Sparrows Point High School

Public school in the United States

39°14′18″N 76°26′32″W / 39.23833°N 76.44222°W / 39.23833; -76.44222InformationTypePublicMotto"Great Expectations and Wonders" "The East Side Dream Team"Established1908School districtBaltimore County Public SchoolsPrincipalE. CasterStaff19Faculty60Grades9-12Number of students795Color(s)Blue and gray MascotBooster The PointerStudents per class27.6 - 29.0Number of AP/IB courses offered18Websitesparrowspoinths.bcps.org

Sparrows Point High is a comprehensive high school for students in grades 9–12 and is one of the 24 high schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools system. The school was established in 1908 and is located on a 35-acre (140,000 m²) campus in the southeastern corner of Baltimore County on a peninsula, which juts out into the Chesapeake Bay.

The staff includes three administrators, 60 teachers, three guidance counselors, one librarian, eight instructional assistants, and four clerical personnel. Sparrows Point High is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school's colors are blue and gray and the mascot is the "Pointer".

Academics

Sparrows Point High School received a 60.7 out of a possible 90 points (67%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 4 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 65th percentile among all Maryland schools.^[1]

Special programs

S.P.E.C.I.E.S.

SPECIES, (Sparrows Point Educational Center in Environmental Studies) is a magnet program for students with particularly intense interest in science. Magnet students are recruited throughout the eastern half of Baltimore County. The program provides in-depth experiences in a wide variety of aquatic and environmentally related sciences. Courses offering college credit are part of the SPECIES Program.

College credit

College credit is earned every year by students who take the Advanced Placement exams. Additionally, juniors and seniors may attend classes for half of each day at The Community College of Baltimore County. Students in this program may earn as many as fifteen college credits before they graduate from high school.

Sollers Point Technical High

Approximately 20 percent of the students attend Sollers Point Technical High School for half of each school day to gain technical skills. Various other vocational programs are available, several of which culminate in cooperative work-study experience.

Special needs

A Maryland's Tomorrow program^[2] is available for at-risk students and a special education program is offered for learning-disabled students.

Extracurricular programs

Many programs exist for Sparrows Point students beyond the regular curriculum. A complete interscholastic athletic program is offered that includes fall, winter, and spring sports. Students publish a literary magazine, newspaper, and yearbook. Chapters of the National Honor Society, the National Art Honor Society, the National Science Honor Society, and the National Music Honor Society are all active at Sparrows Point, as are Future Business Leaders of America, Future Educators of America, and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). The Student Government gives students opportunities to gain leadership experience. Instrumental and vocal music ensembles are also available. FUSION, an independent Christian-based after school program, has had a presence at Sparrows Point since 2009.

Athletics

State championships

Boys Cross Country:

Class B 1973^[3]

Girls Soccer

1A 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018^[3]

Boys Soccer

Class B 1973, 1974, 1975^[3]
- 1A 2006 (TIE), 2017^[3]
Pre-MPSSAA:
- Combined Class 1920, 1927^[3]
- Class A 1946^[3]

Boys Basketball

Class A 1961^[4]

Baseball

Class B 1979^[5]

Tennis

1A 2019^[5]

Notable alumni

William T. Evans (Class of 1943), member of the Maryland House of Delegates and judge^[6]
Roger B. Hayden (Class of 1962) - Hall of Fame (inducted 2016) - County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland (1990–1994)
Johnny Olszewski (Class of 2000) - Hall of Fame (inducted 2016) - Baltimore County Executive (2019–), Member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2006–2015)
Ron Swoboda (Class of 1962) - Hall of Fame (inducted 2014) - Outfielder for the New York Mets; was the "star" in the 1969 World Series defeat of the Orioles

Principals

Joseph Blair (1908–1931)
Benjamin Willis (1931–1932)
Austin Wheeler (1932–1940)
William Sartorius (1940–1942)
Taylor Johnston (1942–1947)
William Jones (1947–1948)
Nelson Hurley (1948–1956)
Paul Dowling (1956–1963)
Howard Ritter (1963–1967)
Anthony Marchione (1967–1970)
Wayne Burgemeister (1970–1977)
Dr. Michael Eder (1977–1984)
Nicholas Spinnato (1984–1990)
Keith Harmeyer (1991–1994)
Dr. Margaret Spicer (1994–1998)
Harold Hatton (1998–1999)
Wayne Thibeault (1999–2001)
Robert SantaCroce (2002–2012)
Samuel Wynkoop (2012-2015)
Emily Caster (2015–Present)

References

^ Sparrows Point High 2018-2019 Report Card
^ "Alternative Education - Maryland's Tomorrow Program". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
^ "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).
^ "William T. Evans". The Baltimore Sun. 1991-10-23. p. 2D. Retrieved 2023-03-05 – via Newspapers.com.