Boonsboro High School

Boonsboro High School
Address
10 Campus Avenue Boonsboro, Maryland 21713 United States
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1958
Principal	Sherry Hamilton
Grades	9-12
Number of students	990
Color(s)	Blue & White
Mascot	Warrior
Website	www.wcps.k12.md.us/boonsboro_high/

Boonsboro High School (BHS) is a public high school (grades 9 to 12) in Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Facilities

The present school building was created in 1958 and renovated in 1975-76, 2006. The 1975-76 renovation changed the school from a campus of four buildings situated on a hill to one larger building that combined three of the four original building plus the expanded shop building. The school central feature is a ramp that leads from the varsity gym up to the cafeteria. It stands at 140,486 square feet (13,051.6 m²) and enrolls approximately 990 students.

In sports, the school rivals Smithsburg High School and Williamsport High School in Washington County.

Academic recognition

Boonsboro High School was recently named in U.S. News & World Report's annual listing of the Best High Schools in the United States earning a Silver Award for test scores consistently above state and national averages.[1]

In 2013, Boonsboro High School was named one of two high schools by the Maryland State Department of Education as a "Blue Ribbon School."

Organizations

• Future Farmers of America
• Women Ensemble
• All County Chorus
• National Honor Society
• Spanish Honor Society
• Japanese Honor Society
• Link Crew
• Environment Club
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Math Club
• BLAM (Boonsboro Literary and Arts Magazine)
• Marching Band
• Indoor Percussion and Color Guard
• Student Council
• Class Cabinet

Notable alumni

• Garrett Stephenson, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals)
• Laura Burhenn, Singer/songwriter, founder of The Mynabirds indie-pop group

External links

• School homepage
• Washington County Public Schools: Boonsboro High School