Brandywine High School

Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located in Talleys Corner, Delaware, United States. There were 839 students enrolled in the fall for the 2019–2020 school year.[2] Keith Rolph is the current principal of Brandywine High School.[3]

Brandywine High School
Address
1400 Foulk Road

Wilmington
,
Delaware

U.S.
Information
TypePublic
Established1958
FounderEthan Patrick Walters
School districtBrandywine
PrincipalKeith Rolph
Teaching staff76 [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment839 (2019-20)
Color(s)Blue and white    
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotBulldog
NewspaperThe Brandywine Line
YearbookAzurean
Websitebrandywineschools.org/brandywine

Academics

Brandywine offers 19 Advanced Placement (AP) courses.[4]

Brandywine High School changed to block scheduling at the beginning of the 2014–15 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 No. 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.[5]

The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982–1983 school year.[6]

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:[7]

Fall
  • Cross-country
  • Field hockey
  • Football
  • Boys' soccer
  • Girls' volleyball
  • Cheerleading
  • Marching Band

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
  • Boys' volleyball

Notable alumni

Appearances in media

References
  1. "Brandywine High School - Staff Directory". Brandywine High School. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
  2. "State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education". reportcard.doe.k12.de.us. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  3. "Meet the Principal". Brandywine High School. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. "Advanced Placement in BSD". Brandywine School District. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. "America's Top Public High Schools 2008". Newsweek. 2008-05-17.
  6. Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Brandywine - BulldogsSports.com". www.bulldogssports.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  8. 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.
  9. https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1295911877034348545

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