Broadneck High School

Broadneck High School
Address
1265 Green Holly Drive
Annapolis, Maryland 21409
United States
Coordinates 39°2′21″N 76°27′12″W / 39.03917°N 76.45333°W / 39.03917; -76.45333Coordinates: 39°2′21″N 76°27′12″W / 39.03917°N 76.45333°W / 39.03917; -76.45333
Information
Type Public, Coeducational
Motto Bold, Responsible, United, Inovated, Never Gives Up (B.R.U.I.N)
Established 1982
School district Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Principal Jim Todd
Teaching staff 113.76 (FTE)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2182 (2012-2013)
Student to teacher ratio 19.18
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Maroon, Grey, and White
            
Nickname Bruins
Rival Severna Park High School
Newspaper Tribruin
Yearbook Kaleidoscope
Website www.broadneck.org
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Broadneck High School is a school in the United States, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland on Green Holly Drive, on the border between Arnold and Cape St. Claire, suburbs of Annapolis.[2] The Bruin is the school's mascot. Broadneck is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system and known for the breadth of its Advanced Placement program, among its higher level courses such as Linear Algebra. It has been the test school for courses such as Calculus III and offers options to take classes at the nearby Anne Arundel Community College and CAT-South schools. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the nearby Severna Park High School Falcons. The current BHS feeder middle schools are Severn River Middle School and Magothy River Middle School. Broadneck has a good reputation throughout Maryland and Anne Arundel County. In 2013, Newsweek ranked Broadneck as one of the top 20 high schools in Maryland, and top 1,000 in the country. Broadneck also received the highest rank by Newsweek out of all the Anne Arundel County Public High Schools in 2013.[3]

History

In the 1970s, nearby Severna Park High School was beginning to become overcrowded and was the only high school that served students on the Broadneck Peninsula at the time. In an attempt to solve overcrowding at Severna Park, Anne Arundel County Public Schools built Broadneck High School, which opened in January, 1982 for students in grades 10-12, and had a total of 310 students. The first principal was Lawrence E. Knight. The school chose its mascot as the Bruins and its colors as maroon, grey, and white, and the football stadium was named in honor of principal Lawrence E. Knight. In 1987, Broadneck began to experience overcrowding, and as a result, portable classrooms were added to the side of the school. An auditorium was also added to the school, a gravel pit was added near the softball fields to build more room for student parking, and Broadneck Athletics were added to the Anne Arundel County league. A fire also occurred in the English Department, resulting in the hospitalization of a teacher. Broadneck also became a smoke free school in 1987. In 1996, a large construction/expansion project began on the school building to allow room to add 9th graders to the school and in 1998 the project was finished and Broadneck opened its doors to its first freshman class. In 2010, a two-story wing was added to the building.[4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2182 students enrolled for the school year 2012-2013 was as follows:[1]

  • Male - 51.3%
  • Female - 48.7%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
  • Asian/Pacific islander - 3.1%
  • Black - 7.0%
  • Hispanic - 6.1%
  • White - 79.5%
  • Multiracial - 3.8%

Academics

Newsweek Ratings

Newsweek annually rates American high schools based on the ratio of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students in the school to the number of graduating seniors that year.[5] In 2008, Broadneck was ranked 216th,[6] and from 2005-2007, 184th,[7] 197th,[8] and 338th,[9] respectively.

Advanced Placement

Broadneck is an Advanced Placement Certified school.[10] Broadneck was also named an Anne Arundel County Public Schools Advanced Placement Distinguished High School in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Athletics

Broadneck High School's athletics teams are the Bruins and Lady Bruins and their colors are maroon and grey. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the Severna Park High School "Falcons" and the South River High School "Seahawks". The school has won numerous state and local championships.

Music

Performance groups include Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and Big Band, a Percussion Ensemble, the String Orchestra, a full Mixed chorus, Male chorus, Women's chorus and an audition-only Vocal Ensemble. Other classes include differing levels of Piano and Guitar, Music History, Electronic Music, and Honors & AP Music Theory.

Marching Band

The marching band is known as the "Marching Bruins". The band is made up of roughly 115 members.

In years past, the Marching Bruins have been consistent in winning the Maryland state USBands championship in the 5A division. In the year 2015, performing the show "Shadows", the band came in 2nd place for the USBands National Championship in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Although coming close to winning the National Championship on many occasions, the band has yet to win a national championship.

In 2018, the Marching Bruins are performing "Just Another Brick" by Carol Brittin Chambers. The show is inspired by various pieces by Dimitri Shostakovich, as well as "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd.

Performing and Visual Arts (PVA)

The PVA magnet program is a program that is split between Annapolis High School and Broadneck. At Broadneck, the program features "prime arts", featuring:

  • String Orchestra
  • Vocal
  • Guitar
  • Piano
  • Band

The program requires an audition to qualify. If one qualifies for PVA, they will go to Broadneck High School instead of their local Anne Arundel County school.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Broadneck High". ed.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ BHS Real Estate Information - Yahoo
  3. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html
  4. ↑ "25 year reuinon program" (PDF). July 27, 2013: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070211211625/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12535985/site/newsweek/. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ America's Top Public High Schools 2008 - Newsweek and The Daily Beast
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070625170828/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1043&Search=&start=100&limit=100&year=2005&. Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  10. ↑ "Anne Arundel". aacps.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Brooks Bernard". University of Maryland. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Men's 1500m".
  13. ↑ "Farrah Hall". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012.
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