Concord High School (Delaware)
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| Established | 1969 |
| School type | Public |
| Principal | Mark Holodick |
| Location | 2501 Ebright Rd. Wilmington, Delaware 19810 |
| Phone | (302) 475-3951 |
| Enrollment | approx. 1,200 |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Homepage | Concord High School |
Concord High School is a public secondary school located in Wilmington, Delaware. Currently it is the home to approximately 1,200 students. Concord is part of the Brandywine School District. It is commonly called "CHS".
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[edit] School Icons
The mascot is a Concord Raider. A Revolutionary War soldier with musket. The secondary motto, over "Home of the Raiders", is "We came,we saw, we Concord". It is a play on 'Concord' both in vernacular and the famous Latin Veni, vidi, vici. The school colors are maroon (Primary), white, gold, and black.
[edit] Administration
The principal is Mr. Mark Holodick. Assistant principals: Mr. Harvey Harvey, Ms. Anne Lambert. Assistant to the principal: Mr. Mark Mayer.
[edit] Location
Located North of Wilmington off of Naamans Road, Concord High School is easily accessible from I-95, I-495, and Concord Pike.
Students enjoy the Brandywine Town Center (a strip mall), a Tealicious cafe, Golden Castle 24-hour diner, and Charcoal Pit Restaurant, Regal Cinemas, Concord Mall, and other local amenities.
[edit] Student organizations
- Academic Bowl
- The Grapevine
- Leader Corps
- Math League
- National Honor Society
- Raider Reader (School Newspaper)
- Science National Honor Society
- Science Olympiad
- Yearbook
[edit] Athletics
Concord is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). The Raiders compete in the Blue Hen Conference, and are currently assigned to Flight B based on the school’s enrollment size falling below the conference’s average. For those sports which the DIAA has split schools into divisions for playoffs or state championship meets based on enrollment size, Concord is assigned to Division II. Concord fields a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:
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[edit] Spring
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[edit] Music & Arts
[edit] Concord Golden Raider Marching Band
The Concord Golden Raider Marching Band is under the direction of Mr. Domenic Pisano
[edit] Symphonic Band
[edit] Drama and Thespian Society
2005-2006 school year: The Fall Play was "The Matchmaker." The Spring Musical was "Singin' in the Rain," in which an actual rain stage was built. Both the Fall and Spring productions were produced/directed by Mr. Thomas Marshall.
2006-2007 school year: The Fall Play was the stage adaptation of "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," directed by Mrs. Sheri Williamson. The Spring Musical will be "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum," directed by Mr. Thomas Marshall. Co-advisors of the drama club and drama board for the 2006-2007 school year are Mr. Thomas Sabatino (Vocal Music Director) and Mr. John C. Scali (Chemistry Teacher and Set Construction Crew Advisor).
[edit] Set Construction Crew
Set Construction and Running Crews are responsible for building, painting, and moving all set pieces for both the Fall and Spring Productions. Countless hours are spent after school and weekends preparing for the productions. During the 2005-2006 school year, a course entitled Technical Theatre was introduced into the master schedule taught by Mr. Thomas Sabatino and Mr. John C. Scali. The 13 students learned basics in set design and construction, sound amplification, and lighting techniques.
[edit] Chorale
Chorale is an audition-only group of the top 32 singers in Concord High School.
[edit] Academics
Concord facilitates everyone. It has a range of levels: AP (Advanced Placement), Honors, College Preparatory "CP" "College-Prep", Traditional, and classes for those with special needs.
Concord participates in the mandatory Delaware Student Testing Program, or DSTP.
The school takes pride in its challenging courses and excellent teachers.
[edit] The Concord Way
These five principles bind the community of learners at concord, and make it unique. From the website, "Even people, who do not share the same classes, activities, frame-of-mind, or may not even know each other exist, are nonetheless connected by something indelible we like to call The Concord Way."
- Compassion
- Responsibility
- Self-Control
- Respect
- Perseverance
[edit] History
In the 1960s, the area north of Wilmington (referred to as Brandywine Hundred) was growing rapidly. The school district (then known as the Alfred I. DuPont School district) was opening new schools as rapidly as possible. Soon, it became apparent that the one high school in the district, Brandywine High School, would not be able to handle the increase in students. The district decided to open a second high school rather than expand the existing one.
The student body for the new high school was developed slowly. At first, students from the existing two junior high schools (Forwood and Springer) were selected based on where they lived to attend the yet to be built high school. The first year (1967 – 68), Concord High School was held at the then new Hanby Junior High and consisted of 9th and 10th graders. The students met in the top floor while elementary students attended classes in the lower floor while their school was being built. The following year (1968 – 69), the student body was expanded to 9th, 10th and 11th grades and the elementary students were moved out to their new home.
During this period, the Concord High School building was under construction and planned to open in the fall of 1969. However, a worker strike and construction issues delayed its opening. Since the school was not completed, the student body now consisting of 10th through 12th grades was forced out of their temporary home at Hanby Junior High and into the Brandywine High School building on double sessions. Brandywine High School students attended their school in the morning, while the Concord students attended in the afternoon.
Concord High School finally opened in January 1970 and the first senior class graduated a few months later in June. Even though the school was open, construction was not completed in several areas including the gym, auditorium and swimming pool until the fall of 1970.
The first principal, Dr. William J. Bailey, promoted an, at the time, progressive environment that emphasized trust and responsibility among the students. Students were given then unheard of freedoms and responsibilities, which worked extremely well during the progressive periods of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Dr. Bailey left in the mid-1970’s to become a professor of education at the University of Delaware.
[edit] Trivia
- Concord High School was built 1969.
- In 2004 and 2005, Concord High School underwent renovations.
- Concord High School and Brandywine High School are local archrivals
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