Walkersville High School

Walkersville High School

Address
81 W Frederick St Walkersville, Maryland 21793 USA
Information
Type	Public high school
Opened	1976
School district	Frederick County Public Schools
Principal	Tracey Franklin
Grades	9-12
Campus	rural
Campus size	49.97 acres (202,200 m²)
School color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Lions
Rival	Middletown
Newspaper	Lion's Pride
Yearbook	Lyonian
Website	Walkersville HS website

Walkersville High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The school's colors are blue and gold and athletic teams are known as the "Lions."

Overview

The school is located near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Western Maryland in the town of Walkersville. The school is located just off Maryland Route 194, east of U.S. 15, and north of Maryland Route 26.

The current building's construction began in 1974 with an addition completed in 1999. The building has 191,104 square feet (17,754.1 m²) of space located on 49.97 acres (202,200 m²) of land.^[1]

The original building was located where the current Walkersville Middle School resides.

Students

Walkersville High School's graduation rate has been very high over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school graduated 96.07%, though it peaked in 2006 at 97.92% and had a low of 89.77% in 2001.^[2]

Sports

State Champions

2015 -Unified Track
2012 - Unified Tennis
2011 - Boys' Track & Field^[3]
2010 - Boys' Swim Team
2010 - Boys' Indoor Track & Field
2008 - Boys' Track & Field^[4]
2003 - Baseball^[5]
2003 - Girls' Basketball^[6]
1999 - Baseball
1999 - Softball^[7]
1996 - Softball
1987 - Football^[8]
1986 - Boys' Basketball^[9]
1984 - Boys' Basketball
1978 - Baseball
1972 - Boys' Soccer
1964 - Boys' Basketball
1960 - Boys' Basketball

Image gallery

Walkersville High School has been located in several buildings over the years including the three shown below. The middle image is now Walkersville Middle School.

Current Walkersviile High School
Walkersville Middle School
Walkersville High School early 1900s

References and notes

External links

Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland)

High Schools	Brunswick Catoctin Frederick Governor Thomas Johnson Linganore Middletown Oakdale Tuscarora Urbana Walkersville

Middle Schools	Ballenger Creek Brunswick Crestwood Governor Thomas Johnson Middletown Monocacy New Market Thurmont Oakdale Urbana Walkersville West Frederick Windsor Knolls

Elementary Schools	Ballenger Creek Brunswick Carroll Manor Centerville Deer Crossing Emmitsburg Glade Green Valley Hillcrest Kemptown Lewistown Liberty Lincoln Middletown Monocacy Monocacy Valley Myersville New Market New Midway North Frederick Oakdale Orchard Grove Parkway Sabillasville Spring Ridge Thurmont Tuscarora Twin Ridge Urbana Valley Walkersville Waverley Woodsboro Whittier Wolfsville Yellow Springs

Coordinates: 39°28′32″N 77°21′39″W / 39.4756°N 77.3607°W / 39.4756; -77.3607

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