Easton High School
Public high school in Easton, Maryland, United States
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Easton High School (EHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, United States. It is one of two public high schools in Talbot County along with St. Michaels Middle/High School.
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723 Mecklenburg Avenue , 21601 United States | |
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| Type | Public high school |
School district | Talbot County Public Schools |
Principal | Sherry Spurry[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
Hours in school day | 7:45am - 2:40pm |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
| Website | Easton High School |
Overview
The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Easton in Talbot County. The school is on Mecklenburg Avenue, which is west of U.S. 50 and east of Maryland 565.
The current building has 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of space located on 32.91 acres (13.32 ha) of land.[2]
Students
Easton's graduation rate has been fairly steady over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school graduated 94.1%, up from 80.73% in 1997 and the highest in the previous 12 years.[3]
The school population has increased nearly 50% over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school was at its 12-year high enrollment with 1,228 students.
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| 843 | 866 | 843 | 929 | 916 | 1,025 | 1,078 | 1,037 | 1,073 | 1,082 | 1,063 | 1,149 | 1,168 | 1,202 | 1,228 | 1,433 |
Athletics
State championships
Field Hockey:
- Class 1A 1988, 1990, 1991 [5]
Girls Soccer
- Pre-MPSSAA (Field Ball) Class C 1946, 1948[5]
Boys Soccer
- Class 1A 1989, 1993, 1994[5]
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
Boys Swimming & Diving
- 200 Yard Medley Relay Class 3A-2A-1A 2009[6]
Baseball
Boys Lacrosse
- Class 2A 2015[7]
Softball
Tennis
Boys Track & Field
Notable alumni
- Casey Cep — author
- Richard F. Colburn — former Maryland State Senator
- Jawann Kelley-Gibson — athlete, coach
- Jean Louisa Kelly — actress
- Chris Moore — film producer
- Cynthia C. Morton — geneticist
- Frank Robinson, Jr. — athlete
- James Rouse — developer, philanthropist