South Carroll High School

South Carroll High School (SCHS) is a four-year public high school in Sykesville in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the southwest corner of Carroll County on Liberty Road between Maryland Route 27 and Maryland Route 97.

About the school
South Carroll School was established in 1965 in Sykesville, Maryland as part of the Carroll County Public School system.  The building is .

Students
After peaking in 2001, South Carroll High School's student population has declined in the last several years.  Much of this can probably be attributed to the construction of new high schools in the county including Century High School, also in Sykesville, and Winters Mill High School in Westminster.

Student population 
2007 	1,168
2006 	1,194
2005 	1,130
2004 	1,139
2003 	1,237
2002 	1,337
2001 	1,555
2000 	1,533
1999 	1,499
1998 	1,464
1997 	1,405
1996 	1,328
1995 	1,271
1994 	1,258
1993 	1,284

Extra-curricular activities
South Carroll High School has won the following state championships.

South Carroll High School State Champions
Boys' Cross Country: 1997, 1998, 2000
Girls' Cross Country: 2007
Field Hockey: 1980, 1983, 1991, 2002, 2018
Girls' Basketball: 1977-78
Baseball: 1999, 2002
Volleyball: 2007
Wrestling: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Marching Band: 1996, 1997

Additionally, South Carroll High School counts two former varsity athletes as notable alumni. Josh Boone and Marshall Strickland both played men's basketball in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Boone went on to win an NCAA Division I championship in 2004 as a forward on the University of Connecticut men's team and was drafted in 2006 by the NBA's New Jersey Nets as the 23rd overall pick. Strickland was the starting point guard at Indiana University for three years.

Notable alumni
Josh Boone - NBA player
Blair Grubb - Physician, researcher and writer
Mike Mooney - NFL player
Marshall Strickland - college basketball player
Brian Plummer - College football player, University of Maryland
Lorenza Ponce - vocalist, string player, songwriter

References

External links
 South Carroll High School website

Category:Educational institutions established in 1965
Category:Public high schools in Maryland
Category:Carroll County Public Schools
Category:1965 establishments in Maryland
Category:Sykesville, Maryland