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North County High School (Glen Burnie, Maryland)

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Founded
  
1991

Staff
  
180

Phone
  
+1 410-222-6970

Colors
  
Black, Red

Principal
  
Eric Jefferson

Grades
  
9-12

Mascot
  
Knight

Motto
  
Greatness is Within Every Knight

School district
  
Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Address
  
10 E 1st Ave, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA

District
  
Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Profiles

North County High School is an Anne Arundel County Public Schools high school located in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The school was established in 1991 as a result of the merger of Andover High School and Brooklyn Park High School. It later moved into the former Lindale Junior High School building, with Lindale moving to the former Andover site. The school mascot is the Knight and the school colors are silver, red, white and black, chosen by the school students and faculty of both Andover and Brooklyn Park High Schools. North County's rival is Glen Burnie High School

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North County High School has a rigorous STEM Magnet Program, and the IT3 (International Trade, Transportation, and Tourism) Signature Program. The school has a multitude of college course offerings such as Advanced Placement. North County became one of the campuses for Anne Arundel Community College in 2012. In 2016, North County High School German teacher, Katrina Griffin, was named the 2017 National Language Teacher of the Year by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Clubs/activities

North County High School offers varies after-school activity for students including:

Academic clubs

  • American Computer Science League
  • Cyber Patriot
  • Don't Hate Collaborate
  • Environmental Club
  • Envirothon
  • F.B.L.A
  • German Honor Society
  • It's Academic
  • Key Club
  • Math Team
  • Mock Trial
  • Model United Nations
  • National Honor Society
  • National Art Honor Society
  • Science Olympiad
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Student Government
  • Technology Student Association
  • Fine arts clubs

  • Botball
  • Drama Club
  • Gaming Club
  • Film Club
  • Literary Magazine
  • Multi-Ethnic Club
  • Newspaper (Knightline)
  • Stage Crew
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Yearbook
  • Webmaster
  • National Art Honor Society
  • Music clubs

  • Band Boosters
  • Chorus
  • Concert band
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Jazz band
  • Marching band
  • Orchestra
  • Notable alumni

  • Dan Patrick (Andover High) - Texas Lt Governor
  • Montel Williams (Andover High) - Television Personality
  • Jack Andraka - Cancer Researcher, Scientist, Inventor
  • Jim Spencer (Andover High) - Major League Baseball player
  • John C. Inglis (Andover High) - former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
  • Diane Black (Warren) (Andover High) US Congresswoman Tennessee

    References

    North County High School (Glen Burnie, Maryland) Wikipedia