Patapsco High School's 50th academic year has been a golden one in many respects, with educators, administrators and students earning awards and recognition for a variety of accomplishments.

School officials are no doubt making room in the trophy case again after hearing the news that Patapsco has been named a Magnet Schools of America School of Excellence.

"This nationally recognized award is presented to a very select number of schools across the United States for demonstrating a high commitment to academic standards, curriculum innovation, desegregation/diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community involvement," Patapsco Magnet Coordinator Liberty Grayek wrote in an email to Dundalk Patch.

School Principal Ryan Imbriale will accept the award on the school's behalf at the Magnet Schools of America conference in Tulsa, OK in May.

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