Type Private, coeducational Established 1966 President Kathleen K. Mahar Tuition 14,950 USD (2015–2016) Mascot Cavalier | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic CEEB code 210-583 Principal Lewis Van Wambeke Phone +1 410-969-9105 Colors White, Red | |
Address 8080 New Cut Rd, Severn, MD 21144, USA Similar Severn School, Mount Saint Joseph H, Annapolis Area Christian, Severna Park High School, Old Mill High School Profiles | ||
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Archbishop Spalding High School is a private, Catholic co-educational high school located in Severn, Maryland, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. Most of its students live in Annapolis, Crownsville, Arnold, Pasadena, Severna Park, Crofton, Millersville, Glen Burnie, or Davidsonville in Anne Arundel County. Some also travel from southern Baltimore County, east Prince George's County and parts of Howard County. Spalding has numerous clubs for student involvement and/or academic competition, including Academic Bowl, Mock Trial, Strategic Gaming, HOPE (Help Our Planet Earth) and a NAIMUN award-winning Model United Nations team. It also has many competitive sports teams, such as soccer, basketball, softball, American football, baseball, lacrosse and cross country. These athletic teams compete in the MIAA and the IAAM Conferences. The baseball team was ranked as #21 in the United States in 2007, according to USA Today. The school sponsors a highly competitive music program, in which students participate in interstate competitions each year. Archbishop Spalding's mascot is the Cavalier.
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Background
Archbishop Spalding was established in 1963 as an all-girls high school called Holy Trinity High School. When the school moved to its present location in 1966, it was renamed Martin Spalding High School in honor of the seventh archbishop of Baltimore. Its name was changed to Archbishop Spalding High School in 1986. The school has been coeducational since 1973.
In May 2003, the school acquired the adjacent 22-acre (89,000 m2) Upton Farm property, enlarging the school's campus to 52-acre (210,000 m2). The addition of a new arts and technology wing was completed in September 2009.
Since winter 2014, Archbishop Spalding no longer follows the decisions made by Anne Arundel County Public Schools on whether or not schools should remain open for days in which it may be unsafe, due to weather, for students to attend school.
Campus/facilities
The school's facilities include 50 academic classrooms and four science laboratories. Its library maintains a collection of approximately 14,000 books and 24 desktop computers for student research. An entire wing of the school is networked for wireless computing. The school also has an IMAC laboratory, two personal computer laboratories and four mobile laptop carts with 30 computers each. All classrooms have access to video and computer projection equipment for visual presentations. The auditorium, with 1,200 seats, provides a location for school wide assemblies, as well as theater and music productions. A chapel is available for use by students, parents and faculty.
The school has seven athletic fields. Its athletic stadium has an all-weather turf field, eight-lane track, seating for 2,000 and a video scoreboard. The main gymnasium seats 1,100 and a secondary gymnasium seats 500.
An outdoor area known as the Senior Garden is traditionally reserved for use by senior students during their lunch breaks.
Sports
Archbishop Spalding competes in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) in boys' sports and in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) in girls' sports, against Baltimore-area schools. It plays in either the "A" or "B" divisions of these leagues. The baseball team was ranked as #21 in the USA in 2007, according to USA Today.The Baseball team also went on to win the MIAA "A" conference championship three years in a row from 2014-2016. The dance team has won first place three years in a row at the EDA Nationals and this year will be competing at an even higher level at the UDA Nationals in Orlando. Their current coach is Steve johnson At the First Mariner Arena on January 5, 2008, the school's cheerleaders won their fifth consecutive state championship in the Varsity Parochial division. In 2009 and 2010, the American football team was MIAA "B" Conference Champions. The Spalding girls' soccer program was ranked second in the US in fall 2009.
The 2010/2011 wrestling team was received its highest ever team placement at National Preps with a third-place finish. It was voted #1 by the Washington Post, #1 by the Baltimore Sun and #1 by MSWA and had an Intermat national ranking #47.
Baltimore Sun Boys Metro Player of the Year Awards
Cole Gallagher:2010 Washington Post All Met Team,2010 Baltimore Sun All Met Team. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/highschools/all-met/2010/winter/wrestling/ Charlie Lynch 2010 Washington Post All Met Team, 2010 Baltimore Sun All Met Team, 2011 National Prep Champion, 2011 Wrestler of The year Washington Post.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/highschools/2010-2011-winter-all-met/wrestling/ Tyler Blohm: 2016 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year, Gatorade Maryland Baseball Player of the Year, Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the MLB draft
Performance groups
Archbishop Spalding has a number of performance groups, including instrumental and vocal ensembles. Instrumental groups include a guitar ensemble, string ensemble, jazz band, concert band, symphonic band and wind ensemble. Vocal groups include advanced women's chorus, girls' chorale, chorus, chromosome Y and vocal ensemble. Music theory is offered as an elective class in the curriculum. Stephanie Huesgen, band director, was selected as one of SBO's national list of "50 Directors Who Make a Difference" in 2005. In 2007 at the national Musicfest in Orlando, Florida, Archbishop Spalding was awarded "Grand Band Champion", and was thus the overall national winner for that week's competition.
Several instrumental and vocal scholarships are available to incoming students upon audition.