Glenelg High School


Glenelg High School is a public high school in Glenelg, Maryland, United States. Glenelg HS is located in the western portion of Howard County, Maryland and is part of the Howard County Public School System, which is among the highest-ranked in the nation.
The school is located just west of Maryland Route 32, south of Interstate 70, and east of Maryland Route 97.
WWW howard.k12.md.us/ghs

History

As the second continuously-operated high school 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 $9,117.40. 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.

Students

Glenelg student body enrollment through the years has fluctuated due to many factors, including new housing construction and redistricting. The demographics show mostly white youth.
199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820142015201620172018201920202021
1,0071,0371,0521,0978719019419721,0211,0731,1501,1801,2781,2001,1801,1851,2741,2611,2481,2051,1731,1981,1971,263

Academics

In 2021, Glenelg was ranked as the 400th best high school in the nation, 9th best in Maryland, and 2nd best in Howard County, by U.S. News & World Report.

Athletics

Glenelg has won the following state championships:

Baseball

First Howard County team to ever win State in baseball
  • 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2021

Basketball

  • Girls: 1999, 2001, 2016

Field Hockey

  • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

Cross Country

  • Boys: 1983, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007
  • Girls: 1990, 2003

Golf

Added as a sport in 2005
  • 2006

Ice Hockey

Club team
  • 2010

Indoor Track

  • Boys: 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005
  • Girls: 1993, 1999

Lacrosse

  • Boys: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2019, 2024
  • Girls: 2005, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024

Soccer

  • Boys: 1992, 1997, 2022, 2025
  • Girls: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021

Tennis

  • Boys: 1972, 1987

Track and Field

  • Girls: 1993, 2002

Volleyball

  • 1993, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2021

Wrestling

  • 2008, 2011

Extracurricular activities

Glenelg's FIRST Robotics Competition Team 888 came in first in 2002 at the Western Michigan Regional and 2022 at the Chesapeake Greater DC regional event

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.