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{{Infobox school
| name = Wilde Lake High School
| name = Wilde Lake High School
| logo = Wilde Lake High School.jpg
| logo = File:Wilde Lake High School logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_size = 150px
| image = WLHS Entrance.jpg
| caption = Home of the Wilde Cats
| streetaddress = 5460 Trumpeter Road
| streetaddress = 5460 Trumpeter Road
| city = [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]]
| city = [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]]
| state = [[Maryland|MD]]
| state = [[Maryland|MD]]
| zipcode = 21044
| zipcode = 21044
| country = United States
| country = United States
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[High school#United States|high school]]
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[High school#United States|high school]]
| established = 1971
| established = 1971
| founder =
| founder =
| district = [[Howard County Public Schools]][HCPSS]
| district = [[Howard County Public School System]]
| principal= Marcy Leonard
| principal = Michael Brown
| grades = 9–12
| grades = 9–12
| mascot = Wildecat
| mascot = Wildecat
| rival = [[Oakland Mills High School|Oakland Mills High]], [[River Hill High School|River Hill High]], and [[Atholton High School|Atholton High]]
| rival = [[Oakland Mills High School|Oakland Mills High]], [[River Hill High School|River Hill High]], and [[Atholton High School|Atholton High]]
| newspaper = The Paw Print
| newspaper = The Paw Print
| website = {{URL|http://wlhs.hcpss.org/}}
| website = {{URL|http://wlhs.hcpss.org/}}
| enrollment = 1,291<ref name=hcpss>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_hs_all.pdf|title=2017-18 School profile|publisher=HCPSS|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
| enrollment = 1,291<ref name=hcpss>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_hs_all.pdf |title=2017-18 School profile |publisher=HCPSS |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
| colors = Green {{color box|#009900}} and Gold {{color box|#FFD700}}
| colors = Green {{color box|#009900}} and Gold {{color box|#FFD700}}
}}
}}


'''Wilde Lake High School''' is a [[secondary school]] located in [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]], [[Maryland]]'s Village of [[Wilde Lake]], United States, one of 12 public high schools in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]].
'''Wilde Lake High School''' is a [[secondary school]] located at the village of [[Wilde Lake]] in [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]], [[Maryland]], United States. It is one of the 13 public high schools in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]].


The school is centrally located in Howard County, and its district borders that of [[River Hill High School]], [[Marriotts Ridge High School]], [[Centennial High School (Maryland)|Centennial High School]], [[Howard High School (Ellicott City, Maryland)|Howard High School]], [[Oakland Mills High School]], and [[Atholton High School]].
The school is centrally located in Howard County, and its district borders that of [[River Hill High School]], [[Marriotts Ridge High School]], [[Centennial High School (Howard County, Maryland)|Centennial High School]], [[Howard High School (Ellicott City, Maryland)|Howard High School]], [[Oakland Mills High School]], and [[Atholton High School]].


==History==
== History ==
Bids were requested by January 1970 for a 1,350-seat school to be built for an estimated $2.6 million.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Bid deadline for Wilde Lake High School builder History Matters|author=Louise Vest|date=13 January 2015}}</ref> Opened in 1971 as a model school for the nation, it was Columbia's first high school. It had an open [[doughnut]]-shaped design with "[[open classroom]]s," and was a model school for new teaching settings.<ref name=WLHSopm>[http://archone.tamu.edu/CRS/engine/archive_files/efl/6000.0504.pdf "Five Open Plan High Schools: A Report from Educational Facilities Laboratories"] (1973) (archived at Texas A&M University).</ref>
Bids were requested by January 1970 for a 1,350-seat school to be built for an estimated $2.6 million.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |title=Bid deadline for Wilde Lake High School builder History Matters |author=Louise Vest |date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> Opened in 1971 as a model school for the nation, it was Columbia's first high school. It had an open [[doughnut]]-shaped design with "[[open classroom]]s," and was a model school for new teaching settings.<ref name=WLHSopm>[http://archone.tamu.edu/CRS/engine/archive_files/efl/6000.0504.pdf "Five Open Plan High Schools: A Report from Educational Facilities Laboratories"] (1973) (archived at Texas A&M University).</ref>


In 1994, the original 910-student building, which did not meet current safety standards, was demolished. A new $20 million 1,200-seat building with a more traditional style was reconstructed on the same site by Cochran, Stephenson and Donkevoet.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 23, 1993|title=Renovation at Wilde Lake is to be more extensive}}</ref> The new building, opened in 1996, replicates the open idea, with a central main street, and halls surrounding it and a bridge across the second floor.
In 1994, the original 910-student building, which did not meet current safety standards, was demolished. A new $20 million 1,200-seat building with a more traditional style was reconstructed on the same site by Cochran, Stephenson and Donkevoet.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 23, 1993 |title=Renovation at Wilde Lake is to be more extensive}}</ref> The new building, opened in 1996, replicates the open idea, with a central main street, and halls surrounding it and a bridge across the second floor.


==Students==
== Students ==
{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|+Student population<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Enrollment.aspx?PV=34:17:13:0516:1:N:0:13:1:2:1:1:1:1:3|title=1993 to 2017 Enrollment for All Grades|website=reportcard.msde.maryland.gov|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210144005/http://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Enrollment.aspx?PV=34:17:13:0516:1:N:0:13:1:2:1:1:1:1:3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|+ Student population<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Enrollment.aspx?PV=34:17:13:0516:1:N:0:13:1:2:1:1:1:1:3 |title=1993 to 2017 Enrollment for All Grades |website=reportcard.msde.maryland.gov |access-date=April 19, 2018 |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210144005/http://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Enrollment.aspx?PV=34:17:13:0516:1:N:0:13:1:2:1:1:1:1:3 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999
! 1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999
|-
|-
|unk.||unk.||unk.||822||848||1,037||1,228||1,342||1,418||1,452
| unk.||unk.||unk.||822||848||1,037||1,228||1,342||1,418||1,452
|-
|-
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! 2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009
|-
|-
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| 1,414||1,480||1,567||1,489||1,440||1,392||1,434||1,373||1,351||1,370
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!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009
|-
|-
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! 2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2020
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|1,414||1,480||1,567||1,489||1,440||1,392||1,434||1,373||1,351||1,370
|-
|-
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| 1,335||1,324||1,277||1,271||1,242||1,234||1,236||1,225||1,276||1,379
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!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2020
|-
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|1,335||1,324||1,277||1,271||1,242||1,234||1,236||1,225||1,276||1,379
|}
|}


The racial makeup of the population during the 2017–2018 school year was 26.7% White, 43.8% Black or African American, 7.2% Asian, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0% Native American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 7.4% two or more races.<ref name=hcpss/>
The racial makeup of the population during the 2017–2018 school year was 26.7% White, 43.8% Black or African American, 7.2% Asian, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0% Native American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 7.4% two or more races.<ref name=hcpss />


==Jim Rouse Theatre==
== Jim Rouse Theatre ==
[[File:Jim Rouse Theatre entrance Columbia MD 2023-04-02 08-17-52.jpg|thumb|Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School, Howard County, MD]]
[[File:Jim Rouse Theatre entrance Columbia MD 2023-04-02 08-17-52.jpg|thumb|left|Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School]]
Wilde Lake has a modern 750-seat theater named for Columbia founder [[James Rouse]], who went by "Jim".<ref name="WLHSjrt">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rousetheatre.org/|title=Jim Rouse Theatre|website=Jim Rouse Theatre|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref> The theatre has its own separate entrance and is used by both school and community groups. The 12,500-square-foot performance space is also used for community meetings, sales rallies, exhibitions, and business training sessions. The theatre has a total of 739 seats and eight handicapped accessible locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rousetheatre.org/technical-specs|title=Technical Specifications|publisher=Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
Wilde Lake has a modern 750-seat theater named for Columbia founder [[James Rouse]], who went by "Jim".<ref name="WLHSjrt">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rousetheatre.org/ |title=Jim Rouse Theatre |website=Jim Rouse Theatre |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref> The theatre has its own separate entrance and is used by both school and community groups. The 12,500-square-foot performance space is also used for community meetings, sales rallies, exhibitions, and business training sessions. The theatre has a total of 739 seats and eight handicapped accessible locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rousetheatre.org/technical-specs |title=Technical Specifications |publisher=Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>


==Athletics==
== Athletics ==
[[File:Wilde Lake High School stadium Columbia MD 2023-04-02 08-21-14.jpg|thumb|Wilde Lake High School stadium]]
Wilde Lake High School has a number of sports teams for each season of the academic year, including football, soccer, golf, volleyball, basketball, and cross country.<ref>Parnell, Vincent [http://www.wildelake.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1033:fall-2012-athletic-information&catid=175:sports-instructions&Itemid=232 "Fall 2012 Athletic Information"], Howard County Public School System, 2012.</ref> The school has won the following state championships:
Wilde Lake High School has a number of sports teams for each season of the academic year, including football, soccer, golf, volleyball, basketball, and cross country.<ref>Parnell, Vincent [http://www.wildelake.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1033:fall-2012-athletic-information&catid=175:sports-instructions&Itemid=232 "Fall 2012 Athletic Information"], Howard County Public School System, 2012.</ref> The school has won the following state championships:


===Cross country===
=== Cross country ===
*1971 – Boys' cross country
* 1971 – Boys' cross country
*1996 – Girls' cross country<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/girlsxcountry/State%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Girls' Cross Country|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 1996 – Girls' cross country<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/girlsxcountry/State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Girls' Cross Country |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
*1996 – Boys' cross country
* 1996 – Boys' cross country
*2005 – Boys' cross country
* 2005 – Boys' cross country
*2006 – Boys' cross country<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/boysxcountry/State%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Boys' Cross Country|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 2006 – Boys' cross country<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/boysxcountry/State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Cross Country |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
*2007 – Boys' cross country
* 2007 – Boys' cross country


===Football===
=== Football ===
* 1985 – Football<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levine |first=David |date=November 28, 1985 |title=Wilde Lake 1 Victory Away |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/11/29/wilde-lake-1-victory-away/4f6d7919-3fbe-4957-bac6-1922bfb579e7/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*1985 – Football
*1990 - Football
* 1990 – Football
*1991 – Football
* 1991 – Football
*1992 – Football
* 1992 – Football
*1997 – Football<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/football/Football%20State%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Football|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 1997 – Football<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/football/Football%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Football |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 2010 – Football<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2010 |title=Wilde Lake holds off Franklin to win 3A state title, 21-14 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/12/03/wilde-lake-holds-off-franklin-to-win-3a-state-title-21-14/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=The Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2010 – Football


===Soccer===
=== Soccer ===
*1976 – Boys' soccer
* 1976 – Boys' soccer
*1981 – Boys' soccer
* 1981 – Boys' soccer
*1982 – Boys' soccer
* 1982 – Boys' soccer
*1983 – Boys' soccer
* 1983 – Boys' soccer
*1984 – Boys' soccer
* 1984 – Boys' soccer
*1991 – Boys' soccer
* 1991 – Boys' soccer
*1997 – Boys' soccer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/boyssoccer/boys%20soccer%20champs%202007.pdf|title=MPSSAA Boys' Soccer|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 1997 – Boys' soccer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/boyssoccer/boys%20soccer%20champs%202007.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Soccer |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 2019 – Boys' soccer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Melnick |first=Kyle |date=November 16, 2019 |title=Md. 3A boys' soccer final: Wilde Lake wins with golden goal |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/md-3a-boys-soccer-final-wilde-lake-wins-with-golden-goal/2019/11/16/9921963e-080e-11ea-924a-28d87132c7ec_story.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*2019 – Boys' soccer


===Basketball===
=== Basketball ===
*1985 – Boys' basketball<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/boysbasketball/Boys%20Basketball%20State%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Boys' Basketball|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 1985 – Boys' basketball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/boysbasketball/Boys%20Basketball%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Basketball |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
*1994 - Boys' basketball State Finalist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seidel |first1=Jeff |title=Milford Mill balancing act too much for Wilde Lake |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-03-13/sports/1994072232_1_milford-mill-hurd-wilde |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071404/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-03-13/sports/1994072232_1_milford-mill-hurd-wilde |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |language=en |date=March 13, 1994}}</ref>
* 1994 – Boys' basketball State Finalist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seidel |first1=Jeff |title=Milford Mill balancing act too much for Wilde Lake |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/03/13/milford-mill-balancing-act-too-much-for-wilde-lake/ |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071404/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-03-13/sports/1994072232_1_milford-mill-hurd-wilde |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |language=en |url-status=live |date=March 13, 1994}}</ref>
*1995 – Girls' basketball<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/girlsbasketball/Girls%20State%20Basketball%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Girls' Basketball|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 1995 – Girls' basketball<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/girlsbasketball/Girls%20State%20Basketball%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Girls' Basketball |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>


===Ice hockey===
=== Ice hockey ===
*2008 – State Finalist
* 2008 – State Finalist
Wilde lake no longer fields an independent ice hockey team. From 2011{{ndash}}2018, a co-op team with players from Oakland Mills and Hammond High Schools was formed, known as the “WHO”. In 2018, Centennial and Long Reach High Schools joined the WHO to form the Wolves.
Wilde lake no longer fields an independent ice hockey team. From 2011{{ndash}}2018, a co-op team with players from Oakland Mills and Hammond High Schools was formed, known as the “WHO”. In 2018, Centennial and Long Reach High Schools joined the WHO to form the Wolves.


===Tennis===
=== Tennis ===
*1985 – Boys' tennis doubles
* 1985 – Boys' tennis doubles
*1986 – Mixed doubles
* 1986 – Mixed doubles
*2001 – Mixed doubles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/girlstennis/Mixed%20Doubles%20State%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Tennis Mixed Doubles|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 2001 – Mixed doubles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/girlstennis/Mixed%20Doubles%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Tennis Mixed Doubles |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
*2006 – Boys' tennis singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/boystennis/Boys%20Tennis%20State%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Boys' Tennis Doubles|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
* 2006 – Boys' tennis singles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/boystennis/Boys%20Tennis%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Tennis Doubles |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

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=== Track and field ===
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* 1975 – Boys' track and field<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/boystrackandfield/Boys%20Track%20and%20Field%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Track & Field |website=MPSSAA.org |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

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In 2015, Carol Satterwhite, a physical education teacher at the Wilde Lake High School was selected for the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/james-simmons-to-be-inducted-in-niaaa-hall-of-fame |title=James Simmons to be Inducted in NIAAA Hall of Fame |publisher=[[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|LHSAA]] |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

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== Band program ==
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The school has a band program consisting of groups including the marching band and wind ensemble.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Band {{!}} Wilde Lake High School Band {{!}} United States|url=https://www.wlhsband.com/|access-date=May 8, 2021|website=wlhsband|language=en}}</ref>

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== The Paw Print ==
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''The Paw Print'' is an independent [[publication]] of Wilde Lake High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wlhspawprint.com/ |title=The Paw Print : The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School |website=WLHSPawPrint.com |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

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== Accommodations ==
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Wilde Lake has a special education program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilde Lake High School Profile |url=https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_hs_wildelake.pdf |website=HCPSS}}</ref> In addition to its programs for the disabled, Wilde Lake accommodates teen mothers through their in school daycare center.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Sarah |title=Wilde Lake's Teen Parenting Program Serves Students Countywide |url=https://wlhspawprint.com/2868/features/wilde-lakes-teen-parenting-program-serves-students-countywide/ |access-date=May 8, 2021 |website=The Paw Print}}</ref>


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== Notable alumni ==
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===Track and field===
{{alumni|date=May 2023}}
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*1975 – Boys' track and field<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/boystrackandfield/Boys%20Track%20and%20Field%20Champions.pdf|title=MPSSAA Boys' Track & Field|website=MPSSAA.org|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
Notable alumni include actors [[Edward Norton]] (1987),<ref name="Baltimore Sun 2017">{{cite news |title=Edward Norton, Laura Lippman, and more Columbia notables reflect on a changing city |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2017/06/06/edward-norton-laura-lippman-and-more-columbia-notables-reflect-on-a-changing-city/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> [[Carly Hughes]] (2000), [[Sara Lindsey]] (2007), and [[Adria Tennor]] (1988). Alumni also include the authors and journalists [[Laura Lippman]] (1977),<ref name="Baltimore Sun 2017" /> [[Robert Kolker]] (1987),<ref>{{cite web |last=McCauley |first=Mary Carole |title=Columbia native Robert Kolker is having a moment, with an Oprah's Book Club selection and HBO, Netflix movies based on his work |website=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 12, 2020 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2020/10/12/columbia-native-robert-kolker-is-having-a-moment-with-an-oprahs-book-club-selection-and-hbo-netflix-movies-based-on-his-work/ |access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> and [[National Public Radio]] diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen (1986). [[David Bentley Hart]] (1982) is another writer, theologian, and cultural critic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1982/09/29/national-merit-scholarship-honored/a1707099-bebd-4eeb-ba51-92343f6dacd2/ |title=National Merit Scholarship Honored |date=September 29, 1982 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 19, 2018 |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


Wilde Lake alumni lawyers of note include national security and human rights attorney [[Jesselyn Radack]] (1988),<ref>{{cite web |last=Langfitt |first=Frank |title=Late bloomer flowers brilliantly at Yale Law School Student overcomes rocky youth, MS |website=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 25, 1992 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/10/25/late-bloomer-flowers-brilliantly-at-yale-law-school-student-overcomes-rocky-youth-ms/ |access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> who has represented constitutional lawyer [[Bruce Fein]] and whistleblowers [[Edward Snowden]], [[Thomas A. Drake|Thomas Drake]], [[John Kiriakou]], and [[Daniel Hale]]. Maria L. Oesterreicher (1986) became the first female Circuit Court Judge in Carroll County Maryland<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maria Oesterreicher becomes Carroll County's first female Circuit Court judge |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-carroll-judiciary-elections-20181106-story.html |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=The Baltimore Sun |language=en}}</ref> and Donna Hill Staton (1976) became the first African-American judge in Howard County.https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012300/012376/html/12376extbio.html
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In 2015, Carol Satterwhite, a physical education teacher at the Wilde Lake High School was selected for the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/james-simmons-to-be-inducted-in-niaaa-hall-of-fame|title=James Simmons to be Inducted in NIAAA Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|LHSAA]]|date=December 1, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>


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Wilde Lake also produced a number of prominent athletes, including Olympic gymnast [[Elise Ray]] (2000),<ref>{{cite news |last=Shapira |first=Ian |title=Flipping For the Olympics |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 21, 2000 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/21/flipping-for-the-olympics/9e2d0c3e-9a04-49be-af81-3934e86ab139/ |access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> Major League Baseball player [[Jim Traber]] (1979), and football players [[Zach Brown]] and [[Isaiah Coulter]], who attended freshman through junior year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brugler |first1=Dane |title=The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide |date=April 7, 2020 |publisher=The Athletic |page=52 |url=https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/04/07094728/Dane-2020-NFL-DRAFT-FINAL.pdf |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>
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==Band program==
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The school has a band program consisting of groups including the marching band and wind ensemble.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Band {{!}} Wilde Lake High School Band {{!}} United States|url=https://www.wlhsband.com/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=wlhsband|language=en}}</ref>


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Politicians of note include Manhattan [[borough president]] [[Mark D. Levine]] (1987) and Dr. [[Terri L. Hill]] (1977), Maryland State Delegate, District 12 <ref>{{cite news |url=https://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/14/conclusion-a-50-year-old-town-faces-its-future/ |title=A 50-Year-Old-Town-Faces-Its-Future |work=The Maryland Reporter |author=Len Lazarick}}</ref>
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==The Paw Print==
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''The Paw Print'' is an independent [[publication]] of Wilde Lake High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wlhspawprint.com/|title=The Paw Print : The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School|website=WLHSPawPrint.com|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>


Notable musicians include [[Lo-Fang]] (2002) and [[Greg Saunier]] (1987).
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==Accommodations==
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Wilde Lake has a special education program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wilde Lake High School Profile|url=https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_hs_wildelake.pdf|url-status=live|website=HCPSS}}</ref> In addition to its programs for the disabled, Wilde Lake accommodates teen mothers through their in school daycare center.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Sarah|title=Wilde Lake's Teen Parenting Program Serves Students Countywide|url=https://wlhspawprint.com/2868/features/wilde-lakes-teen-parenting-program-serves-students-countywide/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The Paw Print}}</ref>


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Former child prodigies who graduated from Wilde Lake High include [[John Overdeck]], a billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/07/16/a-normal-math-whiz/6312d944-c7f9-4eab-8098-ac524e8f476a/ |title=A 'Normal' Math Whiz |author=Tom Vesey |date=July 16, 1986 |access-date=April 19, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Another is [[Curtis Yarvin]] (1988), a computer scientist, political philosopher, and [[Dark Enlightenment|neoreactionary]] thinker<ref>{{cite web |author=Mencius Moldbug |title=The Holocaust: a Nazi perspective |url=http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2011/10/holocaust-nazi-perspective.html |website=Unqualified Reservations |date=October 26, 2011 |quote=The point was driven home for me at Wilde Lake High School in 1988, where I found myself in an auditorium listening to a long, bathetic string of student awards. |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
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==Notable alumni==
*[[Zach Brown]] (class of 2007) – American football player, free agent
*[[David Bentley Hart]] (class of 1982) – writer, theologian, and cultural critic<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1982/09/29/national-merit-scholarship-honored/a1707099-bebd-4eeb-ba51-92343f6dacd2/|title=National Merit Scholarship Honored|date=September 29, 1982|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 19, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
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*[[Isaiah Coulter]] - attended freshman through junior year<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brugler |first1=Dane |title=The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide |date=April 7, 2020 |publisher=The Athletic |page=52 |url=https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/04/07094728/Dane-2020-NFL-DRAFT-FINAL.pdf |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>
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*Dr. [[Terri L. Hill]] (class of 1977) - Maryland State Delegate, District 12 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/14/conclusion-a-50-year-old-town-faces-its-future/|title=A 50-Year-Old-Town-Faces-Its-Future|work=The Maryland Reporter|author=Len Lazarick}}</ref>
*[[Robert Kolker]] (class of 1987) – author and journalist
*[[Mark D. Levine]] (class of 1987) – Manhattan [[borough president]]
*[[Sara Lindsey]] (class of 2007) – actress
*[[Laura Lippman]] (class of 1977) – author and award-winning journalist
*[[Edward Norton]] (class of 1987) – actor
*Maria L. Oesterreicher (Class of 1986) - Judge - first female Circuit Court Judge in the history of Carroll County Maryland<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maria Oesterreicher becomes Carroll County's first female Circuit Court judge |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-carroll-judiciary-elections-20181106-story.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en}}</ref>
*[[John Overdeck]] (class of 1986) – hedge fund manager and philanthropist<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/07/16/a-normal-math-whiz/6312d944-c7f9-4eab-8098-ac524e8f476a/|title=A 'Normal' Math Whiz|author=Tom Vesey|date=July 16, 1986|access-date=April 19, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*[[Elise Ray]] (Class of 2000) - Olympic Gymnast
*[[Lo-Fang]] (class of 2002) – musician
*[[Jim Traber]] (class of 1979) - Major League Baseball Player for the Baltimore Orioles
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*[[Curtis Yarvin]] (class of 1988) – computer scientist, political philosopher, [[Dark Enlightenment|neoreactionary]] thinker<ref>{{cite web|author=Mencius Moldbug|title=The Holocaust: a Nazi perspective|url=http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2011/10/holocaust-nazi-perspective.html|website=Unqualified Reservations|date=October 26, 2011|quote=The point was driven home for me at Wilde Lake High School in 1988, where I found myself in an auditorium listening to a long, bathetic string of student awards.|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Howard County Public Schools]]
* [[Howard County Public School System]]


==References==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://wlhs.hcpss.org/}}
* {{Official website|http://wlhs.hcpss.org/}}


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Wilde Lake High School
Address
Map
5460 Trumpeter Road

Columbia
,
MD
21044

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1971
School districtHoward County Public School System
PrincipalMichael Brown
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,291[1]
Color(s)Green   and Gold  
MascotWildecat
RivalOakland Mills High, River Hill High, and Atholton High
NewspaperThe Paw Print
Websitewlhs.hcpss.org

Wilde Lake High School is a secondary school located at the village of Wilde Lake in Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is one of the 13 public high schools in Howard County.

The school is centrally located in Howard County, and its district borders that of River Hill High School, Marriotts Ridge High School, Centennial High School, Howard High School, Oakland Mills High School, and Atholton High School.

History

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Bids were requested by January 1970 for a 1,350-seat school to be built for an estimated $2.6 million.[2] Opened in 1971 as a model school for the nation, it was Columbia's first high school. It had an open doughnut-shaped design with "open classrooms," and was a model school for new teaching settings.[3]

In 1994, the original 910-student building, which did not meet current safety standards, was demolished. A new $20 million 1,200-seat building with a more traditional style was reconstructed on the same site by Cochran, Stephenson and Donkevoet.[4] The new building, opened in 1996, replicates the open idea, with a central main street, and halls surrounding it and a bridge across the second floor.

Students

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Student population[5]
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
unk. unk. unk. 822 848 1,037 1,228 1,342 1,418 1,452
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1,414 1,480 1,567 1,489 1,440 1,392 1,434 1,373 1,351 1,370
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020
1,335 1,324 1,277 1,271 1,242 1,234 1,236 1,225 1,276 1,379

The racial makeup of the population during the 2017–2018 school year was 26.7% White, 43.8% Black or African American, 7.2% Asian, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0% Native American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 7.4% two or more races.[1]

Jim Rouse Theatre

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Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School

Wilde Lake has a modern 750-seat theater named for Columbia founder James Rouse, who went by "Jim".[6] The theatre has its own separate entrance and is used by both school and community groups. The 12,500-square-foot performance space is also used for community meetings, sales rallies, exhibitions, and business training sessions. The theatre has a total of 739 seats and eight handicapped accessible locations.[7]

Athletics

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Wilde Lake High School stadium

Wilde Lake High School has a number of sports teams for each season of the academic year, including football, soccer, golf, volleyball, basketball, and cross country.[8] The school has won the following state championships:

Cross country

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  • 1971 – Boys' cross country
  • 1996 – Girls' cross country[9]
  • 1996 – Boys' cross country
  • 2005 – Boys' cross country
  • 2006 – Boys' cross country[10]
  • 2007 – Boys' cross country

Football

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  • 1985 – Football[11]
  • 1990 – Football
  • 1991 – Football
  • 1992 – Football
  • 1997 – Football[12]
  • 2010 – Football[13]

Soccer

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  • 1976 – Boys' soccer
  • 1981 – Boys' soccer
  • 1982 – Boys' soccer
  • 1983 – Boys' soccer
  • 1984 – Boys' soccer
  • 1991 – Boys' soccer
  • 1997 – Boys' soccer[14]
  • 2019 – Boys' soccer[15]

Basketball

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  • 1985 – Boys' basketball[16]
  • 1994 – Boys' basketball State Finalist[17]
  • 1995 – Girls' basketball[18]

Ice hockey

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  • 2008 – State Finalist

Wilde lake no longer fields an independent ice hockey team. From 2011–2018, a co-op team with players from Oakland Mills and Hammond High Schools was formed, known as the “WHO”. In 2018, Centennial and Long Reach High Schools joined the WHO to form the Wolves.

Tennis

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  • 1985 – Boys' tennis doubles
  • 1986 – Mixed doubles
  • 2001 – Mixed doubles[19]
  • 2006 – Boys' tennis singles[20]

Track and field

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  • 1975 – Boys' track and field[21]

In 2015, Carol Satterwhite, a physical education teacher at the Wilde Lake High School was selected for the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame.[22]

Band program

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The school has a band program consisting of groups including the marching band and wind ensemble.[23]

The Paw Print

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The Paw Print is an independent publication of Wilde Lake High School.[24]

Accommodations

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Wilde Lake has a special education program.[25] In addition to its programs for the disabled, Wilde Lake accommodates teen mothers through their in school daycare center.[26]

Notable alumni

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Notable alumni include actors Edward Norton (1987),[27] Carly Hughes (2000), Sara Lindsey (2007), and Adria Tennor (1988). Alumni also include the authors and journalists Laura Lippman (1977),[27] Robert Kolker (1987),[28] and National Public Radio diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen (1986). David Bentley Hart (1982) is another writer, theologian, and cultural critic.[29]

Wilde Lake alumni lawyers of note include national security and human rights attorney Jesselyn Radack (1988),[30] who has represented constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein and whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou, and Daniel Hale. Maria L. Oesterreicher (1986) became the first female Circuit Court Judge in Carroll County Maryland[31] and Donna Hill Staton (1976) became the first African-American judge in Howard County.https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012300/012376/html/12376extbio.html

Wilde Lake also produced a number of prominent athletes, including Olympic gymnast Elise Ray (2000),[32] Major League Baseball player Jim Traber (1979), and football players Zach Brown and Isaiah Coulter, who attended freshman through junior year.[33]

Politicians of note include Manhattan borough president Mark D. Levine (1987) and Dr. Terri L. Hill (1977), Maryland State Delegate, District 12 [34]

Notable musicians include Lo-Fang (2002) and Greg Saunier (1987).

Former child prodigies who graduated from Wilde Lake High include John Overdeck, a billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist.[35] Another is Curtis Yarvin (1988), a computer scientist, political philosopher, and neoreactionary thinker[36]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2017-18 School profile" (PDF). HCPSS. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Louise Vest (January 13, 2015). "Bid deadline for Wilde Lake High School builder History Matters". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ^ "Five Open Plan High Schools: A Report from Educational Facilities Laboratories" (1973) (archived at Texas A&M University).
  4. ^ "Renovation at Wilde Lake is to be more extensive". The Washington Post. September 23, 1993.
  5. ^ "1993 to 2017 Enrollment for All Grades". reportcard.msde.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Jim Rouse Theatre". Jim Rouse Theatre. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Technical Specifications". Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Parnell, Vincent "Fall 2012 Athletic Information", Howard County Public School System, 2012.
  9. ^ "MPSSAA Girls' Cross Country" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Cross Country" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Levine, David (November 28, 1985). "Wilde Lake 1 Victory Away". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "MPSSAA Football" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  13. ^ "Wilde Lake holds off Franklin to win 3A state title, 21-14". The Baltimore Sun. December 3, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Soccer" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  15. ^ Melnick, Kyle (November 16, 2019). "Md. 3A boys' soccer final: Wilde Lake wins with golden goal". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  16. ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Basketball" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  17. ^ Seidel, Jeff (March 13, 1994). "Milford Mill balancing act too much for Wilde Lake". Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "MPSSAA Girls' Basketball" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  19. ^ "MPSSAA Tennis Mixed Doubles" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  20. ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Tennis Doubles" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  21. ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Track & Field" (PDF). MPSSAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  22. ^ "James Simmons to be Inducted in NIAAA Hall of Fame" (Press release). LHSAA. December 1, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  23. ^ "Band | Wilde Lake High School Band | United States". wlhsband. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  24. ^ "The Paw Print : The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School". WLHSPawPrint.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  25. ^ "Wilde Lake High School Profile" (PDF). HCPSS.
  26. ^ Rubin, Sarah. "Wilde Lake's Teen Parenting Program Serves Students Countywide". The Paw Print. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Edward Norton, Laura Lippman, and more Columbia notables reflect on a changing city". The Baltimore Sun. June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  28. ^ McCauley, Mary Carole (October 12, 2020). "Columbia native Robert Kolker is having a moment, with an Oprah's Book Club selection and HBO, Netflix movies based on his work". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  29. ^ "National Merit Scholarship Honored". The Washington Post. September 29, 1982. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  30. ^ Langfitt, Frank (October 25, 1992). "Late bloomer flowers brilliantly at Yale Law School Student overcomes rocky youth, MS". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  31. ^ "Maria Oesterreicher becomes Carroll County's first female Circuit Court judge". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  32. ^ Shapira, Ian (September 21, 2000). "Flipping For the Olympics". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  33. ^ Brugler, Dane (April 7, 2020). The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide (PDF). The Athletic. p. 52. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  34. ^ Len Lazarick. "A 50-Year-Old-Town-Faces-Its-Future". The Maryland Reporter.
  35. ^ Tom Vesey (July 16, 1986). "A 'Normal' Math Whiz". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  36. ^ Mencius Moldbug (October 26, 2011). "The Holocaust: a Nazi perspective". Unqualified Reservations. Retrieved April 19, 2018. The point was driven home for me at Wilde Lake High School in 1988, where I found myself in an auditorium listening to a long, bathetic string of student awards.
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