Calvert High School (Prince Frederick, Maryland)
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Calvert High School is a public high school in Prince Frederick, Maryland
and is part of the Calvert County Public Schools
.
The campus is on Dares Beach Road and includes the main school building, a field house for basketball
and other sporting events, a football
stadium, a baseball
field, tennis
courts, and a large auditorium
used for school concerts and plays. Additionally, it also includes the Arthur Storer
Planetarium
, named for the Calvert County resident and the original namesake of Haley's Comet. A vocational education
center is adjacent to the main school building.
Before moving to its current campus in 1963, Calvert High School used to be along Maryland Route 2
/Maryland Route 4
. The building is now used as Calvert Middle School, a public middle school
that serves as a feeder school
of Calvert High. In 1965, desegregation
of the Calvert County Public Schools led to Brooks High School — the county's then all-black high school — being merged with Calvert High.
Calvert High's school mascot is the Cavaliers. The sports teams compete in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
. Calvert High's athletic rivals include the neighboring schools of Northern High School, Huntingtown High School, and Patuxent High School
. In 2000, the Cavaliers captured the Maryland
State Division 3A American football
championship under the leadership of head coach Jerry Franks.
The starting line up for the 2000 State Championship football team is as follows: Defense- Linebackers, Tony Roberts, Art Roberts, William Smith, Justin Livingston. Defensive Backs- Taros Harris, Sean Mizzer, Travis Harrick. Defensive Line- Robert Henning.
The starting line up for the 2000 State Championship football team is as follows: Offense- Quarterback, Orion Canine, Travis Harrick, Justin Livingston. Running Back, Sean Mizzer, Dervon Wallace, William Smith. Wide Receiver, Taros Harris, Travis Harrick.
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...
and is part of the Calvert County Public Schools
Calvert County Public Schools
Calvert County Public Schools is a public school district serving all of Calvert County, Maryland. The district is governed by a six-person Board of Education, five of which are elected by the public in non-partisan elections, and a student elected by the Calvert Association of Student Councils...
.
The campus is on Dares Beach Road and includes the main school building, a field house for basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and other sporting events, a football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
stadium, a baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
field, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts, and a large auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
used for school concerts and plays. Additionally, it also includes the Arthur Storer
Arthur Storer
Arthur Storer was America's first colonial astronomer. He came to Calvert County, Maryland, from Lincolnshire, England. He was among the first observers to sight and record data about a magnificent comet that passed over Patuxent skies in 1682. Storer's work shows up in a number of Newton's...
Planetarium
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
, named for the Calvert County resident and the original namesake of Haley's Comet. A vocational education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
center is adjacent to the main school building.
Before moving to its current campus in 1963, Calvert High School used to be along Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 40 Truck in Baltimore...
/Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 5 in Leonardtown north to Southern Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border, past which the highway continues as Pennsylvania Avenue...
. The building is now used as Calvert Middle School, a public middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
that serves as a feeder school
Feeder school
Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields....
of Calvert High. In 1965, desegregation
Desegregation
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. Desegregation was long a focus of the American Civil Rights Movement, both before and after the United States Supreme Court's decision in...
of the Calvert County Public Schools led to Brooks High School — the county's then all-black high school — being merged with Calvert High.
Calvert High's school mascot is the Cavaliers. The sports teams compete in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
The Southern Maryland Athletic Conference is a high school athletic league located throughout the southern region of the state of Maryland. The SMAC's membership consists of the following schools located in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties:...
. Calvert High's athletic rivals include the neighboring schools of Northern High School, Huntingtown High School, and Patuxent High School
Patuxent High School
Patuxent High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA. The school draws from the communities of Cove Point, the Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Drum Point and Solomons....
. In 2000, the Cavaliers captured the Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
State Division 3A American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
championship under the leadership of head coach Jerry Franks.
The starting line up for the 2000 State Championship football team is as follows: Defense- Linebackers, Tony Roberts, Art Roberts, William Smith, Justin Livingston. Defensive Backs- Taros Harris, Sean Mizzer, Travis Harrick. Defensive Line- Robert Henning.
The starting line up for the 2000 State Championship football team is as follows: Offense- Quarterback, Orion Canine, Travis Harrick, Justin Livingston. Running Back, Sean Mizzer, Dervon Wallace, William Smith. Wide Receiver, Taros Harris, Travis Harrick.