Fort Hill High School

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city= Cumberland
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Fort Hill High School is a four-year public high school in Cumberland, Maryland, United States, operating under the direction of the Principal Stephen M. Lewis, with about 1,100 students in grades 9 through 12. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/md/10 Fort Hill High School] , Great Schools]

History

About convert|7|acre|m2 of land on Greenway Avenue were purchased in 1936 as the site for the high school. The grounds are near protective breastworks constructed in 1861 during the Civil War. An athletic field and stadium were constructed next to the school. Students began attending in 1936. [http://www.allconet.org/forthill/genabout.html About Fort Hill] , Fort Hill High School. Accessed June 20, 2007.]

A new gymnasium was built in 1980, and the school went through extensive renovations in 1991-92. A new music wing, greenhouse and art rooms were added in 1996.

Athletics

Facilities

The school gymnasium is used for league basketball.

Greenway Avenue Stadium, located at the school, was constructed in the 1930s by the Public Works Administration as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal and was built for the high school as "Fort Hill Stadium". The stadium, since renamed to reflect its joint use by other area schools, is considered to be an historic landmark. A proposed $7 million renovation project to update and expand the 70-year-old facility is in the works. [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/fnotes/bil_0002/sb0272B.pdf 2007 Bond Bill Fact Sheet: Greenway Avenue Stadium] , State of Maryland. Accessed June 20, 2007.]

Titles

The school has won more than 20 Maryland state championships in a variety of sports: [ [http://www.allconet.org/forthill/sportsgen.html Fort Hill Athletics 2005-2006] , Fort Hill High School. Accessed June 15, 2007.]
* Boys Basketball: 1938, 1939, 1948, 1949, 1958
* Boys Cross Country: 1995, 1997
* Football: 1975, 1997
* Boys Track: 1947, 1949-1952, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1998, 2004
* Volleyball: 1950, 1953, 1954
* Girls Softball 2008

Accusation of racism

On September 19, 2008, players of Fort Hill's football team allegedly used racial slurs toward opposing players from Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.). Midway through the third quarter, while leading the game 14-8, Dunbar coach Craig Jefferies took his players off the field and forfeited the game. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092000018.html "Dunbar Quits Game, Cites Racial Taunts"] , Washington Post, lan Goldenbach, September 20, 2008.] Earlier in 2008, there was controversy over the display of the Confederate Flag and the principal of Fort Hill banned the Confederate Flag from the school grounds. [ [http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_073082239.html "Confederate flag tense topic"] , Cumberland Times-News, Kevin Spradlin, March 13, 2008.] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/03/22/ST2008032200282.html "Flying in the Face of Controversy"] , Washington Post, Mary Otto, March 22, 2008.]

Notable alumni

* Rebeca Arthur, actress. [ [http://www.whilbr.org/itemdetail.aspx?idEntry=2678 Rebeca Arthur] , Western Maryland Public Libraries. Accessed October 10, 2007.]
* James Deetz, archeologist [ [http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/abcde/deetz_james.html James Fanto Deetz] , Minnesota State University. Accessed June 15, 2007. "In 1948 James Deetz graduated from Fort Hill High School, in Cumberland Maryland."]
* Mark Manges, quarterback. [Burke, Mike. [http://www.edmondsun.com/sportscolumns/cnhinssportsopinion_story_043085007.html "'It was just a blast playing for him'"] , "The Edmond Sun", February 12, 2007. Accessed June 15, 2007. "In 1974, Manges was the recipient of the Dapper Dan Club’s Top Award after being named a high school All-American quarterback while playing for Fort Hill."]
* Drew Hankinson, Professional WrestlerFact|date=September 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.allconet.org/forthill Official site]
* [http://eteamz.active.com/forthillwrestling/ School wrestling]
* [http://www.sentinelscholar.com/ Fort Hill High School Alumni Scholarship Fund]