Brandywine High School

Brandywine High School
Address
1400 Foulk Road
Wilmington, Delaware
U.S.
Information
Type Public
Established 1958
School district Brandywine
Principal James Simmons
Teaching staff 76 [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,157
Color(s) Blue and white          
Mascot Bulldog
Newspaper The Brandywine Line
Yearbook Azurean
Website www.brandywineschools.org/brandywine

Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located in Wilmington, Delaware. There were 1,157 students enrolled in the fall for the 2008-2009 school year.[2]

Academics

Brandywine offers 17 Advanced Placement courses, and 22 Honors level courses.[3]

Brandywine High School changed to block scheduling at the beginning of the 2008-09 school year. This allows students to be able to earn eight credits each year instead of the seven previously possible.

Recognitions

In 2008, Brandywine ranked #711 in Newsweek's top 1300 high schools, which uses a ratio of the number of AP, IB and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors.[4]

The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982-1983 school year.[5]

Athletics

Brandywine is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). The Bulldogs compete in Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference with a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:

Fall

  • Cross-country
  • Field hockey
  • Football
  • Boys' soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Cheerleading

Winter

  • Boys' basketball
  • Girls' basketball
  • Boys' swimming
  • Girls' swimming
  • Wrestling
  • Winter cheerleading
  • Girls' indoor track
  • Boys' indoor track

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Girls' soccer
  • Golf
  • Boys' lacrosse
  • Girls' lacrosse
  • Softball
  • Boys' tennis
  • Girls' tennis
  • Track and field

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Brandywine High School - Staff Directory". Brandywine High School.
  2. ↑ "Brandywine High School - School Profiles". Delaware State Department of Education.
  3. ↑ "Brandywine High School - Academic Overview". Brandywine High School.
  4. ↑ "America's Top Public High Schools 2008". Newsweek. 2008-05-17.
  5. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Coordinates: 39°48′01″N 75°31′16″W / 39.8002°N 75.5210°W / 39.8002; -75.5210

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