| Calvert Hall College High School | |
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(Virtue is the way of life)
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| 8102 La Salle Road Towson, Maryland, (Baltimore County), 21286  United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′55″N 76°34′03″W / 39.4152°N 76.5674°WCoordinates: 39°24′55″N 76°34′03″W / 39.4152°N 76.5674°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1845 |
| President | Br. Thomas Zoppo |
| Principal | Louis Heidrick |
| Asst. Principal | Joseph Baker, Charles Stembler |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal Red and Gold |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | The Odyssey (Literary Magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Hall |
| Yearbook | Cardinal & Gold |
| Admissions Director | Chris Bengel |
| Athletic Director | Lou Eckerl |
| Website | http://www.calverthall.com |
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Calvert Hall College High School (also known as Calvert Hall or CHC) is a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, United States. Its mission is to make their students "men of faith, men of intellect, and men of integrity." It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The school was established in 1845 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools as a private Catholic college preparatory high school for boys and is the oldest Christian Brothers school in the United States. The third oldest, St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. was founded by Christian Brothers from this school in 1851.
Among its academic offerings is the McMullen Scholars program, a four-year advanced level curriculum requiring extra coursework in Latin, humanities, and a senior independent project. Also they provide a La Salle program that helps people with learning disabilities.
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Athletics
In one of the oldest catholic school rivalries in the country, Calvert Hall faces its cross-town foe, Loyola Blakefield, in the annual Turkey Bowl football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. CHC participates in the MIAA 'A' conference in all its sports, along with the Baltimore Catholic League for basketball.
Calvert Hall is best known for its dominance in Baseball, Cross Country, Water Polo, Lacrosse, Rugby and more recently, Hockey. The Calvert Hall baseball team has won the previous five MIAA "A" conference championships, and, on March 18, 2008 moved up to the #1 team ranking by USA Today in high school baseball. On April 7, 2008, the school's Carlo Crispino Baseball Stadium was dedicated. Named after an alumnus of that name who donated $1 million for the state-of-the-art facility, the stadium has a covered grandstand and FieldTurf, designed by Cal Ripken.[2][3] Other former Baltimore Orioles attending the ceremonies were Bill Ripken and Billy Hunter.
The water polo squad has won every MIAA championship with the exception of the inaugural game in 2000, which was won by the Gilman School and in 2009 when they lost to Loyola Blakefield. Calvert Hall Varsity water polo has gone undefeated in the MIAA for the last seven years. Calvert Hall has also had success in the Eastern Prep Championships of water polo, winning the last three, at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey.
Calvert Hall is also represented in tennis, cross country, lacrosse, track and field, soccer, volleyball, hockey, indoor track, outdoor track, golf, wrestling, swimming, basketball, and by their competitive marching band.
The Calvert Hall basketball team ended the 1982 season as National Champions, defeating Dunbar High School in a triple overtime thriller.
The Calvert Hall hockey team has won the MIAA championship the past two seasons as well as winning the MAPHL Maryland State Championship this past season (2009).
Band
The Calvert Hall College High School marching band has been named the 2004 & 2005 Tournament of Bands Chapter V Champions. The band were finalists at the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship in 1999 and from 2001-2007, including 2 years as Silver Medal Finalists.
In 2008, the band was named the USSBA Maryland State Champions, with an undefeated Maryland State Champion Colorguard. In January 2009, the band was named the Bowl Games of America’s Band Championship Series National Champions. The band prides itself on musical and performing excellence placing in the Top 10 at the USSBA National Championships in 2007 & 2008.
The Band performs numerous times during the year including local parades, home football games, and the Turkey Bowl. The Instrumental Music Department features 3 Jazz Bands and a Jazz Combo, 3 Concert Bands, and the Marching Band. [4]
Campus
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The 33 acre (134,000 m²) campus (left diagram) consists of three academic buildings: Keelty Hall, George Young Hall, and the Marion Burk Knott Center for the Performing Arts.
- Keelty Hall contains administrative and guidance offices, classrooms, science labs, the chapel, Cardinal Shop and a cafeteria.
- George Young Hall houses four computer labs, TV Studio, Art Studio, classrooms, and George Young library.
- The Marion Burk Knott Center contains the McManus theater, two lecture halls, and practice areas for instrumental and vocal music.
- In addition, the campus includes Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, Paul Angelo Russo stadium, the Carlo Crispino Baseball Stadium, The Carlo Crispino Center, containing Hucht pool, weight rooms, wrestling room, and a second auxiliary gymnasium, practice fields, the Shaughnessy tennis courts, and the Christian Brothers' residence.
- The Carlo Crispino Stadium, for baseball, was completed on April 7, 2008.
Notable alumni
- John S. Arnick, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Michael Barr (software engineer)
- Eric M. Bromwell, member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Juan Dixon, ACC and National Player of the Year for the National champion University of Maryland Terrapins Basketball team in 2002. Current NBA player with the Washington Wizards, and formerly of the Toronto Raptors, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Detroit Pistons.
- Duane Ferrell, Member of 1982 national championship basketball team at CHC under Coach Mark Amatucci, went on to play at Georgia Tech, 11-year NBA player for Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Golden State Warriors.
- Kevin Huntley, All-American attackman for Johns Hopkins University.Scored the game winning goal in the 2007 Division One Men's Lacrosse National Championship against Duke University.
- Thomas E. Hutchins, former Maryland State Delegate & former Maryland State Police Superintendent
- Mel Kiper, Jr., NFL draft analyst on ESPN.
- Jim Mathias, Maryland State Delegate, former Mayor of Ocean City.
- Jack McClinton, point guard for the University of Miami.
- American Joe Miedusiewski, Maryland House of Delegates, District 46, (1975-1988)[5]
- Gary Neal, Played basketball for LaSalle University and Towson University; led the nation in Division-1 scoring at several points in his career.
- Sam Palmisano, CEO of IBM
- Tom Roberts, Former CNN anchor.
- Todd Schuler, Maryland State Delegate.
- Dwight Schultz, Actor - known as Murdock on the The A-Team and Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.
- Rick Trainor, Principal of King's College London
- John Waters, Filmmaker - Director of many films based and filmed in Baltimore, most notably: Polyester, Pink Flamingos, Hairspray (which has since been adapted into an award-winning Broadway musical), Cry-Baby, Pecker, Serial Mom, and A Dirty Shame.
- George Young, former New York Giants Executive, who won several NFL Executive of the Year awards. His widow donated several million dollars to the school after his death to contribute to the building of a new academic building named in his honor that opened in 2004.
Mascot and logos
As of late August 2006, Calvert Hall currently uses a stylized Cardinal head as its mascot on sports attire. This logo is official Calvert Hall property and is copyrighted. The logo can be found on midfield of Paul Angelo Russo Stadium, while the older styled cardinal can be found on the floors of the gymnasium. The Calvert Hall seal is used as a logo on letterheads and the school's website.
References
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "City/County Digest". The Baltimore Sun. 2006-01-13. p. 3B. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/968887341.html?dids=968887341:968887341&FMT=ABS&FMTS. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ Nelson Coffin (2008-04-09). "No diamond in the rough: Stadium is a jewel". The Towson Times. http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=659&show=archivedetails&ArchiveID=1353345&om=1. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ http://www.tob-info.net/index.html
- ^ American Joe Miedusiewski (biography)
External links
- Calvert Hall official website
- Calvert Hall on Google Street View
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