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By Angela Gambill and Angela Gambill,Staff writer | May 12, 1991
Havre de Grace High School looks like an old factory, red-bricked, squat and rather dull.Inside, though, it's like opening day at theWorld Series.And with good reason. About a week from now, the school could be named one of the best high schools in the nation as part of the national Secondary School Recognition Program.Havre de Grace High already has been chosen as one of eight Maryland schools to be nominated as one of the country's best in the national Secondary School Recognition Program.
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By Angela Gambill and Angela Gambill,Staff writer | May 19, 1991
Havre de Grace High Principal Jon Andes sounded like a stuck record at the county school board neeting Monday.He was just too excitedto keep quiet."Havre de Grace has been named a national school of excellence," he told the board."
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By Lane Harvey Brown and Lane Harvey Brown,SUN STAFF | September 7, 2001
The principal of Havre de Grace High School said yesterday that he will appoint a 12-member panel to decide whether to keep the school's Warrior mascot. "My role is to make sure we have a fair process that goes on here," said Principal Stephen R. Williams, noting he plans to name the panel in the next week to hear from the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs, receive public comment and vote on whether to retain or remove the Warrior mascot. "There's a lot of passion in this community for keeping its Warrior.
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By Mary Gail Hare and Mary Gail Hare,mary.gail.hare@baltsun.com | December 14, 2008
A high school senior feels overwhelmed by pressures from parents, teachers and peers. A teenage couple converse awkwardly on their first date. Four young friends wrestle with the consequences of drinking and driving. These and other themes form the plots in Drama Therapy, a series of short plays focusing on teen issues. For the past three years, the Havre de Grace High School drama department has presented the plays, calling the skits "100 Minutes That Matter," to parents, faculty and the student body.
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By Michael Scarcella and Michael Scarcella,SUN STAFF | July 29, 2001
For more than half a century, Havre de Grace High School has been home to the Warriors, its symbol an Indian chieftain wearing a headdress. But if the State Board of Education has its way, the Warriors soon will fall by the wayside, along with other American Indian names for teams and mascots, such as Indians, Braves and Redskins. The board voted Tuesday to urge schools to drop the names, which some people find offensive. In Havre de Grace, where a bronze bust of a Indian chieftain sits in the high school lobby and the name Warriors adorns everything from sports jerseys to key chains to bumper stickers, most residents don't see much reason for a change.
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By Lisa Respers and Lisa Respers,SUN STAFF | October 17, 1997
Upset that the fire alarm system at Havre de Grace High School has been broken for at least 10 days, some parents are questioning why they were not formally notified about the malfunction.The malfunction became public at Monday's school board meeting, where a parent raised questions about the situation, prompting an inspection by the state fire marshal's office Tuesday.Since learning of the breakdown during a routine fire drill Oct. 6, school officials have been keeping the school's fire doors closed and having employees roam the building to check for fires.