Crossland High School

Crossland High School
Crossland High School
Location
	6901 Temple Hill Road; Temple Hills, Maryland; United States; 38°47′41″N 76°55′49″W / 38.79472°N 76.93028°W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Prince George's County Public Schools
Principal	Michael Gilchrist
Faculty	97.0 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,224
Student to teacher ratio	20.8
Colors	Red, gold, black and white;
Mascot	Cavaliers
Website	pgcps.org/crossland/

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.

Safety

In 2022, Crossland High School was one of the four schools in PGCPS that faced bomb threats. ^[10]^[11]

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^[12]
Kevin Merida, executive editor, Los Angeles Times
Julian Peterson, NFL football player^[13]
Tank, R&B singer^[14]
Walt "The Wizard" Williams, NBA basketball player^[15]
J. G. Hertzler, Class of 1968, actor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Klingon General & Martok

References

1 2 "Crossland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
↑ Home. Crossland High School. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Crossland High School 6901 Temple Hills Road Temple Hills, MD 20748"
1 2 "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.
↑ "Threats made to schools regionwide - several in DC and Prince George's County, 1 in Arlington reported on Thursday". February 10, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
↑ "Several DC Schools Receive Bomb Threats". February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
↑ "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. January 6, 2008. pp. D07. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
↑ Julian Rubinstein (September 19, 1993). "Cariaga Leads Largo to Flawless Start". The Washington Post.
↑ Josh Barr (March 10, 2005). "For Crossland, a Victory Worth Savoring". The Washington Post. p. 25. Retrieved January 20, 2008.

"About Us". Crossland High School. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2008.

External links

Crossland High School
Crossland High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

[NCES-1] 1 2 "Crossland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 20, 2008.

[2] Home. Crossland High School. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Crossland High School 6901 Temple Hills Road Temple Hills, MD 20748"

[CampSpringsMap-3] 1 2 "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Camp Springs CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. p. 1 and 2.

[4] "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.

[5] "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Temple Hills CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.

[6] "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.

[7] "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marlow Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.

[OxonHillmap-8] "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Oxon Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3.

[9] "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Silver Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1 and 2.

[10] "Threats made to schools regionwide - several in DC and Prince George's County, 1 in Arlington reported on Thursday". February 10, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[11] "Several DC Schools Receive Bomb Threats". February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[12] "Michael A. Jackson, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[13] "SEAHAWKS 35 REDSKINS 14". The Washington Post. January 6, 2008. pp. D07. Retrieved January 20, 2008.

[14] Julian Rubinstein (September 19, 1993). "Cariaga Leads Largo to Flawless Start". The Washington Post.

[15] Josh Barr (March 10, 2005). "For Crossland, a Victory Worth Savoring". The Washington Post. p. 25. Retrieved January 20, 2008.

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v t e Prince George's County Public Schools
High schools	Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC Bladensburg Bowie Central Crossland Frederick Douglass DuVal Fairmont Heights Charles Herbert Flowers Friendly Gwynn Park High Point Largo Laurel Northwestern Oxon Hill Parkdale Potomac Eleanor Roosevelt Suitland Surrattsville Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
Middle schools	Buck Lodge Middle School Charles Carroll Stephen Decatur Drew-Freeman Dwight D. Eisenhower Isaac J. Gourdine Greenbelt Gwynn Park Hyattsville Thomas Johnson Dr. Ernest Everett Just Kenmoor Kettering Martin Luther King, Jr. James Madison Thurgood G. Marshall Samuel Ogle Nicholas Orem Oxon Hill Benjamin Stoddert Benjamin Tasker Walker Mill William Wirt
PreK-8 dedicated magnet schools	Benjamin D. Foulois Creative and Performing Arts Robert Goddard French Immersion Robert Goddard Montessori John Hanson French Immersion John Hanson Montessori Thomas G. Pullen Creative and Performing Arts
PreK-8 elementary & middle schools	The Accokeek Academy Beltsville Academy William W. Hall Academy Andrew Jackson Academy Samuel P. Massie Academy Cora L. Rice / G. James Gholson K-8 Educational Complex
Elementary schools	List of PGCPS elementary schools
Former schools	Forestville High School (Forestville Military Academy) Lakeland High School