Pikesville High School
| Pikesville High School | |
|---|---|
high school | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Darryl Williams |
| Principal | Eric Eiswert |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Hours in school day | 6½ |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Purple and white |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Newspaper | Pipeline |
| Yearbook | Pinnacle |
| Website | pikesvillehs |
Pikesville High School (PHS) is a four-year public
History
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 countywide grade realignment.[citation needed]
The school 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.[citation needed]
On July 8, 2023, 45-year-old Lakisha Wheeler was fatally shot in the Pikesville High parking lot and was pronounced dead on arrival.[1]
In April 2024, athletic director Dazhon Darien was arrested for using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments. Darien faces charges that include theft, disrupting school activities, stalking and retaliating against a witness.[2]
Academics
Pikesville High school received a 59.4 out of a possible 90 points (65%) on the 2018–2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 4 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 63rd percentile among all Maryland schools.[3]
Students
The 2021–2022 enrollment at Pikesville High School was 885 students.[4] Previous student count peaked in 2003 at 1,159.[5]
The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89–95% between 1996 and 2007.[6] The current graduation rate of Pikesville High is over 95%.[7] Pikesville has a large enrollment of minority students. The racial makeup of the student body is 50.3% Black, 30.6% White, 4.8% Asian, 9.9% Hispanic, and 4.4% two or more races.[8]
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.
Athletics
State championships
Golf
- 1A/2A 2000, 2001[9]
Boys Soccer
- 1A 2016[9]
Girls Basketball
- 1A 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024[10]
Girls Indoor Track
- 1A 2014[10]
Boys Indoor Track
- 1A 2013[10]
Baseball
- Class B 1986[11]
Boys Lacrosse
Softball
- Eugene Robertson Sportsmanship Award 2017[11]
Boys Track and Field
- 1A 2014[11]
Notable alumni
- Miša Aleksić - bass guitarist for Riblja Čorba[12]
- LabCorp, Emeritus Professor University of North Carolina
- Elise Burgin - professional tennis player
- Gary Gensler - named CFO of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign 2015; served in the United States Department of the Treasury as assistant secretary for financial institutions from 1997 to 1999
- Karen Hesse - author
- Shelly L. Hettleman - member of the Maryland Senate
- Hellin Kay - filmmaker and photographer
- Jeffrey Kluger - author of Lost Moon: the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, the basis of the movie Apollo 13[13]
- Queer as Folk
- Ken Mehlman - former chairman of the Republican National Committee (2005 to 2007)[14]
- Jeff Pinkner - television writer and producer known for his work on Alias and Lost
- Marc E. Platt - producer of Legally Blonde.[13]
- Mike Sager - best-selling author
- Jesse Schwartzman - professional lacrosse player
- U.S. State Department
- Bert Vogelstein - oncologist at The Johns Hopkins Medical School and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center[13]
- Ellis Weiner - author
- Bobby Zirkin - former Maryland State Senator
- Fictional Alumni
- John Munch - detective on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
See also
References and notes
- ^ "Woman found dead outside of Pikesville High School sparks homicide investigation - CBS Baltimore". CBS News. 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Teacher arrested, accused of using AI to falsely paint boss as racist and antisemitic". NBC News. April 25, 2024. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024.
- ^ Pikesville High 2018-2019 Report Card
- ^ Search for Public Schools
- ^ "Maryland State Department of Education". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Pikesville High".
- ^ a b "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).
- ^ Miša Aleksić biography at Riblja Čorba official website
- ^ a b c "Baltimore County Public School Alumni". Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ Distinguished Alumni of the Pikesville High School[permanent dead link]
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