Joppatowne High School
| Joppatowne High School | |
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555 Joppa Farm Rd.
Joppatowne, Harford County, Maryland |
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| Type | Public, government funded |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | Harford County Public Schools |
| Principal | Pamela W. Zeigler
Joseph Harbert
Michael Quigg
Jennifer Jackson
Matthew Koester
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| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple , White and Silver
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| Mascot | Mariners |
| Website | [1] |
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| Joppatowne's main entrances | |
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| Logo on the exterior of Joppatowne High School | |
Joppatowne High School is a high school in Harford County, Maryland.
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[edit] History
Joppatowne High School was established in 1973.
[edit] Homeland Security program
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 contains the Homeland Security program's first graduates.
[edit] Location
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.
[edit] Clubs
Academic Team Anime Club Bible Club French Club Leo Club Spanish Club Debate Team
[edit] Sports
[edit] Fall sports
Football, cheerleading, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, cross-country, golf, volleyball
[edit] Winter sports
Boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling
[edit] Spring sports
Track and field, boys' and girls' lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball
[edit] School sports accomplishments
Joppatowne football won the state championships in 1975 and 2003. Varsity Boys Basketball won the 1990 and 1991 State Championship. Varsity Girls Basketball won the 2009-10 State Championship 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.
[edit] 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 Arizona Cardinals; former Defensive End at the University of Maryland; .
[edit] External links
- http://www.hcps.org/schools/highschools/content/HS_81.asp
- https://www.edline.net/pages/JoppatowneHighSchool
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