Dover High School (Delaware) Explained

Dover High School is a high school located in Dover, Delaware. It is a part of the Capital School District.

Communities served include the majority of Dover, as well as Cheswold, Hartly, Little Creek, and about half of Leipsic.^[6]

Dover High School's principal is Shawndell Solomon.

Special programs

Dover High School offers a program for students to become certified nursing assistants.^[7]

Since 2006, members of Dover High's Japanese Club have participated in a cultural exchange program with its sister school located in Kakuda, Japan.^[8]

Referendum

A 2010 Capital School District referendum on funding for a new Dover High School and renovation of other district schools passed on March 31.^[9] Construction of the new school began in the spring of 2011, and was completed in the fall of 2014.^[10]

Awards and achievements

In 2009 a record-breaking number of AP Scholars were recognized at the school. A total of 49 students were named for 2010, with two of them also being named as National AP Scholars.^[11]

Dover High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1986.^[12]

The school made Newsweeks list of America's Best High Schools for five straight years, beginning in 2006.^[13] Below is a table of Newsweeks ratings of Dover High School.

Year	Rank	Challenge Index rating
2006	1201	1.013
2007	993	1.311
2008	858	1.525
2009	904	1.647
2010	744	1.974

Dover High School's BPA team performed well at the 2010 National Leadership Conference, placing 6th in Fundamentals of Web Design, 1st in PC Servicing and Troubleshooting, 3rd in Network Design, and 9th in Small Business Management.^[14]

The school entered the Odyssey of the Mind,^[15] and placed 7th in the World Finals in 2009.^[16]

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

• Robert Crumb, cartoonist, graduated in 1961
• Ukee Washington, newscaster
• Bryan Gordon, writer, producer, director
• Kayla Martell, Miss Delaware 2010
• Teri Polo, actress, model
• Diana Son, playwright and TV producer
• Rob Tornoe, nationally-syndicated cartoonist

Politics

• Robin Christiansen (1968), mayor of Dover since 2014, city councilman from 1983 to 2001, and council president and vice mayor from 1990 to 2001.^[17]
• James Hutchison (1961), first full-time mayor of Dover and current city councilman^[18]
• Gary Traynor, associate justice of the Delaware Supreme Court^[19]

Space

• Andrew R. Morgan (1994), Astronaut class of 2013^[20]

Sports

• Hameen Ali, college football player honored for persevering through difficult life circumstances
• Renie Martin, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants from 1979 to 1984
• Jordan Magee, NFL linebacker for the Washington Commanders. Played College football at Temple

See also

• List of high schools in Delaware

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dover High School. Capital School District.
2. Web site: Official Website of Dover High School . Dover High School . November 15, 2015.
3. Web site: Dover High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 23, 2024.
4. Web site: Delaware Department of Education School Profile. Delaware Department of Education. February 28, 2010.
5. Web site: Henlopen Conference on DigitalSports.com. Digital Sports.com. February 27, 2010. December 13, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091213150852/http://www.digitalsports.com/conference/id/1404552.aspx. dead.
6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kent County, DE. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-06-16.
7. Jeremy Tucker, "Dover High to Launch Nursing Program," March 25, 2009, found at WBOC website . Accessed March 26, 2009.
8. Web site: Cultural Exchange Programs at Kakuda High . Kakuda Senior High School . January 23, 2011.
9. Sarika Jagtiani, "Capital School District referendum passes," March 31, 2010, found at Dover Post website . Accessed January 23, 2011.
10. Doug Denison, "Dover High project gets the go-ahead," December 28, 2010, found at Dover Post website . Accessed January 23, 2011.
11. "49 Dover High students honored for AP scores," September 14, 2009, found at Dover Post.com . Accessed January 23, 2011.
12. Web site: Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2002 . Blue Ribbon Schools Program . January 23, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630091138/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf . June 30, 2014 . mdy-all.
13. "America's Best High Schools 2010" Newsweek, 2010, found at Newsweek. Accessed January 23, 2011.
14. Web site: 2010 NLC Post-conference Links . Business Professionals of America . January 23, 2011.
15. Katie Rogers, "Odyssey teams put their minds to work Skills in student competition apply to real life," The News Journal, March 8, 2009, found at Delaware Online. Accessed March 26, 2009.
16. "World Finals 2009 May 27" Odyssey of the Mind, 2009, found at Odyssey of the Mind Website . Accessed January 23, 2010.
17. Web site: Mayor. City of Dover, Delaware. August 28, 2018.
18. News: Doug . Denison . Meet the candidates: Dover City Council at-large, 1st and 2nd Districts . . 2011-04-06 . 2012-07-07 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329124200/http://www.doverpost.com/communities/x816847252/Meet-the-candidates-Dover-City-Council-at-large-1st-and-2nd-Districts . dead .
19. News: Mavity . Ryan . July 25, 2017 . Gary Traynor takes seat on Delaware's highest court . Cape Gazette . Lewes, Delaware . October 7, 2017 .
20. Web site: Andrew R. Morgan (M.D.) (Col., U.S. Army) NASA Astronaut. NASA. March 6, 2020 .