Catonsville High School

Catonsville High School
Address
421 Bloomsbury Avenue Catonsville, Maryland 21228 USA
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1903
Opened	1952
School district	Baltimore Public Schools
CEEB Code	2120070
Principal	Matthew Ames
Grades	9-12
Average class size	27.6 - 29.0
Hours in school day	6 1/2
Classrooms	83
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	64 acres (260,000 m2)
School colour(s)	Dark Blue and Gold
Slogan	A tradition of excellence
Mascot	Comets
Newspaper	The Comet
Yearbook	Catonian
Feeder schools	Catonsville Middle School, Arbutus Middle School, Sudbrook Middle School
Website	http://catonsvillehs.bcps.org

Catonsville High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the southwest side of the county close to the Baltimore City border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside the Baltimore Beltway.

History

Catonsville High School is located on 421 Bloomsbury Avenue at the intersection with South Rolling Road, having a Catonsville, Maryland, mailing address. The school was named after the unincorporated area of Catonsville.

The original school can trace its roots to Catonsville School, formed in 1903. Students were taught at the original brick building until 1910, when a large new school was dedicated to relieve overcrowding. In 1925, Baltimore County purchased land and buildings from the Catonsville Country Club with the intention of making it the new high school.

In 1954, a new building was dedicated at the school's current location. The campus was originally the "Farmlands" estate, owned in the 19th century by Theodore Lurman. The Lurman Woodland Theater on the school's grounds is named in his memory.

The school benefited from a 77,000-square-foot (7,200 m²) expansion in 1999. There have been other upgrades and renovations to many of the structures to keep the building as modern as possible.

Students

Since the 1990s, the graduation rate at Catonsville High School has ranged from 94% in 1998 to a low of 83% in 2001. Student enrollment has also increased since 1993:

Student population

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
1,094	1,102	1,130	1,182	1,247	1,342	1,350	1,444	1,457	1,535	1,619	1,686	1,728	1,990	1,937	1,877	1,747	1,729	1,787	1,757

Sports

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Catonsville High School

State Champions

• 1959 - Boys Cross Country
• 1960 - Boys Cross Country
• 1964 - Boys Cross Country
• 1976 - Baseball, Class A
• 1979 - Volleyball, Class A
• 1980 - Volleyball, Class A
• 1981 - Volleyball, Class A
• 1982 - Volleyball, Class A
• 1983 - Volleyball, Class A
• 1986 - Volleyball, Class A
• 1987 - Volleyball, Class B
• 1992 - Girls Indoor Track, Class 3A
• 1992 - Boys Basketball, Class 3A
• 1993 - Girls Cross Country, Class 2A
• 1996 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
• 2005 - Varsity Cheerleading

Notable alumni

• Ernest J. Betz - member of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• Alex Broadwater - NCWA National Wrestling Champion at 149 lb (68 kg).
• John F Burner III, Sergeant, US Army, killed in Iraq 16 September 2010
• Brian Jozwiak - Offensive lineman for the West Virginia University and the Kansas City Chiefs
• John Christ - Professional musician and original guitarist for the metal band Danzig
• Jeff Nelson (baseball) - former Major League Baseball Pitcher with the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners
• John Cluster - Delegate, State of Maryland Representing the 8th District
• Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer, Teen Wolf, Office Space
• Andy Stack - Professional musician and drummer/keyboardist for Wye Oak
• Dan Keech a.k.a. Height - Rapper

See also

• List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland

References

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Catonsville High School

External links

• Catonsville High School
• Catonsville High School Alumni Association
• CHS history web site with pictures
• Catonsville High School on Google Street View