James M. Bennett High School
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| Established | 1962 |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Lori Batts |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Students | 1370(Sept 2007) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | Salisbury, Maryland , United States |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | The Clippers |
| Yearbook | The Voyager |
| Newspaper | The Kelp |
| Website | http://clipper.jbhs.wi.k12.md.us |
James M. Bennett Senior High School is a high school located in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland. It is part of the Wicomico County Public School system. It is one of four public high schools in Wicomico County along with Mardela Middle and High School, Parkside High School and Wicomico High School. It was established in 1962. It has an enrollment of 1370 in grades nine through twelve, and 110 teachers and assistants.
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[edit] Background
It is currently headed by principal Lori Batts, who is aided by Vice Principals Amy Eskridge and Larry Collins, and Dean of Students Erica Frostrom. The Academic Department Chairs are Jeff Royer for Science, Rachel Ludke-Jones for Math, Pat Dittrich for Social Studies, and Mary Lou Coffin for English.
James M. Bennett High School is currently in the funding stages for a replacement building. Construction is slated to start in 2008, with a goal completion date of 2011. The new building will include state of the art technology, including geothermal heating control, and up-to-date educational tools such as LCD projectors, digital white boards, and document cameras replacing the current overhead projectors and chalkboards.
[edit] Athletics
James M. Bennett High School has won the following state championships:
[edit] State Champions
- 2007 - Wrestling
- 2006 - Baseball [1]
- 2004 - Girls' Track & Field [2]
- 2003 - Golf
- 2003 - Boys' Basketball [3]
- 1993 - Field Hockey [4]
- 1985 - Football [5]
- 1984 - Boys' Track & Field [6]
- 1983 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1983 - Football
- 1982 - Football
- 1979 - Boys' Track & Field
[edit] Finalist
- 2004 - Baseball
- 2004 - Girls' Soccer [7]
- 2003 - Boys' Basketball [8]
- 1999 - Boys' Soccer [9]
- 1990 - Field Hockey
- 1985 - Baseball
- 1985 - Field Hockey
- 1984 - Football
- 1983 - Volleyball [10]
- 1982 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1980 - Boys' Soccer
- 1978 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1975 - Baseball
- 1972 - Boys' Track & Field
[edit] Semifinalist
- 2006 - Volleyball
- 2004 - Boys' Basketball
- 2003 - Baseball
- 2003 - Volleyball
- 2002 - Volleyball
- 2002 - Field Hockey
- 2001 - Girls' Soccer
- 2000 - Field Hockey
- 1997 - Softball [11]
- 1992 - Baseball
- 1990 - Football
- 1988 - Field Hockey
- 1987 - Football
- 1986 - Baseball
- 1986 - Softball
- 1985 - Boys' Basketball
- 1984 - Baseball
- 1983 - Volleyball
- 1981 - Field Hockey
- 1980 - Baseball
- 1977 - Baseball
- 1977 - Boys' Soccer
- 1976 - Baseball
- 1976 - Girls' Basketball [12]
- 1975 - Boys' Soccer
- 1975 - Field Hockey
- 1974 - Boys' Soccer
- 1973 - Boys' Soccer
- 1968 - Boys' Basketball
[edit] Quarter-finalist
- 1989 - Football
- 1988 - Football
- 1986 - Football
[edit] Academics
The Marching Clippers band is led by Band Director Doug Miles, and has won numerous accolades in recent years, including traveling to the ACC championships.
JMB's Destination ImagiNation creative problem-solving teams have success in recent years. Two teams qualified for travel to Global Finals in 2003 (one state-champion, one runner-up) In 2007, a team of freshmen won the state championship and traveled to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for the Global Finals tournament.
The school's Academic Challenge team has also fared well in recent years, placing in the top three in the Comcast Academic Challenge for four straight years, and appearing on WJZ-TV's high school quiz show It's Academic.
Current Advanced Placement offerings at James M. Bennett include Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, European History, Calculus, Spanish, and Latin.
The school's faculty and staff have won numerous awards in recent years. In 2004, Patricia Adkins was named the Maryland's Vice-Principal of the Year. Brian Raygor was the 2004-05 Wicomico County Teacher of the Year, and recipient of the National Association of Biology Teacher's Outstanding Biology Teacher Award. Biology teacher Jeff Royer was recognized as being Technology Educator of the Year in 2004. Raygor, Cheryl Doughty (Family and Consumer Science), Don Abbatiello (Social Studies) and Lisa Santore (English Language Learners) have earned National Teacher Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Doughty was also recognized as a "Service Learning Fellow" for her innovative student service learning projects and webpage. Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year recipients include social studies teacher Josh McKelvy and English teacher Mary Lou Coffin.
[edit] Students
Graduation rates at James Bennett High School have significantly improved over the past 12 years. In 1999, the graduation rate was near 69%, though in 2007 the rate had climbed to 88%.[13]
James Bennett High School's enrollment has been steadily increasing over the past 12 years. The enrollment peaked in 2005 at 1,388.
| 2007 | 1,303 |
| 2006 | 1,381 |
| 2005 | 1,388 |
| 2004 | 1,358 |
| 2003 | 1,370 |
| 2002 | 1,320 |
| 2001 | 1,300 |
| 2000 | 1,260 |
| 1999 | 1,216 |
| 1998 | 1,251 |
| 1997 | 1,263 |
| 1996 | 1,218 |
| 1995 | 1,220 |
| 1994 | 1,207 |
| 1993 | 1,124 |
[edit] References
- ^ MPSSAA Baseball
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Track & Field
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball
- ^ MPSSAA Field Hockey
- ^ MPSSAA Football
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Track & Field
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Soccer
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Soccer
- ^ MPSSAA Volleyball
- ^ MPSSAA Baseball
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
- ^ Maryland Report Card - Graduation Rate
- ^ Maryland State Department of Education Maryland Report Card Enrollment
