Pikesville High School Explained

Pikesville High School
Streetaddress:7621 Labyrinth Road
City:Pikesville
State:Maryland
District:Baltimore County Public Schools
Zipcode:21208
Country:United States
Superintendent:Darryl Williams
Principal:Eric Eiswert
Type:Public high school
Grades:9–12
Campus:Suburban
Hours In Day:
Mascot:Panthers
School Colours:Purple and white
Yearbook:Pinnacle
Newspaper:Pipeline
Opened:1964

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

State championships

Golf

Boys Soccer

Girls Basketball

Girls Indoor Track

Boys Indoor Track

Baseball

Boys Lacrosse

Softball

Boys Track and Field

Notable alumni

Fictional Alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woman found dead outside of Pikesville High School sparks homicide investigation - CBS Baltimore . . 8 July 2023 .
  2. Web site: Teacher arrested, accused of using AI to falsely paint boss as racist and antisemitic . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425235244/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teacher-arrested-ai-generated-racist-rant-maryland-school-principal-rcna149345 . April 25, 2024 . April 25, 2024 . live.
  3. https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/ReportCards/ReportCardSchool/1/H/1/03/0371/0 Pikesville High 2018-2019 Report Card
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=240012000449 Search for Public Schools
  5. Web site: Maryland State Department of Education . 2015-04-02 . 2015-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403033556/http://www.mdreportcard.org/Enrollment.aspx?PV=34:17:03:0371:1:N:0:13:1:2:1:1:1:1:3 . dead .
  6. http://www.mdreportcard.org/StatDisplay.aspx?PV=26|12|03|0371|3|N|6|1|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 Maryland Report Card
  7. http://www.mdreportcard.org/CohortGradRate.aspx?PV=160:12:03:0371:3:N:0:13:1:2:1:1:1:1:3 Maryland Report Card
  8. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Pikesville High .
  9. Web site: 2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book.
  10. Web site: 2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book.
  11. Web site: 2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book.
  12. http://www.riblja-corba.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=55&Itemid=145 Miša Aleksić biography at Riblja Čorba official website
  13. Web site: Baltimore County Public School Alumni . 2007-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070714030437/http://www.bcps.org/board/alumni/ . 2007-07-14 . dead .
  14. http://pikesvillehs.bcps.org/activity_folder/activity_pages/alumni.htm#mehlman Distinguished Alumni of the Pikesville High School