Joppatowne High School
| Joppatowne High School | |
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 Joppatowne's main entrances  Logo on the exterior of Joppatowne High School |
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| Address | |
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555 Joppa Farm Rd. Joppatowne, Maryland, (Harford County) United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′51″N 76°21′6″W / 39.41417°N 76.35167°WCoordinates: 39°24′51″N 76°21′6″W / 39.41417°N 76.35167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, government funded |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | Harford County Public Schools |
| Principal | Pamela W. Zeigler |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Mariners |
| Website | Joppatowne High School website |
Joppatowne High School is a high school in Joppatowne, Harford County, Maryland, USA.
Joppatowne High School was established in 1973.
In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S. Homeland Security.Mother Jones magazine reported that, funded by government agencies as well as defense firms, students in the school's "Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness magnet program will study cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence, respond to mock terror attacks, and receive limited security clearances at the nearby Army chemical warfare lab." The school is also expected to offer lessons in Arabic and other languages useful to current US homeland security interests. The graduating class of 2010 featured the Homeland Security program's first graduates.
Joppatowne High School is located on 555 Joppa Farm Road in Joppa, Maryland. The school is in the southwest corner of Harford County, just south of U.S. Route 40. The school borders the districts of Fallston High School and Edgewood High School.
American football, cheerleading, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey, cross-country, golf, volleyball
Boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling
Track and field, boys' and girls' lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball
Joppatowne's football won the state championships in 1975 and 2003.
Its varsity boys' basketball team won the 1990 and 1991 Class A state championship. It's varsity girls' basketball won the 2009-10 state championship.
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