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| founder = Ethan Patrick Walters
| founder = Ethan Patrick Walters
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| principal = Keith Rolph
| principal = Rebecca Reggio
| faculty = 61 (FTE) (2019-2020)
| faculty = 61 (FTE) (2019-2020)
| enrollment = 839 (2019-2020)
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'''Brandywine High School''' is a public [[secondary school]] located near Talleys Corner<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/161189555|last=Davidson|first=Henry F.|title=From wagon path to office corridor|date=1983-01-13|newspaper=The Morning News|access-date=2021-07-05|pages=1–2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]], with a [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] postal address.<ref name=nces>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1001240&ID=100124000242|title=Brandywine High School|date=2021|publisher=NCES|access-date=2021-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705161909/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1001240&ID=100124000242|archive-date=2021-07-05|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/brandywine|title=Home|publisher=Brandywine High School|accessdate=2021-06-21|quote=1400 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19803}}</ref> Although the school is not within the Wilmington city limits, it does serve some parts of the city north of the [[Brandywine River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Registration and Enrollment: 2012-13 Feeder Patterns|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=117}}</ref> It is a part of the [[Brandywine School District]].<ref name=nces/>
'''Brandywine High School''' is a public [[secondary school]] located near Talleys Corner<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/161189555|last=Davidson|first=Henry F.|title=From wagon path to office corridor|date=1983-01-13|newspaper=The Morning News|access-date=2021-07-05|pages=1–2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]], with a [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] postal address.<ref name=nces>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1001240&ID=100124000242|title=Brandywine High School|date=2021|publisher=NCES|access-date=2021-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705161909/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1001240&ID=100124000242|archive-date=2021-07-05|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/brandywine|title=Home|publisher=Brandywine High School|accessdate=2021-06-21|quote=1400 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19803}}</ref> Although the school is not within the Wilmington city limits, it does serve some parts of the city north of the [[Brandywine River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Registration and Enrollment: 2012-13 Feeder Patterns|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=117}}</ref> It is a part of the [[Brandywine School District]].<ref name=nces/>


There were 839 students enrolled in the fall for the 2019–2020 school year.<ref name=nces/><ref>{{Cite web|title=State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education|url=https://reportcard.doe.k12.de.us/detail.html#aboutpage?scope=school&district=31&school=190|access-date=2020-09-04|website=reportcard.doe.k12.de.us}}</ref> Keith Rolph is the current principal of Brandywine High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/domain/4943|title=Meet the Principal|date=n.d.|publisher=Brandywine School District|access-date=2020-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904053948/https://www.brandywineschools.org/domain/4943|archive-date=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdel.com/news/fight-involving-8-students-breaks-out-at-brandywine-high-school/article_caf7df58-5348-11ea-8b6e-cb1e43c0bb4f.html|last=Cherry|first=Amy|title=Fight involving 8 students breaks out at Brandywine High School|date=2020-02-19|publisher=WDEL|access-date=2021-07-05}}</ref>
There were 839 students enrolled in the fall for the 2019–2020 school year.<ref name=nces/><ref>{{Cite web|title=State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education|url=https://reportcard.doe.k12.de.us/detail.html#aboutpage?scope=school&district=31&school=190|access-date=2020-09-04|website=reportcard.doe.k12.de.us}}</ref> Rebecca Reggio is the current principal of Brandywine High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/domain/4943|title=Meet the Principal|date=n.d.|publisher=Brandywine School District|access-date=2022-09-13}}</ref>


==Academics==
==Academics==

Revision as of 13:41, 13 September 2022

Brandywine High School
Address
Map
1400 Foulk Road

Wilmington
,
Delaware

USA
Information
TypePublic
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
FounderEthan Patrick Walters
School districtBrandywine School District
PrincipalRebecca Reggio
Faculty61 (FTE) (2019-2020)
Grades9–12
Enrollment839 (2019-2020)
Color(s)Blue and white    
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotBulldog
NewspaperThe Brandywine Line
YearbookAzurean
Websitebrandywineschools.org/brandywine

Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located near Talleys Corner[1] in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington postal address.[2][3] Although the school is not within the Wilmington city limits, it does serve some parts of the city north of the Brandywine River.[4] It is a part of the Brandywine School District.[2]

There were 839 students enrolled in the fall for the 2019–2020 school year.[2][5] Rebecca Reggio is the current principal of Brandywine High School.[6]

Academics

Brandywine offers 19 AP courses.[7] At the beginning of the 2014–2015 academic year, Brandywine changed to block scheduling to allow students to earn eight credits each year rather than the previous seven.[8]

Athletics

Brandywine is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA).[9] The Bulldogs compete in Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference with a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:[10]

Brandywine's sports include: cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, swimming, wrestling, cheerleading, indoor track, baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track and field.[11]

Recognitions

In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Brandywine #5,392 out of almost 24,000 public schools across the United States[12] and Niche ranked it in the top 50% best public schools for athletes in New Castle County.[13]

The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982–1983 school year.[14]

Appearances in media

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Davidson, Henry F. (1983-01-13). "From wagon path to office corridor". The Morning News. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2021-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Brandywine High School". NCES. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "Home". Brandywine High School. Retrieved 2021-06-21. 1400 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19803
  4. ^ "Registration and Enrollment: 2012-13 Feeder Patterns".
  5. ^ "State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education". reportcard.doe.k12.de.us. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ^ "Meet the Principal". Brandywine School District. n.d. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  7. ^ "Advanced Placement in BSD". Brandywine School District. n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  8. ^ "Agreement Between Brandywine School District Board of Education and Brandywine Education Association, Affiliate of DSEA/NEA" (PDF). Brandywine School District. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  9. ^ "DIAA State Championships 2020 Fall 12-23-20" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  10. ^ Greene, Sean (2021-01-21). "Several schools concerned as potential vote approaches for Delaware football restructuring". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs Sports". n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  12. ^ "Brandywine High School". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  13. ^ "Brandywine High School Rankings". Niche. n.d. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  14. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Holveck, Brandon (18 August 2020). "DNC in Delaware: Delaware officials to sue USPS and more updates". Delaware Online. The News Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. ^ @MSNBC (August 19, 2020). "Joe Biden formally nominated as 2020 Democratic presidential candidate at #DemConvention" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Dexter Boney". Real GM. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g "Brandywine School District High School Course Catalog". issuu. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

External links

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