Beall High School
| Mountain Ridge High School | |
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100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick Lane Frostburg, Maryland 21532 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′57″N 78°54′50″W / 39.64917°N 78.91389°WCoordinates: 39°38′57″N 78°54′50″W / 39.64917°N 78.91389°W |
| Information | |
| Type | public |
| Established | 2007 |
| Principal | Gene Morgan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Team name | Miners |
| Website | Mountain Ridge school website |
Mountain Ridge High School is a high school in Frostburg, Maryland, that houses over 1000 students from the Georges Creek Valley, the Greater Frostburg vicinity, and the Westernport region. The school mascot is a miner and the school colors are red, black, white and gold.
Mountain Ridge High School was established as a result of the consolidation of Westmar High School and Beall High School. It was first opened in 2007.
Westmar High School was located in Lonaconing, Maryland, and enrolled more than 400 from the Georges Creek Valley, Westernport, and the region surrounding US Route 220 between Danville and McCoole. The school mascot was the Wildcat and its colors were red and gray. Westmar came into being with the consolidation of Valley High School (of Lonaconing) and Bruce High School (of Westernport). Bruce closed in 1986, its students transferring to Valley High School. Bruce became a middle school. During the 1989-1990 school year, controversy erupted surrounding the school's name which remained the same following the consolidation, and a new name, Westmar High School, was chosen to better signify a unified Valley and Bruce in late 1989. Subsequently, Bruce Middle became Westmar Middle. In the fall of 2007, Westmar Middle relocated from its Westernport location to the Westmar High School building in Lonaconing following the closure of Westmar High earlier in 2007.
Valley High School was established in 1953 as a result of the consolidation of Central High School (of Lonaconing) and Barton High School. Central was located next to the Iron Furnace in Lonaconing. Its doors opened in the fall of 1896 and was the first official high school of the Lonaconing area. Barton High School was located on Latrobe St. The mascot was the Black Knight, and the school colors were black and silver.
Bruce High School was the first official high school in Westernport. It was first located on Hammond Street prior to 1900, then moved to Church Street where Westernport Elementary School is now. In 1957, Bruce moved to a new location on Philos Ave. In 1986, Bruce High closed and the building became the new Bruce Middle School. In 1989, Bruce Middle became Westmar Middle. In 2007, Westmar Middle relocated to Lonaconing, vacating the former Bruce building. Bruce was named after Oliver Herman Bruce, principal of Westernport schools from 1875 until 1920. The school colors were Blue & White and the mascot was the Bulldog.
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