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Glenelg High School

14025 Burnt Woods Rd, Glenelg, MD, 21737-9718 -

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Definition of Terms

Glenelg High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Howard County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1200 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

74 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 299 students

Grade 10 - 292 students

Grade 11 - 305 students

Grade 12 - 304 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	3%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Black	4%	34%
% White	90%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Howard County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	71	28
Number of Students Managed	45,724 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$565,001,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$624,913,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,357	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$13,667	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Vietnam veteran fought in jungles of Vietnam (Carroll County Times)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 07:10:52 am
The 14-man squad headed into the jungle to set up a listening post.
Howard schools alter theater critic program (Baltimore Sun)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 07:33:25 am
Cappies took too much time and money, officials say Howard County's public schools have ended a six-year relationship with a theater critics and awards group and has formed its own program to recognize student productions in high schools.
Girls Soccer Tournament Fields, Albert win in coaching debuts (The Herald-Mail)
posted on September 5, 2009 at 05:07:15 am
CLEAR SPRING Jen Fields, a former standout soccer player at Glenelg High School and East Tennessee State, got her first taste of coaching Friday at the season-opening Washington County Public Schools Girls Soccer Tournament.
In uncertain economic times, more seek to join Howard police (Baltimore Sun)
posted on August 23, 2009 at 07:42:41 am
Recruits who graduate this week came from more than 3 times as many applicants as 2 years ago In times of widespread economic strife and uncertainty, professions such as law enforcement are viewed as more stable and seem to attract larger numbers than in times of prosperity. This year's class of recruits to the Howard County Police Department is a prime example.
Glenelg High team girds for robotic competition (Baltimore Sun)
posted on August 3, 2009 at 04:09:24 pm
Glenelg High team girds for robotic competition T eam 888 from Glenelg High School gathered at 7 a.m. Thursday in the school's parking lot, a bit sleep-deprived perhaps, but definitely pumped up.

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Glenelg Country School (GCS) is a private, nonsectarian, college-preparatory co-ed school for pre-K-12. Founded in 1954, GCS is located in Ellicott City, Maryland, near Glenelg, Maryland.
History
What is today known as "Glenelg Manor" forms the nucleus of a sprawling structure, which houses the Glenelg Country School elementary division. The "Manor House" portion was itself built in two sections: the old "L" wing dating from the middle or late 1700s, and the newer front section built circa 1845. The original house is believed by many historians to have been erected by Ephraim Howard, son of Sarah Dorsey Howard who received the land from her father, John Dorsey, in 1735 as part of her dowry. Sarah's husband, Henry Howard, called the property "Howard's Resolution."
General Joseph Tyson, Assistant Postmaster General under President John Tyler, added the newer part of the mansion, which is of Norman Tudor style, circa 1845. The massive granite blocks used as decoration in the addition were quarried near Ellicott City, while the marble at the entrance and in the fireplaces was imported from England. The spacious rooms were of such dimension that each had one or more fireplaces. General and Mrs. Tyson called their home "Glenelg" after an old estate in Scotland and "because it spelled the same from either end." .
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Glenelg Country School
The original building was rented in 1954 when Glenelg Country School was founded by Kingdon Gould, Jr. and his wife Mary Thorne Gould, along with Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mason, Jr., Judge James Macgill and Mr. and Mrs. William Shippen. Originally, the school included 35 students, enrolled in grades K through eight, and a faculty of five. Miss Marjorie Dunn was the first Headmistress.
The current headmaster is Gregory J. Ventre, who succeeded Ryland Chapman III when he retired in 2007.
Athletics
In 2005 and 2006, the Varsity Girls Tennis Team won their division championships.
In 2006, the Ice Hockey Team won the B Conference Championships.
In 2007, the Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball both won their division championships over Annapolis Area Christian School. Women's Cross Country came in second at the IAAM Conference Championship and won in the Private School's State Championship.
In 2008, the Varsity Tennis team won the "B" conference Championship over Archbishop Spalding. The team also won two individual titles.
In 2008, the Ice Hockey Team won the B Conference title, with only one conference loss.
Drama
In the 2007-2008 school year, Cappies of Baltimore Program Director and Glenelg drama teacher Carole Graham Lehan and the Glenelg music teacher Tom French revamped an old work of his to create "Aesop's Foibles," as the spring production. The show centered around a confused, flighty muse named Thalia, who is sent to help Aesop finish his book of stories. Meanwhile, the fox from "the Fox and the Grapes" is trying to steal the book and rewrite the stories to make himself the starring character, and constant intervention from Thalia's sly sister Terpsi made the show amusing. Junior Maeve Ricaurte starred as Thalia, and senior Collin Lyons portrayed Aesop. Comic actor and senior Shreyo Banjeree played the sneaky, deceptive fox, senior Kelson McAuliffe playing the competitive, anxious, and high-pitched Hare. Senior Forrest Walterhoefer played the slow, but steady Tortoise and senior dance captain and choreographer Emma Murphy captivated the audience with her amazing choreography as well as her role as Terpsi. Erica Murphy won a Cappies Award (Comic Actress in a Musical) for her portrayal as the Jackdaw.
Exchange Program with St. Michael Indian School
In the 2006-2007 school year, headmaster Ryland Chapman started what is anticipated to be an annual exchange program with the St. Michael Indian School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. In the fall, thirteen Glenelg eighth and ninth graders hosted St. Michael students in their respective grades. That spring, the Glenelg students flew to Arizona to stay with the students they had hosted.
The second year of the exchange program went just as smoothly. This year, the Glenelg students went to Arizona first, and hosted in the spring.
Current profile
2008-2009 school year:
31% of the student body belong to ethnic minorities
Tuitions for the 2008-2009 school year are $18,090 (Grade 1 - Grade 4), $19,110 (Grades 5-7), $19,640 (Grade 8), and $20,850 (Grades 9-12).
External links
School official site
Profile in Private Schools Review
Glenelg Manor, Howard County, including photo from 2001, at Maryland Historical Trust

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