Concord High School (Delaware)

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Concord High School
Concord Crest.png
Address
2501 Ebright Rd

Wilmington
,
Delaware
19810

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1969
School districtBrandywine School District
PrincipalMark Mayer
Faculty75 (FTE) (2019–2020)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,084 (2019–20)[1]
Color(s)Maroon and White    
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight A
MascotRaider
Websitebrandywineschools.org/concord

Concord High School (CHS) is a public secondary school located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States, with a Wilmington postal address.[2] It is one of three high schools in the Brandywine School District.[1] There were 1,084 students enrolled in the fall for the 2019–2020 school year.[3] Mark Mayer is the current principal of Concord High School.[4]

History[]

CHS opened in 1967 in response to a rapidly rising population that produced too many students for Brandywine High School, then in the Alfred I. duPont District, to handle on its own.[5][6] Upon opening, it was located on the same campus as Hanby Junior High and taught only ninth and tenth grades.[7] Construction on CHS' own building was delayed due to a worker strike and did not open until January 1970, an entire semester after the planned date and still without its gym, auditorium, and swimming pool completed.[5][8][9] During the delay, CHS was forced to leave Hanby and move temporarily into Brandywine High School's building; the two schools taught on a rotating basis: BHS students attended in the morning and CHS students attended in the afternoon.[10]

Academics[]

Concord is a fully inclusive high school that offers a range of different levels of classes. Students can take classes at the Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, College Preparatory, Traditional, and Special Education levels, and a non-diploma track is also available. Concord offers 21 AP classes, the most of any school in the Brandywine School District.[11]

Courses that go beyond the AP level are also offered, including linear algebra and multivariable calculus.[12]

Student organizations[]

Students at Concord have the opportunity to join many curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities, including the following: Academic Bowl, Math League, Concord Technology Student Association, Science Olympiad, Anti-Bullying Solutions Team, Business Professionals of America, DECA, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Educators Rising, Kick Butts Generation, MIT Invent Team, and yearbook.[13][14]

An image of the mascot for the Concord Raiders.
An image of the mascot for the Concord Raiders.

Athletics[]

Concord is a member of Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference in the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA);[15] the Raiders compete in Class 2A, District 1 for football.[16] Concord fields a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons, including: crew, cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, track, swimming/diving, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, and softball.[17] Concord's Athletic Director is Larry Jacobs.[18] Concord, and all high schools in the Brandywine School District, are partnered with ATI Physical Therapy to provide sports medicine services.[19]

Music and arts[]

CHS has seven choirs: freshmen women's choir, concert choir, Bella Voce (audition- and girls-only), chorale, Madrigals, Sweet Adelinas (girls' a capella), and Barbershop (boys' a capella).[20] They also offer concert band, symphonic band (audition-only), wind ensemble, jazz band, Golden Raider Marching Band, and string orchestra.[21][22]

The Concord Players typically put on a play in the fall and a musical in the spring.[23] Previous performances include Singin' in the Rain, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Rumors, The Pajama Game, Charlotte's Web, Mame, You Could Die Laughing, Once Upon a Mattress, You Can't Take It with You, Anything Goes, Bone Chiller, Bye Bye Birdie, Meet Me In St. Louis, Legally Blonde, Shrek The Musical, Fools, Into the Woods, Noises Off, Disney's The Little Mermaid, You Can't Take It with You, The Music Man, You Can't Beat The House, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Play On!, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.[24]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Home". Concord High School. Retrieved June 21, 2021. 2501 Ebright Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 - The school is not in the Wilmington city limits, as seen in a comparison with the zoning map as of February 2021.
  3. ^ "State Report Cards - Delaware Department of Education". reportcard.doe.k12.de.us. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Concord High School / Meet the Principal". Concord High School. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "What to do with $330,000 perplexes School Board". The News Journal. May 16, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wilson to head Channin school". The Morning News. January 20, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boy Held in Stabbing of Friend". The News Journal. November 30, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Clark, Gerald K. (October 23, 1967). "Proposal (advertisement)". The Morning News. p. 33. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Schwabach, Bob (June 17, 1969). "Brandywine High faces double shifts". The Morning News. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boy stabbed in hall at Brandywine H.S." The News Journal. October 7, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Advanced Placement in BSD". Brandywine School District. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "Math Department". Concord High School. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Clubs / CHS Academic Teams". Concord High School. n.d. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Clubs". Concord High School. n.d. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Blue Hen Schools - WebSites4Sports.com". www.websites4sports.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Big changes: Five new things in Delaware high school football this fall". The News Journal. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Concord - RaidersSports". www.raiderssports.com. n.d. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  18. ^ "Concord - RaidersSports". www.raiderssports.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "Sports Medicine Professional Partnerships". ATI Physical Therapy. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "Voice". Concord Friends of Music. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  21. ^ Pisano, Domenic JC. "About Concord Bands". Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  22. ^ "Concord Music". Concord High School. n.d. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  23. ^ "CHS Theater". Concord High School. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  24. ^ "Concord High School Players, 2501 Ebright Rd, Wilmington, DE (2021)". Event Yas. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  25. ^ "Justin Brown". 247 Sports. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  26. ^ "Terri A. Dendy". Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  27. ^ "Vicki Huber-Rudawsky". Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  28. ^ "Mary Schilly Knisley". Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  29. ^ "Delaware Oscar winner Luke Metheny returns to his home state today". WHYY. March 14, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  30. ^ Cormier, Ryan (March 23, 2021). "This Concord High grad co-wrote Beyoncé 'Savage' remix verse and won a Grammy for it". Delaware Online. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  31. ^ "Javor Mills". Stats Crew. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  32. ^ Greene, Sean; Phillips, Mike (August 23, 2019). "Concord's former Pro Bowl standout tells new wave of captains to 'avoid the noise'". WDEL. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  33. ^ Yasiejko, Christopher (May 7, 2004). "Relive the history of war as allies and adversaries meet at Fort Du Pont". The News Journal. p. 59. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ Miller, Jennifer Marie (February 20, 2002). "Concord graduate to join 4,000-mile anti-cancer effort". The News Journal. p. 47. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author to speak in Wilmington at ACLU annual dinner". Hockessin Community News. September 28, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  36. ^ Frank, Martin (April 3, 2018). "Eagles sign Concord and UD star Paul Worrilow". Delaware Online. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

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