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.Home. Crossland High School. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Crossland High School 6901 Temple Hills Road Temple Hills, MD 20748""2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Camp Springs CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. p. 1 and 2. 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:"NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. much of Camp Springs CDP, all of Temple Hill CDP,"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Temple Hills CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. and portions of Hillcrest Heights,"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Marlow Heights,"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marlow Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Oxon Hill,"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Oxon Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3. and Silver Hill CDPs."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Silver Hill CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. Pages: 1 and 2.
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.
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 Kevin Merida, executive editor, Los Angeles Times Julian Peterson, NFL football player Tank, R&B singer Walt "The Wizard" Williams, NBA basketball player J. G. Hertzler, Class of 1968, actor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Klingon General & Martok
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