Largo High School (Maryland)

Largo High School is a public High School in Largo, Maryland, United States operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, and serves students of grades 9 to 12.The school is operated by the Prince George's County Public Schools system. The school's athletic teams are known as the Lions. The school serves 1,191 students in grades 9 through 12. The principal is Afie Mirshah-Nayar. The school's name originates from the Largo unincorporated community, which, along with Kettering, is served by the school. Largo High School is located next to Prince George's Community College.HistoryAt the start of the 2006 school year, Largo High School adopted the mandatory school uniform policy. This decision was put in place to help students focus on academics and arithmetic. (Largo has always been nicknamed "a fashion show").In 2007, the school removed the popular common area from inside the school. The common area was located on the first floor directly in the middle of the school surrounded by lockers, vending machines, one ladies' room, one men's room, four stairwells and classrooms. The popular space drew big crowds of students before, after, and in between the switching of periods, often causing students to be late to their next class. The massive numbers of students in one space easily caused fights to start, insubordination and a disturbance of peace. The choice to remove the schools common area was brought into play after the uniform policy did not seem to change the behavior and structure of students. The common area has been replaced by four additional classrooms.