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Digital Harbor High School
Image:Digital_Harbor_Compass.jpg
Learn, Serve, Lead, Through Technology
Address
1100 Covington Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230-4124
Information
School number 416
School district Baltimore City Public School System
Superintendent Dr. Andrès Alonso, CEO
Principal Brian Eyer
Enrollment

900+ (2006)
School type Public, Magnet
Grades 9-12
Language English
Area Urban
Mascot Image:Digital Harbor Ram.jpg
Team name RAM's (Random Access Memory), but the sports logo has an actual ram
Color(s) Columbia Blue █, Black █ and White █
Founded 2002
Homepage digital.baltimorecityschools.org

Digital Harbor High School, formerly Southern High School, is a public, magnet high school located in Baltimore, Maryland. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS The Baltimore City Public School System ( BCPSS) is one of the most historic public School districts in the United States. Andres Alonso is the chief executive officer ( CEO) of the Baltimore City Public School System in Baltimore Maryland, USA. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. Southern Senior High School was a former secondary school in south Baltimore Maryland, originally built in 1910 with an addition in 1926 The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution It is currently the only public information technology high school in Baltimore. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support

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History

The vision for DHHS started in 2000 when Chief Executive Officer Carmen Russo wanted to create a high school for computer studies in downtown Baltimore. Southern High School was the chosen site for the new school because it had suffered low graduation rates and disorder and was in a prime location near Inner Harbor and inside Federal Hill. The Inner Harbor is a historic Seaport, Tourist attraction, and iconic Landmark of the City of Baltimore Maryland. Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Baltimore Maryland, United States that lies just to the south of the city's central business district. A planning committee convened and the a multi-million dollar renovation project was undertaken over a five year period. The building was completely transformed, with approximately $50 million was spent to renovate the campus, with $6 million allocated toward information technology and audio visual equipment. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support

The school was partially designed by the original principal, Michael Pitroff (2002-2005), who is said to be the "Father of Digital Harbor. " In 2005, he was reassigned to be the Technology Department Head for the Baltimore school system. Currently Digital Harbor is one of the most technologically advanced schools in the city, and touts one of the highest attendance rates in Baltimore (92%). In 2005, it successfully phased in all grade levels and, in the same year, began housing another school, the National Academy Foundation School, on its first floor. National Academy Foundation School is a public high school located in Baltimore Maryland.

Academics

The academic focus of the school has been on computers and information technology. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Its curriculum is divided into four separated into 4 separate areas of study ("pathways") for students to choose from:

The students must meet not only the BCPSS requirements for graduation, but must also fulfill the requirements for their particular 'pathway' as well.

Facilities and policies

Digital Harbor is a first among Baltimore City Schools, with millions of dollars in equipment devoted to modernizing all of the classrooms and the adding of Wi-Fi and wired internet access all over the school. The Baltimore City Public School System ( BCPSS) is one of the most historic public School districts in the United States. Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used

The majority of the desktop computers come from Dell with Windows XP Professional, and IBM Thinkpad laptops, although the media department has some Macintosh computers as well. A desktop computer is a Personal computer (PC in a form intended for regular use at a single location as opposed to a mobile Laptop or portable computer The multinational technology company Dell Inc develops manufactures sells and supports Personal computers and other computer-related products Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology ThinkPad is a brand of portable Laptop and Notebook Personal computers originally designed manufactured and sold by IBM. Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc

All four floors have new pathway offices designed with the school colors.

Southern High School - Before renovation

School uniform

The school currently has a school uniform dress code which includes khaki pants and a blue or white polo shirt or oxford shirt. School uniforms are common in primary and Secondary schools in many nations A tennis shirt, now commonly called a polo shirt and also known as a golf shirt, is a T-shaped Shirt with a collar typically two or three buttons down In American English, a dress shirt is a predominantly men's Shirt with a collar, a full-length opening at the front from the collar to the hem and full

Sports

The sports department was fore fronted by Christopher Vaccaro who managed all the scheduling and oversaw management for the sports department of the school and was featured in an edition of the Baltimore Sun. The Baltimore Sun (officially just The Sun) is Maryland ’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides comprehensive coverage Currently he is heading the sports program at another high school in Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

The school competes in Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Class 1A competitions.

As of the 2006-2007 school year, the sports offered at the school have varsity and junior varsity sports that include:

Achievements

Grants

The school was honored by M&T Bank with a $5,000 loan to start a school store, which sells several school oriented memorabilia (cups, mugs, water bottles, wristbands etc. ). The store was given the loan based on a presentation given by a group of students in the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program. The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, also referred to as NFTE (pronounced Nifty) or internationally as Network The team's leader, Darrien Griffin, helped make the entire business model, with help of teacher Vickie Wolverton, and led the presentation in front of the board members. The bank has even donated a school mascot uniform to the school named Nifty (after the NFTE program). [1]

Sports

Debate

The team was started in 2002 by coach Nicole Veltre with their only team Windell Wiggins II and his partner Chelsea Wheeler. In the 2005 season, Digital Harbor consistently placed in the top bracket of the Baltimore Urban Debate League tournaments. The Baltimore Urban Debate League ( BUDL, pronounced 'boodle' is an American non profit, Urban debate league, which is intended as an educational and Also, in April 2006, Adam Jackson and Ihsaan Ajala, qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament, held in Grapevine, Texas, and hosted by the National Forensic League[2]. The National Speech and Debate Tournament is a week-long high school championship forensics competition hosted by the National Forensic League Grapevine is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States and a suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas. The National Forensic League is one of three major US national Organizations which direct high school competitive speech events Also, Adam won a scholarship to go to Predeal, Romania to compete in the IDEA Youth Forum in July 2006, hosted by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA)[3]. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education Predeal (Romanian pronunciation /pre'de̯al/ Predeál is a town in Romania, in Braşov County. The International Debate Education Association ( IDEA) is an association that develops organizes and promotes Debate and debate-related activities

Scholarships

School Wide


References

  1. ^ Five teenage entrepreneurs convince M&T bankers to loan them $5,000 - Daily Record, The (Baltimore), Jan 31, 2006 by Kathleen Johnston Jarboe
  2. ^ Two BUDL Schools Headed to NFL Nationals!!! - P. Daniels & Sean Rueter
  3. ^ BUDL Team Takes on the World - Chris Baron

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