Broadneck High School

Infobox School
name = Broadneck High School


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motto = Respect, Rigor, Responsibility
established = 1982
type = Public, Coeducational
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district = Anne Arundel County Public Schools [http://www.aacps.org]
grades = 9-12
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principal = Dr. David Smith
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enrollment = 2,400
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colors = Maroon and Grey
mascot = Bruin
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free_label = Rival
free_text = Severna Park High School Falcons
free_label2 = Newspaper
free_text2 = Tribruin
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location = 1265 Green Holly Drive Annapolis, MD 21401
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Broadneck High School is a school in the United States, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland on Green Holly Drive, near the cities of Annapolis and Arnold. The Bruin is the school's mascot. It is one of the newer schools in the county. It is known for the breadth of its Advanced Placement program. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the nearby Severna Park High School Falcons. BHS feeder middle schools are Severn River Middle School, and Magothy Middle School. The school is a part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system and is the district's test school for the classes of Linear Algebra and Calculus III.

Academics

Newsweek Ratings

Newsweek annually rates American high schools based on the ratio of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students in the school to the number of graduating seniors that year. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12535985/site/newsweek/]
*In 2008, Broadneck was ranked 216th. [http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380]
*In 2007, Broadneck was ranked 338th. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1351&Search=&start=300&limit=100&year=2007&]
*In 2006, Broadneck was ranked 197th. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1236&Search=&start=100&limit=100&year=2006&]
*In 2005, Broadneck was ranked 184th. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1043&Search=&start=100&limit=100&year=2005&]

Advanced Placement

Broadneck is an Advanced Placement Certified school. [http://www.aacps.org/gifted/high.asp] Broadneck was also been named an Anne Arundel County Public Schools Advanced Placement Distinguished High School in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Athletics

Broadneck High School's athletics teams are the Bruins and Lady Bruins and their colors are maroon and grey, as defined by the school's first athletic director, Mr. Timothy McMullen. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the Severna Park High School "Falcons" and the Annapolis Senior High School "Panthers". The school has won numerous state and local championships. The current athetic director is Mr. Ken Kazmarek.

Lacrosse

*The Bruins won the Maryland 4A State Championship in 1987 and in the back-to-back years of 1992-1993, and 1996-1997. More recently, the Bruins won the Anne Arundel County Championship in 2001. The Lady Bruins won the State title in 2002.

Basketball

*The Bruins won the Boys County Championship Game over Rival Annapolis High School 61-60. The Bruins are the 2006-2007 Anne Arundel County Champions. The Last Bruins Boys A.A.Co. Championship was 1997.

Football

*The Bruins made it to the Maryland State Championships during the 2003-2004 school year. The Bruins made it to the State Semifinals in the 06-07 year and lost to Suitland, Under Coach Jeff Herrick.

Wrestling

*The Bruins won the Maryland State Championships during the 1987-1988 school year.
*The Bruins were co-champions for the County Championship during the 1990-91 year.
*The Bruins won the both County and Region Championships during the 2005-2006 year.
*The Bruins were State semi-finalists, losing to eventual state champions La Plata.
*The Bruins ended Hammond's 31 match win streak with a 33-31 win at Bowie Duals.
*The Bruins set the team win record with 20 wins in 2005-2006. Their season record was 20-2, with losses to Old Mill and La Plata.

Golf

*The Bruins won the 2006 District championship defeating Severna Park.

Tennis

*The Bruins won the county championship during the 2006 season and sent 7 of their 9 teams to play in the Regional Event.
*The Bruins won the county championship for the 2007 season as well. Sending 7 of their 9 teams to Regionals again, the Bruins won the Regional Championship.

Cheerleading

*For the past 7 years they have placed 3rd or better in county competitions. Except in 2008 where they lacked the talent and was beaten by there rival Severna Park Falcons.
*In 2005 and 2006, they placed 1st place in the county competition and went to reginals where they placed 3rd.

Ice Hockey

*Ice Hockey at Broadneck is an unsanctioned varsity sport. It consists of one Varsity team. It is in its seventh year of existence, and operates out of the McMullen Ice Arena at Navy . The team finished 5-6 for the 06-07 season, and is currently 3-0 to start the 07-08 season.

Marching band

The marching band is known as the "Marching Bruins." They are directed by Matthew Heist. They compete in TOB (Tournament of Bands) and have begun competing in USSBA (United States Scholastic Band Association). The band is made up of roughly 170 members. The Marching Bruins are known through out TOB for their Music Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. They are also known for their DCI (Drum Corps International) like Drill.

taff

*Director: Matt Heist
*Visual Writer: Ian Flint
*Visual Staff: Mike Ashmead, Chris Pinder, Bryan Smith,
*Battery Arranger/Caption Head: Ron Fredrick
*Battery Staff: Dru Tucker
*Front Ensemble Arranger/Caption Head: Tim Beall
*Front Ensemble Staff: Dan M, Chris Pinder
*Color Guard Instructor: Alica Brigs

Achievements

* The band won the Chapter IX Champions in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
* The band placed in the top ten at ACC's in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
* The band placed 6th place at ACC's in 2002 and 2006.
* The band has placed first numerous times at the Maryland State Tournament of Bands.

Past Shows

* 2008-2009: Echoes Reflected
* 2007-2008: Rain
* 2006-2007: Dimensions of light
* 2005-2006: Planet Earth
* 2004-2005: Battle Chess
* 2003-2004: Pearl Harbor
* 2002-2003: Roman Images
* 2001-2002: Into the Storm
* 2000-2001: Matrix
* 1999-2000: Knights of the Round Table

Choral Program

*From the schools opening in 1984 to 2003, the Broadneck High School chorus' were under the direction of Ms. Jane Daugherty. The chorus originally met, all men and women together, during the day as a regularly scheduled class. With the addition of 9th grade into High School and separated from Junior High in 1997, Ms. Daugherty created the Freshman Chorus. In the 2000-2001 school year, Ms. Daugherty separated men and women and had to choral classes each day - creating the Broadneck Chorus, Men's Chorus, and Women's Chorus. In the 2002-2003 school year, Ms. Daugherty created the Broadneck Chamber Choir, a choral group that received its own class and was by audition only. After a long legacy of one of the most successful choral programs in the State of Maryland, Ms. Daugherty retired from her position as choral director and President of the Music Department at Broadneck in 2003. The 2003-2004 school year choral program was under the direction of Ms. Hill (later Mrs. Petty), a graduate of Brigham Young University, and Ms. Valerie Bennett, former choral director of Severn River Middle School. Mrs. Petty left after that school year to be the choral conductor at Arundel High School and Ms. Bennett remains the choral conductor at Broadneck High School today.

Past Musicals

* 2007-2008: Anything Goes
* 2006-2007: Crazy For You
* 2005-2006: Footloose
* 2004-2005: Carousel
* 2003-2004: Tommy
* 2002-2003: Fiddler On The Roof
* 2001-2002: Mame
* 2000-2001: South Pacific
* 1999-2000: The Music Man
* 1998-1999: Bye Bye Birdie
* 1997-1998: How To Succeed...

Cross country

*The Lady Bruins won the Maryland State Championships during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school year.
*The boys won the Maryland State Championships during the 1984-1985, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years.

ailing Team

*The Broadneck Sailing Team offers an opportunity for students to sail competitively against other schools in the county and state, as well as the region.
*The team consists of a Varsity and JV team. There is also a program where students new to the sport can learn how to sail, in the Novice/Beginner program.
*The team practices out of Severn Sailing Association (SSA) on the Severn River, right off of Annapolis. They compete locally in the Central League of the Middle Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association (MASSA) and nationally under the authority of the Interscolastic Sailing Association (ISSA).
*The Broadneck Sailing Team is not yet sanctioned.
*The Sailing Team was the Central League champion for Fall 2006 and won the MASSA District Championship in Fall 2007.
*The Sailing Team is one of Broadneck's most competitive teams, competing at more regional and national events than any other team at Broadneck.

occer

The 2005 Bruin Soccer team made it to the State Championship winning the County and Region Championship on their way.

The 2007 Bruin Soccer team held an undefeated regular season record of 13-0-1. They lost to Severna Park in the County Championships by a score of 3-2.

wimming

In the inaugural year of Anne Arundel County Swimming, Broadneck placed 3rd in the County and Region 4A Championships. The Bruins placed 8th and the Lady Bruins placed 6th at the State Championships.

Baseball

1983, 1995 State Champions.

Gymnastics

Reinstated in 2000, the team scored its first county championship in 2003 and has continued to hold the title in 2004, 2005, and 2006

Volleyball

The Lady Bruins have won five state titles, eight region crowns and been to the state playoffs every year since 2000.

Bruin mascot

Bruin Pride is supported by the school's bruin mascot, an honorary position that traditionally passed down by a senior in each graduating class.

Clubs

Clubs at Broadneck High School include:
* FBLA/DECA
* Latin Club
* Strategic Gaming Club
* It's Academic
* Robotics Club
* Outdoor Science Club
* Key Club
* Ophelia Club
* SADD
* Foreign Language Club
* SGA
* Math Team – In the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years, the team took 3rd place in the annual High School Mathematics Competition sponsored by Anne Arundel Community College. [http://ola4.aacc.edu/kehays/high_school/06_07/feb_12_07_results.htm]
* National Honors Society
* Computer Science Programming Club/Team - Placed 3rd and 22nd in 2007-08 Loyola College High School Programming Contest. [http://gunpowder.cs.loyola.edu/~jglenn/Contest/2007_08/fullnums.html]
* Interact Club
* Tri-M Music Honor Society
* Hip Hop Dance Team
* Dance Company
* Art Club
* Gay-Straight Alliance
* Craft Club
* Anime Club
* Webmaster Club
* Environmental Club
* Concert Band
* String Orchestra
* Full Orchestra
* Jazz Band
* Percussion Ensemble
* Male Ensemble
* Women's Ensemble
* Full Chorus
* Vocal Ensemble
* Spanish Conversations Club
* Philosophy Club

tudent Achievements

In 2003, students won top team project at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for their project "BEACON: Analytical Instrumentation Software for Identifying Fluorescent Oligonucleotides Used in Encoded Microbeads" [ [http://www.sciserv.org/isef/results/grnd2003.asp Intel International Science and Engineering Fair: 2003 Intel ISEF Grand Awards ] ]

In 2006, Danna Thomas won third place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her project "Cell Survival, Genomic Instability, and Bystander Effect Induced by Ionizing Radiation". In 2007, Thomas was recognized as a semi-finalist in the United States in the INTEL Science Talent Search, also nicknamed the "Junior Nobel Prize".fact|date=August 2007

In 2006, Natalie Green became the first Maryland Poetry Out Loud state champion, winning a scholarship and $500 for the school library. [ [http://www.poetryoutloud.org/news/gallery.2006finalists.html Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Project ] ]

Notable Alumni

*Brooks Barnard- Former NFL punter. Played with the Bears and Patriots. Also played at the University of Maryland.
*Christian Siriano - fashion designer and winner of the fourth season of "Project Runway" - attended freshman year onlyciteweb|url=http://whatsupmag.com/life-style/talk-back/0708-quick-six-christian-siriano.aspx|title=The Quick Six: Christian Siriano|publisher=What's Up Annapolis]
*Ken Walter- former NFL punter, won Super Bowl with Patriots (2)

ee also

*Anne Arundel County Public Schools

External links

* [http://www.broadneck.org Website maintained by the school]
* [http://www.aacps.org/html/schol/High/Bnhs.asp AACPS webpage for Broadneck High]

References

* Matthews, Jay. The Complete List of the 1,000 Top US Schools - Newsweeks America's Best High Schools. 10 March 2007 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/page/2/] .
* Matthews, Jay. The Complete List: 1,200 Top US Schools - Newsweeks America's Best High Schools. 10 March 2007 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678?s=100&np=13&sort=raa] .
* Matthews, Jay. FAQ: Top High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools. 10 March 2007 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12535985/site/newsweek/] .
* Anne Arundel: Advanced Programs Available in High School. 10 March 2007 [http://www.aacps.org/gifted/high.asp] .
* Hudson, Lucinda. Principal's Corner. What's Bruin. Issue 7 (2007): 2. [http://broadneck.org/whats_bruin.pdf] .
* Hayes, Kathy E. February 12 2007 Results. 10 March 2007 [http://ola4.aacc.edu/kehays/high_school/06_07/feb_12_07_results.htm] .