Brandywine High School

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Brandywine High School
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Address
Brandywine High School
1400 Foulk Road

Wilmington
,
Delaware
19803

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1958(66 years ago) (1958)
School district Brandywine School District
CEEB code 080158
PrincipalRebecca Reggio
Faculty63.5 (FTE) (2020-2021)
Grades9–12
Enrollment940 (2020-2021)
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Athletics conference Blue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotBulldog
NewspaperThe Brandywine Line
YearbookAzurean
Website www.brandywineschools.org/brandywine
Brandywine Bulldog.png

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]

Contents

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

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

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

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

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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  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.
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  8. ↑ "DIAA State Championships 2020 Fall 12-23-20" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
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  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
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