North Dorchester High School

North Dorchester High School
Location
5875 Cloverdale Road
Hurlock, Maryland
United States
Coordinates 38°35′13″N 75°52′25″W / 38.58694°N 75.87361°W / 38.58694; -75.87361Coordinates: 38°35′13″N 75°52′25″W / 38.58694°N 75.87361°W / 38.58694; -75.87361
Information
Type Public
Established 1954
School district Dorchester County Public Schools
NCES School ID 240030000618
Principal Mrs.Lynn Sorrells
Faculty 38.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 509[1] (October 2009)
Student to teacher ratio 13.39:1[1]
Color(s) Red and White
Mascot Eagle
Website ndhs.dcpsmd.net

North Dorchester High School is a rural American high school, located in Hurlock, Maryland.

In addition to Hurlock, it serves other small Dorchester County, Maryland, communities including Beach Haven, Brookview, East New Market, Eldorado, Elliotts Island, Galestown, Rhodesdale, Secretary and Vienna.

Description

The community is one of agriculture, seafood harvest, and agribusiness with some light industry. Employment opportunities exist both within the immediate area and the nearby Maryland communities of Cambridge, Easton and Salisbury; as well as Seaford, Delaware.

A small, close-knit and student-oriented school, it is a comprehensive high school which offers college preparatory, honors and advanced-placement courses as well as information-technology and vocational-education programs. As of October 2009, the school had approximately 540 students in grades 9-12,[1] but increasing enrollment was anticipated in the coming years.

The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Administration

Sports teams

Students at the school can participate in the following sports:

  • Boys' soccer: Coach Murphy, Coach Teat, Coach South
  • Girls' soccer: Coach Catron & Coach Adams
  • Boys' and girls' track:
  • Cross country: Coach Lowrie & Coach Robinson
  • Cheerleading: Coach Aaron
  • Boys' basketball: Coach May
  • Girls' basketball: Coach Blissard
  • Wrestling: Coach Catron, Coach Weaver
  • Tennis: Coach South and Coach Teat
  • Softball: Coach Wright
  • Baseball: Coach Ewing
  • Golf: Coach Ewing
  • Volleyball: TBA
  • Unified bocce: Coach Catron and Coach Lowrie
  • Unified tennis: Coach South
  • Unified fitness: TBA

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Database (undated). "North Dorchester High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 7, 2012. "Total Students: 509 (2009–2010)".
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