John Dickinson High School

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John Dickinson High School
Address
John Dickinson High School
1801 Milltown Road

Wilmington
,
Delaware
19808

United States
Coordinates 39°43′42″N75°40′24″W / 39.7284°N 75.6734°W / 39.7284; -75.6734
Information
TypePublic
Motto Esse quam videri
(To be, rather than to seem)
Established1960(64 years ago) (1960)
School district Red Clay Consolidated School District
CEEB code 080178
PrincipalDamon Saunders [1]
Faculty59 (FTE) (2019-2020) [2]
Grades6–12 [2]
Enrollment894 (2019-2020) [2]
Color(s) Columbia blue and white
  
Athletics conference Blue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotRam
NewspaperPatriot
YearbookPenman
Website www.redclayschools.com/Dickinson

The John Dickinson School, previously known as John Dickinson High School, is a public high school in the Pike Creek area of Wilmington, Delaware. [3] It is one of five high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District and serves parts of Newport, Stanton, Hockessin, Wilmington, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Baynard Boulevard, and Brandywine Village. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

History

The school, opened 1960, is located on a 67-acre (270,000 m2) campus and takes its name from John Dickinson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. [9] [10] It was originally in the Henry C. Conrad School District and was moved first to the New Castle County Consolidated School District in 1978, then to the Red Clay Consolidated School District in 1981. [11] [12] [13] In January 1995, an arson fire destroyed substantial parts of the building, so much so that did not reopen fully until September; students had to attend nearby McKean High School in staggered schedules until portions of Dickinson were opened again in March. [14] [15]

In 2013, Dickinson students broke the Guinness World Record for highest Lego tower ever built at 112 feet. [16] Their record was beat the following year by a 114-foot tower in Budapest. [17]

Academics

Dickinson offers IB, AP, honors, college-preparatory, and dual-enrollment classes. [18] [19] As part of Delaware's initiative to inject more intensive career readiness into its high schools, Dickinson offers the following Pathways: automotive technology, AVID, computer science, digital communication arts, drafting and design, engineering of structures, engineering of robotics, graphic design, Jobs for Delaware Graduates, processes of design and engineering, and renovation and construction. [18] Students have the opportunity to earn certifications and licenses such as the Delaware Certificate of Multiliteracy, EPA Certificate, IB Diploma, National Lead Safety for Renovation and Painting Certificate, and/or National OSHA Certificate. [18]

For the 2018–2019 academic year, the graduation rate was 78%. [20]

Activities

Athletics

Dickinson is part of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and competes in Blue Hen Conference, Flight "B". [21]

Performing arts

Dickinson has not had a marching or pep band since 2017. [22]

Theatre organ

Dickinson's auditorium is home to a Kimball pipe organ said to be the fourth largest theatre organ in the world. [23] [24] The organ was moved from the Boyd Theater in Philadelphia in 1969 and has more than 5,000 pipes, purportedly more than the organ at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. [25]

In addition to hosting concerts by virtuoso guest organists and instrumental ensembles, Dickinson's organ was featured on an album by organist Jelani Eddington in 2014. [26]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dickinson (John) High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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  4. ↑ "Dickinson_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved 2021-06-21. - See section of boundary in Wilmington - Compare to US Census Bureau school district map and other US Census Bureau maps.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-06-18. - Compare to school boundary maps.
  6. ↑ "1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): NEW CASTLE County" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-07-04. - Stanton is on page 13. Compare to the school boundary maps.
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  8. ↑ "Brandywine Village". National Park Service . Retrieved 2021-07-03. - Addresses of private residences and apartments: 1807 Market Street (from p. 16/24), 1803 & 1805 Market apartments (18/24).
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