Gaithersburg High School

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Gaithersburg High School
Gaithersburg Primary.jpg
Address
101 Education Boulevard

Gaithersburg
,
Maryland
20878

United States
Coordinates39°08′07.72″N 77°11′40.90″W / 39.1354778°N 77.1946944°W / 39.1354778; -77.1946944Coordinates: 39°08′07.72″N 77°11′40.90″W / 39.1354778°N 77.1946944°W / 39.1354778; -77.1946944
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto"Knowledge is power!"[1][2]
Established1904
School districtMontgomery County Public Schools
PrincipalCary D. Dimmick[3]
Grades9-12
Number of students2,388
Classes offeredNavy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Cosmetology, Hospitality and Tourism, Project Lead The Way Biomedical Science, Academy of Finance (AoF), Academy of Information Technology (AoIT)
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and gold    
MascotTrojans
RivalClarksburg High School
Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School
Quince Orchard High School
Watkins Mill High School
NewspaperThe Blue & Gold
YearbookSail On
Feeder schoolsForest Oak Middle School and Gaithersburg Midde School
WebsiteGaithersburg High School
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Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school was founded in 1904 as "Gaithersburg School" and offered grades K-12. Since 2013, the school resides at 101 Education Blvd and currently offers education for those in grades 9–12. Both Forest Oak Middle School and Gaithersburg Middle School feed into the high school.[4]

History[]

Gaithersburg High School was established in 1904 on North Summit Ave, the site of present-day Gaithersburg Elementary School. In 1951, a new school building was built at the south end of South Summit Avenue on the opposite side of town. The building was expanded over the years, with a complete renovation of the A, B, C, and N wings in 1978. In 2007, a new wing was added to that building. From 2011 to 2013, a new school building was built on the grounds of the former, which was demolished with the exception of the parts of the building that were built in 2007, as well as Newman Auditorium, which was built in 1972. The new school building was integrated into the surviving portions of the old school building. The school's address from 1951 to 2013 was 314 South Frederick Avenue.[5] Before 2013, the school building was sized at 68,184 square feet (1.5653 acres). On July 1, 2018, Cary D. Dimmick was appointed as the new principal of Gaithersburg High School, replacing Christine Handy-Collins.[6]

2011–2013 renovations[]

In the summer of 2011, construction began on a new school building. The project added to the wing built in 2007 and included renovations to that wing. A limited amount of student parking was available at the time because the new building was constructed on the old student lot. The project was completed in time for the beginning of the 2013–14 school year.[7][8][9]

Sports[]

State champions[]

  • 1961 Boys Cross Country[10]
  • 1965 Boys Track and Field[10]
  • 1966 Boys Track and Field[10]
  • 1971 Boys Cross Country[10]
  • 1986 Boys Track and Field[10]
  • 1986 Football
  • 1992 Football
  • 1998 Boys Basketball
  • 1998 Boys Track and Field[10]
  • 2000 Boys Track and Field[10]
  • 2000 Football
  • 2000 Boys Cross Country[10]
  • 2002 Boys Track and Field[10]
  • 2005 Girls Volleyball
  • 2009 Boys Indoor Track & Field
  • 2011 Girls Basketball State Champions
  • 2012 Girls Basketball State Champions[10]
  • 2015 Boys Varsity Baseball State Champions

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://yb.cmcdn.com/yearbooks/b/d/6/d/bd6daa43f0f1463553341c9646cd18d1/440/0001.jpg?h=5600e801d6a645d5c4d62cca59fb758e
  2. ^ https://yb.cmcdn.com/yearbooks/9/9/0/9/9909cb5c53afcf23e3b023818e2b52f3/440/0001.jpg?h=b5ecfcc9128532028d960566beaabfd6
  3. ^ "Principal's Page". Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Gaithersburg High School - #551" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gaithersburg High School". January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "School Notes: Gaithersburg High's New Principal Is Coming from Sligo Middle". Bethesda Magazine. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  7. ^ http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/gaithersburghs/news/New%20GHS%20Map%20-%20All%20Floors.pdf
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/wapolynh. "New Gaithersburg High building reflects growth in Montgomery". Washington Post.
  9. ^ Gaithersburg High School (3 October 2012). "New Building Construction Update 2012". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/publications/WinterRecordBook.pdf[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Essedarius Vol. 10 (2004 ed.). Gaithersburg, MD: Gaithersburg High School. 2004. p. 26.
  12. ^ PressBox: HS Then & Now: For Abiamiri, Draft Day Was Just Gorgeous. Pressboxonline.com (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
  13. ^ Sail On (1981 ed.). Gaithersburg, MD: Gaithersburg High School. 1981. p. 105.
  14. ^ "Kix Band". www.facebook.com.
  15. ^ II, Thomas H. Maugh (5 June 2011). "Lung cancer drug crizotinib sharply increases survival in patients with a specific gene mutation" – via LA Times.

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