Bullis School

Bullis School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades K-12.^[1] The school is located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Bullis School
Address
10601 Falls Road Potomac , Maryland 20854 United States
Information
Type	Private Preparatory School
Motto	"Caring, Challenging, Community"
Established	1930
Founder	William Bullis
Head of School	Christian Sullivan
Teaching staff	215.0 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	K-12^[1]
Enrollment	812^[1] (2019–2020)
Student to teacher ratio	3.8^[1]
Campus	Suburban, 102 acres (.42 km²) 11 buildings
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	Interstate Athletic Conference (boys) Independent School League (girls)
Mascot	Bulldog
Nickname	Bulldogs
Website	www.bullis.org

History

Bullis was founded in Washington D.C. in 1930 by Commander William Francis Bullis as a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. The school moved in 1934 to Silver Spring, Maryland, and began its four-year college preparatory program. Between 1964 and 1969, the school moved to its current location in Potomac, Maryland, and in 1981, became co-educational.^[2]

Athletics

Competitive sports are introduced in Middle School. Upper and Middle School students participate in more than 60 interscholastic teams in a variety of sports with other area independent schools.

Upper School students participate in the IAC and ISL leagues. Fall sports include football, cheerleading, boys and girls soccer, girls' tennis, field hockey and cross-country. Winter sports include boys and girls basketball, wrestling, ice hockey and swimming. Spring sports include softball, baseball, boys and girls' lacrosse, boys' tennis, golf, and track and field.

Green energy

As a K–12 school that uses renewable energy, Bullis ranks fourth in the US according to the EPA's Green Power Partnership.^[3] The school is powered by wind through the purchase of wind credits and the production of solar energy from 540 photovoltaic solar panels installed in December 2009 on the roof of the school's Blair Center.^[4]

Academics

Bullis is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Steve Armas, professional soccer player^[6]
• Cam Brown, NFL linebacker^[7][8]
• Tom Brown, professional football player^[9]
• Monique Currie, basketball player^[10]
• John Diehl, professional football player^[11]
• Seth Davis, broadcaster^[12]
• Moise Fokou, professional football player^[13]
• Amy B. Harris, screenwriter and producer^[14]
• Dwayne Haskins, NFL quarterback^[15]
• Justin Herron, NFL offensive tackle^[16]
• Tanard Jackson, NFL safety^[17]
• Doug Moe, professional basketball player and coach^[18]
• Princess Noor Pahlavi, granddaughter of the last Emperor of Iran^[19]
• Princess Farah Pahlavi, second granddaughter of the last Emperor of Iran ^[20]
• John Phillips, musician^[21]
• Caroline Queen, Olympic kayaker^[22]
• Henry Rollins, musician^[23]
• Robert Sampson, professional basketball player^[24]
• Jake Scott All-American University of Georgia and NFL safety
• Rodney Wallace, professional soccer player^[25]

References

1. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for THE BULLIS SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
2. "Bullis School: About Bullis". bullis.org. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
3. [EPA . Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.]
4. [Gazette.net http://www.gazette.net/stories/11252009/bethnew191736_32540.shtml March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine]
5. . Middlestates.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
6. "Bullis's Armas Commits to Maryland Soccer". The Washington Post. November 22, 1994. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
7. "Penn State Linebacker Cam Brown: At a Glance".
8. "2016 National Signing Day: Bullis LB Cameron Brown signs with Penn State - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
9. Berkowitz, Steve (July 22, 1987). "Well Before Bo Jackson, There was Tom Brown". The Washington Post.
10. Wallace, Ava (May 18, 2018). "Monique Currie never really left Washington, but she's changed on her return to Mystics". The Washington Post.
11. "John Diehl Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
12. "Seth Davis '88 Delivers 2019 Bullis Commencement Keynote". YouTube. Bullis School. June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
13. "Cameroon Native Is Starring for Terps". The New York Times. October 25, 2008.
14. Armitage, Vivian (December 19, 2014). "TV Writer, Producer Amy Harris Inspires Hall Students". OKC Friday. from the original on January 16, 2021.
15. Hunt, Todderick. "Dwayne Haskins Jr., one of the top quarterbacks in the country, recaps recent Rutgers visit", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 29, 2014. Accessed September 17, 2018. "Dwayne Haskins, the Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) sophomore quarterback, has been one of the hottest recruits throughout the entire country during the spring evaluation period. The 6-3, 185-pounder has multiple ties to the Scarlet Knights program as he grew up in Highland Park, N.J."
16. "Bullis OL Justin Herron finds plenty of college football suitors - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
17. Mague, Anthony (April 1, 2003). "Jackson a rare find from small Maryland school". The Daily Orange.
18. "Doug Moe". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
19. . Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
20. . Archived from the original on September 13, 2020.
21. Phillips, John, Papa John - An Autobiography, Doubleday & Co. 1986. ISBN 978-0440167839
22. Reinink, Amy (September 25, 2010). "Top Teens 2010 | Caroline Queen". Bethesda Magazine.
23. J. Parker, Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins, 2000
24. Barr, Josh (February 12, 2010). "Ralph Sampson's son is a standout high school player, but his game is different". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
25. Goff, Steven (May 27, 2018). "From Rockville to Russia: Rodney Wallace will represent Costa Rica at World Cup". The Washington Post.

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 39°01′42″N 77°12′00″W / 39.02833°N 77.20000°W / 39.02833; -77.20000