Glenelg High School


Glenelg High School is located in the western portion of Howard County, Maryland, United States. The second high school opened in Howard County, 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 $9117.40. 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.
Recently, both Glenelg High School and Glenwood Middle School were affected by a mold issue which required renovations to both schools. While Glenelg has not needed more renovations, after Glenwood suffered a fire early January 2016, it was discovered that the mold issue was not solved and required more renovations.
The school is located just west of Maryland Route 32, south of Interstate 70, and east of Maryland Route 97.

Academic success

Glenelg High School has a current student body of just over 1200.
In 2011, Glenelg was ranked as the 743rd school in the nation by Newsweeks Top 1500 Schools list.

Athletics

Glenelg High School has won the following state championships and achievements:

Baseball

Glenelg's Marching Unit and Jazz and Symphonic Bands have earned superior ratings in all competitions for 42 years to date. In March 2013, the symphonic band added to its own Howard County record by receiving all superior ratings from all four judges in the District 8 adjudication.
Volunteers from the Symphonic Band regularly fill out Glenelg's Orchestra, Pit Band, and provide accompaniment for the chorus and madrigals during performances. Members of the symphonic band have also appeared at televised It's Academic competitions to show support for Glenelg's team.
The Glenelg Jazz Ensemble has received over 60 awards in the past 15 years.

Extracurricular activities

Glenelg's FIRST Robotics Team 888 came in first in 2002 at the Western Michigan Regional and in 2007 at the Battle of Baltimore.

Students

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Notable alumni

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.