Broadneck High School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Broadneck High School

Contact Information	Broadneck High School 1265 Green Holly Drive Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 757-1300
Established	1982
Principal	Lucinda Hudson
School Type	Public
School District	Anne Arundel County Public Schools [1]
Enrollment	2,400
School Hours	7:17am - 1:55pm
Mascot	Bruin
School Color(s)	Maroon and Grey
School Motto	Respect, Rigor, Responsibility
Rival School	Severna Park High School Falcons
Coeducational	Yes
Grade Levels	9-12
School Newspaper	Tribruin

Broadneck High School is a school in the United States, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland on Green Holly Drive, near the cities of Annapolis and Arnold. The Bruin is the school's mascot. It is one of the newer schools in the county. It is known for the breadth of its Advanced Placement program. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the nearby Severna Park High School Falcons. BHS feeder middle schools are Severn River Middle School, and Magothy Middle School. In 2006, Newsweek ranked Broadneck 194^th among high schools in the nation. The school is a part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system.

Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Lacrosse 1.2 Football 1.3 Wrestling 1.4 Marching band 1.5 Cross country 1.6 Bruin mascot 2 Clubs 2.1 FBLA/DECA 2.2 Latin Club 2.3 Strategic Gaming Club 2.4 It's Academic 2.5 Robotics Club 2.6 Key Club 2.7 SADD 2.8 Foereign Language Club 2.9 SGA 2.10 Math Team 2.11 Interact Club 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Athletics

Broadneck High School's athletics teams are the Bruins and Lady Bruins and their colors are maroon and grey, as defined by the school's first athletic director, Mr. Timothy McMullen. The school has won numerous state and local championships.

• The current athetic director is Mr. Ken Kazmarek.
• In 2002, a student led fan organization, titled the "Kazmaniacs" after the school's athletic director, was created to support Bruin athletics and, primarily, the basketball program. The Kazmaniacs were known for their loud cheers, and for often heckling other schools' players. Initially, the school provided T-shirts to the organization. The Kazmaniacs were forcibly disbanded in 2006 for showing poor sportsmanship, but former members dressed in black and filled the student sections in protest.

[edit] Lacrosse

• The Bruins won the Maryland 4A State Championship in 1987 and in the back-to-back years of 1992-1993, and 1996-1997. More recently, the Bruins won the Anne Arundel County Championship in 2001.

[edit] Football

• The Bruins made it to the Maryland State Championships during the 2003-2004 school year.
• The Bruins were Regional Champiams during the 2006-2007 school year

[edit] Wrestling

• The Bruins won the Maryland State Championships during the 1987-1988 school year.
• The Bruins were co-champions for the County Championship during the 1990-91 year.
• The Bruins won the both County and Region Championships during the 2005-2006 year.
• The Bruins were also State semi-finalists losing to eventual state champions Laplata
• Ended Hammond's 31 match win streak with 33-31 win at bowie duals
• Set team win record with 20 wins in 05-06 going 20-2 (losses coming to Old Mill and Laplata)

[edit] Marching band

The Marching Bruins have been in competition for over 20 years but have become larger, and more successful, over the past ten. In recent years they have secured chapter (local) championships, state championships, and have placed in the top 10 bands at the Atlantic Coast Championships, a Tournament of Bands sanctioned program.

• In 2002 and 2006, The Marching Bruins placed 6th in Group IV at the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships.
• The band is currently directed by Mrs. Sandra Balderson and Mr. Matthew Heist.
• The Marching Bruins were the Chapter IX Group IV Champions in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

[edit] Cross country

• The Lady Bruins won the Maryland State Championships during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school year.
• The boys won the Maryland State Championships during the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years.

[edit] Bruin mascot

Bruin Pride is supported by the school's bruin mascot, an honorary position that traditionally passed down by a senior in each graduating class.

• The Bruin Mascot for the 2001-2002 school year was Matthew Depont.
• There was no Bruin Mascot for the 2002-2003 school year.
• The Bruin Mascot for the 2003-2004 school year was Jeffrey A. Haines.
• The Bruin Mascot for the 2004-2005 school year was Brian Hoffman.
• There was no Bruin Mascot for the 2005-2006 school year.
• The Bruin Mascot for the 2006-2007 school year is Jacob Johnson.

[edit] Clubs

[edit] FBLA/DECA

• Joe Contarino was President from 2004 to 2005.
• Alex Hamil was President from 2005 to 2006.

[edit] Latin Club

[edit] Strategic Gaming Club

• Meets Wednesdays after school in Mr. Schwenke's room

[edit] It's Academic

[edit] Robotics Club

[edit] Key Club

Key CLub

[edit] SADD

[edit] Foereign Language Club

[edit] SGA

• The current President is JUdy cobb
• Jeb Smith is President of the Junior class.

[edit] Math Team

[edit] Interact Club

• Bill McCrea was President from 2005 to 2006.
• Jessi Queior is President from 2006 to 2007.
• Paige Baker is Vice President from 2006 to 2007.

[edit] Trivia

• The class of 1990 dumped a bucket of human feces on the front entrance to the school.
• The class of 1990 covered the entire flagpole with tires as a prank.
• The class of 1991 hoisted a working port-a-john into a tree and released 91 mice into the school as pranks.
• Famous athlete Max Palmer graduated in 2000.
• The class of 2001 was the first class to graduate from Broadneck after spending all four years of High School there. Prior to 2001 Broadneck was a three year school.
• In 2002, after drugs were found by police in student vehicles in the Chestnut Tree Drive parking lot, the school was mentioned on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in a joke linking the school's high SAT test scores to drug use.
• In 2002 someone (thought to be a group) vandalized the Tim McMullen field house with spray paint, adding text that read "Tim McMullen Sucks"
• The class of 2003 secured a large inflatable penis to the roof of the school as a senior prank.
• The class of 2006 threw a rave party in D-Hall way on the last day of school as a "senior prank." The party was complete with a DJ, lights, and a large soundsystem. Graduation practice was delayed half an hour because of the chaos.

[edit] External links

• Broadneck High School
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools
• [2]