Glenelg High School

Glenelg High School is a public high school in Glenelg, Maryland, United States. Glenelg HS is located in the western portion of Howard County, Maryland and is part of the Howard County public schools system, which is among the highest-ranked in the nation.

Glenelg High School
Image of board located outside of 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
PrincipalShawn Hastings-Hauf
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 continuously-operated high school 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 $9,117.40.[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.

Students

Glenelg student body enrollment through the years has fluctuated due to many factors, including new housing construction and redistricting.

Enrollment
199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820142015201620172018201920202021
1,0071,0371,0521,0978719019419721,0211,0731,1501,1801,2781,2001,1801,1851,274[9] 1,261[10]1,248[11] 1,205[12]1,173[13] 1,198[14]1,197[15] 1,263[16]

Academics

In 2021, Glenelg was ranked as the 400th best high school in the nation, 9th best in Maryland, and 2nd best in Howard County, by US News and World Report.[17]

Athletics

Glenelg has won the following state championships:

Baseball

First Howard County team to ever win State in baseball

  • 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999[18]

Basketball
  • Girls: 1999, 2001, 2016[19]

Field Hockey

Cross Country
  • Boys: 1983, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007[22]
  • Girls: 1990, 2003[23]

Golf

Added as a sport in 2005

Ice Hockey
  • 2010

Indoor Track
  • Boys: 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005[25]
  • Girls: 1993, 1999[26]

Lacrosse
  • Boys: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2019[27]
  • Girls: 2005, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018[28]

Soccer
  • Boys: 1992, 1997[29]
  • Girls: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008,[30] 2021[31]

Track and Field
  • Girls: 1993, 2002[32]

Volleyball

Wrestling

Bands and Marching Unit

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.[36]

Volunteers from the Symphonic Band regularly fill out Glenelg's Orchestra, Pit Band, and provide accompaniment for the choir 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.[37]

The Glenelg Jazz Ensemble has received over 2 awards in the past 15 years.[38]

Extracurricular activities

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

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.[39] 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. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official_enroll_093013.pdf
  10. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2014.pdf
  11. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2015.pdf
  12. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2016.pdf
  13. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2017.pdf
  14. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2018.pdf
  15. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2019-september-27.pdf
  16. https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/official-enrollment-report-2020-september-30.pdf
  17. "Glenelg High in Glenelg, MD | Best High Schools | US News". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
  18. "MPSSAA Baseball" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. "MPSSAA Winter Record Books - Page 7".
  20. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 29".
  21. "Led by sophomore class, Glenelg wins 2A field hockey title and is already eyeing more - The Washington Post".
  22. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 13".
  23. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 3".
  24. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 43".
  25. "MPSSAA Winter Record Books - Page 39".
  26. "MPSSAA Winter Record Books".
  27. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book".
  28. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book".
  29. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book".
  30. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book".
  31. "Glenelg girls' soccer, with all its pieces in place, wins Maryland 2A title game - The Washington Post".
  32. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book".
  33. http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/volleyball/state%20champs%20after%202007.pdf
  34. "Glenelg and its super sophomore dominate Century for Md. 2A volleyball title - The Washington Post".
  35. "MPSSAA Winter Record Books".
  36. "Glenelg High School Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  37. Glenelg Marching Unit website.
  38. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  39. 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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