Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school was founded in 1904 as "Gaithersburg School" and offered grades K-12. Since 2013, the school resides at 101 Education Blvd and currently offers education for those in grades 9â€"12. Both Forest Oak Middle School and Gaithersburg Middle School feed into the high school.
History
2011-2013 renovations
In the summer of 2011, construction began on a new school building. The project added to the wing built in 2007 and included renovations to that wing. A limited amount of student parking was available at the time because the new building was constructed on the old student lot. The project was completed in time for the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.
Sports
State champions
- 1961 Boys Cross Country
- 1965 Boys Track and Field
- 1966 Boys Track and Field
- 1971 Boys Cross Country
- 1986 Boys Track and Field
- 1986 Football
- 1992 Football
- 1997 Boys Basketball
- 1998 Boys Track and Field
- 2000 Boys Track and Field
- 2000 Football
- 2000 Boys Cross Country
- 2005 Volleyball
- 2002 Boys Track and Field
- 2012 Girls Basketball State Champions
- 2012 Girls Swimming 500-yard Freestyle State Champion and Record-Holder
- 2012 Boys Swimming 200-yard Individual Medley State Champion and Record-Holder
- 2012 Boys Triple Jump 4A Champion
- 2015 Boys Varsity Baseball State Champions
Women's Basketball
Gaithersburg High School women's basketball team has been very successful for the past 6 years. With four State Final appearances and two State Championships, Gaithersburg has been a top contender in the state of Maryland.
Men and Women's Swimming & Diving
Gaithersburg High School has had a swimming program since 1970. Gaithersburg is one of 26 high schools in Montgomery County that swim in 4 divisions based on how successful a team is. Each division has a number of teams which varies from year to year based on a team's record from the previous season.
More recently, the swimming & diving team, with athletes of different skill levels, has been one of the larger teams in the Montgomery County Public Schools. A season consists of two Scrimmages (one at the beginning of the season and one before the divisional meet), five Dual Meets, one Divisional Meet, one Metros Meet, one Regional Meet, and one State Meet. The Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swim Meet (commonly referred as Metros) is an invitational meet for swimming and diving teams from the D.C. area private schools and the Montgomery County Public Schools.
The 2011-2012 team had two State champions who were Junior Nationals level swimmers.
Demographics
Gaithersburg High is a very diverse school. As of 2011, the school is 27.3% Black, 9.4% Asian, 36.9% Hispanic, and 23.7% Non-Hispanic White. The graduation rate is 76.2%. Class of 2013, 26.4% Black, 10.1% Asian, 37.5% Hispanic, and 24.5% Non-Hispanic White.
Notable alumni
- Tony Greene (1966), former NFL Defensive Back of the Buffalo Bills.
- Floyd Cunningham (1972), president of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary
- Guy Prather (1976), former NFL Linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers.
- Eddie Stubbs (1979) Grand Ole Opry Announcer, DJ, Fiddler, bluegrass historian
- David O'Connor (equestrian) (1979) Olympic Gold Metalist, President US Equestrian Federation won medals in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney in 2000
- Tom McHale (American football) (1981) former NFL offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins football teams 1987-1995
- Mark Schenker, (1983) songwriter, producer, currently bass player for the platinum-selling hard rock band KIX.
- Judah Friedlander, a 1987 graduate, is a comedian and actor who starred in 30 Rock.
- J. Maarten Troost (1987), best selling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals.
- Alice Shaw, née Tsang (1988) thoracic oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, pioneer in targeted therapy
- Jeanine Cummins (1992), New York Times bestselling author of Rip in Heaven and novels The Outside Boy and The Crooked Branch.
- Dominique Dawes (1995), three-time USA Olympic gymnast (transferred from Montgomery Blair High School).
- Tosin Abasi, guitarist for the progressive instrumental band Animals as Leaders attended but did not graduate from Gaithersburg. He left school as a junior to pursue a career in music in 2000.
- Hank Fraley, an NFL center who last played for the St. Louis Rams during the 2010 season. He played with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2000 to 2006.
- Logic (rapper), or Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, is an American rapper who attended Gaithersburg High School but did not graduate. He was expelled and pursued his music.
- Bryan Steele, NCAA track and field runner, Long Island University, runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2006 NCAA Track and Field Championships, runs for Jamaica's national team.
- Erin Willett (2007) Semifinalist on the second season of The Voice (TV series)
- Kevin Brady (2008) Philadelphia Phillies 2012 10th round draft pick and Clemson University pitcher
- Malcolm Miller (basketball) (2011), Current member of German Basketball Bundesliga team Alba Berlin and former member of the Boston Celtics NBA Development League team, Maine Redclaws.
References
External links
- School Website
- Blue and Gold Newspaper, GHS School Newspaper
- Gaithersburg Wrestling Website
- Gaithersburg Trojan Football Website
- Gaithersburg Lacrosse Website
- Gaithersburg Girls Swim & Dive Website
- Gaithersburg Boys Swim & Dive Website
- Gaithersburg High School at the Wayback Machine (archived May 14, 1997)
