Brandywine High School

Brandywine High School
Address
1400 Foulk Road
Wilmington, Delaware
U.S.
Information
Type Public
Established 1958
School district Brandywine
Principal Keith Rolphe
Teaching staff 76 [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,157
Color(s) Blue and white          
Mascot Bulldog
Newspaper The Brandywine Line
Yearbook Azurean
Website www.brandywineschools.org/brandywine

Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located in Wilmington, Delaware. There were 1,157 students enrolled in the fall for the 2008–2009 school year.[2]

Academics

Brandywine offers 22 Advanced Placement courses, and 22 Honors level courses.[3]

Brandywine High School changed to block scheduling at the beginning of the 2014–15 school year. This allows students to be able to earn eight credits each year instead of the seven previously possible.

Recognitions

In 2008, Brandywine ranked No. 711 in Newsweek's top 1300 high schools, which uses a ratio of the number of AP, IB and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors.[4]

The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982–1983 school year.[5]

Athletics

Brandywine is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). The Bulldogs compete in Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference with a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:

Fall

  • Cross-country
  • Field hockey
  • Football
  • Boys' soccer
  • Girls' volleyball
  • Cheerleading

Winter

  • Boys' basketball
  • Girls' basketball
  • Boys' swimming
  • Girls' swimming
  • Wrestling
  • Winter cheerleading
  • Girls' indoor track
  • Boys' indoor track

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Girls' soccer
  • Golf
  • Boys' lacrosse
  • Girls' lacrosse
  • Softball
  • Boys' tennis
  • Girls' tennis
  • Track and field
  • Boys' volleyball

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Brandywine High School - Staff Directory". Brandywine High School. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Brandywine High School - School Profiles". Delaware State Department of Education.
  3. ↑ "Brandywine High School - Academic Overview". Brandywine High School. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
  4. ↑ "America's Top Public High Schools 2008". Newsweek. 2008-05-17.
  5. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 39°48′01″N 75°31′16″W / 39.8002°N 75.5210°W / 39.8002; -75.5210

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