Dover High School (Delaware)
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Dover High School is a notable high school
located in Dover, Delaware
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There are four counselors, assigned to students by the first letter of their last name.
Finally, there are seven departments with the following chairs:
Courses are divided into four levels and assigned quality points in order to calculate GPA.
To graduate, a student needs to acquire a total of 24 credits across 8 categories.
The Career Pathway is typically a sequence of 3 or 4 courses, one taken each year, in the same discipline. Pathways include:
JROTC can be a part of any pathway.
Since 2006, members of Dover High's Japanese Club have participated in a cultural exchange program with its sister school located in Kakuda, Japan
.
referendum on funding for a new Dover High School and renovation of other district schools passed on March 31. Construction of the new school is expected to begin in the spring of 2011.
were recognized at the school. A total of 49 students were named for 2010, 2 of them also being named as National AP Scholars.
Dover High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
in 1986.
The school has made Newsweek's
list of America's Best High Schools for 5 straignt years since 2006. Below is a table of Newsweek's ratings of Dover High School.
Dover High School's BPA team performed well at the 2010 National Leadership Conference, placing 6th in Fundamentals of Web Design, 1st in PC Servicing and Troubleshooting, 3rd in Network Design, and 9th in Small Business Management.
The school has entered the "Odyssey of the Mind
", and did well. The team placed 7th in the World Finals in 2009.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
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Administration
Dover High School has a principal, Eugene Montaño, and assistant principals Courtney Cooper, Tiff McCullough, and Kevin Turner.There are four counselors, assigned to students by the first letter of their last name.
- Chuck Little, students A-D
- Karen Hammer, students E-K
- James Schweiger, students L-R
- Michele Rankin, students S-Z
Finally, there are seven departments with the following chairs:
- English - Gillian Fuller
- Mathematics - Ellen Carr
- Science - Cheryl Heslinga
- History and Social Sciences - Dianne Beck
- World Languages - Linda Smith
- Career Technology Education - Sandy Gray
- Special Education - Holly Focht
Academics
A wide range of courses are offered at the school, among them 19 AP classes:- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Chemistry
- Comparative Government & Politics
- Computer Science AAdvanced Placement Computer ScienceAdvanced Placement Computer Science is the name of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn college credit for a college-level computer science course...
- English Language & Composition
- English Literature & Composition
- European History
- French Language
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Music Theory
- Physics B
- Psychology
- Spanish Language
- Statistics
- Studio Art
- U. S. History
- U. S. Government & Politics
Courses are divided into four levels and assigned quality points in order to calculate GPA.
| Level | Name | Quality Points |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Non-Academic | 1.00 |
| 1 | College Preparatory | 1.03 |
| 2 | Honors | 1.05 |
| 3 | Advanced Placement | 1.07 |
To graduate, a student needs to acquire a total of 24 credits across 8 categories.
| Class | Credits |
|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4 |
| History and Social Sciences | 3 |
| Mathematics | 4 (must reach Algebra 2) |
| Science | 3 |
| Physical Education | 1 |
| Health | .5 |
| Career Pathway | 3 or 4 |
| Electives | 4.5 or 5.5 |
| Total | 24 |
The Career Pathway is typically a sequence of 3 or 4 courses, one taken each year, in the same discipline. Pathways include:
- Latin
- Spanish
- French
- Computer Aided Drafting
- Early Childhood Education
- Band
- Chorus
- Art
- Dance
- Journalism
- Business Information Technology
- Business & Corporate Management
- Marketing Management
- Plant & Horticultural Sciences
- Animal Science
- Nursing & Patient Care
- HVACHVACHVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...
/Sheet Metal - Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG)
JROTC can be a part of any pathway.
Activities & clubs
Dover High School offers 35 clubs and extracurricular activities that students can participate in.- AFJROTC
- Amnesty International
- BandSchool bandA school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
- Best Buddies
- BPABusiness Professionals of AmericaBusiness Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...
- Central Delaware Youth Coalition
- Chess ClubChess clubA chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...
- Chorus
- Dance
- DECA
- Drama
- FFANational FFA OrganizationThe National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
- French Club
- History Club
- Interact
- Japanese Club
- Jobs for GraduatesJobs for America's GraduatesJobs for America's Graduates, or JAG, is a school-to-career program implemented in 1,000 high schools, alternative schools, community colleges, and middle schools across the United States and the United Kingdom...
- Later Lotus Magazine
- Math LeagueMath LeagueMath League is a mathematics competition for elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States. The Math League was founded in 1977 by two high school mathematics teachers, Steven R. Conrad and Daniel Flegler. Math Leagues, Inc...
- National French Honor Society
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- National Spanish Honor SocietySpanish National Honor SocietySpanish National Honor Society is an academic honor society focused on Spanish language excellence in secondary education and promotes a continuity of interest in Spanish studies. The group, which was established in 1953 in the United States is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of...
- Special Olympics
- School newspaper
- Science OlympiadScience OlympiadScience Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
- SkillsUSASkillsUSASkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 320,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. Since 2010, SkillsUSA has had Thomas...
- Spanish Club
- Speech & Debate
- Student CouncilStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
- Technology Student AssociationTechnology Student AssociationThe Technology Student Association is an international Career and Technical Student Organization made up of over 150,000 Middle School and High School Technology Education Students. TSA is the premier CTSO dedicated to STEM Standards: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
- Tri-MTri-MTri-M Music Honor Society, formerly known as Modern Music Masters, is a high school and middle school music honor society. Each school has its own chapter, which is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher...
- Travel & Tourism
- Video ProductionVideo productionVideo production is videography, the process of capturing moving images on electronic media even streaming media. The term includes methods of production and post-production...
- YearbookYearbookA yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
- Youth to Eliminate Loss of Life
Athletics
Dover High School has 20 teams which play 17 different sports in three seasons.Fall
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Field hockey
- Football
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Volleyball
Spring
- Baseball
- Golf
- Boys and Girls Lacrosse
- Girls Soccer
- Softball
- Boys and Girls Tennis
- Track & field
Special programs
Dover High School plans to offer a program for students to become certified nursing assistants.Since 2006, members of Dover High's Japanese Club have participated in a cultural exchange program with its sister school located in Kakuda, Japan
Kakuda, Miyagi
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on October 1, 1958. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 31,905 and a population density of 216 persons per km². The total area is 147.58 km².The city's temples include Kōzō-ji....
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Referendum
A 2010 Capital School DistrictCapital School District
Capital School District is a public school district in Kent County, Delaware in the United States. It serves the greater Dover area.-Geography:The district covers a area in central Kent County....
referendum on funding for a new Dover High School and renovation of other district schools passed on March 31. Construction of the new school is expected to begin in the spring of 2011.
Awards and achievements
In 2009 a record-breaking number of AP ScholarsAdvanced Placement Awards
The College Board offers several awards to select students who take Advanced Placement exams.The term "award" is perhaps misleading, as no benefit is awarded to the recipient except the title itself.-AP Scholar Designations:...
were recognized at the school. A total of 49 students were named for 2010, 2 of them also being named as National AP Scholars.
Dover High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
in 1986.
The school has made Newsweek's
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
list of America's Best High Schools for 5 straignt years since 2006. Below is a table of Newsweek's ratings of Dover High School.
| Year | Rank | Challenge Index rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1201 | 1.013 |
| 2007 | 993 | 1.311 |
| 2008 | 858 | 1.525 |
| 2009 | 904 | 1.647 |
| 2010 | 744 | 1.974 |
Dover High School's BPA team performed well at the 2010 National Leadership Conference, placing 6th in Fundamentals of Web Design, 1st in PC Servicing and Troubleshooting, 3rd in Network Design, and 9th in Small Business Management.
The school has entered the "Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind, often called OM , is a creative problem-solving competition involving students from kindergarten through college. Team members work together at length to solve a predefined problem ; and present their solution to the problem at a competition...
", and did well. The team placed 7th in the World Finals in 2009.
Notable alumni
- Caleb "Tex" Warrington, center and guard for the Brooklyn DodgersBrooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...
from 1946 to 1948. - Robert CrumbRobert CrumbRobert Dennis Crumb —known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded...
, cartoonistCartoonistA cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, graduated in 1961. - Carl Ergenzinger, drafted as a catcher and third baseman by the Houston AstrosHouston AstrosThe Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
in 1965. - Thomas Sullivan, drafted as a pitcher by the Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in 1969. - Ralph Jean, drafted as a pitcher by the Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
in 1978. - Renie MartinRenie MartinDonald Renie Martin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher-Early career:Martin played for Dover High School and later attended the University of Richmond. Martin was drafted twice, by the San Francisco Giants in 1976 and by the Kansas City Royals in 1977 to play for them Gulf Coast Royals farm...
, pitcher for the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
from 1982 to 1984. - Randy BushRandy BushRobert Randall Bush , is a former professional baseball player and currently a front office member of the Chicago Cubs. With the hiring of Theo Epstein, Bush will continue as an assistant General Manager, and will be involved in the hiring process of the field and scouting staff.Bush played for...
, outfielder for the Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
from 1982 to 1993. - Mike Meade, fullback for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
and Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
from 1982 to 1985. - Isaiah Wright, drafted as a pitcher by the Montreal ExposMontreal ExposThe Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
in 2002. - Rob Tornoe, award-winning editorial cartoonistEditorial cartoonistAn editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
for the New York Observer's Politicker.com. - Kayla MartellKayla MartellKayla Martell is an American beauty queen from Milford, Delaware and the winner of the Miss Delaware 2010 pageant. Martell placed in the Top 10 at the Miss America 2011 pageant. In the fifth grade, Martell was diagnosed with alopecia areata and subsequently lost all her hair...
, Miss Delaware 2010