Dover High School is a

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located in

Dover, Delaware Dover () is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover, DE, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of ...

. It is a part of the

Capital School District Capital School District is a public school district in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware in the United States. It serves the greater Dover, Delaware, Dover area. Geography The district covers a area in central Kent County. Communiti ...

. Communities served include the majority of Dover, as well as Cheswold, Hartly, Little Creek, and about half of Leipsic. Dover High School's principal is Courtney Voshell.

Special programs

Dover High School offers a program for students to become certified

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

Referendum

A 2010

referendum on funding for a new Dover High School and renovation of other district schools passed on March 31. Construction of the new school began in the spring of 2011, and was completed in the fall of 2014.

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. Dover High School was recognized as a

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in 1986. The school made ''

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''s list of America's Best High Schools for five straight years, beginning in 2006. Below is a table of ''Newsweek''s ratings of Dover High School. 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. The school entered the

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, and placed 7th in the World Finals in 2009."World Finals 2009 May 27" ''Odyssey of the Mind'', 2009, found a
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. Accessed January 23, 2010.

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

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, graduated in 1961 *

Ukee Washington Ulysses Samuel “Ukee” Washington III (born August 20, 1958) is an American news co-anchor for the weekday evening newscast on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently anchors ''CBS News Philadelphia'' on CBS 3 at 5,6 and 11 PM w ...

, newscaster *

Kayla Martell Kayla Martell (born June 27, 1989) is an American beauty queen from Milford, Delaware and the winner of the Miss Delaware 2010 pageant. Martell placed in the Top 10 at the Miss America 2011 pageant. In the fifth grade, Martell was diagnosed wi ...

, Miss Delaware 2010 *

Teri Polo Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the ''Meet the Parents'' trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series '' The Fosters'' (2013–201 ...

, actress, model *

Diana Son Diana Miae Son is an American playwright, television producer, and writer. She is known for her work on '' American Crime'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Southland'', and '' Blue Bloods''. She, along with Brian Yorkey, has also served as the ...

, playwright and TV producer *

Rob Tornoe Rob Tornoe is a cartoonist and writer, and is one of the last remaining sports cartoonists on staff at a newspaper. His sports cartoons appear in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. He is also a political cartoonist and his cartoons appear in WHYY-FM, ...

, nationally-syndicated

Politics

Robin Christiansen Robin R. Christiansen (born September 4, 1950) is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Dover, Delaware. He was elected mayor in a special election on June 17, 2014, and took office on June 25, 2014. Christiansen had previously ...

(1968), mayor of Dover since 2014, city councilman from 1983 to 2001, and council president and vice mayor from 1990 to 2001. * James Hutchison (1961), first full-time mayor of Dover and current city councilman *

Gary Traynor Gary Francis Traynor (born August 25, 1956) is an American lawyer who serves as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Traynor was born in Dover, Delaware, in 1956, and graduated from Dover High School. He completed a bachelor's degree in his ...

, associate justice of the Delaware Supreme Court

Space

Andrew R. Morgan Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan (born February 5, 1976) is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013. Personal life Andrew is married to Stacey Morgan; they have four children. Early life and education Morgan was born in Morgantown, West Virg ...

(1994), Astronaut class of 2013

Sports

* Hameen Ali, college football player honored for persevering through difficult life circumstances *

Renie Martin Donald Renie Martin (born August 30, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Early career Born in Dover, Delaware, Martin played for Dover High School and later attended the University of Richmond. Martin was drafted twice, b ...

, pitcher for the

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and

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from 1979 to 1984

References

External links

* {{authority control Dover, Delaware High schools in Kent County, Delaware Public high schools in Delaware Buildings and structures in Dover, Delaware 1965 establishments in Delaware Educational institutions established in 1965