Conrad Schools of Science

Henry C. Conrad Schools of Science
Type Public
Principal Mark Pruitt
Students 1,215
Grades 6–12
Location Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Coordinates 39°46′39″N 75°36′05″W / 39.7775°N 75.6015°WCoordinates: 39°46′39″N 75°36′05″W / 39.7775°N 75.6015°W
District Red Clay Consolidated School District
Mascot Redskins
Website www.edline.net/pages/RCConrad/

Conrad Schools of Science is a public secondary school located in Woodcrest, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware, USA. It is one of three high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. There were 1,215 students enrolled in the fall for the 2014-2015 school year.[1] The school opened as the Henry C. Conrad High School in 1935. In 1978 it became the Conrad Middle School. The building was closed for renovated in 2005 to reopen as the Schools of Science in 2007.[2]

Academics

Henry C. Conrad Schools of Science is a grade 6-12 magnet program focusing on excellence in Biotechnology and Allied Health. The goal is to graduate students who are college and career-ready in the fields of biotechnology and health careers.[1]

Athletics

A committee has been formed to begin the process of changing the Redskins mascot that has been used for 80 years, but which many now agree is offensive to Native Americans.[3] The mission statement of the Retire the Mascot Committee is: "Promote a cultural understanding for the retirement of our current Conrad Schools of Science mascot and select a yet to be named, new mascot, that will proudly represent our school, our community, and our history".[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Conrad Schools of Science - School Profiles". Delaware State Department of Education.
  2. "Henry C. Conrad High School". Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. Brad Myers (March 20, 2015). "Conrad considers dropping Redskins nickname". Delaware Online: The News Journal.
  4. "Retire the mascot document". Retrieved March 23, 2015.

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