| Pikesville High High School | |
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| Address | |
| 7621 Labyrinth Road Pikesville, MD, Maryland, 21208 USA |
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| Information | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| School number | (410) 887-1217 |
| Principal | Edmund Mitzel |
| Vice principal | Kevin Whatley Joy O'Brien Allen Brown |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Hours in school day | 6½ |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School Colour(s) | Purple and White
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| Mascot | Panthers |
| Newspaper | Pipeline |
| Yearbook | Pinnacle |
| Website | Pikesville High School Website |
Pikesville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools consolidated school district. The school was opened in 1964 as Pikesville Senior High School with grades 10-12 and was renamed in the mid-1980s as part of a county-wide grade realignment.
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The school is located in the community of Pikesville, just inside Baltimore County to the northwest of Baltimore City. It is located on the corner of Smith Avenue and Labyrinth Road. The school's district borders Towson High School, Dulaney High School, Owings Mills High School, New Town High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Woodlawn High School.
Pikesville High School was organized in September, 1964 by the Board of Education of Baltimore County to meet the needs of the suburban community that it now serves. The school opened with a student population of 670 tenth and eleventh graders. It now has approximately 925 students in grades nine through twelve. The school and campus land was owned for many years by Dr. William Wyse. Born in Pikesville in 1866, Dr. Wyse practiced medicine in the area for fifty-seven years. The extensive planting of oak trees bordering the walkway in front of the school was once a carriage drive leading to Dr. Wyse’s large, rambling, brick home.
In 2005, Pikesville High was named as one of the top 100 America's best high schools.[1]
The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89%-95% between 1996 and 2007.[2] The current graduation rate of Pikesville High is 83%. Though the student population has lowered in the past few years, it did steadily rise from the early 1990s until 2003 when it peaked.
| 2008 | 965 |
| 2007 | 1,023 |
| 2006 | 1,064 |
| 2005 | 1,066 |
| 2004 | 1,104 |
| 2003 | 1,159 |
| 2002 | 1,069 |
| 2001 | 1,054 |
| 2000 | 1,001 |
| 1999 | 970 |
| 1998 | 971 |
| 1997 | 940 |
| 1996 | 956 |
| 1995 | 989 |
| 1994 | 979 |
| 1993 | 948 |
State Champions
State Finalists
""County Champions""
Pikesville's tennis team has won the county championship 41 out of 44 years.
Pikesville boasts many clubs and teams, including Spanish club, Jewish Culture Club, Christian Club, Interact, Key Club, Young Democrats and Republicans, National Honor Society, and Science Club. Many of the teams include Model UN, Model OAS, It's Academic, Mock Trial, and Model Congress.
In recent years, the It's Academic team went far into the competition.
Fictional Alumni
Jamie Zimlin- Bassist for rock bands Buckcherry, Bang Tango, Junyard, The Blessings, and Smack.