Broadneck High School

Broadneck High School is a school in the United States, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland on Green Holly Drive, on the border between Arnold and Cape St. Claire, suburbs of Annapolis.[3] The Bruin is the school's mascot. Broadneck is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system and known for the breadth of its Advanced Placement program, among its higher-level courses such as Linear Algebra. It has been the test school for courses such as Calculus III and offers options to take classes at the nearby Anne Arundel Community College and CAT-South schools. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the nearby Severna Park High School Falcons. The current BHS feeder middle schools are Severn River Middle School and Magothy River Middle School. Broadneck consistently ranks among the top high schools in Maryland and the nation. In 2018, Newsweek ranked Broadneck as one of the top 20 high schools in Maryland and top 1,000 in the country. In 2013, Broadneck received the highest rank by Newsweek out of all public High Schools in Anne Arundel County.[4] Further, Broadneck High School also ranked among the top 300 high schools in the country by the Washington Post and among the top 10 high schools in Maryland [5]

Broadneck High School
Address
1265 Green Holly Drive

Annapolis
,
Maryland
21409

United States
Coordinates39°2′21″N 76°27′12″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational
MottoBold, Ready, United, Innovative, Never Gives Up (B.R.U.I.N.)[1]
Established1982
School districtAnne Arundel County Public Schools
PrincipalRachel Kennelly
Teaching staff108.47 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,048 (2018–2019)
Student to teacher ratio18.1
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Maroon, Grey, and White
   
NicknameBruins
RivalSeverna Park High School
NewspaperTribruin
YearbookKaleidoscope
Websitewww.broadneck.org
[2]

History

In the 1970s, nearby Severna Park High School was beginning to become overcrowded and was the only high school that served students on the Broadneck Peninsula at the time. In an attempt to solve overcrowding at Severna Park, Anne Arundel County Public Schools built Broadneck High School, which opened in January, 1982 for students in grades 10–12, and had a total of 310 students. The first principal was Lawrence E. Knight.[6] The school chose its mascot as the Bruins and its colors as maroon, grey, and white, and the football stadium was named in honor of principal Lawrence E. Knight. In 1987, Broadneck began to experience overcrowding, and as a result, portable classrooms were added to the side of the school. An auditorium was also added to the school, a gravel pit was added near the softball fields to build more room for student parking, and Broadneck Athletics were added to the Anne Arundel County league. A fire also occurred in the English Department, resulting in the hospitalization of a teacher. Broadneck also became a smoke free school in 1987. In 1996, a large construction/expansion project began on the school building to allow room to add 9th graders to the school and in 1998 the project was finished and Broadneck opened its doors to its first freshman class. 2010 saw the addition of a two-story wing extension to the building.[7] In 2017 the school unveiled a newly renovated athletics field house. It was named in honor of the school's first athletic director Tim McMullen.[8]

Students

Broadneck High School's attendance area includes all of the neighborhoods in Annapolis’ 21409 zip-code and most of the neighborhoods in the CDP of Arnold. Children residing in Arnold who live west of Governor Ritchie Highway and north of Joyce Lane attend Severna Park High School. The Broadneck cluster's high school boundaries have remained unchanged since the late 1980s when Belvedere Elementary School was constructed and the neighborhoods of Belvedere Heights and Mago Vista in Arnold were moved from the Severna Park High School feeder system to the Broadneck High School feeder system. The addition of these neighborhoods to the Broadneck feeder system prompted major additions and renovations to Broadneck, including the main entrance and administrative sections, as well as D-wing. These projects completed in 1997. There have been attempts in recent years to change elementary school boundaries in the Broadneck cluster to alleviate overcrowding.

Broadneck's Performing Visual Arts (PVA) magnet program is open to all students residing within Anne Arundel County. Those accepted to the program who live outside of Broadneck's attendance area become Broadneck High School students and receive bus transportation to and from school. Thus, Broadneck has students from all the high school clusters in Anne Arundel County.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,048 students enrolled for the school year 2017–2018 was as follows:[9]

  • Male – 50.0%
  • Female – 50.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan – 0.3%
  • Asian/Pacific islander – 3.0%
  • Black – 8.0%
  • Hispanic – 7.0%
  • White – 76.0%
  • Multiracial – 4.0%

Academics

Advanced Placement

Broadneck is an Advanced Placement Certified school.[10] Broadneck was also named an Anne Arundel County Public Schools Advanced Placement Distinguished High School in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Athletics

Broadneck High School's athletics teams are the Bruins and Lady Bruins and their colors are maroon and grey. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the Severna Park High School "Falcons" and the South River High School "Seahawks". The school has won numerous state championships.

  • Girls Cross Country 2002,2003
  • Boys Cross Country 1984,2004,2005
  • Field Hockey 1986,2002
  • Girls Soccer 2015,2017
  • Volleyball 2001,2002,2004,2007,2008,2009
  • Girls Basketball 1989,1990
  • Boys Swimming and Diving 2008,2009
  • Wrestling 1988 (BWKA)
  • Baseball 1983,1995
  • Girls Lacrosse 2002,2003,2013
  • Boys Lacrosse 1992,1993,1996,1997
  • Softball 2009,2010

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Broadneck High". ed.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. "Broadneck Senior High School Information". July 26, 2011. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
  4. "2013 America's Best High Schools - Newsweek". Newsweek. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019 – via web.archive.org.
  5. "Newsweek Rates Broadneck Top High School in County". Broadneck, MD Patch. May 8, 2013.
  6. Bowers, Carol L. "Lawrence E. Knight, first principal of Broadneck High, dies at 67". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  7. "25 year reuinon program" (PDF). July 27, 2013: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 7 January 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Peters, James. "Broadneck dedicates renovated field house". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  9. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Broadneck High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  10. "Anne Arundel". aacps.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  11. "Brooks Bernard". University of Maryland. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  12. "Men's 1500m". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  13. "Farrah Hall". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012.
  14. Persons, Brianna. "Our Marylanders Now: Fashion Designer Christian Siriano". Our Community Now. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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