Pikesville High School

Pikesville High School
Address
7621 Labyrinth Road
Pikesville, Maryland, 21208
USA
Information
Type Public high school
Opened 1964
School district Baltimore County Public Schools
Principal Edmund Mitzel
Vice principal Ali Burke
Joy O'Brien
Kevin Whatley[1]
Grades 9-12
Hours in school day 6½
Campus Suburban
School colour(s)

Purple and White

         
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.

About the school

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 900 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. The school is currently undergoing an extensive renovation.

In 2005, Pikesville High was named as one of the top 100 America's best high schools.[2]

Students

The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89%-95% between 1996 and 2007.[3] The current graduation rate of Pikesville High is over 95%. [4] Though the student population has lowered in the past ten years, it did steadily rise from the early 1990s until 2003 when it peaked. Pikesville has a large enrollment of minority students. The racial makeup of the student body is 45.6% African American, 39.0% White, 8.1% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic, and 2.1% two or more races.[5]

Student population[6]
2014 880
2013 892
2012 893
2011 872
2010 912
2009 920
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

Sports

State Champions

State Finalists

""County Champions""

Pikesville's tennis team has won the county championship 41 out of 44 years. The Badminton team has won many county Championships as well.

Extra-curricular activities

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.

Notable alumni

Fictional Alumni

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Pikesville High School Administration". Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. ↑ "The 100 Best High Schools in America". Newsweek. May 16, 2005.
  3. ↑ Maryland Report Card
  4. ↑ Maryland Report Card
  5. ↑ Maryland Report Card
  6. ↑ Maryland State Department of Education
  7. ↑ MPSSAA Golf
  8. ↑ MPSSAA Lacrosse
  9. ↑ Miša Aleksić biography at Riblja Čorba official website
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Baltimore County Public School Alumni
  11. ↑ Distinguished Alumni of the Pikesville High School

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