Joppatowne High School

Joppatowne High School


Joppatowne's main entrances


Logo on the exterior of
Joppatowne High School
Address
555 Joppa Farm Rd.
Joppatowne, Maryland, (Harford County)
United States
Coordinates 39°24′51″N 76°21′6″W / 39.41417°N 76.35167°W / 39.41417; -76.35167Coordinates: 39°24′51″N 76°21′6″W / 39.41417°N 76.35167°W / 39.41417; -76.35167
Information
Type Public, government funded
Established 1972
School district Harford County Public Schools
Principal Pamela W. Zeigler
Grades 9–12
Campus Suburban
Color(s)

Purple, white and silver

              
Mascot Mariners
Website Joppatowne High School website

Joppatowne High School is a high school in Joppatowne, Harford County, Maryland, USA.

History

Joppatowne High School was established in 1973.

Homeland Security program

In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S. Homeland Security.[1] Mother Jones magazine reported that, funded by government agencies as well as defense firms, students in the school's "Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness magnet program will study cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence, respond to mock terror attacks, and receive limited security clearances at the nearby Army chemical warfare lab." The school is also expected to offer lessons in Arabic and other languages useful to current US homeland security interests.[2] The graduating class of 2010 featured the Homeland Security program's first graduates.

Location

Joppatowne High School is located on 555 Joppa Farm Road in Joppa, Maryland. The school is in the southwest corner of Harford County, just south of U.S. Route 40. The school borders the districts of Fallston High School and Edgewood High School.

Clubs

Sports

Fall sports

American football, cheerleading, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, cross-country, golf, volleyball

Winter sports

Boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling

Spring sports

Track and field, boys' and girls' lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball

School sports accomplishments

Joppatowne's football won the state championships in 1975 and 2003.

Its varsity boys' basketball team won the 1990 and 1991 Class A state championship. It's varsity girls' basketball won the 2009-10 state championship.

Joppatowne's varsity baseball team won back-to-back Maryland State Championships in 1976 and 1977. It was the first team in the state to do so.

The Joppatowne Boys Soccer Team won the Division due the 2015 Fall Season.

Notable alumni

References

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