Indian River High School (Delaware)
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Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware
in southern Sussex County
. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware
. The district was formed in 1969 by the consolidation of several smaller districts including the Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Lord Baltimore, Millsboro, and Georgetown school districts.
Indian River High School participates in athletics in the Henlopen Conference
and is one of the smaller high schools based on enrollment, thereby competing in the Henlopen South.
Indian River High School is one of two high schools in the district which also includes Sussex Central High School in Georgetown
.
, MIT, RIT, Swarthmore College
, Cornell, UNCW, William and Mary, and Vanderbilt University
, as well as many of the local colleges in the area. Many alumni also hold prominent positions in the community and state of Delaware.
. They are one of the smallest schools in the conference, based on enrollment, and thereby compete in the Henlopen South. The Indians have won 4 state championships with the latest coming in softball in 1998. They have two championships in basketball from 1980 and 1981 and one in football from 1988.
Dagsboro, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 226 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 409.5 people per square mile . There were 248 housing units at an average density of 195.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 92.29% White, 6.36%...
in southern Sussex County
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. The district was formed in 1969 by the consolidation of several smaller districts including the Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Lord Baltimore, Millsboro, and Georgetown school districts.
Indian River High School participates in athletics in the Henlopen Conference
Henlopen Conference
The Henlopen Conference is a high school sports conference comprising public schools in Kent County and Sussex County in lower Delaware. The teams participate in a variety of sports including football, boys and girls soccer, track and field, cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls...
and is one of the smaller high schools based on enrollment, thereby competing in the Henlopen South.
Indian River High School is one of two high schools in the district which also includes Sussex Central High School in Georgetown
Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...
.
Desegregation
Remained an all-white school called John M. Clayton until 1967, long after Brown v. Board of Education.Alumni
Indian River High School alumni have attended schools such as Boston UniversityBoston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, MIT, RIT, Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
, Cornell, UNCW, William and Mary, and Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, as well as many of the local colleges in the area. Many alumni also hold prominent positions in the community and state of Delaware.
Athletics
The Indian River High School Indians compete in athletics in the Henlopen ConferenceHenlopen Conference
The Henlopen Conference is a high school sports conference comprising public schools in Kent County and Sussex County in lower Delaware. The teams participate in a variety of sports including football, boys and girls soccer, track and field, cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls...
. They are one of the smallest schools in the conference, based on enrollment, and thereby compete in the Henlopen South. The Indians have won 4 state championships with the latest coming in softball in 1998. They have two championships in basketball from 1980 and 1981 and one in football from 1988.