Mountain Ridge High School (Maryland)
Mountain Ridge High School is a high school in Frostburg, MD that houses over 1000 students from the George's Creek Valley, the Greater Frostburg vicinity, and the Westernport region. The school mascot is a Miner and the school colors are red, black, white, and gold.
History
Mountain Ridge High School was a result of the consolidation of Westmar High School and Beall High School.
Westmar
Westmar was located in Lonaconing, MD and housed over 400 students from the Georges Creek Valley, Westernport, and the strip of US 220 between Danville and McCoole. Westmar was established in the fall of 1989 as a result of the consolidation of Bruce High School (of Westernport) and Valley High School (of Lonaconing). Bruce was the first high school of the Westernport area and has presided over two buidings in in the city. The first Bruce High building is a 3 story building on Church Street and is now home to Westernport Elementary School. The second and final building that Bruce presided in is a three story building Philos Avenue that was established in the mid 1950s. It is now home to Westmar Middle. Valley High was established in 1953 along Lower George's Creek Rd. (better known as MD Rte. 36). It was built as a result of the consolidation of Central and Barton High Schools. When Valley and Bruce closed in the spring of 1953, Westmar High School the new Westmar High School inherited the building. In the fall of 2007, Westmar Middle will inherit the building. Central High (a high school preceding Valley) was located next to the Iron Furnace on Main Street in Lonaconing and housed students from Lonaconing and Midland. Barton High (also a predecessor of Valley) was located on Latrobe St. in Barton and housed students from the Barton vicinity. Before these schools, however, the area was filled with small schools for each neighborhood.
Beall
Beall High School was established in the mid 1930s as the first high school of Frostburg. It has since then consolidated with Mount Savage High School (1990s). Beall will be torn down in the summer of 2007 to make way for athletic fields for Mountain Ridge. The Mount Savage High School building is being occupied by Mount Savage Pre K-8 School. The elementary school section (PK-5) houses students from the Mt. Savage region. The middle school section (6-8) houses students from Frostburg and Mt. Savage (Old Beall District). Before Beall opened, there were many little community schools.
Athletics
Fall Sports
Girls Volleyball, Cheerleading, Football, Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Golf
Winter Sports
Indoor Track, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling, Team Training (football/baseball)
Spring Sports
Outdoor Track, Baseball, Softball, Team Training (football)
Courses
- Art
Art 1-4
- English
SAT Prep, Journalism, English 1-4, AP English Language, AP English Literature, Speech and Drama, American Novel
- Foreign Language
French 1-4, Spanish 1-4, Latin 1-2
- Mathematics
Math 1-2, Algebra 1 Part 1, Algebra 1 Part 2, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, AP Calculus, Integrated Math
- Music
Contemporary Music, Dance/Visual Ensemble (Drill Team), Dance/Visual Ensemble (Color Guard), American Musical Theatre, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Jazz Ensemble, Show Choir
- Physical Education
Physical Education, Aerobics and Fitness, Weight Training/Fitness, Individual/Lifetime Sports, Adventure Sports, Team Sports and Conditioning
- Sciences
Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science, Biology, AP Biology, Advanced Biology, Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Physics, AP Physics, Science Research
- Social Studies
American Government, World Cultures, US History, AP US History, Psychology, AP Psychology, Economics, Contemporary World Issues, Criminal Justice
- Special Education
Special Ed, Developmental Reading 9-12, Developmental Math 9-12, Comprehensive Study Skills
- Technology
Foundations of Technology, Communication Tech, Manufacturing Tech, Construction Tech
- Home Economics
Food Prep 1-2, Food Science, Responsible Parenting 1-2, Family Life, Child Care
- Computer Science
Computer Literacy, Computer Logic
- Cooperative Education
Work Study, World of Work
- Business
Accounting, Speedwriting, Office Tech, Business Law, Business Math, Document Processing, Computer Applications
See Also
- Westmar High School
- Beall High School
- Center For Career And Technical Education
- Calvary Christian Academy
- Allegany High School
- Westmar High School
- Bishop Walsh School
External Links
- [[ http://boe.allconet.org/wi/ | Westmar High Home Page]]
- [[ http://www.beallhigh.com/ | Beall High Home Page]]
- [[ http://boe.allconet.org/ | Allegany County Public Schools Webpage]]
- [[ ftp://boe.allconet.org/pdf/whs/Elevations.pdf | Mountain Ridge Elevations]]
- [[ ftp://boe.allconet.org/pdf/whs/FloorPlans.pdf | Mountain Ridge School Map]]
- [[ ftp://boe.allconet.org/pdf/whs/SitePlans.pdf | Mountain Ridge Campus Map]]
site to be lengthened soon!!!
soon to come: 2007 football schedule, more pictures, updated courses, extracurriculars, faculty