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City College
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
City College is a public secondary school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. The school is the third oldest public high school in the United States, predated only by the English High School of Boston in 1829, the Central High School of Philadelphia in 1838. It is commonly referred to by students, alumni and to Baltimore residents simply as City. It was established in 1839. City College Principal is Timothy Dawson. City College colors are orange and black and mascot black knight. The overall student’s strength is 1,485 with grades 9th to 12th. The newspaper of school is the Collegian.
In the 1850s, it became known as The Central High School of Baltimore when it was located at the northwestern corner of Holliday and Fayette Streets, built in 1799 by architect Robert Cary Long and Nicholas Rogers, and also the site of the first private Library Company of Baltimore. The school's first commencement was held in 1851 with philosopher, author and civic leader Severn Teackle Wallis speaking.
At City College, their mission is to provide a learning environment where students are challenged to reach their individual potential in the achievement of knowledge and the development of personal, cultural and democratic values essential for future success.
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