Northern High School (Owings, Maryland)

For schools of the same name, see Northern High School.

Northern High School
Address
2950 Chaneyville Road Owings, Maryland 20736
Information
School type	Public, secondary school
School district	Calvert County Public Schools
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Color(s)	Red, White, and Blue
Athletics conference	Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
Mascot	Patriot
Website	http://nhsweb.calvertnet.k12.md.us/

Northern High School is a public secondary school located in the Owings, Maryland in Calvert County.

The school is located directly next to Northern Middle School.

Statistics

Northern has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students, with a student to teacher ratio of 20.859 : 1. Demographically, Northern has a student body that is 87.0% white, 11.0% black, 2.0% Latino and native American, and less than 1% Asian. 4.2% of the student population receives a reduced lunch benefit. ^[1]

Student organizations and clubs

The Patriot Press, Northern's nationally award winning student newsmagazine. The Physics and Engineering Team, First Place Champions in The Central Maryland Physics Olympics and The University of Maryland Physics Olympics.

Athletics

The Northern Patriots are a member of the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC). The mascot for the school is "Patriot Pete".

Northern participates in the following sports:

Men: Baseball, Soccer, Football, Lacrosse, Swimming, Basketball, Hockey, Wrestling, Tennis, Track and Field, Cross Country, Golf

Women: Volleyball, Softball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Swimming, Basketball, Tennis, Track and Field, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Poms

References

1. ^ "Northern High School". http://maryland.schooltree.org/public/Northern-High-038350.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 

External links

• Official website