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'Broadneck High School' is a school in the United States, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland on Green Holly Drive, near the cities of Annapolis and Arnold. The Bruin is the school's mascot. It is one of the newer schools in the county. It is known for the breadth of its Advanced Placement program. The Broadneck Bruins are rivals with the nearby Severna Park High School Falcons. BHS feeder middle schools are Severn River Middle School, and Magothy Middle School. The school is a part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system and is the district's test school for the classes of Linear Algebra and Calculus III.
Academics
Newsweek Ratings
Newsweek annually rates American high schools based on the ratio of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students in the school to the number of graduating seniors that year. [2]
★ In 2006, Broadneck was ranked 197th. [3]
★ In 2005, Broadneck was ranked 184th. [4]
Advanced Placement
Broadneck is an Advanced Placement Certified school. [5] Broadneck was also been named an Anne Arundel County Public Schools Advanced Placement Distinguished High School in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Athletics
Broadneck High School's athletics teams are the Bruins and Lady Bruins and their colors are maroon and grey, as defined by the school's first athletic director, Mr. Timothy McMullen. The school has won numerous state and local championships. The current athetic director is Mr. Ken Kazmarek.
Lacrosse
★ The Bruins won the Maryland 4A State Championship in 1987 and in the back-to-back years of 1992-1993, and 1996-1997. More recently, the Bruins won the Anne Arundel County Championship in 2001. The Lady Bruins won the State title in 2002.
Basketball
★ The Bruins won the Boys County Championship Game over Rival Annapolis High School 61-60. The Bruins are the 2006-2007 Anne Arundel County Champions. The Last Bruins Boys A.A.Co. Championship was 1997.
Football
★ The Bruins made it to the Maryland State Championships during the 2003-2004 school year. The Bruins made the Playoffs in the 06-07 year and lost to Suitland, Under Coach Jeff Herrick.
Wrestling
★ The Bruins won the Maryland State Championships during the 1987-1988 school year.
★ The Bruins were co-champions for the County Championship during the 1990-91 year.
★ The Bruins won the both County and Region Championships during the 2005-2006 year.
★ The Bruins were State semi-finalists, losing to eventual state champions La Plata.
★ The Bruins ended Hammond's 31 match win streak with a 33-31 win at Bowie Duals.
★ The Bruins set the team win record with 20 wins in 2005-2006. Their season record was 20-2, with losses to Old Mill and La Plata.
Golf
★ The Bruins won the 2006 District championship defeating Severna Park.
Tennis
★ The Bruins won the county championship during the 2006 season and sent 7 of their 9 teams to play in the Regional Event.
★ The Bruins won the county championship for the 2007 season as well. Sending 7 of their 9 teams to Regionals again, the Bruins won the Regional Championship. They sent team MVP Michele Jordan (singles) and doubles team Jon Coe and Alex Banks to States.
Ice Hockey
★ Ice Hockey at Broadneck is an unsanctioned varsity sport. It consists of only a varsity team and a practice squad. It is in its sixth year of existence, and is looking to find a home at the new Brigade Complex at the Naval Academy. The team finished 5-6 for the 06-07 season
Marching band
The marching band is known as the "Marching Bruins."
Achievements
★ The band won the Chapter IX Champions in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
★ The band placed in the top ten at ACC's in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Direction
The band is directed by Mr. Matthew Heist.
Cross country
★ The Lady Bruins won the Maryland State Championships during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school year.
★ The boys won the Maryland State Championships during the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years.
Sailing Team
★ The Broadneck Sailing Team offers an opportunity for students to sail competitively against other schools in the county and state, as well as the region.
★ This team consists of a Varsity and JV team. There is also a program where students new to the sport can learn how to sail, in the Novice/Beginner program.
★ This team practices in the Severn River, right off of Annapolis.
★ The Broadneck Sailing Team is not yet sanctioned.
★ The Sailing Team was the Central League champion for fall 2006.
Soccer
The 2005 Bruin Soccer team made it to the State Championship winning the County and Region Championship on their way.
Swimming
In the inaugural year of Anne Arundel County Swimming, Broadneck placed 3rd in the County and Region 4A Championships. The Bruins placed 8th and the Lady Bruins placed 6th at the State Championships.
Baseball
1983, 1995 State Champions.
Gymnastics
Reinstated in 2000, the team scored its first county championship in 2003 and has continued to hold the title in 2004, 2005, and 2006
Bruin mascot
Bruin Pride is supported by the school's bruin mascot, an honorary position that traditionally passed down by a senior in each graduating class.
Clubs
Clubs at Broadneck High School include:
★ FBLA/DECA
★ Latin Club
★ Strategic Gaming Club
★ It's Academic
★ Robotics Club
★ Outdoor Science Club
★ Key Club
★ SADD
★ Foreign Language Club
★ SGA
★ Math Team – In the 2006-2007 school year, the team took 3rd place in the annual High School Mathematics Competition sponsored by Anne Arundel Community College.[6]
★ National Honors Society
★ Interact Club
★ Tri-M Music Honor Society
★ Dance Company
★ Art Club
★ Gay-Straight Alliance
★ Craft Club
★ Anime Club
★ Environmental Club
Student Achievements
In 2003, students Andrew Ascione, David Bennett, and Aaron Schulman won top team project at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for their project "BEACON: Analytical Instrumentation Software for Identifying Fluorescent Oligonucleotides Used in Encoded Microbeads" [1]
In 2006, Danna Thomas won third place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her project "Cell Survival, Genomic Instability, and Bystander Effect Induced by Ionizing Radiation". In 2007, Thomas was recognized as a semi-finalist in the United States in the INTEL Science Talent Search, also nicknamed the "Junior Nobel Prize".
In 2006, Natalie Green became the first Maryland Poetry Out Loud state champion, winning a scholarship and $500 for the school library.[2]
Notable Alumni
★ Ken Walter- former NFL punter, won Super Bowl with Patriots (2)
See Also
★ Anne Arundel County Public Schools
External links
★ Website maintained by the school
★ AACPS webpage for Broadneck High
References
1. http://www.sciserv.org/isef/results/grnd2003.asp
2. http://www.poetryoutloud.org/news/gallery.2006finalists.html
★ Matthews, Jay. The Complete List of the 1,000 Top US Schools - Newsweeks America's Best High Schools. 10 March 2007 [7].
★ Matthews, Jay. The Complete List: 1,200 Top US Schools - Newsweeks America's Best High Schools. 10 March 2007 [8].
★ Matthews, Jay. FAQ: Top High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools. 10 March 2007 [9].
★ Anne Arundel: Advanced Programs Available in High School. 10 March 2007 [10].
★ Hudson, Lucinda. Principal's Corner. What's Bruin. Issue 7 (2007): 2. [11].
★ Hayes, Kathy E. February 12, 2007 Results. 10 March 2007 [12].
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