Overlea High School
| Overlea High | |
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| Address | |
| 5401 Kenwood Ave Baltimore, Maryland, 21206-1499 USA |
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| Opened | 1961 |
| School district | Baltimore Public Schools |
| Principal | Elizabeth “Penny” Parker |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Hours in school day | 7:45 - 2:15 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 29 acres (120,000 m2) |
| School Colour(s) | Blue and Orange
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| Mascot | Falcons |
| Rival | Kenwood |
| Website | OHS |
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Overlea High School (OHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961.
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[edit] About the School
The original building was constructed in the early-1960's. The main structure is 124,266 square feet.[1] It is located on Kenwood Avenue in eastern Baltimore County near the I-695 and I-95 interchange. Though in an unincorporated part of the county, it serves the areas of White Marsh, Rosedale, Overlea, and Fullerton.
Overlea's school district borders Parkville High School, Perry Hall High School, Kenwood High School, and Dundalk High School.[2]
[edit] Students
The graduation rate at Overlea has been steady at 79-90% over the past 10 years ending in 2007.[3]
The student population had been increasing every year, though the enrollment has curtailed over the last couple of years.
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| 1,081 | 1,129 | 1,097 | 1,035 | 1,030 | 983 | 1,048 | 1,152 | 1,128 | 1,173 | 1,199 | 1,180 | 1,180 | 1,247 | 1,339 | 1,268 | 1,210 |
[edit] Sports
State Champions
- 1971 - Boys Soccer[5]
- 1981 - Softball, Class AA
- 1998 - Wrestling State Dual Meets
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dave Johnson, former Major League pitcher, currently a broadcaster for MASN
- Mike Rowe, is an American media personality. He is the host of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, as well as narrator for other programs on the Discovery Channel
- William A. Howard IV, (1981), served on the Baltimore County Council from 1990 to 1994.
- Linda Warehime, broomgirl for the Baltimore Orioles from 1969-1975.
- John Lee Roy Linde (1986) is the author of "Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind(Not For Dummies)", and Galactica-Trek I & II
- Mike Riley, (1993) is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the single panel webcomic, I Taste Sound.
