Pikesville High School
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Pikesville High School 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.
, 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.
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.
State Finalists
""County Champions""
Pikesville's tennis team has won the county championship 41 out of 44 years.
, 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.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore County Public Schools is the school district in charge of all public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The nation's 25th largest school system as of 2005, it is managed by the Board of Education, headquartered in Towson. The Superintendent is Dr. Joe A...
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 PikesvillePikesville, Maryland
Pikesville is a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Pikesville is just northwest of the Baltimore city limits. It is the northwestern suburb closest to Baltimore.The population was 29,123 at the 2000 census...
, 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
Towson High School
Towson High School is a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, founded in 1873. The school's current stone structure was built in 1949. Located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson and serving the surrounding communities of Towson, Lutherville, and Ruxton, it is part of the Baltimore...
, Dulaney High School
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...
, Owings Mills High School
Owings Mills High School
Owings Mills High School 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.-About the School:...
, New Town High School
New Town High School (Maryland)
New Town High School is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the northwest side of the county west of I-795 in Owings Mills, MD.-About the School:...
, Randallstown High School
Randallstown High School
Randallstown High School is a public high school located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It serves students in the Randallstown, Woodlawn, and Owings Mills areas. It is a part of Baltimore County Public Schools...
, Milford Mill High School, and Woodlawn High School
Woodlawn High School (Baltimore)
Woodlawn High School is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. A high school was built in Woodlawn in 1922, but housed only 9th through 12th grade. The first 4-year high school was built in 1941. In 1948, a new school was constructed, and in 1958, another...
.
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.
Students
The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89%-95% between 1996 and 2007.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 |
Sports
State Champions- 1986 - Baseball, Class B
- 2000 - Golf, Class 2A-1A
- 2001 - Golf, Class 2A-1A
- 2001 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
- 2004 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
- 2009 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
State Finalists
- 2006 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 1A2A
- 2007 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 1A2A
- 2009 - Softball, Class 2A-1A
""County Champions""
- 2009- Football, Class 2A-1A
Pikesville's tennis team has won the county championship 41 out of 44 years.
Extra-curricular activities
Pikesville boasts many clubs and teams, including Spanish club, Jewish Culture Club, Christian Club, Italian, Interact, Key Club, Young Democrats and Republicans, National Honor Society, and Science Club. Many of the teams include Model UNModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
, Model OAS
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, It's Academic
It's Academic
It's Academic is a televised academic quiz competition for high school students, currently airing on two NBC affiliates in Washington, D.C. and Central Virginia and one CBS affiliate Baltimore, Maryland . The show has been on the air since October 7, 1961, making it the longest...
, Mock Trial, and Model Congress.
In recent years, the It's Academic team went far into the competition.
Notable alumni
- Hal Abramson - promoter Stompin 76, Ringling Bros. Circus, Ice Follies. Author of How To Promote Concerts & Music Festivals.
- Miša AleksićMiša AleksicMiroslav "Miša" Aleksić is a Serbian musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
- Riblja ČorbaRiblja CorbaRiblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
bass guitarist. - Elise BurginElise BurginElise Burgin was an American tennis player. Her highest ranking was # 22.-Tennis career:Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University...
- professional tennis player - David Felinton - Mayor of Huntington, West VirginiaHuntington, West VirginiaHuntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...
(2001 to 2009). - Karen HesseKaren HesseKaren Hesse is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings.-Life:...
- author. - Jeffrey KlugerJeffrey KlugerJeffrey Kluger is a senior writer at TIME Magazine, and author of several books on science topics including Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio; Simplexity; Journey Beyond Selene; and Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13...
- author of Lost Moon: the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, the basis of the movie Apollo 13Apollo 13 (film)Apollo 13 is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr...
. - Daniel LipmanDaniel LipmanDaniel Lipman is a writer and producer from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. His best known work to date is writing for and producing the hit American television shows Queer as Folk and Sisters.-Writer:* Leap Years...
- Emmy Award winning television writer of An Early FrostAn Early FrostAn Early Frost was a 1985 TV movie, and the first major film to deal with the topic of HIV/AIDS. It was first broadcast on the NBC television network on November 11, 1985...
and Queer as Folk. - Ken MehlmanKen MehlmanKenneth Brian Mehlman is an American businessman, attorney, and political figure who served as the campaign manager for the 2004 re-election campaign of George W. Bush and Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, President Bush appointed Mehlman to the U.S...
- former chairman of the Republican National CommitteeRepublican National CommitteeThe Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
(2005 to 2007). - Marc E. PlattMarc E. PlattMarc E. Platt , also credited as Marc Platt, is an American film, television and theatre producer.-Life and career:Platt was raised in Pikesville, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He was an avid member of the Penn Glee Club during his time at the university...
- producer of Legally BlondeLegally BlondeLegally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt...
. - Mike SagerMike SagerMike Sager is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He has been called "the Beat poet of American journalism, that rare reporter who can make literature out of shabby reality." For more than a dozen years he has been a Writer-at-Large for Esquire...
, - best-selling author. - Dave Sandler, traffic reporter for WBALWBAL (AM)WBAL is a news-talk radio station located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. WBAL broadcasts on a clear channel frequency with 50 kilowatts of power. Owned by the Hearst Corporation, WBAL's tri-mast transmitters are located in Randallstown, Maryland...
and 98 RockWIYYWIYY is a radio station in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, owned by the Hearst Corporation. WIYY broadcasts an Mainstream Rock format that mixes music popular in the modern rock, heavy metal and classic rock genres... - Bert VogelsteinBert VogelsteinBert Vogelstein is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at The Johns Hopkins University. He clarified the role of the gene p53, which repairs DNA in dividing cells and destroys the cell if its DNA cannot be repaired. Damaged p53 is responsible for half of all cancers...
, M.D. - oncologist who has been nominated for Nobel Prize in medicine. - Larry Wachs - radio host.
- Ellis WeinerEllis WeinerEllis Weiner is an author and humorist who has previously worked as an editor of National Lampoon and a columnist for Spy Magazine. His humor has also appeared in The New Yorker, Paris Review, and the New York Times Magazine....
- author and humorist for National LampoonHarvard LampoonThe Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Overview:Published since 1876, The Harvard Lampoon is the world's longest continually published humor magazine. It is also the second longest-running English-language humor...
and Spy Magazine. - Bobby ZirkinRobert ZirkinRobert A. "Bobby" Zirkin is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 1st term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 11 in Baltimore County....
, Maryland State Senator.
Fictional Alumni
- John MunchJohn MunchSergeant John Munch is a fictional character played by actor Richard Belzer. Munch first appeared on Homicide: Life on the Street. Upon that series' cancellation, the character was transplanted to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the first spin-off of the Law & Order franchise...
- detective on Homicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
Jamie Zimlin- Bassist for rock bands Buckcherry, Bang Tango, Junyard, The Blessings, and Smack.
See also
- List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland
External links
- Pikesville High School website http://pikesvillehs.bcps.org/index.htm