| Dulaney High School | |
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| The school's Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award displayed on its front facade | |
| Address | |
| 255 East Padonia Road Timonium, Maryland, 21093 USA |
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| Information | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Joe A. Hairston |
| School number | (410) 887-7633 |
| Principal | Lynda M. Whitlock |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age range | 14-18 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, and White
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| Mascot | Lions |
| Newspaper | The Griffin |
| Yearbook | The Heritage |
| Literary Magazine | Sequel |
| Website | Dulaney High School Website |
Dulaney High School is a secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland. The school serves a generally middle- to upper-middle class suburban community, with students from Timonium and surrounding areas in Baltimore County. Dulaney is a Blue Ribbon School and ranked #259 nationwide in Newsweek magazine's 2010 survey of top high schools in the U.S. It is situated on 45 acres (180,000 m2) adjacent to Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, where a number of notable people are buried, including former Vice President of the United States Spiro T. Agnew.
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The school graduated its first senior class in 1962. As of 2008, Dulaney had reported an enrollment of 1,924 students.[1] The school is accredited by the state of Maryland and is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors. The faculty consists of 120 instructors.
Dulaney offers an array of courses in English, social studies, science, mathematics, and languages.
Outside of these core subject areas, there are also course offerings in art, physical education, health, business education, dance, yearbook, family studies, technology education, vocal music, and instrumental music.[2]
Dulaney offers the highest number of Advanced Placement, that is, college-level, courses in Baltimore County.[3] In Spring 2005, 438 Dulaney students took 975 Advanced placement exams. Of this number, 85% scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the exams (5 is the highest score on a scale of 1 to 5, credited as an "A" by many colleges). In the 2004-2005 school year, 67% of seniors and 42% of juniors were enrolled in at least one AP course. Also in 2004-2005, 172 students received AP Scholar designation: 61 AP Scholars; 27 AP Scholars with Honors; 68 AP Scholars with Distinction; and 16 National AP Scholars.
Dulaney hosts more than 70 different clubs and organizations for its students.[4] Aside from dances and other events, the school offers many extra curricular activities in which pupils may participate, from plays to helping others to sports. Among the clubs are: Peer Tutors, Dulanians, Key Club, Sports Teams, and the National Honor Society. The Peer Tutors help students who have trouble in a wide array of subjects, usually for service hours or National Honor Society points. The Dulanians help adjust incoming 9th graders to the school, and show them the way at orientations, and other events. The Key Club is a service oriented club that meets weekly, and hosts many service opportunities during the year. Dulaney also offers an extensive theatrical program, which performs yearly plays as well as musicals. Dulaney students are also presented announcements through a system that very few schools have. Instead of audio announcements over a PA system, they show the announcements on a news program called "Live on 5 News". Dulaney also has a FIRST Robotics and Vex Robotics team.
The Dulaney High School Lions have won the following Maryland State Championships:
One of the players on Dulaney's 2005 Boys Lacrosse team, Ryan Hoff, was later drafted in the third round of the 2009 NLL Collegiate Draft, after being twice named All-American playing lacrosse for Notre Dame.[14]
Dulaney was awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1995.[15] In 2010, Dulaney was named #259 on Newsweek magazine's "1,200 Top U.S. high schools" annual national survey.[16]