Woodlawn High School (Baltimore)

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Woodlawn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. A high school was built in Woodlawn in 1922, but housed only 9th through 12th grade. The first 4-year high school was built in 1941. In 1948, a new school was constructed, and in 1958, another new building was constructed. This building still stands today. [Woodlawnhs.org [http://www.woodlawnhs.org/commhistory/timeline.htm] ] The primary structure that is used now was built in 1971.

About the School

Woodlawn High School sits on a little over 55 acres in western Baltimore County. [Maryland Property Database [http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/results.asp?streetNumber=1801&streetName=Woodlawn&county=04&intMenu=2&SearchType=Street&submit4=SEARCH] ] The main building, which was built in 1971, is roughly convert|195000|sqft|m2 in size. [Maryland Property Database [http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/results.asp?streetNumber=1801&streetName=Woodlawn&county=04&intMenu=2&SearchType=Street&submit4=SEARCH] ] 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. [Baltimore County School District Map [http://www.bcps.org/schools/boundaries-hs.pdf] ]

tudents

The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and has slowly dropped to 89% in 2006. [Maryland Report Card [http://msp.msde.state.md.us/StatDisplay.aspx?PV=26|12|03|0172|3|N|6|1|1|2|1|1|1|1|3] ] However, the graduation rate of Woodlawn High currently is 90%. Woodlawn High School is one of the larger high schools in the Baltimore County Public School system. In 2006, the school was 90% African-American, 4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% European-American, and 3% Hispanic and Native American. [Maryland Report Card [http://msp.msde.state.md.us/Demographics.aspx?K=030172&WDATA=school#enrollment] ] Almost 13% of the students receive special education,Maryland Report Card [http://msp.msde.state.md.us/StatDisplay.aspx?PV=36|H|03|0172|3|N|6|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|3] ] and over 42% of the students receive free or reduced lunches, one of the highest rates in the county. [Maryland Report Card [http://msp.msde.state.md.us/statDisplay.aspx?PV=36|H|03|0172|3|N|6|5|1|2|1|1|1|1|3] ]

ports

State Champions
* 1982 - Volleyball, Class AA [MPSSAA Volleyball [http://www.mpssaa.org/gr/champions/volleyball.pdf] ]
* 1986 - Baseball, Class AA
* 1987 - Boys Indoor Track, Class AA [MPSSAA Indoor Track [http://www.mpssaa.org/gr/champions/indtrackboy.pdf] ]
* 1987 - Boys Track & Field, Class AA
* 1988 - Boys Indoor Track, Class AA
* 1988 - Boys Track & Field, Class AA
* 1998 - Boys Track & Field, Class 3A

Notable Alumni

* Diane Auer Jones. President & CEO, The Washington Campus; formerly, Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, Office of Post-Secondary Education
* Keion Carpenter, member of NFL Atlanta Falcons
* Adrienne Watson Carver, 2006 Ms. Maryland United States [ [http://www.geocities.com/mrsmarylandus/reigning.html reigning ] ]
* Robert Curbeam, NASA astronaut on Space Shuttle Atlantis [ [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts98_baltimore_010206.html Atlantis Trio Flies with Baltimore Traditions ] ]
* Vincent Fuller, member of NFL Tennessee Titans
* Susan Krebs, member of Maryland House of Delegates
* Eric Skeeters, assistant basketball coach at Towson University
* Joni Eareckson Tadi, paraplegic, artist who paints with her mouth, Christian speaker, author of over 30 books, founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, starred in movie made about her life called Joni, has radio program Joni and Friends.

Woodlawn Robotics Team

Since 2002 Woodlawn High School has had a FIRST robotics team. In the past few years they have received much local and national notoriety for their robot success, community outreach and college attrition. In 2008 they received the Chairman's award, the highest award possible, at the Chesapeake regional event. They went on to the world championship in Atlanta where they received a Judges award for the same thing.

An article featuring the team was published by the Baltimore County Public Schools. http://www.bcps.org/news/2007/1127/ featuring the fact that the team was invited to Washington DC to demonstrate their robot for congress. The team is known as the Technowarriors and is represented by team 768 within the FIRST organization.

References and notes

* See also List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland

External links

* http://woodlawnhs.bcps.org/index.htm
* maps.google.com [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=woodlawn+high+school+baltimore&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.226656,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=39.315615,-76.732818&spn=0.005545,0.010042&t=k&z=17&om=1]