W. E. B. Du Bois High School
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W. E. B. Du Bois High School is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Curriculum

W. E. B. Du Bois High School serves students in Baltimore City, grades 9 through 12. It has two Career and Technology Pathways of Agricultural Science and Project Lead the Way (PTLW).

Extra curricular

In 2007, 5 students from Du Bois were selected to participate in the Baltimore Conservation Works program, a program employing local students in summer jobs related to conservation.

Students at Du Bois have also excelled in regional robotics competitions on the east coast. The Du Bois squad won the Rookie Inspiration Award at a competition in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...

 in March 2006 and was invited to demonstrate in Chicago, Illinois summer 2006, in front of the National Technical Association. 2 squad members were offered paid internships at NASA
NASA
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History

Du Bois was formed along with Reginald Lewis and Samuel Banks high schools, following the breakup of Northern high school by the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners. The strategy was to make high schools smaller to help increase the student teacher ratio, increase parental involvement and improve student safety.

Athletics

The 2008 Panthers Football team for Du Bois won its first playoff game in school history aganist rival Reginald F. Lewis, 9-7. The team then lost to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, 46-0, in the second round of the state playoffs, ending their season.

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