Glenelg High School

Glenelg High School is a public high school in Glenelg, Maryland, United States. Glenelg HS is located in the western portion of Howard County, Maryland and is part of the Howard County Public School System, which is among the highest-ranked in the nation.

For the independent day school also in Maryland, see Glenelg Country School.

Glenelg High School
Image of board located outside of school
Location
14025 Burntwoods Road Glenelg , Maryland 21737 United States
Coordinates	39.2752°N 77.0020°W / 39.2752; -77.0020
Information
Type	Public high school
Opened	1958
School district	Howard County Public Schools
Superintendent	William J. Barnes [1]
Principal	Shawn Hastings-Hauf
Grades	9–12
Hours in school day	7
Campus	Rural
Campus size	22.78 acres (92,200 m2) [2]
Colour(s)	Red and grey (White and black are unofficial colors and not technically school colors.)
Mascot	Gladiators
Nickname	Big Red
Team name	Gladiators; girls' teams are known as Lady Glads
Rival	River Hill High School Marriotts Ridge High School
Newspaper	The Shield
Yearbook	The Palindrome
Feeder schools	Glenwood Middle School, Folly Quarter Middle School
Website	Glenelg High School website

The school is located just west of Maryland Route 32, south of Interstate 70, and east of Maryland Route 97.

History

As the second continuously-operated high school in Howard County (after Howard High School), Glenelg opened its doors in 1958.^[3] The school is named for Glenelg, a postal village named after Glenelg Manor, which in turn was named after the town of Glenelg, Scotland.^[4]

The 22.79 acres of land for Glenelg was purchased from the Musgroves for in 1955 $9,117.40.^[5] Glenelg opened as Howard County public schools were converting in a phased-in approach from segregated schools to integrated, one grade per year.^[6][7][8] A 1965 cross burning onsite was an indication of the strained race relations of the era.^[9]

The building itself has gone through many changes over the years to cope with the growing population of the west side of Howard County, including a new drama/music wing, and most recently with the construction on a new science wing and an addition to the cafeteria.

Students

Glenelg student body enrollment through the years has fluctuated due to many factors, including new housing construction and redistricting. The demographics show mostly white youth.

Enrollment

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
1,007	1,037	1,052	1,097	871	901	941	972	1,021	1,073	1,150	1,180	1,278	1,200	1,180	1,185	1,274[10]	1,261[11]	1,248[12]	1,205[13]	1,173[14]	1,198[15]	1,197[16]	1,263[17]

Academics

In 2021, Glenelg was ranked as the 400th best high school in the nation, 9th best in Maryland, and 2nd best in Howard County, by U.S. News & World Report.^[18]

Athletics

Glenelg has won the following state championships:

Baseball

First Howard County team to ever win State in baseball

• 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2021^[19]

Basketball

• Girls: 1999, 2001, 2016^[20]

Field Hockey

• 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021,^[21] 2022^[22][23]

Cross Country

• Boys: 1983, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007^[24]
• Girls: 1990, 2003^[25]

Golf

Added as a sport in 2005

• 2006^[26]

Ice Hockey

Club team

• 2010

Indoor Track

• Boys: 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005^[27]
• Girls: 1993, 1999^[28]

Lacrosse

• Boys: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2019, 2024^[29][30]
• Girls: 2005, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024^[31][32]

Soccer

• Boys: 1992, 1997, 2022^[33][34]
• Girls: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008,^[35] 2021^[36]

Tennis

• Boys: 1972, 1987^[37]

Track and Field

• Girls: 1993, 2002^[38]

Volleyball

• 1993, 1995, 2002, 2005,^[39] 2021^[40]

Wrestling

• 2008, 2011^[41][42]

Extracurricular activities

Glenelg's FIRST Robotics Competition Team 888 came in first in 2002 at the Western Michigan Regional^[43] and 2022 at the Chesapeake Greater DC regional event ^[44]

Notable alumni

• Caroline Bowman, Singer and actress
• David H. Berger, 38th Commandant US Marine Corps
• Barbara Gleim, politician
• Brian Johnston, New York Giants Super Bowl champion
• Omar J. "Jamie" Jones IV, US Army general
• Warren E. Miller, Maryland State Delegate
• Margo Seibert, actress
• Greg Smith, retired major league baseball player

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  2014 football team

Controversy

On May 24, 2018, Glenelg High School property was defaced with racially-charged hate speech.^[45] The perpetrators spray-painted school property with swastikas and other racially-charged epithets.