North Point High School is a school for career and technology education. It is located in the far western area of Waldorf, Maryland, United States. At and with about 2,200 students enrolled, it is the largest high school in Charles County. It is also the second newest high school, having opened in 2005. Its mascot, the Eagle, was derived from the motto of Charles County, "The wild side of the Potomac... Where eagles soar!"
Technology
North Point has 17 career and technology education programs. An estimated half of the student body is enrolled in one of these programs, while the other half receives a normal high school education. The programs are as follows: School of Advanced Technology and Engineering
Biotechnology
Cisco Networking Academy
*Cisco is sponsoring a demonstration at North Point High School of its learning environment.
*North Point High School offers the first of four classes in completion of the CCNP exam.
Electronics
Engineering
Manufacturing
School of Technology
Automotive Technology
Collision Repair
Graphic Communications
Welding Technology
School of Construction Development
Carpentry
Drafting
Electrical Construction
School of Health and Protective Services
Cosmetology
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Education Careers
Academy of Health Professions
Honors and awards
North Point's SkillsUSA chapter won medals at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference in June 2010. The group placed first in Industrial Motor control, and second in Culinary Arts. In its first year ever competing in quiz bowl, that team also brought home a gold medal.
Athletics
North Point High School has 44 total sports ranging from the Freshman to the Varsity Levels, which compete in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference. North Point competes in the class 4A division.
In 2009, the Girls Varsity Outdoor Track and Field team won the Maryland 2A Outdoor Track and Field State Championship on 23 May.
The 2010-2011 North Point's Boys Varsity Basketball Team Completed an undefeated 27–0 season with a win against Patterson Senior High in the Maryland 4A Boys Basketball State Championship game on 12 March. North Point is the first team from the SMAC to win a state championship in Boys Basketball since 1972.
