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      • 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.
      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.


      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.


      Students



      The 2021–2022 enrollment at Pikesville High School was 885 students. Previous student count peaked in 2003 at 1,159.
      The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89–95% between 1996 and 2007.
      The current graduation rate of Pikesville High is over 95%. 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.


      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

      1A/2A 2000, 2001
      Boys Soccer

      1A 2016
      Girls Basketball

      1A 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
      Girls Indoor Track

      1A 2014
      Boys Indoor Track

      1A 2013
      Baseball

      Class B 1986
      Boys Lacrosse

      2A-1A 2001, 2004, 2009
      Ron Belinko Sportsmanship Award 2002
      Softball

      Eugene Robertson Sportsmanship Award 2017
      Boys Track and Field

      1A 2014


      Notable alumni


      Miša Aleksić - bass guitarist for Riblja Čorba
      Mark Elliott Brecher - retired chief medical officer LabCorp, Emeritus Professor University of North Carolina
      Elise Burgin - professional tennis player
      Gary Gensler - named CFO of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign 2015; served in the United States Department of the Treasury as assistant secretary for financial institutions from 1997 to 1999
      Karen Hesse - author
      Shelly L. Hettleman - member of the Maryland Senate
      Hellin Kay - filmmaker and photographer
      Jeffrey Kluger - author of Lost Moon: the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, the basis of the movie Apollo 13
      Daniel Lipman - Emmy Award-winning television writer of An Early Frost and Queer as Folk
      Ken Mehlman - former chairman of the Republican National Committee (2005 to 2007)
      Jeff Pinkner - television writer and producer known for his work on Alias and Lost
      Marc E. Platt - producer of Legally Blonde.
      Mike Sager - best-selling author
      Jesse Schwartzman - professional lacrosse player
      Wendy Sherman - former United States deputy secretary of state
      Bert Vogelstein - oncologist at The Johns Hopkins Medical School and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
      Ellis Weiner - author
      Bobby Zirkin - former Maryland State Senator
      Fictional Alumni
      John Munch - detective on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit


      See also


      List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland


      References and notes




      External links



      Official website

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