Mace’s Lane Welcomes Alumni Home and Opens Its Doors to Cambridge Youth

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On Thursday, November 12, 2026, former students returned to Mace’s Lane High School in Cambridge, Maryland. This time, they walked alongside a new generation of young people, leading the way into the Boys & Girls Club at Mace’s Lane Community Center.

For the Mace’s Lane High School Alumni Association, that walk marked a milestone years in the making. Alumni came together around a vision to preserve the historic school and put it back to work for Cambridge. The opening brought former classmates, neighbors and families together in a building that had shaped generations of students – and now has room for young people to make memories of their own.

Dr. Barbara Woolford, a Mace’s Lane High School alumna who went on to become a vice principal in the school system, shared what she hopes young people will feel when they walk through those same doors today.

“I hope they feel what I feel,” Woolford said. “A sense of dedication, commitment, empowerment, inspiration. You know, that's all of that. I hope they feel strong, and I can do anything.”

More room for Cambridge kids and teens to grow

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore has worked alongside Cambridge families since opening the Club at Leonards Lane in 2021. The new Club at Mace’s Lane builds on those relationships and gives more kids and teens a place to be after school, get help with homework and spend time with friends and adults they can count on.

The Club includes the Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Gymnasium, a technology lab, a dedicated art room, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons and the George B. Todd Learning Center. Club kids can get help with homework, try a new sport, or shape an artistic vision. Teens will have opportunities to lead service projects and build skills that will prepare them for workplace success.

A community investment years in the making

On Thursday afternoon, alumni, public officials, funders and community partners gathered to cut the ribbon, officially marking the public opening of the Mace’s Lane Community Center. Later that evening, neighbors and community partners gathered in the gym to celebrate the school’s history and welcome young people into the Club for the first time.

We’re grateful to the Mace’s Lane High School Alumni Association for carrying this vision forward, to Mace’s Lane Community Center for its partnership, and to the public partners, funders, and neighbors who helped open these doors. Their investment will show up everyday in mentors who notices when a young person has had a hard day; friends who save them a seat; and opportunities to take the lead on charitable causes, like a local food drive.

The alumni who came home for the opening know what it means to have a place in Cambridge that helps shape who you become. Now a new generation will experience both the legacy and the inspiration that Mace’s Lane offers.

Great Futures Start Here.

A special thank you to our project funders

We’re grateful to the public and philanthropic partners whose support helped open the Boys & Girls Club at Mace’s Lane Community Center.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Cinnaire City of Cambridge Deerbrook Fund George B. Todd Fund The Hackerman Foundation Inc The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation JPMorganChase Lids Foundation MD Department of Housing and Community Development The Pauline F. and W. David Robbins Foundation Trust