Rising Sun High School is a public high school located in North East

North East, Maryland

North East is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,733 at the 2000 census.-History:The Turkey Point Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002...

, Maryland

Maryland

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. It is a member of Cecil County Public Schools

Cecil County Public Schools

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Rising Sun High School opened in 1931 on Pearl Street in Rising Sun, Maryland

Rising Sun, Maryland

Rising Sun is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,702 at the 2000 census.-Overview:Rising Sun is located at ....

. The School remained in that location until 1991 when it moved to its current location on Tiger Drive in North East, MD. The old building now serves as Rising Sun Middle School.

• Terrill Stammler, 1983-2004
• Bruce Connors, 2004-2006
• George Larson, 2006-2011
• Anne Gellrich 2011- Present

The school features Cecil County art curriculum including classes such as:

• Ceramics
  Ceramic art
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• Photography
  Photography
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• Graphic Design
  Graphic design
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• Painting
  Painting
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• Drawing
  Drawing
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• Studio
  Studio
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   and Advanced Placement Program
  Advanced Placement Program
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  courses

Teachers

• Alicia Henry
• Annette Moore
• Karen Mueller

There are quite a few different clubs that are available at Rising Sun High School including:

• Drama Club
• Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Committees
• Envirothon
• TNN (Tiger News Network)
• Student Council
• National Honor Society
• The Tiger Eye School Newspaper
• Yearbook
• Culinary team (08-09)(09-10)
• NRS-Non-Religious Solutions
• GSA- Gay Straight Alliance
• Newspaper- Tiger's Eye
• FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)

• Baseball
• Boy's Basketball
• Girl's Basketball
• Cross Country
• Open Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Indoor Track
• Boy's Lacrosse
• Girl's Lacrosse
• Boy's Soccer
• Girl's Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Rising Sun belongs to the Upper Chesapeake Bay Area Conference, featuring teams from both Cecil County and Harford County.

In recent years, Rising Sun's athletic department has seen success from its field hockey, volleyball, and wrestling programs, with numerous division 1A state titles.