Friendly High School
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| Friendly High School | |
| Address | |
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| 10000 Allentown Road PG County, Maryland 20744 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Prince Georges County Public Schools |
| Principal | Mr. Edward Ryans |
| Staff | approximately 180 |
| Enrollment |
1,789 (2007-2008) |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Patriots |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Red ██ |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Feeder schools | Eugene Burrows Middle School |
| Rival schools | Oxon Hill High School |
| Athletic conferences | |
| Homepage | http://www.pgcps.org |
Friendly High School is a public high school in Fort Washington in unincorporated Prince George's County in the state of Maryland in the United States. The school's mission is "To build an educated community of lifelong learners and productive citizens who are able to compete in a global economy." The school's first classes began in 1970 with 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. The first seniors graduated in 1972.
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[edit] School uniforms
Friendly High School has a new [[mandatory]] school uniform policy beginning with the 2006–2007 school year [1]. Prior to that Friendly High School students were allowed to wear any types of clothing. Friendly High School is located in Prince Georges County, a most african american county. Most say that the uniform policy was started due to the increased violence between students of rival neighborhood gangs, some who are bussed from communities in Oxon Hill near the Washington, D.C. line.
[edit] School championships
The school has won State Championships in the sports of basketball in 2003 and 2004, American Football and, in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and in 2006 Indoor and Outdoor track. During the 2006 football season, the Patriots were undefeated, and ended their perfect season by winning the 3A state championship by beating River Hill High School on December 9, 2006.
Friendly High School has recently won two Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association championships (1999 & 2006) under the leadership of coach George Early. Friendly High School has been a top athletic school producing NFL players like, Leon Joe, Donald Malloy, Rodrick Bryant and many others.
Friendly High School is also the School of well-known psychologist Daniel Malloy. The Hollywood actor Martin Lawrence attended the school.
[edit] School Band
Friendly High School Band was the number one band in Prince George's County in 2004.
Friendly High School is in a suburban area near the United States capital city of Washington D.C.
