Crossland High School

Public school in the United States

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Crossland High School is a public secondary school located in Camp Springs census-designated place, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, with Temple Hills postal address.^[2]^[3] The school serves about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Prince George's County Public Schools system.

Crossland is named after a prominent early Maryland family.

The vocational wing was dedicated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1967.

Crossland serves:^[4] much of Camp Springs CDP,^[3] all of Temple Hill CDP,^[5] and portions of Hillcrest Heights,^[6] Marlow Heights,^[7] Oxon Hill,^[8] and Silver Hill CDPs.^[9]

In popular culture

The high school in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is named Crossland High School.

Notable alumni

Jess Atkinson, Class of 1980, placekicker for the University of Maryland and Washington Redskins
Peter Bergman, daytime television actor, CBS' The Young and the Restless; class of 1971
Mark Davis, Dallas radio talk show host and newspaper columnist; class of 1975
Pierre Edwards (born May 7, 1967) known as Pierre, is an American actor, director, writer, and stand-up comedian
Michael A. Jackson, Maryland State Senator^[10]
Kevin Merida, executive editor, Los Angeles Times
Julian Peterson, NFL football player^[11]
Tank, R&B singer^[12]
Walt "The Wizard" Williams, NBA basketball player^[13]
J. G. Hertzler, Class of 1968, actor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Klingon General & Martok

References

^ ^a ^b "Crossland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
^ Home. Crossland High School. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Crossland High School 6901 Temple Hills Road Temple Hills, MD 20748"
^ ^a ^b "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Camp Springs CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. p. 1 and 2.
^ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Temple Hills CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marlow Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Oxon Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Silver Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1 and 2.
^ "Michael A. Jackson, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "SEAHAWKS 35 REDSKINS 14". The Washington Post. 2008-01-06. pp. D07. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
^ Julian Rubinstein (1993-09-19). "Cariaga Leads Largo to Flawless Start". The Washington Post.
^ Josh Barr (2005-03-10). "For Crossland, a Victory Worth Savoring". The Washington Post. p. 25. Retrieved 2008-01-20.