Gaithersburg High School

Established	1904
Type	Public Secondary
Principal	Dr. Christine Handy Collins
Students	2081 (2008)
Grades	9–12
Location	Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
District	Montgomery County Public Schools
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Trojans
Newspaper	The Blue & Gold
Website	http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/gaithsbghs/

Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school was founded in 1904 as "Gaithersburg School" and offered grades K-12. Since 1951, the school resides at 314 South Frederick Avenue, and currently serves grades 9-12. Both Forest Oak Middle School and Gaithersburg Middle School feed into the high school. Gaithersburg High is a very diverse school. As of 2009 its population is 26.8% Black, 10.4% Asian, 33.8% Hispanic, and 28.7% White.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable alumni

• Tony Greene (1966), former NFL Defensive Back of the Buffalo Bills^[1]
• Jim Ward, Gettsburg College, Baltimore Colts 1967-1971^[2]
• Eddie Stubbs (1979) Grand Ole Opry Announcer, DJ, Fiddler, bluegrass historian
• Kevin Brady (baseball) (2008) Orioles draft pick and Clemson University pitcher^[3]

[edit] Men and Women's Swimming

Gaithersburg High School has had a swimming program since 1970-present. More recently, the team has been known as one of the larger teams amongst other Montgomery County Public Schools.Over the past five years Gaithersburg's Men's swim team has had an overall dual meet record of 17-7 while the Women come in with a record of 12-12. The Men's team has carried out two undefeated dual meet seasons. Of these past five years, the team has been in division III for three years and division II in one.^[4] The team has had up to 70 swimmers in the 2007-2008 season. This swim team included all who wanted to swim despite skill level under Coach Jill Milla. However Coach Justin Owen changed this team philosophy and allowed only athletes who were more serious about the sport. Gaithersburg is 1 of 26 high schools in Montgomery County that swim in four different 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 of the previous season. Gaithersburg's swim season consists of 1 Scrimmage, 6 Dual Meets, 1 Relay Carnival, 1 Divisional Meet, 1 County Meet, and 1 Metro Meet.^[5] The only swim meet the team competes in which is not strictly Montgomery County Public Schools is the Metro (Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swim Meet). This meet invites all the Washington Metropolitan area private schools as well as Montgomery County Public Schools.

Recent Coaches

• Jill Milla 2000-2008
• Justin Owens 2008-Present
  

Team Standings

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Team Records

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Public High School Competitors

• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School *Montgomery Blair High School *James Hubert Blake High School *Winston Churchill High School *Clarksburg High School *Damascus High School *Thomas Edison High School of Technology *Albert Einstein High School *Walter Johnson High School *John F. Kennedy High School *Magruder High School *Richard Montgomery High School *Northwest High School *Northwood High School *Paint Branch High School *Poolesville High School *Quince Orchard High School *Rockville High School *Seneca Valley High School *Sherwood High School *Springbrook High School *Watkins Mill High School *Wheaton High School *Walt Whitman High School *Thomas S. Wootton High School

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Private High School Competitors

• Gonzaga *Georgetown Prep *DeMatha Catholic High School *Good Counsel *SSSA *Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School *BCC *Ireton *St. Alban's *Paul VI *Landon *St. John's *Heights *Bishop McNamara *Visitation *Elizabeth Seton *Bullis *Maret *Holy Cross *Holton-Arms School *Stone Ridge *NCS

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gaithersburg High School Website
• Blue and Gold Newspaper, GHS School Newspaper
• Bird's eye view of Gaithersburg High School
• Gaithersburg Trojan Football Website
• Gaithersburg Lacrosse Website

Coordinates: 39°8′6.1″N 77°11′44.9″W / 39.135028°N 77.195806°W / 39.135028; -77.195806