Western High School (Maryland)

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Western High School
Address
4600 Falls Road at West Cold Spring Lane Baltimore , Maryland 21209 United States
Coordinates	39°20′54″N 76°38′37″W / 39.34823°N 76.64354°W / 39.34823; -76.64354
Information
School type	Public secondary magnet school
Motto	"Lucem Accepimus, Lucem Demus" (Latin) ("We have received light; let us give forth light")
Founded	November 1, 1844; 179 years ago (1844-11-01)
Sister school	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute ("Poly")
School district	Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS)
Superintendent	Sonja Santelises
School number	407
Principal	Britney Horne
Grades	9–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	1,089[1] (2014)
Area	Urban
Color(s)	Red and black
Slogan	"Western, Only the Best!"
Song	"Dear Western"
Athletics conference	Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), Baltimore City League
Mascot	"Dove"
Team name	"The Doves"
Website	www.westernhighschool.org

Western High School is the oldest public all-girls high school remaining in the United States. It is the third-oldest public high school in the state of Maryland and part of the Baltimore City Public Schools. Western High was named a "National Blue Ribbon School" of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009 and a "Silver Medal High School" by the news magazine U.S. News & World Report in 2012.