Patuxent High School
| Patuxent High School | |
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12485 Southern Connector Boulevard Lusby, Maryland USA |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′18″N 76°26′25″W / 38.35507°N 76.44035°WCoordinates: 38°21′18″N 76°26′25″W / 38.35507°N 76.44035°W |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | "The Heart & Future of Our Community" |
| Established | 1996 |
| School district | Calvert County Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1982 (2006-2007) |
| Campus | Rural Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, Black and White |
| Athletics | Southern Maryland Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Faculty | 149 |
| Website | Patuxent High Official Website |
Patuxent High School (pronounced- Pa-tucks-ent) is a comprehensive, four-year public high school in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, USA. The school draws from the communities of Cove Point, the Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Drum Point and Solomons.
Patuxent is a 2A school that competes in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC). In 2001 and 2013, the Varsity Football team won the SMAC Championship and Regional Championship before losing in the State 2A Championship both times. In 2002 and 2013 the girls volleyball team won Regional and State championships. In 2005 the Varsity Girls Field Hockey team won the Regional championship, and went to the Maryland State finals. In 2007 the Boys' Soccer team won the SMAC championship and County Cup. In 2008 the Varsity Field Hockey team went undefeated all the way up until the Maryland State semi-finals, winning the SMAC championship and the Regional 2A Championship. In 2007, the varsity girls soccer team won the SMAC championship. In 2012 the baseball team won a Regional championship before losing in the State 2A Championship. In 2013 and 2015 the softball team won 2A regional championships. In 2015 the Patuxent Panthers field hockey and volleyball teams were defeated in their 2A/1A State championship games. In 2015 the Patuxent Panthers football team defeated Walkersville 21-20 to win the schools first ever football State championship and first male state championship in school history.
The Patuxent High School NJROTC was formed in 1999. There are 105 cadets enrolled in the program.
The battalion holds several national championships: one for its 2003 JROTC Orienteering National Championship another for its 2006 National Championship in Armed and Unarmed Standard Drill. In 2008, the Orienteering team participated in the DVOA Interscholastic National Championship. The team placed 9th in the nation among high school varsity teams and 2nd among NJROTC teams. This was the team's best finish in the Interscholastic Championship since it placed first in 2003, but has been superseded by greater accomplishments in later years. The Competition Air Pistol team placed 1st for the national Air Pistol Competition in Camp Perry Ohio in 2010. In the 2010-2011 school year their academic team, led by Cadet Bearjar placed sixth in the nation among all ROTC schools. Additionally the team competed in the NJROTC National Drill, Athletic, and Academic Competition in the spring of 2011, placing third nationally for color guard.
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