Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Baltimore City College, also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, City, and B.C.C. is a public college-preparatory school located in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. The curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics, humanities and liberal arts. Baltimore City College is a selective magnet school and admission is competitive. Applicants from Baltimore City and the surrounding metropolitan area are evaluated for admission using a combination of academic grades and standardized test scores.Established in 1839 as an all-male institution, City College is listed among the oldest high schools in the United States, specifically as the third oldest public high school in continuous use in America. The school has been located in seven different downtown Baltimore buildings over its 175-year history, finally relocating on April 10, 1928, to its current location. The Castle sits on Collegian Hill with an expansive, tree-shaded 38-acre campus which includes athletic fields for baseball, softball, soccer, and lacrosse. Tennis courts, a gymnasium, and Alumni Field, the school's football stadium with grandstands on the south and west sides (153,781 m2), complete the athletic complex at 33rd Street and The Alameda.City College has long maintained a strong academic tradition and has many notable alumni including a Nobel Laureate, a Wolf Prize recipient, Pulitzer Prize winners, and many state and national political leaders. Three current members of the United States Congress are B.C.C alumni. City College is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for the academic year 1999–2000, one of only two public secondary schools in Baltimore City to receive the award. The school was also a Maryland Blue Ribbon High School, a Maryland Character Education High School of the Year (1999) and a National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Breakthrough High School honoree (2004).. }
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- Baltimore_City_College abstract "Baltimore City College, also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, City, and B.C.C. is a public college-preparatory school located in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. The curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics, humanities and liberal arts. Baltimore City College is a selective magnet school and admission is competitive. Applicants from Baltimore City and the surrounding metropolitan area are evaluated for admission using a combination of academic grades and standardized test scores.Established in 1839 as an all-male institution, City College is listed among the oldest high schools in the United States, specifically as the third oldest public high school in continuous use in America. The school has been located in seven different downtown Baltimore buildings over its 175-year history, finally relocating on April 10, 1928, to its current location. The Castle sits on Collegian Hill with an expansive, tree-shaded 38-acre campus which includes athletic fields for baseball, softball, soccer, and lacrosse. Tennis courts, a gymnasium, and Alumni Field, the school's football stadium with grandstands on the south and west sides (153,781 m2), complete the athletic complex at 33rd Street and The Alameda.City College has long maintained a strong academic tradition and has many notable alumni including a Nobel Laureate, a Wolf Prize recipient, Pulitzer Prize winners, and many state and national political leaders. Three current members of the United States Congress are B.C.C alumni. City College is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for the academic year 1999–2000, one of only two public secondary schools in Baltimore City to receive the award. The school was also a Maryland Blue Ribbon High School, a Maryland Character Education High School of the Year (1999) and a National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Breakthrough High School honoree (2004).".