Urbana High School (Maryland)
| Urbana High School | |
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3471 Campus Drive Ijamsville, MD 21754 | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1996 |
| Principal | Ms. Kathy Campagnoli |
| Enrollment | 1600 |
| Color(s) | Navy, Grey, and White |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Website | http://uhsmd.org |
Urbana High School is a public high school in Urbana, Maryland, and is the only International Baccalaureate Diploma School in Frederick County. The school colors are navy, gray, and white, and the mascot is the hawk. The principal is Ms. Kathy Campagnoli, and the Vice Principals are Mr. Jeff Marker, Mrs. Sara Ring and Mr. Angelo Orelli.
Mission Statement
- Our students, staff, parents and community are partners in the educational process.
- Our school provides a safe and supportive learning environment.
- Our educational program provides a rich selection of challenging opportunities to develop life-long learners and responsible citizens.
- Our school community expects compassionate, ethical conduct.
- Our school community respects diversity and individual differences.
United by High Standards, Urbana High School empowers students to achieve their full potential and make a positive difference in their local and global communities. Together we learn.
Courses
Urbana High School has two 90-day semesters, with two 45-day terms per semester. First semester usually runs from the end of August to the middle of January, and second semester usually runs from the middle of January to the beginning of June. First term ends at the end of October, and third term ends at the end of March.
The school day is broken up into four 90-minute periods, or blocks, with four 30-minute lunch shifts. First block runs from 7:30 to 9:00, second from 9:05 - 10:35, third from 10:40 - 12:40, and fourth from 12:45 - 2:15.
Third block holds the lunch shifts, with first lunch going from 10:35 - 11:03, second from 11:07 - 11:35, third from 11:39 - 12:07, and fourth from 12:11 - 12:40.
A few classes are year-long, but most are only one semester long. Most courses are taught in both semesters, as well. All International Baccalaureate courses are year-long.
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a European-based educational system that, in the US, replaces the normal high school curriculum and stimulates the students to relate what they are learning to their lives and the world in which they live. In Europe, IB is a leading college or university preparation program, although in the US, IB has not taken such a strong hold in advanced education, and it is common to receive more college credit from an AP course than an IB. More and more colleges are accepting the IB program as a valid high school education, however.
Urbana's IB program began in 2004, thus the first IB Diploma class was the graduating class of 2006. It is a 2-year program, and it encompasses all disciplines of academia, from music and the arts to advanced biology and chemistry. There are two levels to the IB program: Higher Level (HL) and Standard Level (SL). Almost all classes are taught in both levels, although some are restrained to one or the other.
UHS offers these courses:
- Art (SL, HL)
- Biology (SL, HL)
- Chemistry (SL, HL)
- Computer Sciences (SL, HL)
- English (HL)
- European History (HL, SL)
- French (SL, HL)
- History of the Americas (SL, HL)
- Latin (SL, HL)
- Math (HL)
- Math Methods (SL)
- Math Studies (SL)
- Music Theory (SL, HL)
- Physics (SL, HL)
- Spanish (SL, HL)
- Theory of Knowledge
Theory of Knowledge is a required course for everyone in the International Baccalaureate program, integrating what different populations and individuals think to worldly current events, and thus does not require distinction in levels of difficulty.
External links
- Urbana High School Website
- Frederick County Public Schools-School Profile for Urbana High School
- Urbana Mighty Hawks Marching Band Website