Woodlawn High School (Maryland)
| Woodlawn High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1801 Woodlawn Drive Baltimore , 21207 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Witness the Change!" and "Don't Talk About It Be About It!" |
| Established | 1948 |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Classes offered | Magnet program |
| Campus | Urban |
| Campus size | 55 acres (220,000 m2) |
| Colour(s) | Black Red |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | woodlawnhs.bcps.org |
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Woodlawn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school opened in the fall of 1961. Prior to that, students in the area attended Catonsville, Milford Mill or Franklin High Schools. In the fall of 2017, Woodlawn offered an Early College Program to help students prepare for a university education.
There over 40 various extracurriculars, sports, programs, and activities for incoming and current students.
Woodlawn achieved international notoriety from the popular Serial podcast, an investigation of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and conviction of Adnan Syed, both alumni of the school.
Location
Woodlawn High School sits on 55 acres (220,000 m2) in western Baltimore County.[1] The main building, which was built in 1961, is roughly 195,000 square feet (18,100 m2) in size.[1] The school is located just east of the Baltimore Beltway and north of Maryland Route 122, Security Boulevard.
Woodlawn High School's district borders the districts of Pikesville High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Catonsville High School in Baltimore County.[2]
Students
The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and dropped to 89% in 2006.[3] Its graduation rate is currently 90%.[when?]
Woodlawn High School is one of the largest high schools in the Baltimore County Public School system.
In 2008, the school was 61% African-American, 19% Hispanic and Native American, 11% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% White, and 2% European-American.[4] Almost 13% of the students received special education,[5] and over 42% of the students received free or reduced lunches, one of the highest rates in the county.[6]
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,553 | 1,527 | 1,492 | 1,368 | 1,403 | 1,526 | 1,651 | 1,686 | 1,780 | 1,827 | 1,896 | 1,983 | 2,028 | 1,990 | 1,937 | 1,877 | 1,767 | 1,641 | 1,634 | 1,504 |
Sports
State champions
Semi-finalist
- 1976 - football Class AA[10]
- 1978 - boys' basketball Class 3A/4A[11]
- 1979 - football Class AA[10]
- 1980 - football Class AA[10]
- 1981 - football Class AA[10]
- 1982 - football Class AA[10]
- 1983 - football Class AA[10]
- 1984 - baseball Class AA[12]
- 1997 - football Class 3A[10]
- 2003 - football Class 4AN[10]
Notable alumni
- Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker for Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers[13]
- Keion Carpenter, NFL safety for Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons[14]
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer for The Atlantic[15][16]
- Robert Curbeam, NASA astronaut on Space Shuttle Atlantis[17]
- Corey Fuller, NFL wide receiver for Detroit Lions[18]
- Vincent Fuller, NFL safety for Tennessee Titans [19]
- Hae Min Lee, subject of Serial podcast
- Kevin Liles, music executive; former President of Def Jam Records[20]
- Adnan Syed, subject of Serial podcast
- Thiruvendran Vignarajah, lawyer; clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Assistant United States Attorney for Maryland[21]
- Torrance Zellner, track and field athlete; bronze medals winner at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games[22]
- Jonni Eareckson Tada[23], Christian Author and evangelical leader [24]
References and notes
- ^ a b Maryland Property Database
- ^ Baltimore County School District Map
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland State Department of Education
- ^ MPSSAA Volleyball Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MPSSAA Indoor Track Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ mpssaa 2012 Spring Record Book
- ^ Baltimore Sun [1]
- ^ Baltimore Sun[2]
- ^ Coates, Ta-Nehisi. "The Beautiful Struggle". Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 978-0385520362.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Joni and Friends". www.joniandfriends.org. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ Atlantis Trio Flies with Baltimore Traditions
- ^ Baltimore Sun [3]
- ^ Virginia Tech Records [4]
- ^ Baltimore Sun [5]
- ^ https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/people/v/vignarajah-thiruvendran/
- ^ Athletic Record
- ^ "Joni Eareckson Tada", Wikipedia, 2018-09-16, retrieved 2018-09-18
- ^ "Joni and Friends". www.joniandfriends.org. Retrieved 2018-09-18.