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Stephen Decatur High School
Address
Map
9913 Seahawk Road

Berlin
,
Maryland

United States
Information
TypePublic High School (9-12)
Motto"The Decatur Way . . . The Way To Grow"
Established1954
School districtWorcester County Public Schools
PrincipalThomas Sites
Campus27.4 acres (111,000 m2)[1]
Color(s)Royal Blue and White    
NicknameSeahawks
NewspaperThe Hawk
Websitewww.stephen-decaturhs.weebly.com

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 FRC Team #4288 North Carolina Regional Champion[12]
  • 2013 - FIRST Robotics FLL - Salisbury Qualifiers Champion[12]
  • 2012 - FIRST Robotics FLL - Salisbury Qualifiers Champion[12]
  • 2012 - FIRST Robotics FRC Team #4288 - Battle of Baltimore[12]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "MD Property Database". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  2. ^ "Maryland Report Card".
  3. ^ ||23|0310|3|N|6|13|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 Maryland Report Card[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Enrollment for All Grades All Students  : Demographics : Worcester County - Stephen Decatur High : 2016 Maryland Report Card". reportcard.msde.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  5. ^ "Stephen Decatur". www.stephendecatur.org.
  6. ^ a b "MPSSAA" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b c d "MPSAA" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b "MPSSAA" (PDF).
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ "MPSSAA" (PDF).
  11. ^ "MPSSAA" (PDF).
  12. ^ a b c d "Team and Event Search". 5 May 2015.

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