Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Address
	1400 West Cold Spring Lane at Falls Road (Maryland Route 25); Baltimore, Maryland 21209; United States
Coordinates	39°20′48″N 76°38′41″W / 39.34677°N 76.64469°W
Information
School type	Public, Secondary school, High School and "Magnet" school (formerly single sex school, all - male, 1883–1974)
Motto	"Uniting Theory and Practice"
Established	1883 on Courtland Street (in the 300 block, later renamed St. Paul Street/Place) and East Saratoga Street (opposite present-day terraced Preston Gardens)
School board	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (est. 1829)
School district	Baltimore City Public Schools (est.1829)
Superintendent	Sonja B. Santelises [CEO]
President	(student government) Marlena Milić (BPI '17)
Director	Mark Sawyer
Faculty	88
Grades	9–12
Gender	49% male; 51% female
Enrollment	1647
Area	Urban
Color(s)	Orange and Blue
Song	"Poly Hymn"
Fight song	"Poly Fight Song"
Athletics conference	Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) since 1994 [formerly in the Maryland Scholastic Association - MSA (1919-1994)]
Sports	23
Mascot	"Poly Parrot"
Nickname	B.P.I.; Poly; Polytechnic; Tech; The Institute
Team name	"The Engineers"
Rivals	The Baltimore City College ("The Black Knights" / "The Collegians")
USNWR ranking	2,167
Newspaper	"The Poly Press" (est. 1909)
Yearbook	"The Poly Cracker"
Budget	$10,748,593.00 (fiscal year 2014)
Website	www.bpi.edu

The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, colloquially referred to as BPI, Poly, and The Institute, is a U.S. public high school founded in 1883. Established as an all-male manual trade / vocational school by the Baltimore City Council and the Baltimore City Public Schools, it is now a coeducational academic institution that emphasizes sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It is located on a 53-acre (21 ha) tract of land in North Baltimore on the east bank of the Jones Falls stream. BPI and the adjacent Western High School are located on the same campus.

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