Brandywine High School
| Brandywine High School | |
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1400 Foulk Road , | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1958 |
| Founder | Ethan Patrick Walters |
| School district | Brandywine School District |
| Principal | Keith Rolph |
| Faculty | 61 (FTE) (2019-2020) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 839 (2019-2020) |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Blue Hen Conference - Flight B |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Newspaper | The Brandywine Line |
| Yearbook | Azurean |
| Website | brandywineschools |
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Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located in Talleys Corner[1]in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware; despite not being in Wilmington, it has a Wilmington postal address.[2] [3] It is a part of the Brandywine School District.[2]
There were 839 students enrolled in the fall for the 2019–2020 school year.[2][4] Keith Rolph is the current principal of Brandywine High School.[5][6]
Academics[]
Brandywine offers 19 AP courses.[7] At the beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year, Brandywine changed to block scheduling to allow students to earn eight credits each year rather than the previous seven.[8]
Athletics[]
Brandywine is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA).[9] The Bulldogs compete in Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference with a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:[10]
Brandywine's sports include: cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, swimming, wrestling, cheerleading, indoor track, baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track and field.[11]
Recognitions[]
In 2021, US News and World Report ranked Brandywine #5,392 out of almost 24,000 public schools across the United States[12] and Niche ranked it in the top 50% best public schools for athletes in New Castle County.[13]
The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982–1983 school year.[14]
Appearances in media[]
- Former second lady Jill Biden spoke from the classroom in which she formerly taught at the school (room 232) for her remote address to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[15] Biden's husband Joe Biden was in the high school at the moment he formally was nominated for president during the convention.[16]
Notable alumni[]
- Dexter Boney,[17] former basketball player in the National Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association
- Dennis Brockenborough, [18] trumpet player for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones from 1990-2000
- John Gallagher Jr.,[18] Tony Award-winning actor best known for Spring Awakening
- Joan Goodfellow,[18] film, television, and stage actress; mezzo-soprano
- Sean Patrick Thomas,[18] actor
- George Thorogood,[18] musician known for hits such as "Bad to the Bone"
- Christopher Voigt,[18] synthetic biology pioneer and MIT professor
- Ben Warheit,[18] Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, and writer, Late Night with Seth Meyers.
References[]
- ^ Davidson, Henry F. (1983-01-13). "From wagon path to office corridor". The Morning News. p. 1-2. Retrieved 2021-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Brandywine High School". NCES. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Home". Brandywine High School. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
1400 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19803
- The school is not in the Wilmington city limits, as seen in a comparison with the zoning map as of February 2021. - ^ "State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education". reportcard.doe.k12.de.us. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "Meet the Principal". Brandywine School District. n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Cherry, Amy (2020-02-19). "Fight involving 8 students breaks out at Brandywine High School". WDEL. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Advanced Placement in BSD". Brandywine School District. n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "Agreement Between Brandywine School District Board of Education and Brandywine Education Association, Affiliate of DSEA/NEA" (PDF). Brandywine School District. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "DIAA State Championships 2020 Fall 12-23-20" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Greene, Sean (2021-01-21). "Several schools concerned as potential vote approaches for Delaware football restructuring". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Bulldogs Sports". n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Brandywine High School". US News and World Report. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Brandywine High School Rankings". Niche. n.d. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Holveck, Brandon (18 August 2020). "DNC in Delaware: Delaware officials to sue USPS and more updates". Delaware Online. The News Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ @MSNBC (19 August 2020). "Joe Biden formally nominated as 2020 Democratic presidential candidate at #DemConvention" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dexter Boney". Real GM. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Brandywine School District High School Course Catalog". issuu. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
External links[]
Coordinates: 39°48′01″N 75°31′16″W / 39.8002°N 75.5210°W
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- High schools in New Castle County, Delaware
- Public high schools in Delaware
- Educational institutions established in 1958
- 1958 establishments in Delaware