Bullis School

Bullis School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades K-12.[1] The school is located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Bullis School
Address
10601 Falls Road

Potomac
,
Maryland
20854

United States
Information
TypePrivate Preparatory School
Motto"Caring, Challenging, Community"
Established1930
FounderWilliam Bullis
HeadmasterGerald L. Boarman
Teaching staff215.0 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesK-12[1]
Enrollment812[1] (2015-16)
Student to teacher ratio3.8[1]
CampusSuburban, 104 acres (.42 km²)
11 buildings
Color(s)Blue and gold
Athletics conferenceInterstate Athletic Conference (boys)
Independent School League (girls)
NicknameBulldogs
Websitewww.bullis.org

History

Bullis was founded in Washington D.C. in 1930 by Commander William Francis Bullis as a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. The school moved in 1934 to Silver Spring, Maryland and began its four-year college preparatory program. In the 1960s, the school moved to its current location in Potomac, Maryland, and in 1981, became co-educational.[2]

Athletics

Competitive sports are introduced in Middle School. Upper and Middle School students participate in more than 60 interscholastic teams in a variety of sports with other area independent schools.

Upper School students participate in the IAC and ISL leagues. Fall sports include football, cheerleading, boys and girls soccer, girls' tennis, field hockey and cross-country. Winter sports include boys and girls basketball, wrestling, ice hockey and swimming. Spring sports include softball, baseball, boys and girls' lacrosse, boys' tennis, golf, and track and field.

The school mascot is the bulldog, and the school colors are navy blue and gold.

Green energy

As a K–12 school that uses renewable energy, Bullis ranks fourth in the US according to the EPA's Green Power Partnership.[3] The school is powered by wind through the purchase of wind credits and the production of solar energy from 540 photovoltaic solar panels installed in December 2009 on the roof of the school's Blair Center.[4]

Academics

Bullis is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[5]

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "Bullis School: About Bullis". bullis.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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  5. "The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools". Middlestates.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  6. "Bullis's Armas Commits to Maryland Soccer". November 22, 1994. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  7. https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/draft/penn-state-linebacker-cam-brown-at-a-glance
  8. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2016/02/03/2016-national-signing-day-bullis-lb-cameron-brown-signs-with-penn-state/
  9. "John Diehl Obituary". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  10. Hunt, Todderick. "Dwayne Haskins Jr., one of the top quarterbacks in the country, recaps recent Rutgers visit", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 29, 2014. Accessed September 17, 2018. "Dwayne Haskins, the Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) sophomore quarterback, has been one of the hottest recruits throughout the entire country during the spring evaluation period. The 6-3, 185-pounder has multiple ties to the Scarlet Knights program as he grew up in Highland Park, N.J."
  11. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/03/28/bullis-ol-justin-herron-finds-plenty-of-college-football-suitors/
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. Phillips, John, Papa John - An Autobiography, Doubleday & Co. 1986. ISBN 978-0440167839
  14. J. Parker, Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins, 2000
  15. Barr, Josh (February 12, 2010). "Ralph Sampson's son is a standout high school player, but his game is different". Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

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