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.

For the independent day school also in Maryland, see Glenelg Country School.
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. The demographics show mostly white youth.

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 U.S. News & 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, 2021[18]

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

Field Hockey
  • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022[20] 2021[21]

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, 2022[29]
  • Girls: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008,[30] 2021[31]

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

Volleyball

Wrestling

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
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  • 2014 football team
    2014 football team

Controversy

On May 24, 2018, Glenelg High School property was defaced with racially-charged hate speech.[37] 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 May 24, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  2. "Loading..." www.glenelghigh.com. Retrieved November 21, 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. November 15, 2012.
  7. Howard County Historical Society. Howard County. p. 68.
  8. "flashbacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1990.
  9. Enrollment report 2013 hcpss.org
  10. Enrollment report 2014 hcpss.org
  11. Enrollment report 2015 hcpss.org
  12. Enrollment report 2016 hcpss.org
  13. Enrollment report 2017 hcpss.org
  14. Enrollment report 2018 hcpss.org
  15. Enrollment report 2019 hcpss.org
  16. Enrollment report 2020 hcpss.org
  17. "Glenelg High in Glenelg, MD | Best High Schools | US News". Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  18. "MPSSAA Baseball" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 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". 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 Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  27. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  28. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  29. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  30. "MPSSAA Fall Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  31. "Glenelg girls' soccer, with all its pieces in place, wins Maryland 2A title game - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  32. "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  33. MPSSAA Volleyball Championships (Tournament History 1971-2007) mpssaa.org
  34. "Glenelg and its super sophomore dominate Century for Md. 2A volleyball title - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  35. "MPSSAA Winter Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  36. "Glenelg breaks through, wins 2A-1A wrestling state duals title". Baltimore Sun. February 12, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  37. Khan, Saliqa A. (May 24, 2018). "Howard County's top educator calls graffiti found outside school 'hate crime'". WBAL. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
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