Great Mills High School
high school in Maryland, United States
Great Mills High School is a public high school in Great Mills, Maryland, United States. It is operated by St. Mary's County Public Schools and serves students in grades 9 through 12. The school identifies itself as the oldest high school in Southern Maryland and traces its opening to 1929. It is one of the traditional comprehensive public high schools in St. Mary's County, along with Chopticon High School and Leonardtown High School.
The school is located in southern St. Mary's County, near Lexington Park and Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The naval air station is the county's largest employer and is home to the Naval Air Systems Command and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.
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Great Mills High School opened in 1929 and is described by St.
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