Linganore High School

Infobox School

name=Linganore High School
type=Public


caption=The LHS school logo
motto=“Working Together, Providing Opportunities for Excellence”
location=12013 Old Annapolis Rd, 21701
Frederick, MD
telephone=(240)-236-7800
established=1962
grades=9-12
enrollment=1,766
principal=Margaret Lyburn
mascot=Lancer
colors=Red and Black
district=Frederick County Public Schools
website= [http://lhs.fcps.org/ Linganore High School]

Linganore High School is the home of the lancer. It's an American high school located in Frederick County, Maryland, near the city of Frederick. The school's mascot is the Lancer, and its colors are red and black. It's unofficial nickname is "Cowpie High".

History

Founded in 1962, Linganore opened to serve the largest geographical area in Frederick County. The school has been in the same building since its original construction, however 3 additions have been made, first in 1972 and then again in both 1983 and 1985. [http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 Linganore High School FCPS profile "additions/renovations"]

chool Renovations

2008 will be the last year the original Linganore building will be used. At the end of this school year, the current campus will be torn down and completely rebuilt. The new building, set to be finished by 2010, will have a 1600 student capacity and will cost approximately $53 million. While the new school is being built, students will attend the new Oakdale High. However, the school will not be called Oakdale, but known as Linganore High School at Oakdale. When the new building is completed at the original LHS site, the students will be moved back to that location and the area will undergo redistricting.

Academics

The school offers a wide variety of classes in a number of different areas of interest. Linganore is noted for its wide selection of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as a high pass rate for those who choose to take [Advanced placement Exams|AP exams. [http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 Linganore High School FCPS profile site "70.8% of LHS students who took Advanced Placement (AP) exams achieved scores high enough for college credit; 43% of LHS eligible students participated"] A high school course guide for Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) can be found [http://www.fcps.org/content/publications/COG0708Final.pdf here] . The school also offers both AM and PM [http://www.careertech.net/ CTC] (Career and Technology Center) class options. Project Lead the Way (PLtW) courses, college level technology courses, are currently offered at LHS.

Notable Accomplishments

*Linganore was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon school during the 1992-93 school year [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf "Archive of Blue Ribbon Schools, 1982-2003" Scroll to page 39. accessed November 13 2007]
*During the 2002-03 school year, a teacher from Linganore (Darren Hornbeck) won the Maryland Teacher of the Year award, the first such win for a Frederick County teacher.
*Jennifer Radil-Harris received the WalMart Teacher of the Year Award [http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 "Linganore high school fcps profile" shows variety of lhs's accomplishments]

Athletics

Linganore is home to an array of sports teams, many of which have won state titles. [http://lhs.fcps.org/athletics/titles.html "LHS website" list of state titles]

Notable Alumni

Joe Alexander (basketball)- former University Of West Virginia Basketball Player, Milwaukee Buck

Shawn Hatosy - Actor

Aaron Henry (baseball) - former University of South Florida Baseball Player, Tampa Bay devil rays

Extracurricular Activities

chool Publications

The school paper is The Lance, distributed monthly to students free of charge. [http://my.highschooljournalism.org/md/frederick/lhs/ "The Lance homepage" contains information about lhs's paper] The Talisman, Linganore's yearbook, is published every year by the Linganore yearbook staff (made up of members of the Publications class). This year, for the first time, the yearbook will be in full color. [http://www.fcpsteach.org/hp/usersites/tracy_bozzonetti/Bozzonetti__Yearbook/LHS/ "LHS yearbook homepage" contains info about the 2007-08 yearbook]

Clubs

LHS has a large number of clubs that students may participate in. As of 2008 these clubs include:
Amnesty International,Academic Team, Anime Club, Art Club, Book Club, Chess Club, Creative Writing Club, Drama Club, Engineering Club ( [http://www.team686.org/ Team 686] ), Envirothon Team, Equestrian Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National FFA Organization, French Club, Frisbee Club, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Healthy Relationships, Junior Class, Latin Club, The Linganore United Grilling Society (or L.U.G.S.), Mock Trial, National English H.S., One-Eighty, Red Cross, Senior Class, SGA, Spanish Club, Spanish National Honor Society, S.T.A.N.D. Club, Travel/Newcomer Club, Young Republicans, The Class of 2011, and The Class of 2010 [http://lhs.fcps.org/clubs/index.html "LHS website" list of school clubs]

Marching Band

The Linganore "Lancer" Marching Band, including both the playing band and a color guard, perform a different themed show every year. They are a part of the USSBA (United States Scholastic Band Association), and they compete in various USSBA events throughout the fall, including a state competition in Annapolis. In addition to their competitions, the band performs during the halftime show of every home football game. The band's director is Kevin Lloyd. This year, the theme of the band's show is La NouBa. [http://lhs.fcps.org/lancerlines_Oct07.pdf "Lancer Lines October 2007" the monthly newsletter for LHS, see page 8 for info on the band]

External links

* [http://lhs.fcps.org Website maintained by the school]
* [http://www.fcps.org/cms/sp/getschool.cfm?RecordID=63 FCPS website for Linganore High]
* [http://msp2006.msde.state.md.us/Assessments.aspx?K=100912&WDATA=School 2006 MD report card for LHS]

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