Thomas Stone High School

Thomas Stone High School
Address
3785 Leonardtown Road Waldorf, Maryland 20601
Coordinates	38°36′54″N 76°53′9″W / 38.61500°N 76.88583°W / 38.61500; -76.88583Coordinates: 38°36′54″N 76°53′9″W / 38.61500°N 76.88583°W / 38.61500; -76.88583
Information
School type	Public, secondary school
Motto	None
Founded	1969
School district	Charles County Public Schools
Principal	Ms. Chrystal Benson
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,562^[1]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban/Rural
Color(s)	Blue and Gold ██
Athletics conference	Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
Mascot	Cougars
Website	http://www2.ccboe.com/stone/

Thomas Stone is a high school in the eastern section of Waldorf, Maryland, administered by the Charles County Board of Education. The school colors are blue and gold and its mascot is the cougar. It was named after Thomas Stone, a Maryland representative in the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

History

One of the oldest high schools in Charles County, Thomas Stone was opened in 1969.^[2] Like Henry E. Lackey High School, it was originally constructed with some classrooms underground. It was renovated in the late 1990s, increasing its capacity from 1250 to 1600 students.^[3] Thomas Stone is currently the second largest high school in Charles County, after North Point High School.

Cougarville

Few are sure of the exact origins of the nickname "Cougarville" but the nickname has entered into the vocabulary of both Thomas Stone students and staff. This nickname has become so popular that the official homecoming theme for the 2007-2008 school year was "Welcome to Cougarville".

Sports

Thomas Stone is known for its basketball program. The boys basketball team won back to back 4A East regional titles in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009.^[4]

In the late 1980s and 1990s the baseball program was one of the top teams in the states under Coach Ed Glaser. (State Champs in 1988). Overall there have been many student athletes that have left Thomas Stone to pursue professional sports. In baseball a few athletes were drafted out of high school and while in college (Nick Vitellis, Griffin Zarbough, Joey Wilson, Mike Finnamore) but none have made it out of Rookie/Instructional League. Football had Marcus Whalen (European football leagues, AFL and CFL) and Antonio Lewis (Practice squads for NFL teams).

Notes

↑ "Schools & Centers". Charles County Public Schools. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
↑ The current Lackey High School was opened around the same time, replacing a high school built in 1953, which now houses General Smallwood School. Before Thomas Stone was built, the students in its service area went to an older La Plata than the current building.
↑ "IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Task 20 "Solar Energy in Building Renovation" Subtask C: "Design of Solar Renovation Projects"" (PDF). International Energy Agency – Solar Heating and Cooling Programme. May 1998. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
↑ Jon Buzby (March 9, 2009). "Maryland: Boys State Basketball Semifinals Set". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

Charles County Public Schools

High Schools	La Plata Henry E. Lackey Maurice J. McDonough North Point Thomas Stone Westlake

Middle Schools	Theodore G. Davis John Hanson Matthew Henson Mattawoman Piccowaxen General Smallwood Milton M. Somers Benjamin Stoddert

Elementary Schools	C. Paul Barnhart Berry Dr. Gustavus Brown Dr. James Craik William A. Diggs Gale-Bailey Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Indian Head Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Malcolm T.C. Martin Mary H. Matula Arthur Middleton Walter J. Mitchell Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Mary Burgess Neal J.C. Parks J.P. Ryon Eva Turner William B. Wade

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