North Hagerstown High School

For schools of a similar name, see North High School (disambiguation).

North Hagerstown High School
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Valerie Novak
Students	1327
Grades	9-12
Location	1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
District	Washington County Public Schools
Colors	Red      and White
Mascot	Hubs
Website	http://www.wcps.k12.md.us/north_hagerstown_high/index.html

North Hagerstown High School is located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The current principal is Valerie Novak, a former principal of Northern Middle School. The school's colors are red, white, and black. The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools system. It enrolls 1330 Students and the School Day is 8:45 to 3:30. The size of NHHS is 168,750 sq.feet.

Background

North Hagerstown High School opened in 1956 at the old Potomac Avenue location after the founding of South Hagerstown High School. The present location of the school on Pennsylvania Avenue was opened in 1958. It is known as “The Hub of Better Learning.” The school has been consistently rated as one of the top-rated high schools in the country. North High’s nickname “Hub” stems from the historical and geographical location of Hagerstown at the intersection of waterways, railroads, and interstate highways. Major highways intersect within the city, including Interstate 70 and Interstate 81 that provide arteries of transportation along the East Coast. Just as these highways form the center or “Hub,” North Hagerstown High proclaims its academic programs as center to students’ preparation for advanced education and the professions to learn skills and trade to enable them to succeed. North Hagerstown High School also is fully accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education. It is the only school in Washington County to offer the 'IB' or International Baccalaureate Program.

Recently the school opened a brand-new athletic facility, Mike Callas Stadium, that features a synthetic grass field and the largest free-standing scoreboard in the state of Maryland. The stadium's grand opening was on November 3, 2006, when the Hubs (as the school team is known) defeated Catoctin High School, 49-36. The stadium features bricks that were collected by alumni of the now-demolished Hagerstown High School, which was located on Potomac Avenue between the years of 1927 and 1958. North Hagerstown High School recently received a silver rating in the U.S.News & World Report on America's Best High Schools.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Bill Abeles Jr., manager of Mid-Atlantic Little League World Series Team 2008
• David Bitner, former Florida politician
• Doug Hornbecker, coach of Mid-Atlantic Little League World Series Team 2008
• Cathy Parsons, pro basketball player/former Washington Mystics coach
• Bruce Poole, former Maryland politician.
• Andrew A. Serafini, member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Principals

Robert Myers (1999-2005)
Valerie Novak (2005-present)

Rival high school

South Hagerstown High School

References

1. ^ http://www.usnews.com/directories/high-schools/index_html/state_id+MD/page_number+1/page_size+10/sort+alpha/name+/award+1+2+3+4/school_name+/county+Washington%20County/detail+less

External links

• North Hagerstown High School
• Washington County Public Schools: North Hagerstown High School
• Washington County Public Schools Official Site