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Woodlawn High School (Maryland)

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Type
  
Public

Opened
  
1961

Campus
  
Urban

Mascot
  
Warrior

Founded
  
1948

Established
  
1948

Grades
  
9-12

Campus size
  
55 acres (220,000 m)

Classes offered
  
Magnet program

Colors
  
Black, Red

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School district
  
Balti County Public Schools

Headquarters
  
Gwynn Oak, Maryland, United States

Motto
  
Witness the Change! and "Don't Talk About It Be About It!"

Woodlawn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. A high school was built in Woodlawn in 1922, but housed only 9th through 12th grade. The first 4-year high school was built in 1941. In 1948, a new school was constructed, and in 1958, another new building was constructed. This building still stands today. The primary structure that is used now was built in 1971 and offers a magnet program focused around students that are interested in Engineering, Science, Technology, and Math, and over 40 various extracurriculars, sports, programs, and activities to incoming and current students. Woodlawn achieved international notoriety from the popular Serial podcast, an investigation of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and conviction of Adnan Syed.

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School Location

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Woodlawn High School sits on a little over 55 acres (220,000 m2) in western Baltimore County. The main building, which was built in 1961, is roughly 195,000 square feet (18,100 m2) in size. The school is located just east of the Baltimore Beltway and north of Maryland Route 122, Security Boulevard.

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Woodlawn High School's district borders the districts of Pikesville High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Catonsville High School in Baltimore County.

Students

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The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and has dropped to 89% in 2006. However, the graduation rate of Woodlawn High currently is 90%. Woodlawn High School is one of the largest high schools in the Baltimore County Public School system. In 2008, the school was 61% African-American, 19% Hispanic and Native American, 11% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% White, and 2% European-American. Almost 13% of the students receive special education, and over 42% of the students receive free or reduced lunches, one of the highest rates in the county.

Sports

State Champions

  • 1982 - Volleyball, Class AA
  • 1987 - Boys Indoor Track, Class AA
  • Semi-Finalist

  • 1976 - Football Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 1978 - Boys Basketball Class 3A/4A
  • 1979 - Football Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 1980 - Football Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 1981 - Football Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 1982 - Football Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 1983 - Football Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 1984 - Baseball Class AA (ref mpssaa 2012 Spring Record Book)
  • 1997 - Football Class 3A (ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • 2003 - Football Class 4AN(ref mpssaa 2012 Fall Record Book)
  • Notable alumni

  • Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer for The Atlantic
  • Robert Curbeam, NASA astronaut on Space Shuttle Atlantis
  • Adnan Syed, subject of Serial
  • Hae Min Lee, subject of Serial
  • Keion Carpenter, NFL Safety for Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons
  • Vincent Fuller, NFL Safety for Tennessee Titans
  • Corey Fuller, NFL Wide Receiver for Detroit Lions
  • Carlton Bailey, NFL Linebacker for Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers
  • Torrance Zellner, American track and field athlete, Bronze Medals winner at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games
  • Kevin Liles, Music Executive, Former President of [Def Jam Records]
  • References

    Woodlawn High School (Maryland) Wikipedia