Walkersville High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The school's colors are blue and gold and athletic teams are known as the "Lions."
Walkersville High School | |
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Address | |
81 W Frederick St , 21793 United States | |
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Type | Public high school |
Opened | 1976 |
School district | Frederick County Public Schools |
Principal | Stephanie Ware[1] |
Staff | 70 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,249 (2021–22)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.84[2] |
Campus | Rural |
Campus size | 49.97 acres (202,200 m2) |
Color(s) | Blue, Gold |
Mascot | Lion |
Rival | Middletown High School |
Newspaper | Lion's Pride |
Yearbook | Lyonian |
Website | education |
Overview
editThe school is located near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Western Maryland in the town of Walkersville. The school is located just off Maryland Route 194, east of U.S. 15, and north of Maryland Route 26.
The current building's construction began in 1974, with an addition completed in 1999. The building has 191,104 square feet (17,754.1 m2) of space located on 49.97 acres (202,200 m2) of land.[3]
The original high school building is now Walkersville Middle School.
Sports
editState Champions
- 2016 - Football
- 2015 - Unified Track
- 2012 - Unified Tennis
- 2011 - Boys' Track & Field[4]
- 2010 - Boys' Swim Team
- 2010 - Boys' Indoor Track & Field
- 2008 - Boys' Track & Field[5]
- 2003 - Baseball[6]
- 2003 - Girls' Basketball[7]
- 1999 - Baseball
- 1999 - Softball[8]
- 1996 - Softball
- 1987 - Football[9]
- 1986 - Boys' Basketball[10]
- 1984 - Boys' Basketball
- 1978 - Baseball
- 1972 - Boys' Soccer
- 1964 - Boys' Basketball
- 1960 - Boys' Basketball
Image gallery
editWalkersville High School has been located in several buildings over the years including the three shown below. The middle image is now Walkersville Middle School. The image on the right is now the Frederick County Public Schools Staff Development Center
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Current Walkersviile High School
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Walkersville Middle School
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Walkersville High School early 1900s
References and notes
edit- ^ "Principal and AP Appointments for the 2020-2021 School Year".
- ^ a b c "Walkersville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Maryland Property Database
- ^ Fredrick News-Post
- ^ Frederick News-Post
- ^ MPSSAA Baseball
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
- ^ MPSSAA Softball
- ^ MPSSAA Football
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball