Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland)
| Stephen Decatur High School | |
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9913 Seahawk Road Berlin , 21811 United States | |
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| Type | Public High School (9-12) |
| Motto | "The Decatur Way . . . The Way To Grow" |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Worcester County Public Schools |
| Principal | Thomas Sites |
| Campus | 27.4 acres (111,000 m2)[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
| Newspaper | The Hawk |
| Website | stephen-decaturhs |
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 is consistently above 90 percent. In 2015 the school had a graduation rate of 93.73%.[2]
The area of West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and Berlin experienced significant growth in the 1990s and 2000s, and that was 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] The growth of the area slowed around the time of the Great Recession, and as a result the student population at Stephen Decatur has remained relatively steady over the past decade.
Student Population [4]
| 2017 | 1,351 |
| 2016 | 1,346 |
| 2015 | 1,299 |
| 2014 | 1,316 |
| 2013 | 1,341 |
| 2012 | 1,399 |
| 2011 | 1,436 |
| 2010 | 1,433 |
| 2009 | 1,390 |
| 2008 | 1,389 |
| 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 | 2012–2018 |
| Thomas Sites | 2018–Present |
Sports[]
State Champions[]
- 2020 - Wrestling (2A)
- 2019 - Wrestling (3A)
- 2008 - Wrestling (4A-3A)
- 2002 - Boys Soccer (2A)[6]
- 1986 - Boys Track & Field (Class C)[7]
- 1970 - Boys Basketball (Class B)[8]
State Finalists[]
- 2016 - Boys Basketball (3A)
- 2015 - Girls Lacrosse (3A-2A)
- 2011 - Boys Swimming (3A-2A-1A)[9]
- 2006 - Girls Lacrosse (3A-2A)[10]
- 2005 - Golf (2A-1A)
- 2001 - Boys Soccer (2A)[6]
- 2000 - Boys Track & Field (2A)[7]
- 1985 - Boys Track & Field (Class C)[7]
- 1984 - Boys Track & Field (Class C)[7]
- 1977 - Girls Basketball (Class B)[11]
- 1971 - Boys Basketball (Class B)[8]
- 1969 - Boys Basketball (Class B)
Robotics[]
- 2014 - FIRST Robotics Competition Team #4288 North Carolina Regional Champion[12]
- 2013 - FIRST LEGO League - Salisbury Qualifiers Champion[12]
- 2012 - FIRST LEGO League - Salisbury Qualifiers Champion[12]
- 2012 - FIRST Robotics Competition #4288 - Battle of Baltimore[12]
Notable alumni[]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2011) |
- Dale R. Cathell - Judge (Retired), Maryland Court of Appeals
- John Chester - Co-Creator of Random 1, television program on A&E.
- Linda Harrison, actress
- Erica Messer - writer for The OC, Alias, and Criminal Minds
- Oliver Purnell - head basketball coach at DePaul University
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "MD Property Database". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Maryland Report Card".
- ^ ||23|0310|3|N|6|13|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 Maryland Report Card[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Enrollment for All Grades All Students : Demographics : Worcester County - Stephen Decatur High : 2016 Maryland Report Card". reportcard.msde.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Stephen Decatur". www.stephendecatur.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "MPSSAA" (PDF).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "MPSAA" (PDF).
- ^ Jump up to: a b "MPSSAA" (PDF).
- ^ [1]
- ^ "MPSSAA" (PDF).
- ^ "MPSSAA" (PDF).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Team and Event Search". 5 May 2015.
External links[]
Coordinates: 38°20′26″N 75°11′24″W / 38.34068°N 75.19009°W
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- Berlin, Maryland
- Educational institutions established in 1954
- Public high schools in Maryland
- Schools in Worcester County, Maryland
- 1954 establishments in Maryland