# 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.
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. The school is named for Glenelg, a postal village named after Glenelg Manor, which in turn was named after the town of Glenelg, Scotland.
The 22.79 acres of land for Glenelg was purchased from the Musgroves for in 1955 $9,117.40. Glenelg opened as Howard County public schools were converting in a phased-in approach from segregated schools to integrated, one grade per year. A 1965 cross burning onsite was an indication of the strained race relations of the era.
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 | 1,261 | 1,248 | 1,205 | 1,173 | 1,198 | 1,197 | 1,263 |

## 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.

## 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

### Basketball

* Girls: 1999, 2001, 2016

### Field Hockey

* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022

### Cross Country

* Boys: 1983, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007
* Girls: 1990, 2003

### Golf

Added as a sport in 2005
* 2006

### Ice Hockey

Club team
* 2010

### Indoor Track

* Boys: 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005
* Girls: 1993, 1999

### Lacrosse

* Boys: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2019, 2024
* Girls: 2005, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024

### Soccer

* Boys: 1992, 1997, 2022
* Girls: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021

### Tennis

* Boys: 1972, 1987

### Track and Field

* Girls: 1993, 2002

### Volleyball

* 1993, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2021

### Wrestling

* 2008, 2011

## Extracurricular activities

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

## 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

## Image gallery

* Glenelg High School
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* 2014 football team

## Controversy

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

## References and notes

* ↑ https://www.hcpss.org/superintendent/#:~:text=William%20J.,Barnes&text=Barnes%20is%20the%20Howard%20County%20Public%20School%20System%20Superintendent.
* ↑ "MD Property Database". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
* ↑ "Loading..." www.glenelghigh.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
* ↑ Henry Gannett (1906). A Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware, Volume 2. p. 36.
* ↑ Alice Cornelison; Silas E. Craft Sr.; Lillie Price. History of Blacks In Howard County. p. 126.
* ↑ Janet P. Kusterer; Victoria Goeller. Remembering Ellicott City: Tales from the Patapsco River Valley.
* ↑ "Howard County School Board Apologizes for Earlier Segregation". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 2012.
* ↑ Howard County Historical Society. Howard County. p. 68.
* ↑ "flashbacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1990.
* ↑ Enrollment report 2013 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2014 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2015 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2016 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2017 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2018 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2019 hcpss.org
* ↑ Enrollment report 2020 hcpss.org
* ↑ "Glenelg High in Glenelg, MD | Best High Schools | US News". Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Baseball" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2018.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Winter Record Books - Page 7".
* ↑ "Led by sophomore class, Glenelg wins 2A field hockey title and is already eyeing more - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
* ↑ Dunn, Katherine (November 13, 2022). "Glenelg goes back-to-back as 2A field hockey state champions". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 29".
* ↑ "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 13".
* ↑ "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 3".
* ↑ "MPSSAA Fall Record Book - Page 43".
* ↑ "MPSSAA Winter Record Books - Page 39".
* ↑ "MPSSAA Winter Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ "Iannarino brothers lift Glenelg boys lacrosse over Hereford, 10-7, for 2A state title". Baltimore Sun. May 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ Sun, Rich Scherr (May 21, 2024). "Glenelg girls lacrosse rolls to first state title since 2018 with 13-3 win over Queen Anne's in 2A final". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ Peters, James (November 19, 2022). "Glenelg finishes job, wins 2A state boys soccer title". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Fall Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Fall Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ "Glenelg girls' soccer, with all its pieces in place, wins Maryland 2A title game - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ MPSSAA Volleyball Championships (Tournament History 1971-2007) mpssaa.org
* ↑ "Glenelg and its super sophomore dominate Century for Md. 2A volleyball title - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
* ↑ "MPSSAA Winter Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
* ↑ "Glenelg breaks through, wins 2A-1A wrestling state duals title". Baltimore Sun. February 12, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
* ↑ "Robotiators - Team 888 (2002)". The Blue Alliance. April 4, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
* ↑ "2022 CHS District Greater DC Event #1 Day 1". The Blue Alliance. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
* ↑ Khan, Saliqa A. (May 24, 2018). "Howard County's top educator calls graffiti found outside school 'hate crime'". WBAL. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
* Newsweek