| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Harford County, MD |
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| Total Students |
1118 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
58 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 333 students | | Grade 10 - 289 students | | Grade 11 - 253 students | | Grade 12 - 243 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:19 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
4% |
| % Black |
37% |
34% |
| % White |
57% |
48% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
25% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
8% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(MD) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Harford County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
51 |
28 |
| Number of Students Managed |
40,224 students |
17,295 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$401,945,000 |
$171,909,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$393,840,000 |
$168,429,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,993 |
$9,940 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,791 |
$9,739 |
| District Graduation Rates |
86% |
86% |
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- Joppatowne High School is a high school in Harford County, Maryland.
- History
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Joppatowne High School was established in 1972.
- Homeland Security program
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In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S. Homeland Security[2]. Mother Jones magazine reported that, funded by government agencies as well as defense firms, students in the school's "Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness magnet program will study cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence, respond to mock terror attacks, and receive limited security clearances at the nearby Army chemical warfare lab." The school is also expected to offer lessons in Arabic and other languages useful to current US homeland security interests [3]. The graduating class of 2010 will contain the Homeland Security program's first graduates.
- Location
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Joppatowne High School is located on 555 Joppa Farm Road in Joppa, MD. The school is in the southwest corner of Harford County, just south of U.S. Route 40. The schools borders the districts of Fallston High School and Edgewood High School.
- Clubs
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Academic TeamAnime ClubBible ClubFrench ClubLeo ClubSpanish Club
- Sports
- Fall sports
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Football, cheerleading, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, cross-country, golf
- Winter sports
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Boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling
- Spring sports
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Track and field, boys' and girls' lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball
- School sports accomplishments
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Joppatowne football won the state championships in 1975 and 2003.Joppatowne Varsity cheerleaders placed 2nd in the County Competition and 7th in the Regional Competition in 2007. The varsity basketball team won Class A state titles in 1990 and 1991.
- Notable alumni
- Richard K. Impallaria, State Delegate.
- Lee Steel, Musician, Entertainer.
- Phillip Tillman, Played football at Valley Forge Military Academy, Pittsburgh Panthers and currently playing with the Erie RiverRats.
- Jay Thomas, class of 1985, is a professor of law at Georgetown University
- Wendy Davis, class of 1984, works as an actress in Hollywood. Her latest project is the Lifetime series 'Army Wives.' She has also appeared in episodes of 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Cold Case,' Coach,' and many other shows. She was a regular in the series "The New WKRP in Cincinnati" and 'High Incident.'
- Thori Staples played on the US National women's soccer team.
- Tim Braue, class of 1988, was the Executive Director of the 2000 Presidential campaign for George W. Bush in Maryland, served in the White House as a member of President Bush's staff, and was appointed by the President to serve in the United States Department of Justice. He also served as a member of Governor Robert L. Ehrlich's staff in Annapolis. He has returned to the private practice of law.
- Chris Strovel, class of 1987, recently left a ten-year stint at WEPM radio in Martinsburg, WV to become a Field Representative for Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (WV-02).
- Jane Bellmyer, class of 1977, staff writer for The Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper based in Elkton, Md. 2002-current. (www.cecilwhig.com)Spent previous 25 years in radio news on WSER-AM, WAMD-AM and WXCY-FM. Winner of several Associated Press awards; in broadcasting for editorial writing and in newspaper for spot news photography. Also winner in Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association Award for religion reporting.
- Jeremy Navarre, current Defensive End for the Jacksonville Jaguars; former Defensive End at the University of Maryland; .
- External links
- http://www.hcps.org/schools/highschools/content/HS_81.asp
- https://www.edline.net/pages/JoppatowneHighSchool
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (21085) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
14,730 people |
5,133,067 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
26% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$57,175
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$51,114 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.5 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
40 years old |
42 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
80% / 20% |
65% / 35% |
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