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Annapolis Senior High School

2700 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD, 21401-7205 -

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Definition of Terms

Annapolis Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Anne Arundel County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1712 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

103 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 489 students

Grade 10 - 494 students

Grade 11 - 449 students

Grade 12 - 280 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	3%
% Hispanic	13%	4%
% Black	44%	34%
% White	40%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

25%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Anne Arundel County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	121	28
Number of Students Managed	73,532 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$776,100,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$781,892,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,555	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$10,633	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	82%	86%

Engagement: Sharon Carswell and Joseph Arangio (TCPalm.com)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 07:05:42 pm
Sharon Carswell of Allentown, daughter of Steve and Sarah Carswell of Jensen Beach, is engaged to Joseph Arangio of Allentown.
Capital City Classic Car Show (The Capital)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 06:54:06 am
Capital City Classic Car Show all proceeds benefit the Annapolis High School Navy Junior ROTC Sunday, August 30, 2009 11am-3pm Annapolis Senior High School 2700 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 $10 pre-registered, $15 at the gate Viewers Choice awards, 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, classes include: Antique, modern & modified.
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts celebrates 30th anniversary (The Capital)
posted on June 28, 2009 at 11:54:57 am
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts means many things to many people, but for the late Dr. Richard Massing, it was a source of therapy as he battled cancer.
Police: Student Had Gun At High School (WBAL-TV Baltimore)
posted on May 14, 2009 at 04:37:04 pm
Anne Arundel County police said Thursday that a student came to school with a gun.
Ten years after death of daughter, mother raising awareness about meningitis (Pine Creek Journal)
posted on April 16, 2009 at 07:49:57 am
It's been 10 years since Cynthia Haskins lost her daughter to bacterial meningitis, but the girl's spirit still lives in the hearts and minds of those who loved her. read more »

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Annapolis High School is an American high school located in Anne Arundel County on Riva Road, near the city of Annapolis, Maryland.
Founded in 1898, Annapolis was the first public high school to open in Anne Arundel County and among the first in the state of Maryland. The school originally occupied a handsome brick building in downtown Annapolis, but the post World War I surge in population led to the construction of a new school that stood on the outskirts of the city within shouting distance of Wiley H. Bates "Colored" High School. Only in the mid-1960s, more than a decade after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling, was Annapolis High desegregated. Soon thereafter, Bates High School was renamed/repurposed into Annapolis Middle School for grades 9 and 10 in 1966 and 1967, and then to Bates Junior High School for grades 7-9 in 1968. The original Bates High School Building at 1101 Smithville Street served as a public school until the early 1981 when Bates Middle School moved to the former Annapolis Senior High School campus. Recently the Bates High School Building has been repurposed into 71 senior housing units, a senior center, a boys and girls club. It also houses a museum dedicated to Wiley H. Bates, a man who emerged from slavery into a successful business man. Bates High School was named for him because of his generous donations and support that enabled the school to be built.) In 1979, Annapolis High moved to its present location outside the city limits; its former buildings now house Bates Middle School and the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.
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Academically it is noted for its recently established International Baccalaureate program. (The other two IB schools in the county are Meade Senior High School and Old Mill High School.) AHS is also noted for its English for Speakers of Other Languages program, adding to the diversity of the school. After failing to meet federal standards for six straight years, AHS made AYP—adequate yearly progress—in 2008.
AHS also has a long and storied athletic history, including its football team that dates to 1899 (with a winning percentage of nearly 70%), a boys' basketball program that has made more "Final Four" appearances than any high school in Maryland, and lacrosse programs for boys and girls that have won numerous state championships.
In 2008, the Annapolis High School Boy's swimming team won their regional meet.AHS feeder middle schools are Bates Middle School and Annapolis Middle School; however, because of its magnet program, students are also brought in from other parts of the county.
Annapolis High School's math team has been the winner of AACC's High School math competition for three years (2006 - 2007, 2007-2008, and 2008 - 2009) and has been in the top three for 4 years (spring of 2006 to spring of 2009).
Zero-basing Controversy
In fall 2007, the school's teachers and staff were forced to re-apply for their jobs by the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. As a result, around one-half of the teachers and staff did not return in 2008, accounting for over 1,000 years of teaching experience. Additionally, a group of "AYP Specialists" and other support staff were hired to focus primarily on making sure the school meets state and federal standards. In the two years since zero-basing the school has met AYP standards. As a result, instructional received a $1,500 bonus in late 2008. They will receive a $2,000 bonus in 2009.
Controversy remains about the ethics of giving cash rewards, particularly during tough economic times, for meeting a standard which is in part determined by manipulable factors such as graduation rate. Particularly, there is concern about about weakening academic standards brought about by pressure to graduate all students.
Athletics
Fall Sports:Football,Field Hockey,Men's Soccer,Women's Soccer,Cross Country,Volleyball,Sailing,Golf
Winter Sports:Wrestling,Men's Basketball,Women's Basketball,Indoor Track,Men's Swimming,Women's Swimming,Men's Hockey
Spring Sports:Men's Lacrosse,Women's Lacrosse,Tennis,Baseball,Softball,Men's Gymnastics,Women's Gymnastics,Outdoor track,Sailing
Notable alumni
Bill Belichick, head football coach of the New England Patriots
Craig Byrne, webmaster & author of Smallville companion books
Al Laramore, all time wins leader in Anne Arundel county in football (156-68-2), only coach in Maryland history to win a state championship in three sports (football, basketball, lacrosse)
John Brady, head basketball coach, all time leader in wins at a public school in Maryland history
Ruth Milkman, professor of sociology at UCLA
External links
Website maintained by the school
AACPS webpage for Annapolis High
2006 Maryland Report Card: Anne Arundel County
- Annapolis Sr. High

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