Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland)

Stephen Decatur High School
Address
9913 Seahawk Road
Berlin, Maryland
United States
Information
Type Public High School (9-12)
Motto "The Decatur Way . . . The Way To Grow"
Established 1954
School district Worcester County Public Schools
Principal Thomas Zimmer
Campus 27.4 acres (111,000 m2)[1]
Color(s)

Royal Blue and White

         
Mascot Seahawks
Website www.stephen-decaturhs.weebly.com

Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) is a four-year public high school in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1954.

About the School

Stephen Decatur High School was named after Stephen Decatur, the naval war hero during the War of 1812 who was born in Worcester County. He was a Commodore and also fought in the Second Barbary War against pirates in the Mediterranean Sea.

The school is part of the Worcester County Public School system, which also includes three other high schools, Snow Hill High School, Pocomoke High School, and one vocational school, Worcester Technical High School.

Construction on the school began in 1952 and Stephen Decatur High School was dedicated in 1954. It was a consolidation of two old high schools, Ocean City High School in Ocean City, MD and Buckingham High School in Berlin, MD. The school originally served grades 7 through 12. The current facility has 192,335 sq ft (17,868.5 m2).[1]

Students

The graduation rate at Stephen Decatur High School has been steadily rising over the past 12 years. In 2007, the school saw its highest graduation rate in that period of time at 95.7%[2]

The fast-growing area of West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and Berlin is reflected in the student population at Stephen Decatur High School. From 895 students in 1993, the school had an enrollment of 1,436 in 2007.[3]

Student population [4]

2007 1,436
2006 1,389
2005 1,384
2004 1,374
2003 1,302
2002 1,317
2001 1,251
2000 1,248
1999 1,170
1998 1,111
1997 1,076
1996 1,020
1995 985
1994 938
1993 895

Staff

The following people have been the principal at Stephen Decatur High School:[5]

Wilbur Jones 1954–1958
Mr. Whitehurst 1958–1963
William C. Tomlinson 1963–1966
Elmer Everton 1966–1968
Gladys Burbage 1968–1987
Tom Tucker 1987–1991
Anthony McNabb 1991–1994
Louis H. Taylor 1994–2012
Thomas Zimmer 2012–present

Sports

State Champions

State Runner-Up

Regional Champions

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Bayside Conference Champions

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

(*) Denotes Co-Champs

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links

Coordinates: 38°20′26″N 75°11′24″W / 38.34068°N 75.19009°W / 38.34068; -75.19009

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