Type Secondary Public Superintendent David Perrington Faculty 88 Phone +1 302-629-4587 Mascot Blue Jay | Established 1966 Principal Terry Carson Grades 9th - 12th District Seaford School District | |
Address 399 Market Street, Seaford, DE 19973, USA Motto "Pride Through Excellence" | ||
Seaford Senior High School is a public high school in Seaford, Delaware, USA.
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Mission
"Seaford Senior High School's mission is to instill in our students a sense of pride through excellence, enabling them to be good citizens, contributing members of society, and to successfully compete in a global economy."
Academics
Students can choose from an array of academic courses from college-prep to Advanced Placement to prepare them for the college/university of their choosing. Teachers on the secondary level use the curriculum mapping process to align their content with the Delaware Content Standards, articulate instruction from grades 6–12, and coordinate assignments at each grade level.
For the graduating class of 2010, students taking the SAT scored an average of 474 in math and 460 in verbal for a combined score of 934. This is compared with averages of 482+479=961 throughout the state and 516+501=1017 nationally.
Athletics
All Seaford School District teams compete in the Henlopen Conference in middle school and high school sports. Seaford High School is one of the smallest schools in the conference, based on enrollment, and thereby competes in the Henlopen South.
Derrik Gibson was named as the Delaware 2007-08 baseball Gatorade Player of the Year.
Awards
The school won the AARP Ethel Percy Andrus Legacy Award, that recognises outstanding educational achievements, in 2008 for its Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
The Corporation for National and Community Service recognised the school, in 2001 for its outstanding service-learning programs that integrates service into the curriculum.
Notable alumni
Delaware Sports Hall of Fame Members
Lovett Purnell
Delino Deshields
Mike Neal
Ron Dickerson
Ben Sirman
Robert Dowd