Concord High School (Delaware)
| Concord High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
2501 Ebright Rd , Delaware 19810 United States 39°49′49″N 75°31′29″W / 39.8303°N 75.5248°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1969 |
School district | Brandywine School District |
| CEEB code | 080156 |
Principal | Jeffrey Lawson |
| Faculty | 75 (FTE) (2022–2023)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,014 (2024–25)[1] |
| Colors | Maroon and white |
Athletics conference | Blue Hen Conference - Flight B |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Website | www |
Concord High School (CHS) is a public secondary school located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States, with a Wilmington postal address.[2] It is one of three high schools in the Brandywine School District.[1] There was a total of 1,014 students enrolled in the fall for the 2024–2025 school year.[3] Jeffrey Lawson is the current principal of Concord High School.[4]
Its attendance boundary includes[5] parts of the City of Wilmington,[6] and a small section of Ardentown.[7]
History
CHS opened in 1967 in response to a rapidly rising population that produced too many students for Brandywine High School, then in the Alfred I. duPont District, to handle on its own.[8][9] Upon opening, it was located on the same campus as Hanby Junior High and taught only ninth and tenth grades.[10] Construction on CHS' own building was delayed due to a worker strike, and it did not open until January 1970, an entire semester after the planned date and still without its gym, auditorium, and swimming pool completed.[8][11][12] During the delay, CHS was forced to leave Hanby and move temporarily into Brandywine High School's building; the two schools taught on a rotating basis: BHS students attended in the morning and CHS students attended in the afternoon.[13]
Athletics
Concord is a member of Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference in the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA);[14] the Raiders compete in Class 2A, District 1 for football.[15] Concord fields a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons, including crew, cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, track, swimming/diving, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, and softball.[16] Concord's athletic director is Larry Jacobs.[17]
Notable alumni
- Justin Brown[18] (born 1991, class of 2009), CFL wide receiver
- Terri Dendy[19] (born 1965), former track and field athlete
- Vicki Huber[20] (born 1967), Olympic middle-distance runner
- Mary Knisely[21] (born 1959), former middle- and long-distance running; Pan Am champion at 3,000 meters
- Luke Matheny[22] (born 1976, class of 1993), Academy Award-winning motion picture director, writer and actor
- Scott A. McGregor[23] (born 1956, class of 1974), technology executive and philanthropist
- Derrick Milano[24] (born 1993, class of 2012), Grammy Award-winning songwriter
- Javor Mills[25] (born 1979, class of 1998), former NFL player
- Montell Owens[26] (born 1984, class of 2002), former NFL fullback
- Chip Reid[27] (class of 1973), CBS news reporter
- Adam Ruben[28] (born 1979, class of 1997), author and Science Channel host
- Don Schiff[29] (born 1955, class of 1974), musician/rock instrumentalist
- Ron Suskind[30] (born 1959), Pulitzer Prize winner (journalism) and author
- Paul Worrilow[31] (born 1990), NFL linebacker
References
- 1 2 3 "Concord High School". National Center for Education Statistics. 2021. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Home". Concord High School. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
2501 Ebright Road, Wilmington, DE 19810
- The school is not in the Wilmington city limits, as seen in a comparison with the zoning map as of February 2021. - ↑ "Students/Teachers at Concord High School". US News. December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Administrative Team". Concord High School. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "High Schools (Grades 9-12)". Brandywine School District. Retrieved March 14, 2025. - Compare to the municipal maps.
- ↑ "All Districts" (PDF). Wilmington City Council. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ardentown village, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2025. - Compare to the school boundary maps.
- 1 2 "What to do with $330,000 perplexes School Board". The News Journal. May 16, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wilson to head Channin school". The Morning News. January 20, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Boy Held in Stabbing of Friend". The News Journal. November 30, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Clark, Gerald K. (October 23, 1967). "Proposal (advertisement)". The Morning News. p. 33. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Schwabach, Bob (June 17, 1969). "Brandywine High faces double shifts". The Morning News. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Boy stabbed in hall at Brandywine H.S." The News Journal. October 7, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Blue Hen Schools - WebSites4Sports.com". www.websites4sports.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Big changes: Five new things in Delaware high school football this fall". The News Journal. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Concord - RaidersSports". www.raiderssports.com. n.d. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Concord - RaidersSports". www.raiderssports.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Justin Brown". 247 Sports. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Terri A. Dendy". Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Vicki Huber-Rudawsky". Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Mary Schilly Knisley". Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Delaware Oscar winner Luke Metheny returns to his home state today". WHYY. March 14, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ Peters, Scott, ed. (1974). axis '74 (Concord High School Yearbook). Vol. v. Wilmington, Delaware: W. T. Cooke Publishing, Inc. pp. 240–41.
McGregor, Scott: Debate Team-Chairman 3; Chess Team 3.
- ↑ Cormier, Ryan (March 23, 2021). "This Concord High grad co-wrote Beyoncé 'Savage' remix verse and won a Grammy for it". Delaware Online. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Javor Mills". Stats Crew. n.d. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ Greene, Sean; Phillips, Mike (August 23, 2019). "Concord's former Pro Bowl standout tells new wave of captains to 'avoid the noise'". WDEL. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ Yasiejko, Christopher (May 7, 2004). "Relive the history of war as allies and adversaries meet at Fort Du Pont". The News Journal. p. 59. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Miller, Jennifer Marie (February 20, 2002). "Concord graduate to join 4,000-mile anti-cancer effort". The News Journal. p. 47. Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Don Schiff - Biography". IMDb.
- ↑ "Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author to speak in Wilmington at ACLU annual dinner". Hockessin Community News. September 28, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ↑ Frank, Martin (April 3, 2018). "Eagles sign Concord and UD star Paul Worrilow". Delaware Online. Retrieved July 9, 2021.