Bladensburg High School

Bladensburg High School is a secondary school located in Bladensburg, Maryland.

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district.

Bladensburg High School's history dates back to 1936, when the high school became a four-year school. Bladensburg's old facility was torn down after school let out for summer 2001; a new facility was built in its place and opened in 2005. On June 11, 2009, the class of 2009 graduated from the school at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md, making them the first class to study all four years in the new facility.

Bladensburg High School serves the towns of Bladensburg, Cheverly, Colmar Manor, and Edmonston. The school also serves students from all across the county that are selected to enroll in the school's prestigious Biomedical Program.

Bladensburg has had significant historical changes in the students it has served. Opening in the mid 1930s, the school was 100% Caucasian during that period, the school is now 49% African-American and 49% Hispanic/Latino due to the changing population of Prince George's County. Over the last three years, the school's enrollment has increased from 1,600 to nearly 2,000 with programs of study in Biomedicine, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Agriculture, and Nursing. Over the last two years, the school, along with its feeder middle school and elementary school, participated in the national CSTEM (Communication, Science, Technology, and Math) competition in Houston, Texas with schools from all across the country. In April 2011, the school won three first place awards, placing the schools in Bladensburg, Maryland as the number one contender in CSTEM.

In 2011, the school appeared in several media showcases for its work with the Dream Act, CSTEM awards, Secondary School Reform courses, Nobel Laureate (William Phillips) physics presentation at the school, and winning the Grammy Foundation Award for excellence in Music. Over the last three years, graduating seniors have earned nearly 10 million dollars in combined scholarships with students progressing to Dartmouth College, University of Maryland, and Spellman College, just to name a few. The school has also graduated its first POSSE Scholar (2011) and Gates-Millenium scholar (2009).

The school won Maryland State Basketball Championships in 1960 and 1973. Two brothers, Jay Buckley and Bruce Buckley, were the centers of those two respective teams. Former Utah Jazz star Thurl Bailey attended Bladensburg, as did Ebenezer Ekuban, current defensive end of the Denver Broncos. In 2011, senior Jamal Saunders won the regional and state championships in Wrestling 3A/4A (the first since 1972). Other notable alumni include Maryland attorneys Dawn Veltman and Marnitta King.

With a strong administration team of seven administrators (including the Principal), a talented council of teacher leaders, a motivated group of student activists, and a host of community supporters that includes partnerships with John Hopkins University, the new Bladensburg High School remains focused on becoming a school of excellence.

School uniforms

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, Bladensburg requires school uniforms.^[1]

References

External links

• Bladensburg High School