Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
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The Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) 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:
St. Mary's Ryken High School
was a member, and the only private Maryland school in a public league, but withdrew to join the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
(WCAC) in 2002.
Southern Maryland
Southern Maryland in popular usage is composed of the state's southernmost counties on the "Western Shore" of the Chesapeake Bay. This region includes all of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties and sometimes the southern portions of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties.- History...
of the state of 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...
. The SMAC's membership consists of the following schools located in Calvert
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...
, Charles
Charles County, Maryland
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....
, and St. Mary's Counties:
- Calvert High SchoolCalvert High School (Prince Frederick, Maryland)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...
- Chopticon High SchoolChopticon High SchoolChopticon High School is a public high school of 1,600+ students in grades 9–12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the northern portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between the...
- Great Mills High SchoolGreat Mills High SchoolGreat Mills High School is a comprehensive public high school of 1600+ students in grades 9-12. It serves students at the confluence of the Potomac River, Patuxent River, and Chesapeake Bay. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent...
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolHenry E. Lackey High SchoolHenry E. Lackey High School is a high school in Charles County, Maryland. It is run by Charles County Public Schools.-History:The current building was completed in 1969, replacing a previous building built in 1953 which was rededicated as General Smallwood Middle School...
- Huntingtown High SchoolHuntingtown High SchoolHuntingtown High School is located at 4125 North Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, Maryland , 20639. Completed and opened in 2004, HHS is currently home to some seventeen hundred students from grades 9 to 12...
- La Plata High SchoolLa Plata High SchoolLa Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States. The current school was built in 1979. Before that, it was in the building which now holds Milton M. Somers Middle School....
- Leonardtown High SchoolLeonardtown High SchoolLeonardtown High School is a comprehensive public high school of 2,187 students in grades 9-12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the central portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between...
- Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolMaurice J. McDonough High School (Pomfret, Maryland)Maurice J McDonough High School is a high school or secondary school in Maryland and is run through the Charles County Public Schools system. It has approximately 1400 students and 80 employees.The school, built in 1976,...
- Northern High SchoolNorthern High School (Owings, Maryland)Northern High School is a public secondary school located in the Owings, Maryland in Calvert County.The school is located directly next to Northern Middle School.-Statistics:...
- North Point High SchoolNorth Point High SchoolNorth Point High School is a school for science, technology, and industry. It is located in the far western area of Waldorf, Maryland, United States. At and with about 2,200 students enrolled, it is the largest high school in Charles County. It is also the newest high school, having opened its...
- Patuxent High SchoolPatuxent High SchoolPatuxent 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....
- Thomas Stone High SchoolThomas Stone High SchoolThomas Stone is a high school in the eastern section of Waldorf, Maryland, administered by the Charles County Board of Education. The school colors are blue and gold and its mascot is the cougar...
- Westlake High SchoolWestlake High School (Maryland)Westlake High School is a secondary school located in the west central section of Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland.The Westlake mascot, the "Wolverine", represents such sports as football, cheerleading, soccer, women's field hockey, baseball, softball, & track and field.-Notable alumni:*Randy...
St. Mary's Ryken High School
St. Mary's Ryken High School
St. Mary's Ryken, located on an campus on Breton Bay, is a coeducational, secondary school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers.The campus has a 1,000-seat sports stadium with a turf field and six-lane track and six buildings: Paschal Hall; Rupert Hall; Romuald Hall; Xavier Hall; Alumni Hall ; and...
was a member, and the only private Maryland school in a public league, but withdrew to join the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference or WCAC is a major high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools located around and in Washington, DC, USA...
(WCAC) in 2002.