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Western High School | |
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4600 Falls Road at West Cold Spring Lane , 21209 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°20′54″N 76°38′37″W / 39.34823°N 76.64354°W |
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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 |
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 |
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.