Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland)

Stephen Decatur High School
Address
9913 Seahawk Road Berlin, Maryland United States
Information
Type	Public High School (9-12)
Motto	"The Decatur Way . . . The Way To Grow"
Established	1954
School district	Worcester County Public Schools
Principal	Thomas Zimmer
Campus	27.4 acres (111,000 m2)
Color(s)	Royal Blue and White
Mascot	Seahawks
Website	www.stephen-decaturhs.weebly.com

Royal Blue and White

Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) is a four-year public high school in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1954.

Stephen Decatur High School was named after Stephen Decatur, the naval war hero during the War of 1812 who was born in Worcester County. He was a Commodore and also fought in the Second Barbary War against pirates in the Mediterranean Sea.

The school is part of the Worcester County Public School system, which also includes three other high schools, Snow Hill High School, Pocomoke High School, and one vocational school, Worcester Technical High School.

Construction on the school began in 1952 and Stephen Decatur High School was dedicated in 1954. It was a consolidation of two old high schools, Ocean City High School in Ocean City, MD and Buckingham High School in Berlin, MD. The school originally served grades 7 through 12. The current facility has 192,335 sq ft (17,868.5 m²).

The graduation rate at Stephen Decatur High School has been steadily rising over the past 12 years. In 2007, the school saw its highest graduation rate in that period of time at 95.7%

The fast-growing area of West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and Berlin is reflected in the student population at Stephen Decatur High School. From 895 students in 1993, the school had an enrollment of 1,436 in 2007.

Student population

The following people have been the principal at Stephen Decatur High School:

State Champions

State Runner-Up

Regional Champions

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Bayside Conference Champions

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