Arundel High School

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Arundel High School
Address
1001 Annapolis Road
Gambrills, Maryland
United States
Coordinates 39°4′27.34″N 76°40′49.31″W / 39.0742611°N 76.6803639°W / 39.0742611; -76.6803639Coordinates: 39°4′27.34″N 76°40′49.31″W / 39.0742611°N 76.6803639°W / 39.0742611; -76.6803639
Information
Type Public secondary
Motto mihi curui futuri
Established 1854
Principal Gina Davenport[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2,021 (September 2014)[2]
Hours in school day 7:17am – 2:05pm[3]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Kelly Green and White
         
Mascot Wildcats
Rival South River High School Seahawks
Newspaper Spectrum
Yearbook Panorama
Website www.arundelhigh.org

Arundel High School is a public high school located in the Annapolis suburb of Gambrills in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[4]

The school is part of the Anne Arundel County Public School system, and is the primary high school for Gambrills and portions of the Odenton and Crofton areas.[5] Originally, the school was the Anne Arundel Academy, a prestigious one-room private school founded in 1854.[6][7] That institution became Arundel High School in 1926.[8] It is one of the oldest public high schools in the country, and the oldest mainstream public school in the state of Maryland.[9] The current school building was built in 1949 and first occupied in 1950, with additions in 1966, 1985, and 2008. Due to high scores in academics, and their good athletics (most notably the football team), Arundel High School has a great reputation in the state of Maryland, and is known as one of the best high schools in Anne Arundel County and the state of Maryland. In 2013, Arundel was ranked as one of the top 20 high schools in Maryland and one of the top 1,000 in the Country by Newsweek.[10] Arundel High School's rival school is South River High School.[11][12]

Students

Attendance

Arundel High School's September enrollments, 2004 – present:

YearStudents
20152,043[13]
20142,021[2]
20131,963[14]
20121,949[15]
20111,972[16]
20101,887[17]
20091,910[18]
20081,942[19]
20071,993[20]
20062,090[21]
20052,060[21]
20041,973[21]

Arundel High School gathers students from two middle schools in mid-western Anne Arundel County: Arundel Middle, and Crofton Middle (partial).[22] All students who live in the district for Arundel Middle go on to Arundel High. However, students who live in the district for Crofton Middle may or may not attend Arundel High, depending on their elementary school district. Students in the districts of Crofton Elementary School, portions of Crofton Meadows Elementary School,[23] and Nantucket Elementary School attend Crofton Middle School and then Arundel High School, but students in the districts of Crofton Woods Elementary and Crofton Meadows Elementary attend Crofton Middle School and then South River High School. This reassignment of Crofton Woods and Crofton Meadows from Arundel High to South River High – causing the middle school population to split after 8th grade – was approved by the AACPS Board of Education on March 18, 1998.

Best Buddies

Students at Arundel High School can join a program called "Best Buddies." Best Buddies is a program where general education students get involved with students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Arundel's Best Buddies chapter raised the most money in the 2010–2011 school year. Arundel High School was also named Maryland's Best Buddies high school of the year for the 2013–2014 school year.[24]

PRIDE Period

At Arundel the lunch break, known as "PRIDE Period," consists of two 35-minute blocks during which students must remain in supervised locations to eat, study, visit teachers, etc. Students must plan their week's lunch block locations on Monday morning. Most of the school's club gatherings are during this time as well. This is a 2015 modification of the original "Wildcat Hour," started in 2008, which was later adopted and personalized by many other schools in the county, such as Old Mill High School and South River High School.[25]

Clubs

Source.[26]

Role In Popular Culture

On October 6, 2011, former Governor Martin O'Malley and first lady joined Cartoon Network's President and COO Stuart Snyder, Ali Sepasyar and Jackson Rogow, hosts of Cartoon Network's "Dude, What Would Happen," Facebook's Joel Kaplan, and Maryland education leaders and parents at an assembly at Arundel High School to discuss and take the pledge to end bullying with Arundel freshman students, and promoting Cartoon Network's "Speak Up" campaign. The assembly at Arundel was also featured in a television program Cartoon Network aired in 2012 about people's bullying stories and the "Speak Up" campaign.[27]

On April 13, 2012, Tina Meier, mother of Meghan Meier, a 13-year-old who committed suicide in 2006 over cyber bullying came to Arundel for an assembly held discussing her daughter's story, and raise awareness of bullying to students.[28]

During March 2015, Arundel High School's Signature Program viewed a historical film called "Selma," which spurred an article concerning multiple opinions from Arundel students on the idea that racism is still prevalent in today's youth.

Notable graduates

Athletics

Championships

Men's Baseball – National: 1993; State: 2006, 2001, 1998, 1995, 1993, 1991, 1987, 1981, 1977, 1976; Regional: 2012, 2006, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1987, 1981, 1979, 1977, 1976; County: 2007, 2006, 2001, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1969

Men's Lacrosse – State: 1995; District: 1995; Regional: 1995, 1980, 1981; County: 1999, 2013

Girls Basketball – State: 2010, 2004, 2000, 1996; Regional: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1995; County: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1959

Boys Basketball – State: 1965; County: 1995,2012; District: 2012

Football – State: 1975; District: 1975; Regional: 2008, 2007, 1995, 1983; County: 2008, 2007, 2006, 1985, 1983, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1971

Football

2010 Regular Season

On September 11, 2010, Arundel was ranked #315 in the nation and #1 in Maryland's 4A division by maxpreps.com.[43]

Date Time Opponent Class W/L Score Location Record
September 3, 2010 6:30 p.m. Old Mill High School 4A W 30–7 Gambrills, MD 1–0
September 10, 2010 6:30 p.m. Severna Park High School 4A W 52–6 Gambrills, MD 2–0
September 16, 2010 6:30 p.m. Broadneck High School 4A N/A 10–6 Arnold, MD 3–0
September 24, 2010 6:30 p.m. Chesapeake High School 4A N/A 56–0 Gambrills, MD 4–0
October 1, 2010 6:30 p.m. Annapolis High School 4A N/A 56–13 Annapolis, MD 5–0
October 8, 2010 6:30 p.m. Glen Burnie High School 4A N/A 69–6 Glen Burnie, MD 6–0
October 15, 2010 6:30 p.m. South River High School 4A N/A 37–29 Gambrills, MD 7–0
October 22, 2010 6:30 p.m. Northeast High School 3A N/A 0–0 Pasadena, MD 0–0
October 29, 2010 6:30 p.m. Meade Senior High School 4A N/A 0–0 Gambrills, MD 0–0
November 5, 2010 6:30 p.m. Southern High School 2A N/A 0–0 Harwood, MD 0–0

Source[44]

2009 Regular Season

The 2009 regular season ended in vain in a play-off game, but the Wildcats did finish the season 10–0, undefeated.

Date Time Opponent Class W/L Score Location Record
September 4, 2009 6:30 p.m. Old Mill High School 4A W 34–27 Millersville, MD 1–0
September 11, 2009 6:30 p.m. Severna Park High School 4A W 37–9 Severna Park, MD 2–0
September 17, 2009 6:30 p.m. Broadneck High School 4A W 28–6 Gambrills, MD 3–0
September 25, 2009 6:30 p.m. Chesapeake High School 4A W 54–0 Pasadena, MD 4–0
October 2, 2009 6:30 p.m. Annapolis High School 4A W 38–7 Gambrills, MD 5–0
October 9, 2009 6:30 p.m. Glen Burnie High School 4A W 75–19 Gambrills, MD 6–0
October 15, 2009 6:30 p.m. South River High School 4A W 35–6 Annapolis, MD 7–0
October 23, 2009 6:30 p.m. Northeast High School 3A W 60–0 Gambrills, MD 8–0
October 31, 2009 6:30 pm Meade Senior High School 4A W 62–21 Fort Meade, MD 9–0
November 6, 2009 6:30 pm Southern High School 2A W 69–28 Gambrills, MD 10–0

2009 Playoffs

Date Opponent Class W/L Score Location Record
November 13, 2009 Annapolis High School 4A W 18–6 Gambrills, MD 11–0
November 20, 2009 Old Mill High School 4A L 56–55 Gambrills, MD 11–1
November 27, 2009 Sherwood High School 4A Gambrills, MD
December 4, 2009 State Championship Game 4A Baltimore, MD

Source[45]

2008 Regular Season

In 2008 Arundel finished the season 11–2, falling in the State Semi-finals to Linganore High School.

Date Time Opponent Class W/L Score Location Record
September 5, 2008 6:30 p.m. Broadneck High School 4A W 28–13 Arnold, MD 1–0
September 12, 2008 6:30 p.m. Old Mill High School 4A L 19–34 Millersville, MD 1–1
September 19, 2008 6:30 p.m. North County High School 4A W 50–34 Gambrills, MD 2–1
September 26, 2008 6:30 p.m. South River High School 4A W 34–7 Edgewater, MD 3–1
October 3, 2008 6:30 p.m. Meade High School 3A W 46–25 Fort Meade, MD 4–1
October 10, 2008 6:30 p.m. Annapolis High School 3A W 20–19 Gambrills, MD 5–1
October 17, 2008 6:30 p.m. Severna Park High School 4A W 47–28 Gambrills, MD 6–1
October 24, 2008 6:30 p.m. Chesapeake High School 4A W 42–12 Gambrills, MD 7–1
October 31, 2008 6:30 pm Glen Burnie High School 4A W 59–25 Gambrills, MD 8–1
November 7, 2008 6:30 pm Southern High School 2A W 51–7 Harwood, MD 9–1

Source[46]

2008 Playoffs

Date Opponent Class W/L Score Location Record
November 14, 2008 North County High School 4A W 49–15 Gambrills, MD 10–1
November 21, 2008 Severna Park High School 4A W 42–20 Gambrills, MD 11–1
November 28, 2008 Linganore High School 4A L 34–59 Linganore, MD 11–2

Source[45]

2007 Playoffs

In 2007 the Wildcats went 13–1, losing only to Quince Orchard High School in the Division 4A state finals.

Date Opponent Class W/L Score Location Record
November 16, 2007 North County High School 4A W 34–29 Gambrills, MD 11–0
November 23, 2007 Broadneck High School 4A W 49–20 Gambrills, MD 12–0
December 1, 2007 Suitland High School 4A W 14–13 Forestville, MD 13–0
December 7, 2007 Quince Orchard High School 4A L 30–36 Baltimore, MD 13–1

Source[45]

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