Type Public Secondary Principal Stephen Gorski Enrollment 1,434 (September 2014) Mascot Cougar | Established 1976 Grades 9–12 Phone +1 410-255-9600 Number of students 1,434 | |
School district Anne Arundel County Public Schools Address 4798 Mountain Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122, USA District Anne Arundel County Public Schools Profiles | ||
Chesapeake Senior High School (CHS) is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name. The other is the Chesapeake High School of Baltimore County, Although, the school in Baltimore County is strictly Chesapeake High and does not include Senior in its name as does Chesapeake Senior High in Anne Arundel County. It is one of two public high schools in Pasadena. The other being Northeast High School, Chesapeake's rival school. Chesapeake opened in 1976 due to overcrowding at Northeast. It serves students in grades 9-12. The school serves the local feeder system, encompassing Chesapeake Bay Middle school and the respective six elementary schools that feed into it. The school has two floors and includes a football field, several soccer and other athletic fields, and a variety of gymnasiums, and including a smaller dance studio. Chesapeake's music department is extremely diverse. They have an A-Capella group named "Evolve", They have a group who sing classical and holiday pieces called "Chamber Singers", and lastly there is "Concert Choir". Chesapeake also offers musical talent through the expression of Musicals. The most recent musical were "In the Blink of an Eye"- Music Review, "Oklahoma" and "Grease"
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History
In October 2007, Chesapeake High School was listed as one of four high schools in Anne Arundel County that had outbreaks of staph infections. 28 cases of the infection have also been reported at Severna Park High School, Glen Burnie High School, and Old Mill High School.
In February 2008, Chesapeake parents began an organization (CEEDSS) to protest a special education program, known as CRP or the Chesapeake Regional Program, that has been in the school since 1990, but according to parents has been disruptive to education and concealed by administration.
Academic programs
Athletics
Sports teams at Chesapeake, with both varsity and junior varsity teams, are all part of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. They include:
CHS has won several state championships including two baseball ('97 and 2014), seven softball ('88, '90, '91, '92, '93, 2007 and 2008), three wrestling ('81, 2000, and 2002), and one soccer championship ('98).