The Caesar Rodney School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Wyoming

Wyoming, Delaware

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, Delaware

Delaware

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 (USA

United States

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). The current superintendent is Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, former principal of the high school

High school

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Geography

The district covers a 107 square miles (277.1 km²) area in central Kent County

Kent County, Delaware

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In addition to Wyoming, other communities served by the district include Camden

Camden, Delaware

Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....

, Marydel

Marydel, Delaware

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, Kent Acres

Kent Acres, Delaware

Kent Acres is a census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Magnolia

Magnolia, Delaware

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, Wild Quail, Rising Sun-Lebanon

Rising Sun-Lebanon, Delaware

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, Woodside

Woodside, Delaware

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, most of Woodside East

Woodside East, Delaware

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, a small portion of Riverview

Riverview, Delaware

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, and part of the state capital, Dover

Dover, Delaware

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. The Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base

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 also lies within the district.

Middle schools

• F. Niel Poslethwait Middle School Website
• Fred Fifer III Middle school Website
• Dover Air Base Middle School Website

Elementary schools

• Allen Frear Elementary School Website
• W.B. Simpson Elementary School Website
• Star Hill Elementary School Website
• W. Reily Brown Elementary School Website
• Nellie H. Stokes Elementary School Website
• Maj. George S. Welch Elementary School Website
• John S. Charlton School Website
• J. Ralph McIlvaine Elementary School Website

Athletics

The Riders have an outstanding history as one of the best Delawarean wrestling schools. In 2008, they also won the Football State Championship over Sussex Central High. Postlethwait and Fifer Middle Schools share the name Riders with the high school. Caesar Rodney competes in athletics as a member of the Henlopen Conference

Henlopen Conference

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Alumni

• Ian Snell
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  , Seattle Mariners
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• Duron Harmon, Rutgers
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   defensive back
• Laron Profit
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  , basketball player
• Ashley Coleman
  Ashley Coleman
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  , Miss Teen USA 1999
• Dave Williams, Washington Nationals
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• Casey Howard, University of Delaware
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   Field Hockey Player 2005-2010
• Rae Everson, University of Delaware
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   Field Hockey Player 2005-2009
• Natalie Morales
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  , Rutgers University
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  Class of 1990 News anchor