| John Dickinson High School | |
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| 1801 Milltown Rd. Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Red Clay Consolidated School District |
| Principal | Byron Murphy |
| Asst. Principal | Valerie Martinez, Christopher Kohan |
| 9-12 | |
| Athletics | www.ramssports.com |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Newspaper | Patriot |
| Yearbook | Penman |
| Website | www.johndickinsonhs.com |
John Dickinson High School is a comprehensive four-year high school located on a 67-acre (270,000 m2) campus near Wilmington, Delaware in New Castle County. Built in the Pike Creek Valley in 1959, the school takes its name from John Dickinson, one of colonial America's patriots. One of seven high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, JDHS currently has an enrollment of about 660 students and a staff of about 50.[1]
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Students from the Class of 2008 received awards for art, automotive technology, business education, digital media, English, family and consumer science, graphic arts, instrumental music, Jobs for Delaware Graduates, mathematics, athletics, Physical Education, science, social studies, technology education, theater, world languages, citizenship, leadership, and community service. 28 students were inducted into the National Honor Society.
2008's seniors received some of the following awards and scholarships: United States Marine Corps, Scholarship Excellence Award; Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award; University of Delaware Merit-Based Aid; City of Wilmington Academic Scholarship; Delaware State University Academic Incentive Award; The William J. Laws Education Award Merit Scholarship from The Achievers, Inc.; AXA Achievement Scholarship (In Association with the U.S. News and World Report); The William Branch American Association of University Women and the Wilmington West Rotary Scholarship; Diamond State Scholarship; The Diamond State Classic Female Basketball Award; Legislative Essay Scholarship; The Air Force Math and Science Award; The American Association of University Women at the Trabant Center at the University of Delaware; and the Ciba Specialty Chemical Education Foundation Science Award.
Students at John Dickinson High School are able to receive college credit for English, Calculus, Statistics, US Government, U.S. History, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Psychology. Honors courses are offered at every level in the core-curriculum. Those courses include English, algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, U.S. history, economics & government, world history, physical science, biology, chemistry and physics.
John Dickinson High School offers a Microsoft Computer Systems Engineering Program of study. The three year program will provide students with the following Microsoft A+ certification skills:
JDHS currently fields teams in lacrosse (boys), cross country (boys and girls), soccer(boys and girls), basketball(boys and girls), indoor track(boys and girls), swimming(boys and girls), tennis (girls), outdoor track & field(boys and girls), volleyball(boys and girls), field hockey(girls), football(boys), cheerleading(girls), wrestling(boys), baseball(boys), golf(boys), and softball(girls). Dickinson competes as a member of Flight "B" of the Blue Hen Conference. Dickinson is respected throughout the state of Delaware as consistently championship caliber in baseball and boys and girls volleyball.[2] The athletic program is run by the Athletic Director, Mr. Andrew Dick. Mr. Dick also serves as the president of the Blue Hen Conference.
Dickinson High School has an extensive music program. The Instrumental Department includes marching, concert, and jazz bands. The Choral Department comprises a concert choir, a women’s choir,a gospel choir "AGAPE" and the Dickinson Singers, a renaissance a capella group. Productions by the Drama department include a spring musical as well as fall and spring dramatic presentations. The drama department is under the supervision of Elizabeth Allen. Support for JDHS Performing Arts Department activities comes from the Performing Arts Boosters.[3] The JDHS marching band has long been accompanied by a colorguard, and the school has a dance team. The bands are under the direction of Matt Pagel and the choirs are under the direction of Sheila Cassidy.
On January 15, 1995, a substantial portion of the school was damaged by fire, closing the school for several months. Students and teachers shared the space of nearby rival McKean High School, with McKean students attending classes from roughly six a.m. until noon and Dickinson students in class from roughly noon until six p.m. Fears that the graduating class of 1995 would not be able to hold their commencement at JDHS didn't come true, and the ceremony was held that year on the JDHS football field per tradition. Then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden was the speaker.
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