Dulaney High School

Dulaney High School is a secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school serves a generally 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 Newsweek magazine's 2010 survey of top public high schools in the U.S. It is situated on 45 acres (180,000 m2) adjacent to Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Their main rival is Towson High School.

Dulaney High School
Address
255 East Padonia Road

Timonium
,
Maryland
21093

United States
Coordinates39°27′39″N 76°36′47″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened1965
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools
SuperintendentDarryl L. Williams
PrincipalSamuel Wynkoop
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, Black, and White
   
NicknameLions
PublicationSequel
NewspaperThe Griffin
YearbookThe Heritage
Feeder schoolsRidgely and Cockeysville middle schools
Websitedulaneyhs.bcps.org

The school's Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

History

Built in the early 1960s, the school graduated its first senior class in 1965. As of 2015, Dulaney had reported a total enrollment of 1,851 students.[1] The school is accredited by the state of Maryland and is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. There were 186 faculty members in the 2015–2016 school year.[2]

Various proposals to renovate or replace the school building were made in 2016 and 2017. County officials budgeted $40 million in 2017 to renovate and air condition the facility, but the plan was rejected when parents contended that an entirely new school should instead be considered.[3] In response, the then-County Executive proposed that the fiscal year 2019 budget include planning for a new high school to ease overcrowding at Dulaney and other area high schools.[3] Funding was not forthcoming, however, and the Baltimore County Board of Education renewed its capital budget request for Fiscal Years 2020 and again for 2021. Included in the overall $216 million sought would be replacement buildings for Dulaney and Towson High School.[4]

Academics

Advanced Placement

In Baltimore County, Dulaney offers the highest number of Advanced Placement courses.[5] In Spring 2005, 438 Dulaney students took 975 Advanced placement exams. Of this number, 85% scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the exams (on a scale of 1 to 5). In the 2004–2005 school year, 67% of seniors and 42% of juniors were enrolled in at least one AP course. Also in 2004–2005, 172 students received AP Scholar designation: 61 AP Scholars; 27 AP Scholars with Honors; 68 AP Scholars with Distinction; and 16 National AP Scholars.

Activities

Dulaney hosts more than 70 different clubs and organizations for its students.[5] Among the clubs are: Peer Tutors, Science News Club, Girl Up, K-Pop Dance Club, Dance Team, Dulanians, Key Club, Sports Teams, and the National Honor Society. The Peer Tutors help students who have trouble in a wide array of subjects, usually for service hours or National Honor Society points. The Dulanians help adjust incoming 9th graders to the school, and show them the way at orientations, and other events. The Key Club is a service-oriented club that meets weekly, and hosts many service opportunities during the year. Dulaney also offers a theatrical program, which performs yearly plays as well as musicals. Dulaney also has a Vex Robotics team; it used to have a FIRST Robotics team, until the mentor stepped down in 2011. One of the largest and most prestigious organizations at Dulaney is the Lion's Roar Marching Band. The band marched in the 2011 and 2015 London New Year's Day Parades[6][7] and has also marched several parades down Main Street, USA in the Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida and performed in the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl Halftime Show.[8]

Athletics

The Dulaney High School Lions have won the following Maryland State Championships:

  • 1968 - Boys Cross Country[9]
  • 1969 - Boys Track & Field[10]
  • 1976 - Boys Lacrosse
  • 1979 - Boys Cross Country
  • 1980 - Boys Cross Country
  • 1980 - Boys Lacrosse
  • 1981 - Boys Cross Country
  • 1981 - Girls Cross Country[11]
  • 1982 - Girls Cross Country
  • 1983 - Boys Lacrosse
  • 1983 - Boys Cross Country
  • 1988 - Girls Basketball,[12]
  • 1990 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A[13]
  • 1991 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 1993 - Girls Soccer, Class 4A-3A[14]
  • 1994 - Girls Cross Country, 4A
  • 1995 - Girls Cross Country, 4A
  • 1996 - Girls Cross Country, 4A
  • 1997 - Girls Cross Country, 4A
  • 1999 - Volleyball, Class 4A[15]
  • 2000 - Boys Soccer, 4A
  • 2000 - Volleyball, Class 4A
  • 2000 - Golf, Class 4A-3A[16]
  • 2000 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2001 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2001 - Girls Cross Country, 3A
  • 2002 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2003 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2005 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2005 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A[17]
  • 2006 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2008 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 4A-3A
  • 2013 - Girls Volleyball, Class 4A-3A

Awards and rankings

Dulaney was awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1995.[18] In 2010, Dulaney was named #259 on Newsweek magazine's "1,200 Top U.S. high schools" annual national survey.[19]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Dulaney High - School Profile" (PDF). Dulaney High School. Baltimore County Public Schools. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. "Staff Directory - Dulaney High". dulaneyhs.bcps.org. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  3. Solomon, Libby (October 4, 2017). "Franchot will address aging county high schools". Towson Times (edition of the Baltimore Sun). p. 10.
  4. Boteler, Cody (August 14, 2019). "County requests state money for Towson, Dulaney high schools". Towson Times. p. 10.
  5. "Dulaney High School Fact Sheet" Retrieved November 2, 2007. Archived October 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Dulaney Band Gets Set to Play in London". 24 Dec. 2010. Accessed 14 June 2013.
  7. "Dulaney High bands invited to perform in London". 23 Sept. 2013. Accessed 29 September 2013.
  8. "Dulaney's Lion's Roar Marching Band performs at Sugar Bowl". 23 Jan. 2013. Accessed 29 September 2013.
  9. MPSSAA Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  10. MPSSAA Track & Field Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  11. MPSSAA Girls Cross Country
  12. MPSSAA Girls Basketball Archived August 7, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  13. MPSSAA Lacrosse
  14. MPSSAA Girls Soccer Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  15. MPSSAA Volleyball Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  16. MPSSAA Golf
  17. MPSSAA Girls Lacrosse Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  18. "Blue Ribbon Schools in Baltimore County". Baltimore County Public Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  19. Archived June 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  20. Glauber, Bill (1992-07-12). "Baltimore's 'other' swimming star toils in Nall's record-sized shadow". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
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