SPARROWS POINT HIGH SCHOOL

7400 North Point Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21219
410-887-7517

Robert SantaCroce, Principal

SCHOOL PROFILE, 2005-2006

SCHOOL:

Sparrows Point is a comprehensive high school for students in grades 9 - 12 and is one of the 24 high schools in the Baltimore County Public School System. The current enrollment is 883 with an average of 27 students per class. The school was established in 1908 and is located on a 35-acre campus in the southeastern corner of Baltimore County on a lovely peninsula, which juts out into the Chesapeake Bay. The staff includes three administrators, 62 teachers, three guidance counselors, one librarian, eight instructional assistants, and four clerical personnel. Sparrows Point High School is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school's colors are blue and gray and the mascot is the "Pointer."

The school operates on a four-period A-B schedule in which full credit courses are ninety minutes long every other day throughout the school year. This makes it possible for students to earn eight credits per year. Grading standards are calculated on a traditional scale:
A = 90 to 100; B = 80 to 89; C = 70 to 79; D = 60 to 69 minimum passing grade = 60

Each year, approximately 65% of the graduates elect to continue their education.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS:

A wide range of opportunities are available for students. Honors courses and GT courses are taught in English, social studies, mathematics, science, and world language. College credit is earned every year by students who take the Advanced Placement exams. Unique to Sparrows Point is a Dual Enrollment Program whereby seniors may attend classes for half of each day and earn college credits at Baltimore County Community College. Students in this program may earn as many as fifteen college credits before they graduate from high school.

SPECIES, (Sparrows Point Educational Center in Environmental Studies) is a magnet program for students with particularly intense interest in science. Magnet students are recruited throughout the eastern half of Baltimore County. The program provides in-depth experiences in a wide variety of aquatic and environmentally related sciences. Courses offering college credit are part of the SPECIES program.

Approximately 25 percent of the students attend Sollers Point Technical HS for half of each school day to gain technical skills. Various other vocational programs are available, several of which culminate in cooperative work-study experience. A Maryland's Tomorrow program is available for at-risk students. A special education program is offered for learning disabled students.

Computer labs are major components of the Business Education, Science, and Mathematics departments and are available for use by all subject area teachers. There is also a world language laboratory to enhance classroom instruction.

EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM:

Many programs exist for Sparrows Point students beyond the regular curriculum. A complete interscholastic athletic program is offered that includes fall, winter, and spring sports. In fact, the first athletic meet ever conducted at Baltimore County School was conducted at Sparrows Point in 1911. Students publish a literary magazine, newspaper, and yearbook. Chapters of the National Honor Society, the National Art Honor Society, and the National Music Honor Society are all active at Sparrows Point, as are Future Business Leaders of America, Future Educators of America, and Students Against Destructive Decisions. Teams for academic competition are represented on "It's Academic" and "Data Race." The student government gives students opportunities to gain leadership experience. Instrumental and vocal music ensembles give many hours of pleasure to the school and community. "Pointer" artists are extensively represented in area shows and competitions.

At Sparrows Point High School, we believe in three basic rights for everyone:
All students have the right to learn.
All teachers have the right to teach.
Everyone has the right to feel safe.

We are proud of our school's history, and we look forward to a bright future for all of our student as we continue our long tradition of excellence.

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