- Chesapeake High School (Baltimore County)
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Chesapeake High School Motto We Obtain Whatever We Seek Established 1978 Type Public High School (9-12) Location Essex, Maryland, United States District Baltimore County Public Schools Colors Dark Blue and Light Blue
Mascot Bayhawks Website http://schools.bcps.org/schools/chs/chesapeake/ Chesapeake High School (CHS), is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
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About the school
Chesapeake High School is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name, the other being Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County. The Chesapeake High School of Baltimore County is located in southeast corner of the county in Essex, Maryland. The school borders the school districts of Kenwood High School, Sparrows Point High School, Dundalk High School, and Patapsco High School. Widely know for its Virtual Lab.
The high school is 196,204 square feet (18,227.9 m2) on 49 acres (200,000 m2). [1]
Students
Chesapeake has recently added a Virtual Learning Environment. This is the first in the country. The school's reputation has become more known over the years. In the last 10 years, the graduation rate at Chesapeake High School has been on a general downward trend. it was as high as 94% in 1997 and as low as 72% in 2003.[2] The dropout rate is about 7%, a rate that is climbing.[3]
About 15% of the students receive special services, a number considered high by Maryland Report Card.[4]
High School Assessment test scores show the school to be performing poorly. In 2006, only 29.5% of the students passed algebra, 44.0% passed the biology test, 53.8% passed the government test, and 46.3% passed the English test.[5]
School programs
State Champions
- 1979 - Softball, Class B [6]
Notable alumni
- Christi Shake, Playboy Playmate of the Month, May 2002. Real name is Christina Fistek[7]
See also
References
- ^ Maryland Property Database[1]
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ MPSSAA Softball
- ^ Christi Shake | Celeb Road
External links
Categories:- High schools in Maryland
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Educational institutions established in 1978
- Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
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