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Brandywine High School

Coordinates: 39°48′01″N 75°31′16″W / 39.8002°N 75.5210°W / 39.8002; -75.5210
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Brandywine High School
Address
Map
1400 Foulk Road

,
Delaware
19803

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
School districtBrandywine School District
CEEB code080158
PrincipalRebecca Reggio
Faculty63.5 (FTE) (2020-2021)
Grades9–12
Enrollment940 (2020-2021)
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotBulldog
NewspaperThe Brandywine Line
YearbookAzurean
Websitewww.brandywineschools.org/brandywine

Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located near Talleys Corner[1] in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington postal address.[2][3] Although the school is not within the Wilmington city limits, it does serve some parts of the city north of the Brandywine River.[4] It is a part of the Brandywine School District.[2]

There were 940 students enrolled in the fall for the 2020–2021 school year.[2][5] Rebecca Reggio is the current principal of Brandywine High School.[6]

History

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Brandywine High School was established in 1958. Its building was designed by Wilmington architects Whiteside, Moeckel & Carbonell in the International Style and completed in 1959.[7]

Athletics

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Brandywine is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA).[8] The Bulldogs compete in Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference with a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:[9]

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.[10]

Recognitions

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In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Brandywine #5,392 out of almost 24,000 public schools across the United States[11] and Niche ranked it in the top 50% best public schools for athletes in New Castle County.[12]

The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982–1983 school year.[13]

Appearances in media

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Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Henry F. (1983-01-13). "From wagon path to office corridor". The Morning News. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2021-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Brandywine High School". NCES. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "Home". Brandywine High School. Retrieved 2021-06-21. 1400 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19803
  4. ^ "Registration and Enrollment: 2012-13 Feeder Patterns".
  5. ^ "State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education". reportcard.doe.k12.de.us. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ^ "Meet the Principal". Brandywine School District. n.d. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  7. ^ W. Barksdale Maynard, Buildings of Delaware (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008): 32.
  8. ^ "DIAA State Championships 2020 Fall 12-23-20" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  9. ^ Greene, Sean (2021-01-21). "Several schools concerned as potential vote approaches for Delaware football restructuring". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs Sports". n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  11. ^ "Brandywine High School". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  12. ^ "Brandywine High School Rankings". Niche. n.d. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  13. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ a b 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.
  15. ^ @MSNBC (19 August 2020). "Joe Biden formally nominated as 2020 Democratic presidential candidate at #DemConvention" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Dexter Boney". Real GM. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
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39°48′01″N 75°31′16″W / 39.8002°N 75.5210°W / 39.8002; -75.5210