Pikesville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools consolidated school district. The school is located in the community of Pikesville, just inside Baltimore County to the northwest of Baltimore City. It is located on the corner of Smith Avenue and Labyrinth Road. The school's district borders Towson High School, Dulaney High School, Owings Mills High School, New Town High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Woodlawn High School.
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History
The school was opened in 1964 as Pikesville Senior High School with grades 9–11 and was renamed in the mid-1980s as part of a countywide grade realignment.
The school received a $40 million renovation, including a math wing and science wing that replaced a single hallway of rooms and adjacent courtyard. The other courtyard was filled with more learning spaces. The cafeteria was expanded along with asbestos removal.
On July 8, 2023, 45-year-old Lakisha Wheeler was fatally shot in the Pikesville High parking lot and was pronounced dead on arrival.
In April 2024, athletic director Dazhon Darien was arrested for using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments. Darien faced charges that include theft, disrupting school activities, stalking and retaliating against a witness. He accepted a plea deal on the charge of disrupting school activities and was sentenced to 4 months jail.
Students
The 2023–2024 enrollment at Pikesville High School was 901 students.
Extracurricular activities
Clubs and teams at the school include Spanish club, Jewish Culture Club, Christian Club, Interact, Key Club, Young Democrats and Republicans, National Honor Society, and Science Club. Many of the teams include Model UN, Model OAS, It's Academic, Mock Trial, and Model Congress.
Athletics
State championships
Golf
1A/2A 2000, 2001
Boys Soccer
1A 2016
Girls Basketball
1A 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Girls Indoor Track
1A 2014
Boys Indoor Track
1A 2013
Baseball
Class B 1986
Boys Lacrosse
2A-1A 2001, 2004, 2009
Ron Belinko Sportsmanship Award 2002
Softball
Eugene Robertson Sportsmanship Award 2017
Boys Track and Field
1A 2014
Notable alumni
Miša Aleksić - bass guitarist for Riblja Čorba
Mark Elliott Brecher - retired chief medical officer LabCorp, Emeritus Professor University of North Carolina
Elise Burgin - professional tennis player
Gary Gensler - named CFO of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign 2015; served in the United States Department of the Treasury as assistant secretary for financial institutions from 1997 to 1999
Karen Hesse - author
Shelly L. Hettleman - member of the Maryland Senate
Hellin Kay - filmmaker and photographer
Jeffrey Kluger - author of Lost Moon: the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, the basis of the movie Apollo 13
Daniel Lipman - Emmy Award-winning television writer of An Early Frost and Queer as Folk
Ken Mehlman - former chairman of the Republican National Committee (2005 to 2007)
Jeff Pinkner - television writer and producer known for his work on Alias and Lost
Marc Platt - producer of Legally Blonde.
Mike Sager - best-selling author
Jesse Schwartzman - professional lacrosse player
Wendy Sherman - former United States deputy secretary of state