Pocomoke High School

Pocomoke High School
Address
1817 Old Virginia Rd Pocomoke City, Maryland, 21851 USA
Information
Opened	1957
School district	Worcester Public Schools
Principal	Tyrone Mills
Vice principal	Annette Wallace Kimberly Purvis
Grades	9-12
Number of students	390 (2010)
Campus	Rural
Website	PHS

Pocomoke High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Pocomoke City, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Worcester County along with Stephen Decatur High School, Worcester Technical High School, and Snow Hill High School.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Students 3 Sports 4 Notable alumni 5 References and notes 6 See also 7 External links

Overview

The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Pocomoke City in Worcester County. The school is on Old Virginia Road, which is west of the intersections of Maryland Route 675, U.S. 13, U.S. 113, and Maryland Route 366.

The school building has been recently renovated with new additions and has 122,500 square feet (11,380 m²) of space located on 22.02 acres (8.91 ha) of land.^[1]

Students

Pocomoke's graduation rate has been somewhat sporadic over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school graduated 94.5%, up from 74.8% in 1998.^[2]

The school population has slowly increased over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school was near its 12-year high enrollment with 471 students, seven less than were enrolled in 2006. The school has nearly 20% more students than in 1993.

Student population^[3]

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
397	398	406	383	366	392	408	448	426	424	420	438	476	478	471	452	420	390

Sports

State Champions

State Finalist

• 1974 - Boys' Basketball
• 1972 - Boys' Basketball
• 1972 - Boys' Soccer
• 1971 - Boys' Soccer

State Semi-Finalist

Notable alumni

• James W. Dryden - former Administrative Judge for Maryland 7th District Court
• Kimberly Smith Ward - first African American female to be appointed and confirmed as Judge on Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission

References and notes

See also

• List of high schools in Maryland
• Worcester County Public Schools

External links

• Pocomoke High School website
• Map of School from Google Maps