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17-599: Wilson Park or variant, may refer to: United States [ edit ] Wilson Park, Baltimore , Maryland Wilson Park, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Wilson Park Historic District , Fayetteville, Arkansas Wilson Commons Park , Washoe County, Nevada Wilson State Park (Michigan) , Harrison, Michigan Wilson State Park (Kansas) , Russell County, Kansas Wilson-Tuscarora State Park , Niagara County, New York Wilson Woods Park , Westchester, New York Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park , Tennessee Wilson Park,

34-581: A graduation rate of 78%. The football field was named Art Modell Field at Mervo in honor of Art Modell , the longtime owner of the former Cleveland Browns professional football team franchise in the National Football League ( NFL ), which later relocated in 1995 to become the Baltimore Ravens . The field's renovation was spearheaded by The Ravens All Community Team Foundation, successor Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti , CB Chris McAlister , and

51-672: A resort in Okolona, Mississippi Other [ edit ] Wilson Botanic Park , Berwick, Victoria, Australia Wilsons Promontory National Park , Victoria, Australia Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park , Victoria, Australia Ethel F. Wilson Memorial Provincial Park , British Columbia, Canada Maryon Wilson Park , Greenwich, England, United Kingdom See also [ edit ] Wilson Botanic Garden , Costa Rica Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Park , MI, USA Wilson Mountain Reservation , MA, USA Topics referred to by

68-594: Is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland , United States. It is one of the two premiere vocational-technical high schools in the city, the other being Carver Vocational-Technical High School on Presstman Street in West Baltimore. Mervo was established in 1953 as a vocational-technical school . It is named after Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-1899), the inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine, which revolutionized

85-510: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wilson Park, Baltimore Wilson Park is a small community in northeast Baltimore, Maryland and one of the first African-American communities in the city. Its bounded on the south by 43rd Street and the east by The Alameda . Two community associations serve the area: the Kimberleigh Road Community Association and

102-461: Is historically a Track & Field and Cross Country hub, with a massive amount of MSA A & B Conference Regular Season and Championship Meet titles. When Baltimore City public schools were entered into the MPSSA to compete with county public schools, their dominance continued. Mervo Track boasts the only State Titles in school history in 1995, 1996, and 1998. Led for decades by Coach Fred Hendricks, Mervo

119-574: Is one public elementary school: Walter P. Carter Elementary. The area is also served by Winston Middle School and Chinquapin Middle School. High school students generally attend nearby Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School , City or Lewis high schools. Wilson Park was built north of Baltimore which expanded in the 1950s to include Wilson Park and beyond. Still it is the first community, now in Baltimore, built solely for black people. It

136-472: Is represents both the school's original printing heritage and the modern industries for which Mervo prepares its students. The official Mergenthaler Vo-Tech uniform shirt for 9th graders is a gold shirt with a blue cogwheel. The Mergenthaler School song was penned by the president of the senior class of 1955. The song is performed by the Mergenthaler Mass Choir before each school assembly, following

153-543: The NFL Youth Football Fund. The $ 1 million project includes installation of a Sportexe turf field (like that at M&T Bank Stadium at Camden Yards ), additional bleachers on the home/away sides, a ticket booth, and upgrades to the restrooms and concession stand. Serving as the primary home to the Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School football team (the "Mustangs"), the stadium will also host

170-603: The Wilson Park Improvement Association. The homes range from large single-family homes to semi-detached and townhouses. A majority of homes are owner-occupied. According to the 2000 US Census, 1,355 people live in Wilson Park with 97.8% African-American and .7% White. The median family income is $ 45,208. 86% of the houses are occupied and 78.5% of those are occupied by the home's owner. Wilson Park has one public K-8 school : Guilford Elementary/Middle. There

187-555: The nearby Northwood Youth Football league and the Baltimore Nighthawks of the Independent Women's Football League . Mervo hosts over 28 after-school sports and clubs for students, including: Mervo has won several athletic championships against other schools, recently entering into the city conversation as a football powerhouse after reeling several city titles and a playoffs appearance from 2013 to 2016. In addition, Mervo

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204-572: The printing and newspaper industries. According to its website, the school aims to "educate students to function in an industrial and challenging technological society." All students must apply and meet certain standards of entrance criteria for acceptance to the school. As of 2024, U.S. News & World Report designates Mergenthaler Vocation-Technical High School eligible to display a U.S. News Best High School Award Badge, ranking Mervo 125th within Maryland. In 2012, The Mervo Mustangs Alumni Association

221-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wilson Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilson_Park&oldid=1259616824 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

238-406: Was always in the conversation for championships and on the national stage, with stellar Penn Relay performances. Mervo Football (1975, 2014*Undefeated, 2015) Mervo Baseball Mervo Wrestling Mervo Girls Basketball Mervo Basketball Mervo Tennis Cheerleading Championship(2012) Mervo Cross Country The official Mergenthaler crest for 10th-12th graders is a blue and gold cogwheel, which

255-593: Was created in 1953 as part of the development. These homes were bought by a variety of upwardly mobile African-American families including those of steelworkers from the Sparrows Point Shipyard , postal workers, teachers and Morgan State College administrators. In 1954 my parents purchased three rowhouse homes on The Alameda for their parents and our family. Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School (commonly referred to as "Mervo" or "MerVo-Tech")

272-441: Was developed by Harry Wilson, an African American who began building houses as early as 1917. In addition to some of the neighborhoods being culturally historic, several are architecturally significant. Wilson's family began to sell large tracts of land in the early 1950s to developers who built dozens of new homes and apartment buildings on Arlington Ave (now 43rd street), St. Georges Ave. and Coldspring Lane . Kimberleigh Road

289-634: Was established. Mervo offers 22 state-approved trades courses, including: Accounting and Finance, Allied Health, Auto Body and Repair, Automotive Technology, Business Management, Carpentry, Childcare, CISCO Networking Academy, Commercial Baking, Computer Science, Cosmetology, Cybersecurity, Electrical Construction, Food Services, Graphic Arts and Printing, Law and Leadership, Masonry, Plumbing, Project Lead The Way (Pre-Engineering), Teacher Academy, and Welding. Mervo also has an accelerated curriculum, which offers both Advanced Placement (AP) courses and Honors Classes in all areas of education. As of 2024, Mervo has

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