Walkersville High School

Walkersville High School
Address
81 W Frederick St Walkersville , Maryland 21793 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Opened	1976
School district	Frederick County Public Schools
Principal	Stephanie Ware[1]
Staff	70 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,249 (2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.84[2]
Campus	Rural
Campus size	49.97 acres (202,200 m^2)
Color(s)	Blue, Gold
Mascot	Lion
Rival	Middletown High School
Newspaper	Lion's Pride
Yearbook	Lyonian
Website	education.fcps.org/whs/

Walkersville High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The school's colors are blue and gold and athletic teams are known as the "Lions."

Overview

The school is located near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Western Maryland in the town of Walkersville. The school is located just off Maryland Route 194, east of U.S. 15, and north of Maryland Route 26.

The current building's construction began in 1974, with an addition completed in 1999. The building has 191,104 square feet (17,754.1 m^2) of space located on 49.97 acres (202,200 m^2) of land.[3]

The original high school building is now Walkersville Middle School.

Sports

State Champions

• 2016 - Football
• 2015 - Unified Track
• 2012 - Unified Tennis
• 2011 - Boys' Track & Field[4]
• 2010 - Boys' Swim Team
• 2010 - Boys' Indoor Track & Field
• 2008 - Boys' Track & Field[5]
• 2003 - Baseball[6]
• 2003 - Girls' Basketball[7]
• 1999 - Baseball
• 1999 - Softball[8]
• 1996 - Softball
• 1987 - Football[9]
• 1986 - Boys' Basketball[10]
• 1984 - Boys' Basketball
• 1978 - Baseball
• 1972 - Boys' Soccer
• 1964 - Boys' Basketball
• 1960 - Boys' Basketball

Image gallery

Walkersville High School has been located in several buildings over the years including the three shown below. The middle image is now Walkersville Middle School. The image on the right is now the Frederick County Public Schools Staff Development Center

• 
  Current Walkersviile High School
• 
  Walkersville Middle School
• 
  Walkersville High School early 1900s

References and notes

1. "Principal and AP Appointments for the 2020-2021 School Year".
2. "Walkersville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
3. Maryland Property Database
4. Fredrick News-Post
5. Frederick News-Post
6. MPSSAA Baseball
7. MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
8. MPSSAA Softball
9. MPSSAA Football
10. MPSSAA Boys' Basketball

See also

• List of high schools in Maryland
• Frederick County Public Schools

External links

• Walkersville High School website
• Map of School from Google Maps

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