Dulaney High School

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.

History

The school graduated its first senior class in 1962. As of 2011, Dulaney had reported an enrollment of 1,883 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.

Academics

Advanced Placement

Dulaney offers the highest number of Advanced Placement, that is, college-level, courses in Baltimore County.^[2] 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.

Activities

Dulaney hosts more than 70 different clubs and organizations for its students.^[2] 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 a theatrical program, which performs yearly plays as well as musicals. Dulaney also has a Vex Robotics team; it used to have a FIRST Robotics team, until the mentor stepped down in 2011. One of the largest and most prestigious organizations at Dulaney is the Lion's Roar Marching Band. The band marched in the 2011 New Year's Day Parade ^[3] and has been invited to perform again in the 2015 London New Year's Day Parade.^[4] The band has also marched several parades down Main Street, USA in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida and performed in the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl Halftime Show.^[5]

Athletics

The Dulaney High School Lions have won the following Maryland State Championships:

Awards/Rankings

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]

Notable alumni

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dulaney High School.

• Dulaney High School official website
• School newspaper
• School literary magazine