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| Abbreviation | MPSSAA |
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| Formation | 1946 |
| Type | Volunteer; NPO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose/focus | Athletic/Educational |
| Headquarters | 200 West Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21201 |
| Region served | Maryland |
| Membership | 188 high schools |
| Official languages | English |
| Executive Director | Edward F. Sparks |
| Affiliations | National Federation of State High School Associations |
| Staff | 5 |
| Website | mpssaa.org |
| Remarks | Fax: (410) 333-3111 |
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Associationor (MPSSAA), is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland.
The MPSSAA was organized in 1946, and includes the public high schools from each of the state of Maryland's 24 school systems. The purpose of the MPSSAA is to promote and direct public high school interscholastic activities in order to assure that those activities contribute toward the entire educational program of the state of Maryland. The MPSSAA includes 188 public high schools, with more than 110,000 student-athletes participating in 24 sports.
Administration
Giving the MPSSAA its authority is both the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the 24 local schools systems, which are divided into nine districts. From these nine districts a Board of Control and Executive Council is constructed that is represented by school superintendents, athletic coordinators, principals, athletic directors and coaches whom govern the association.
Presiding over the association is an executive director and a staff appointed by the MSDE. The staff, under the executive director's instruction, consists of an assistant director, coordinator of publications and information, coordinator of officials and administrative assistant. The MPSSAA staff along with the Board of Control and Executive Council carries out the philosophy and purposes of the association, including making interscholastic athletics part of the entire educational program, continually developing programs to promote physical and mental safety as well as protection from exploitation and to promote fair competition and sportsmanship with all those involved.
The goal of the Association is to promote, direct, and regulate interscholastic athletics of the public high schools, as well as ensure a safe and educationally balanced program. [1]
The state of Maryland is divided into nine districts.
- District 1 – Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties
- District 2 – Montgomery County
- District 3 – Prince George's County
- District 4 – Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's Counties
- District 5 – Anne Arundel and Howard Counties
- District 6 – Baltimore County
- District 7 – Cecil and Harford Counties
- District 8 – Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties.
- District 9 – Baltimore City
Member High Schools
Allegany County
- Allegany High School, Cumberland
- Mountain Ridge High School, Frostburg
- Fort Hill High School, Cumberland
Anne Arundel County
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Annapolis High School, Annapolis
- Arundel High School, Gambrills
- Broadneck High School, Annapolis
- Chesapeake High School, Pasadena
- Glen Burnie High School, Glen Burnie
- Meade Senior High School, Fort Meade
- North County High School, Glen Burnie
- Northeast Senior High School, Pasadena
- Old Mill High School, Millersville
- Severna Park High School, Severna Park
- South River High School, Edgewater
- Southern High School, Harwood
Baltimore City
- Baltimore City College, Baltimore
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore
- Carver Vocational Technical High School, Baltimore
- Doris M. Johnson High School, Baltimore
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Baltimore
- Edmondson-Westside High School, Baltimore
- Frederick Douglass Senior High School, Baltimore
- Forest Park Senior High School, Baltimore
- Lake Clifton/Eastern High School, Baltimore
- Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, Baltimore
- Northwestern High School, Baltimore
- Patterson High School, Baltimore
- Reginald F. Lewis High School, Baltimore
- Dr. Samuel L. Banks High School, Baltimore
- Southwestern High School, Baltimore
- Walbrook High School, Baltimore
- W. E. B. Dubois High School, Baltimore
- Western High School, Baltimore
Baltimore County
- Catonsville High School, Catonsville
- Chesapeake High School, Dundalk
- Dulaney High School, Timonium
- Dundalk High School, Dundalk
- Eastern Technical High School, Essex
- Franklin High School, Reisterstown
- Hereford High School, Parkton
- Kenwood High School, Essex
- Lansdowne Academy of Finance, Lansdowne
- Loch Raven High School, Towson
- Milford Mill Academy, Baltimore
- Overlea High School, Overlea
- Owings Mills High School, Owings Mills
- Parkville Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Baltimore
- Patapsco High School, Dundalk
- Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall
- Pikesville High School, Pikesville
- Randallstown High School, Randallstown
- Sparrows Point High School, Sparrows Point
- Towson Law & Public Policy High School (Towson High School), Towson
- Western Technical High School, Baltimore
- Woodlawn High School, Woodlawn
Calvert County
- Huntingtown High School Huntingtown
- Northern High School (Owings, Maryland)
- Calvert High School (Prince Frederick, Maryland)
- Patuxent High School Lusby
Caroline County
- Colonel Richardson High School, Federalsburg
- North Caroline High School, Ridgely
Carroll County
- Century High School, Sykesville
- Francis Scott Key High School, Union Bridge
- Liberty High School, Eldersburg
- North Carroll High School, Hampstead
- South Carroll High School, Sykesville
- Westminster Senior High School, Westminster
- Winters Mill High School, Westminster
Cecil County
- Elkton High School, Elkton
- North East High School, North East
- Perryville High School, Perryville
- Rising Sun High School, Rising Sun
Charles County
- Henry E. Lackey High School, Indian Head
- La Plata High School, La Plata
- Maurice J. McDonough High School, Pomfret
- North Point High School, Waldorf
- Thomas Stone High School, Waldorf
- Westlake High School, Waldorf
Dorchester County
- Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Cambridge
- North Dorchester High School, Hurlock
Frederick County
- Brunswick High School, Brunswick
- Catoctin High School, Thurmont
- Frederick High School, Frederick
- Governor Thomas Johnson High School, Frederick
- Linganore High School, Frederick
- Middletown High School, Middletown
- Tuscarora High School, Frederick
- Urbana High School, Ijamsville
- Walkersville High School, Walkersville
Garrett County
- Northern Garrett High School, Accident
- Southern Garrett High School, Oakland
Harford County
- Aberdeen High School, Aberdeen
- Bel Air High School, Bel Air
- C. Milton Wright High School, Bel Air
- Edgewood High School, Edgewood
- Fallston High School, Fallston
- Harford Technical High School, Bel Air
- Havre De Grace High School, Havre De Grace
- Joppatowne High School, Joppa
- Patterson Mill High School, Bel Air
- North Harford High School, Pylesville
Howard County
- Atholton High School, Columbia
- Centennial High School, Ellicott City
- Glenelg High School, Glenelg
- Hammond High School, Columbia
- Howard High School, Ellicott City
- Long Reach High School, Columbia
- Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriotsville
- Mount Hebron High School, Ellicott City
- Oakland Mills High School, Columbia
- Reservoir High School, Fulton
- River Hill High School, Clarksville
- Wilde Lake High School, Columbia
Kent County
- Kent County High School, Worton
Montgomery County
- Albert Einstein High School, Kensington
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda
- Clarksburg High School, Clarksburg
- Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School, Rockville
- Damascus High School, Damascus
- Gaithersburg High School, Gaithersburg
- James Hubert Blake High School, Silver Spring
- John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring
- Northwest High School, Germantown
- Northwood High School, Silver Spring
- Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville
- Poolesville High School, Poolesville
- Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg
- Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville
- Rockville High School, Rockville
- Seneca Valley High School, Germantown
- Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring
- Springbrook High School, Silver Spring
- Thomas Edison High School of Technology, Silver Spring
- Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School, Rockville
- Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda
- Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda
- Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg
- Wheaton High School, Wheaton
- Winston Churchill High School, Potomac
Prince George's County
- Prince George's County Public Schools
- Bladensburg High School, Bladensburg
- Bowie High School, Bowie
- Central High School, Capitol Heights
- Crossland High School, Temple Hills
- Frederick Douglass High School, Upper Marlboro
- Forestville Military Academy, Forestville
- DuVal High School, Lanham
- Fairmont Heights High School, Capitol Heights
- Charles Herbert Flowers High School, Springdale
- Friendly High School, Fort Washington
- Gwynn Park High School, Brandywine
- High Point High School, Beltsville
- Largo High School, Upper Marlboro
- Laurel High School, Laurel
- Northwestern High School, Hyattsville
- Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill
- Parkdale High School, Riverdale
- Potomac High School, Oxon Hill
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt
- Suitland High School, Forestville
- Surrattsville High School, Clinton
Queen Anne's County
- Kent Island High School, Stevensville
- Queen Anne's County High School, Centreville
St. Mary's County
- Chopticon High School, Morganza
- Great Mills High School, Great Mills
- Leonardtown High School, Leonardtown
Somerset County
- Crisfield High School, Crisfield
- Washington High School, Princess Anne
Talbot County
- Easton High School, Easton
- St. Michaels Middle/High School, St. Michaels
Washington County
- Boonsboro High School, Boonsboro
- Clear Spring High School, Clear Spring
- Hancock High School, Hancock
- North Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown
- Smithsburg High School, Smithsburg
- South Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown
Wicomico County
- Mardela High School, Mardela Springs
- Parkside High School, Salisbury
- Wicomico High School, Salisbury
Worcester County
- Pocomoke High School, Pocomoke City
- Snow Hill High School, Snow Hill
- Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin
References
- ^ "Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association". MPSSAA. http://www.mpssaa.org/. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
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