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Pikesville High School

Coordinates: 39°22′38″N 76°41′55″W / 39.37722°N 76.69861°W / 39.37722; -76.69861
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Pikesville High School
(2023)
Address
Map
7621 Labyrinth Road

,
21208

United States
Coordinates39°22′38″N 76°41′55″W / 39.37722°N 76.69861°W / 39.37722; -76.69861
Information
School typePublic high school Public
Opened1964
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools
SuperintendentDarryl Williams
PrincipalApril Franklin
Grades9–12
Hours in school day
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Purple and white    
SloganPride. Honor. Success.
MascotPanthers
NicknameThe Ville
Team namePanthers
NewspaperPipeline
YearbookPinnacle
Websitepikesvillehs.bcps.org

Pikesville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools consolidated school district. The school is located in the community of Pikesville, just inside Baltimore County to the northwest of Baltimore City. It is located on the corner of Smith Avenue and Labyrinth Road. The school's district borders Towson High School, Dulaney High School, Owings Mills High School, New Town High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Woodlawn High School.

History

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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

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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

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Sign (2008)

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

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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

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State championships

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Golf

  • 1A/2A 2000, 2001[9]

Boys Soccer

Girls Basketball

  • 1A 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024[10]

Girls Indoor Track

Boys Indoor Track

Baseball

Boys Lacrosse

  • 2A-1A 2001, 2004, 2009[11]
  • Ron Belinko Sportsmanship Award 2002[11]

Softball

  • Eugene Robertson Sportsmanship Award 2017[11]

Boys Track and Field

Notable alumni

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Fictional Alumni

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "Woman found dead outside of Pikesville High School sparks homicide investigation - CBS Baltimore". CBS News. 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Pikesville High 2018-2019 Report Card
  4. ^ Search for Public Schools
  5. ^ "Maryland State Department of Education". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  6. ^ Maryland Report Card
  7. ^ Maryland Report Card
  8. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Pikesville High".
  9. ^ a b "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
  10. ^ a b c "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
  11. ^ a b c d e "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).
  12. ^ Miša Aleksić biography at Riblja Čorba official website
  13. ^ a b c "Baltimore County Public School Alumni". Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  14. ^ Distinguished Alumni of the Pikesville High School[permanent dead link]
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