Pikesville High School

Pikesville High School (PHS) 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 9-11 and was renamed in the mid-1980s as part of a county-wide grade realignment. The classes currently span on 80 minute periods with an A and B day schedule. The school has recently received a $40 million renovation, including a math wing and science wing that replaced a single hallway of rooms and adjacent courtyard. The other courtyard was filled with more learning spaces. The cafeteria was expanded along with asbestos removal.

Pikesville High School
Address
7621 Labyrinth Road

Pikesville
,
Maryland
21208

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened1964
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools
SuperintendentDarryl Williams
PrincipalSandra Reid
Grades9-12
Hours in school day6½
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Purple and white    
MascotPanthers
NewspaperPipeline
YearbookPinnacle
Websitepikesvillehs.bcps.org

The school is located in the community of Pikesville, 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.

In 2005, Pikesville High was named as one of the top 100 America's best high schools.[1]

Students

The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89–95% between 1996 and 2007.[2] The current graduation rate of Pikesville High is over 95%.[3] Pikesville has a large enrollment of minority students. The racial makeup of the student body is 45.6% African American, 39.0% White, 8.1% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic, and 2.1% two or more races.[4]

Student population[5]
2014880
2013892
2012893
2011872
2010912
2009920
2008965
20071,023
20061,064
20051,066
20041,104
20031,159
20021,069
20011,054
20001,001
1999970
1998971
1997940
1996956
1995989
1994979
1993948

Sports

State Champions

  • 1986 - Baseball, Class B
  • 2000 - Golf, Class 2A-1A[6]
  • 2001 - Golf, Class 2A-1A
  • 2001 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A [7]
  • 2004 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
  • 2009 - Boys Lacrosse, Class 2A-1A
  • 2013 - Boys Indoor Track, Class 1A
  • 2014 - Girls Indoor Track, Class 1A
  • 2014 - Boys Outdoor Track & Field, Class 1A
  • 2016 - Boys Soccer, Class 1A

State Finalists

  • 2002 - Boys Outdoor Track & Field, Class 2A
  • 2006 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 1A2A
  • 2007 - Girls Lacrosse, Class 1A2A
  • 2009 - Softball, Class 2A-1A
  • 2013 - Boys Soccer, Class 1A
  • 2014 - Boys Indoor Track, Class 1A

County Champions

  • 2009- Football, Class 2A-1A

Pikesville's tennis team has won the county championship 41 out of 44 years. The Badminton team has won many county Championships as well.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and teams at the school include Spanish club, Jewish Culture Club, Christian Club, Interact, Key Club, Young Democrats and Republicans, National Honor Society, and Science Club. Many of the teams include Model UN, Model OAS, It's Academic, Mock Trial, and Model Congress.

Notable alumni
Fictional Alumni

See also

References and notes
  1. "The 100 Best High Schools in America". Newsweek. May 16, 2005.
  2. Maryland Report Card
  3. Maryland Report Card
  4. Maryland Report Card
  5. Maryland State Department of Education
  6. MPSSAA Golf Archived 2005-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. MPSSAA Lacrosse Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Miša Aleksić biography at Riblja Čorba official website
  9. "Baltimore County Public School Alumni". Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  10. Distinguished Alumni of the Pikesville High School

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