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Archbishop Spalding High School is a private,
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located in
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, USA. It is located in the
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. Most of its students live in
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, Crownsville, Arnold,
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, Severna Park, Crofton, Millersville,
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, or
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in
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. Some also travel from southern
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, east
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and parts of Howard County. Spalding has numerous clubs for student involvement and/or academic competition, including Academic Bowl, Mock Trial, Strategic Gaming, HOPE (Help Our Planet Earth) and a NAIMUN award-winning
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team. It also has many competitive sports teams, such as rugby, soccer, cheerleading, dance, basketball, softball, American football, ice hockey, baseball, lacrosse, track and cross country. These athletic teams compete in the MIAA and the IAAM Conferences. The school sponsors a highly competitive music program, in which students participate in interstate competitions each year. Archbishop Spalding's mascot is the Cavalier.


Background

Archbishop Spalding was established in 1963 by as an all-girls high school called Holy Trinity High School. When the school moved to its present location in 1966, it was renamed Martin Spalding High School in honor of the seventh archbishop of Baltimore. Its name was changed to Archbishop Spalding High School in 1986. The school has been coeducational since 1973. In May 2003, the school acquired the adjacent Upton Farm property, enlarging the school's campus to . The addition of a new arts and technology wing was completed in September 2009.


Campus/facilities

The school's facilities include 50 academic classrooms and four science laboratories. Its library maintains a collection of approximately 14,000 books and 24 desktop computers for student research. An entire wing of the school is networked for wireless computing. The school also has an IMAC laboratory, two personal computer laboratories and a Project Lead the Way Engineering program. All classrooms have access to video and computer projection equipment for visual presentations. The auditorium, with 1,200 seats, provides a location for school wide assemblies, as well as theatre and music productions. A new auditorium was built in 2017, allowing for more space. A chapel is available for use by students, parents and faculty. The school has seven athletic fields. Its main athletic stadium has an all-weather turf field, eight-lane track, seating for 2,000 and a video scoreboard. A second all-weather turf field was installed in 2016 based on the generous donations and efforts of a local vendor and parent. The main gymnasium seats 1,100 and a secondary gymnasium seats 500. An outdoor area known as the Senior Garden is traditionally reserved for use by senior students during their lunch breaks.


Sports

Archbishop Spalding competes in the
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(MIAA) in boys' sports and in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) in girls' sports, against Baltimore-area schools. It plays in either the "A" or "B" divisions of these leagues.


''Baltimore Sun'' Boys Metro Player of the Year Awards

* Reb Beatty: boys' soccer 1997 *
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: boys' basketball 2004 Cole Gallagher:2010 Washington Post All Met Team, 2010 Baltimore Sun All Met Team. Charlie Lynch 2010 Washington Post All Met Team, 2010 Baltimore Sun All Met Team, 2011 National Prep Champion, 2011 Wrestler of The year Washington Post. Tyler Blohm: 2016 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year, Gatorade Maryland Baseball Player of the Year, Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the MLB draft.


Performance groups

Archbishop Spalding has a number of performance groups, including instrumental and vocal ensembles. Instrumental groups include a guitar ensemble, string ensemble,
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and
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. Vocal groups include advanced women's chorus, girls' chorale, jazz harmony, chromosome Y and vocal ensemble.
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is offered as an elective class in the curriculum. Stephanie Huesgen, band director, was selected as one of SBO's national list of "50 Directors Who Make a Difference" in 2005. In 2007 at the national Musicfest in
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, Archbishop Spalding was awarded "Grand Band Champion", and was thus the overall national winner for that week's competition. Several instrumental and vocal
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are available to incoming students upon audition.


Notable alumni

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quarterback * * Kyle Berkshire, Long drive champion *
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, singer *
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, professional football player *
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, college football cornerback for the
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* Kyle Dixon, professional lacrosse player * Mike Flanagan, film director, writer, producer *
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, professional basketball player * Jimi Haha, Jimmie's Chicken Shack's lead singer * Nick Kuhl, professional rugby union player * Amy Langville, basketball player and mathematician * Chris Lucas, LoCash Cowboys, singer, songwriter, recording artist * Steven Manders, professional wrestler and former college football player * Christine Nairn, professional soccer player * Malik Washington, college football quarterback for the
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* Cam Whitmore, basketball player


See also

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Archbishop Spalding High SchoolRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
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