Forest Park High School (Maryland)
| Forest Park High School | |
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| Address | |
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3701 Eldorado Avenue , 21207 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Comprehensive |
| Motto | Today students--Tomorrow leaders |
| Founded | 1924 |
| School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |
| School number | 406 |
| Principal | Monica Dailey[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 597[1] (2019) |
| Area | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green and Gray |
| Mascot | Foresters |
| Website | BCPSS Site |
Forest Park High School is a public secondary school in the Dorchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Forest Park was established in 1924 as the Forest Park Junior-Senior High School. In 1932, the Forest Park Junior High School was moved and renamed the Garrison Junior High School.
The original Forest Park High School building, 1930
The Old Senior High School remained at its 4300 Chatham Road location until 1981 when it was torn down and the new school was built and occupied at the current Eldorado location.
Notable faculty[]
- Wendell E. Dunn, principal 1935–1961
Notable alumni[]
- Spiro T. Agnew, 39th Vice President of the United States
- Thomas Beck, film actor
- H Steven Blum, retired United States Army Lieutenant General who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau
- Cass Elliot, American singer Mama Cass of The Mamas & the Papas
- Billy Griffin, lead singer of The Miracles, solo artist
- Margaret Hayes, film and television actress[2]
- , (D), Maryland State Senator, District 42, Baltimore City (1983–2003) [3]
- Earl Hofmann, Baltimore Realist artist, graduated 1946
- Barry Levinson, movie director[4]
- Robert C. Murphy, chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
- Alan Sagner, New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation
- Howard "Chip" Silverman, author lacrosse coach
- Mark Rosenker, Former Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Major General, USAF (ret)
- Mary Tabor, American author of literary fiction
- Celeste Ulrich (1924-2011) (class of 1942), leading educator in physical education
- Arnold M. Weiner, noted attorney
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Forest Park High School". Baltimore City Public Schools.
- ^ "Margaret Hayes" (PDF). 41 (1). December 1953: 85. Retrieved August 30, 2015. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Barbara A. Hoffman, Maryland State Senator". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Barry Levinson". www.nndb.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
External links[]
Coordinates: 39°19′55″N 76°41′20″W / 39.332°N 76.689°W
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