Glenelg High School

Glenelg High School is located in the western portion of Howard County, Maryland, United States. The Howard County public school system, is among the highest-ranked in the nation and often funded significantly higher than competing private and charter schools.

Glenelg High School
Address
14025 Burntwoods Road

Glenelg
,
Maryland
21737

United States
Coordinates39.2752°N 77.0020°W / 39.2752; -77.0020
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened1958
School districtHoward County Public Schools
SuperintendentMichael J. Martirano
PrincipalDavid Burton
Grades9–12
Hours in school day7
CampusRural
Campus size22.78 acres (92,200 m2) [1]
Colour(s)Red and grey (White and black are unofficial colors and not technically school colors.)        
MascotGladiators
NicknameBig Red
Team nameGladiators; girls' teams are known as Lady Glads
RivalRiver Hill High School
Marriotts Ridge High School
NewspaperThe Shield
YearbookThe Palindrome
Feeder schoolsGlenwood Middle School,
Folly Quarter Middle School
WebsiteGlenelg High School website

The school is located just west of Maryland Route 32, south of Interstate 70, and east of Maryland Route 97.

History

As the second high school opened in Howard County (after Howard High School), Glenelg opened its doors in 1958.[2] The school is named for Glenelg, a postal village named after Glenelg Manor, which in turn was named after the town of Glenelg, Scotland.[3]

The 22.79 acres of land for Glenelg was purchased from the Musgroves for in 1955 $9117.40.[4] Glenelg opened as Howard County public schools were converting in a phased-in approach from segregated schools to integrated, one grade per year.[5][6][7] A 1965 cross burning onsite was an indication of the strained race relations of the era.[8]

The building itself has gone through many changes over the years to cope with the growing population of the west side of Howard County, including a new drama/music wing, and most recently with the construction on a new science wing and an addition to the cafeteria.

Academic success

In 2011, Glenelg was ranked as the 743rd school in the nation by Newsweek's Top 1500 Schools list.[9]

Athletics

Glenelg High School has won the following state championships and achievements:

Baseball
  • 1983 - State Champions (first Howard County team to ever win State in baseball)
  • 1993 - State Champions
  • 1995 - State Champions
  • 1998 - State Champions
  • 1999 - State Champions[10]

Basketball

Golf

(added as a sport in 2005)

Soccer
  • 2009 - girls
  • 2008 - girls
  • 2007 - girls [12]
  • 1993 - boys
  • 1997 - boys[13]

Volleyball

Bands and Marching Unit

Glenelg's Marching Unit and Jazz and Symphonic Bands have earned superior ratings in all competitions for 42 years to date. In March 2013, the symphonic band added to its own Howard County record by receiving all superior ratings from all four judges in the District 8 adjudication.[15]

Volunteers from the Symphonic Band regularly fill out Glenelg's Orchestra, Pit Band, and provide accompaniment for the chorus and madrigals during performances. Members of the symphonic band have also appeared at televised It's Academic competitions to show support for Glenelg's team.[16]

The Glenelg Jazz Ensemble has received over 60 awards in the past 15 years.[17]

Extracurricular activities

Glenelg's FIRST Robotics Team 888 came in first in 2002 at the Western Michigan Regional and in 2007 at the Battle of Baltimore.

Students

Glenelg High School has a current student body of just over 1200.

Student population by year[18]
20081,185
20071,180
20061,200
20051,278
20041,180
20031,150
20021,073
20011,021
2000972
1999941
1998901
1997871
19961,097
19951,052
19941,037
19931,007

Notable alumni
  • Glenelg High School
  • Glenelg High School
  • Glenelg High School
  • Glenelg High School
  • 2014 football team

Controversy

On May 24, 2018, Glenelg High School property was defaced with racially-charged hate speech.[19] The perpetrators spray-painted school property with swastikas and other racially-charged epithets.

References and notes
  1. "MD Property Database". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. "Loading..." www.glenelghigh.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. Henry Gannett (1906). A Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware, Volume 2. p. 36.
  4. Alice Cornelison; Silas E. Craft Sr.; Lillie Price. History of Blacks In Howard County. p. 126.
  5. Janet P. Kusterer; Victoria Goeller. Remembering Ellicott City: Tales from the Patapsco River Valley.
  6. "Howard County School Board Apologizes for Earlier Segregation". The Baltimore Sun. 15 November 2012.
  7. Howard County Historical Society. Howard County. p. 68.
  8. "flashbacks". The Baltimore Sun. 17 October 1990.
  9. "Newsweek". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "MPSSAA Baseball" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "MPSSAA Girls' Basketball" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "MPSSAA Girls' Soccer" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "MPSSAA Boys' Soccer" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. "MPSSAA Volleyball" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. "Glenelg High School Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  16. Glenelg Marching Unit website.
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. Maryland State Department of Education
  19. Khan, Saliqa A. (2018-05-24). "Howard County's top educator calls graffiti found outside school 'hate crime'". WBAL. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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