Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School
Address
12650 Brooke Lane Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772  United States
Coordinates	38°49′59″N 76°47′16″W / 38.83306°N 76.78778°W / 38.83306; -76.78778Coordinates: 38°49′59″N 76°47′16″W / 38.83306°N 76.78778°W / 38.83306; -76.78778
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	2006
School district	Prince George's County Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. William R. Hite Jr., Ed.D.
Principal	Mrs. Carletta Marrow
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,792  (2009)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and Yellow
Mascot	Pumas
Rival	Frederick Douglass High School
Feeder schools	Stephen Decatur Middle School Drew-Freeman Middle School James Madison Middle School Walker Mill Middle School
Website	http://www1.pgcps.org/drhenrywisejr/

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School (est. 2006) is a public high school which opened its doors to students for the very first time in the Fall of 2006. Wise was constructed to relieve overcrowding in several Southern-area high schools, mainly Frederick Douglass High School. The school was constructed to become the largest high school in the State of Maryland, with a square footage of 434,600 sq. ft. The school also has the distinction of featuring the largest gymnasium of any non-university school in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, with a capacity to seat up to 5,000 spectators. The state-of-the-art gymnasium also features an indoor track. The school has a total student capacity of 2,600. The school displaced Northwestern High School, another county school, as the largest high school in Maryland, although it's notable that Northwestern has a higher total student capacity. Wise hosts a Technical Academy signature program.

The principal at Wise is Mrs. Carelleta Marrow. The school hours are from 9:00am until 3:40pm. There is a mandatory uniform policy in place at Wise.

See also

• Wise High School Official Website
• Wise High School Facts & Figures

References