Calvert Hall College High School (also known as Calvert Hall or CHC) is a Catholic college preparatory high school for men located in Towson, Maryland, USA. Its mission is to make their students "men of faith, men of intellect, and men of integrity." It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Life (disambiguation) and Living (disambiguation). ... Look up via in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word Virtus has several English equivalencies; primary among these are valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University in Scotland and at certains institutions in Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... Towson is a census-designated place located in Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... Genera Periporphyrus Saltator Caryothraustes Parkerthraustes Rhodothraupis Cardinalis Pheucticus Cyanocompsa Guiraca Passerina Spiza The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school, or prep school) is a private secondary school (or high school) designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ...

The school was established in 1845 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools as a private Catholic college preparatory high school for boys and is the oldest Christian Brothers school in the United States. The third oldest, St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. was founded by Christian Brothers from this school in 1851. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... La Salle Academy, New York City The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools [[1]], also known as the Christian Brothers, the Lasallian Brothers, the French Christian Brothers, or the De La Salle Brothers, is a Roman Catholic religious teaching order, founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de... St. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Athletics

In one of the oldest catholic school rivalries in the country, Calvert Hall faces its cross-town foe, Loyola Blakefield, in the annual Turkey Bowl football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. A list of long-standing High School Football Rivalries: For a list of the oldest rivalries see: List of high school football rivalries (100 years+) ^ Harper, Molly (2002-09-27). ... Loyola Blakefield is a Catholic, college preparatory school established by the Jesuits through the spirit of Ignatius Loyola to educate men to serve others. ... (also see: Turkey Day Game) Turkey Bowl is a term used to refer to a number of non-professional American football games that take place on or around Thanksgiving Day. ... M&T Bank Stadium is the home to the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimores National Football League franchise. ...

CHC participates in the MIAA 'A' conference in all its sports, along with the Baltimore Catholic League for basketball. The Baltimore Catholic League (BCL), locally known as the Catholic League is a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area. ...

Calvert Hall is best known for its dominance in baseball and water polo. The Calvert Hall baseball team has won the previous 3 MIAA 'A' conference championships, and moved up to number 4 in USA Today's national rankings for high school baseball. The water polo squad has won every MIAA championship with the exception of the inaugural game in 2000, which was won by the Gilman School. Calvert Hall Varsity water polo has gone undefeated in the MIAA for the last five years, going 40-0 during that stretch. Calvert Hall has also had success in the Eastern Prep Championships of water polo, winning the last two, at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12 located on 700 acres in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S. five miles southwest of Princeton. ...

Calvert Hall is also competitive in cross country, lacrosse, track and field, soccer, volleyball, hockey, indoor track, outdoor track, golf, and rugby.

The Calvert Hall basketball team ended the 1982 season as National Champions, defeating Dunbar High School in a triple overtime thriller. Dunbar High School is a Washington, D.C. public school, and was the first high school for black children. ...

Campus

The 33 acre (134,000 m²) campus (left diagram) consists of three academic buildings: Keelty Hall, George Young Hall, and the Marion Burk Knott Center for the Performing Arts.

• Keelty Hall contains administrative and guidance offices, classrooms, science labs, the chapel, and cafeteria.
• George Young Hall houses four computer labs, TV Studio, Art Studio, classrooms, and George Young library.
• The Marion Burk Knott Center contains a theater, two lecture halls, and practice areas for instrumental and vocal music.
• In addition, the campus includes Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, Paul Angelo Russo stadium, the McManus baseball field, the athletic activities building, Hucht pool, practice fields, the Shaughnessy tennis courts, and the Christian Brothers' residence.

Notable Alumni

• Michael Barr (software engineer)
• Jack Blessing, actor, appeared as McGillicudy on "Moonlighting" and as Jack Powers on "The George Lopez Show".
• Carlo Crispino, donated more than 1 million dollars for renovations and a baseball stadium.
• Juan Dixon, ACC and National Player of the Year for the National champion University of Maryland Terrapins Basketball team in 2002. Current NBA player with the Toronto Raptors and formerly of the Portland TrailBlazers and the Washington Wizards.
• Michael C. Farrell, member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame [2].
• Duane Ferrell, Member of 1982 national championship basketball team at CHC under Coach Mark Amatucci, went on to play at Georgia Tech, 11-year NBA player for Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Golden State Warriors.
• Kevin Huntley, All-American attackman for Johns Hopkins University.Scored the game winning goal in the 2007 Division One Men's Lacrosse National Championship against Duke University.
• Ricky Harris, shooting guard for University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
• Mel Kiper, Jr., NFL draft analyst on ESPN.
• Jim Mathias, Maryland State Delegate, former Mayor of Ocean City.
• Jack McClinton, point guard for the University of Miami.
• American Joe Miedusiewski, Maryland House of Delegates, District 46, (1975-1988)[1]
• Gary Neal, ex-LaSalle University basketball player. Now plays for Towson University; led the nation in Division-1 scoring at several points in his career.
• Sam Palmisano, CEO of IBM
• Tom Roberts, CNN anchor.
• J. Douglass Radebaugh, National Lacrosse Hall of Famer [1].
• Dwight Schultz, Actor - known as Murdoch on the A-Team and Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.
• John Waters, Filmmaker - Director of many films based and filmed in Baltimore, most notably: Polyester, Pink Flamingos, Hairspray (which has since been adapted into an award-winning Broadway musical), Cry-Baby, Pecker, Serial Mom, and A Dirty Shame.
• George Young (NFL), former New York Giants Executive, who won several NFL Executive of the Year awards. His widow donated several million dollars to the school after his death to contribute to the building of a new academic building named in his honor that opened in 2004.

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Official Logo

As of Late August 2006, Calvert Hall currently uses the Bird Head, to the right, as its official logo. This logo is official Calvert Hall property and is copyrighted. Prior to this logo, various logos were used. The other bird head was used on the CHC website for over three years before this change. The only known place where this logo can be found is on the floors of the main gymnasium. Prior to this birdhead, a variety of logos were used. The seal on the bottom was also used in certain correspondence along with others. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Calvert Hall official website