Chesapeake High School (Anne Arundel County)

Chesapeake Senior High School (CHS) is a public high school in Pasadena, Maryland. It is one of two public high schools in Pasadena, the other being Northeast High School, Chesapeake's rival school. Chesapeake opened in 1976 due to overcrowding at Northeast. It serves students in grades 9–12. The school serves the local feeder system, encompassing Chesapeake Bay Middle School and the respective five elementary schools that feed into it. The school has two floors and includes a football field, several soccer and other athletic fields, and a variety of gymnasiums, including a smaller dance studio.

For the school in Baltimore County, see Chesapeake High School (Baltimore County).
Chesapeake Senior High School
Location
Pasadena
,
Maryland

United States
Coordinates39°6′38″N 76°27′43″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1976
School districtAnne Arundel County Public Schools
PrincipalJohn Yore
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,434 (September 2014) [1]
CampusLarge suburb[2]
Color(s)School ~ Blue   and Gold   Athletics ~ Carolina Blue  , Navy Blue  , and White  
MascotCougar
RivalNortheast High School

Students

Chesapeake High School's attendance area is identical to Chesapeake Bay Middle School's attendance area. Chesapeake Bay Middle's feeder elementary schools are Lake Shore, Pasadena, Bodkin, and Fort Smallwood. In addition to including the entire Lake Shore region of Pasadena, Chesapeake's attendance area also covers Gibson Island and the Riverdale neighborhood within Severna Park. During the 2019–2020 school year, the racial make-up of Chesapeake High School's 1,388 students was 83.6% white, 5.9% Hispanic, 4.1% Black or African American, 1.9% Asian, and 3.9% two or more races.[3] 14% of students qualified free and reduced meals.

History

In October 2007, Chesapeake High School was listed as one of four high schools in Anne Arundel County that had outbreaks of staph infections. Twenty-eight cases of the infection have also been reported at Severna Park High School, Glen Burnie High School, and Old Mill High School.[4]

In February 2008, Chesapeake parents began an organization (CEEDSS) to protest a special education program, known as CRP or the Chesapeake Regional Program, that has been in the school since 1990, but according to parents has been disruptive to education and concealed by administration.[5]

Academic programs
  • The school has an Advanced Placement (AP) program that includes Statistics, Calculus, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology, United States History, World History, European History, United States Government & Politics, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Music Theory, Art, Computer Science, and many more.
  • Chesapeake High School operates in cooperation with the Center of Applied Technology North to provide career training.
  • Chesapeake is the home of the ED Regional program, the special education center for northern Anne Arundel County including Intensity-V, Inclusion-V, and the Hannah More Program.

Athletics

Sports teams at Chesapeake, with both varsity and junior varsity teams, are all part of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. They include:

  • Baseball
  • Men's basketball
  • Women's basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Field hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Indoor track and field
  • Men's lacrosse
  • Women's lacrosse
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Men's soccer
  • Women's soccer
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Chesapeake has won several state championships including two baseball ('97 and 2014), seven softball ('88, '90, '91, '92, '93, 2007 and 2008), three wrestling ('81, 2000, and 2002), one marching band (2019) and one soccer championship ('98).[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Chesapeake High".
  3. https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/Demographics/Enrollment/3/17/6/02/2273/2020
  4. WBAL News
  5. The Capital
  6. Arundel Voice "County Schools: The State Championship Breakdown". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  7. Maryland Gazette "Chesapeake grad becomes city police commissioner".
  8. "Miss New York's Md. Upbringing raises eyebrows; Pageant: A few folks say she's 'carpetbagging,' but Pasadena native Brandi Burkhardt followed every rule, representing the state in which she has residency". 30 September 1999.
  9. "Lauren Gibson". CBS Interactive Tennessee Softball. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  10. "Nic Kipke". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  11. "Victoria L. Schade". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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