Dover High School (New Hampshire)
| Dover Senior High School | |
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 Arched entrance to Dover High School ["Nothing stops a wave!"] | |
| Address | |
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25 Alumni Dr. Dover, NH United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1851 |
| CEEB code | 300135 |
| Dean |
David Bennett Kimberly Stephens Emily Sherman |
| Principal | Peter Driscoll |
| Faculty | 129 [1] |
| Grades | High school (9-12) |
| Number of students | 1317 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, White, and Gold |
| Mascot | The Green Wave |
| Rival | Spaulding High School |
| Newspaper | The Tide |
| Website |
www |
Coordinates: 43°10′34″N 70°53′07″W / 43.17611°N 70.88528°W Dover Senior High School (DHS) serves the city of Dover and the towns of Barrington and Nottingham, New Hampshire.
In 2005, DHS became a New Hampshire School of Excellence.
Of the 308 graduates in the class of 2014, 50% went on to a four-year college and 24% went on to a two-year college, while 22% proceeded directly to employment and 4% joined the military. The mean SAT scores for this class were 510 in critical reading, 513 in math, and 492 in writing.[1] The official student-run newspaper of the Dover High School community is The Tide, founded in 2006.[2]
Dover High School also has notable robotics teams, Shockwave (FRC), Nebula(2013–14) (FTC), and Frostbyte(2013–14) (FTC). Shockwave has earned the engineering inspiration award and has one of the most successful designs for the Aerial Assist 2013-2014 season. Shockwave is sponsored by Maker, Comcast, NASA, Argentech Solutions, and more.[3]
Notable alumni
- Peter K. Hepler, plant biologist
- Joseph C. McConnell, top-scoring American jet fighter ace during the Korean War; awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star
- Jenny Thompson, whose twelve Olympic swimming medals makes her one of the most decorated Olympic athletes of all time
- Michael Weeden, second youngest member in New Hampshire history to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives[4][5]
International links
The school is linked to Sandbach School in the UK.[6]
References
- 1 2 Dover High School Online "Dover High School" Check
|url=value (help). Dover High School. 22 Nov 2014. Retrieved 6 Dec 2014. - ↑ The Dover Tide
- ↑
- ↑ "Dover state rep. pushes to have state quit 'No Child Left Behind': But wants to amend bill to let state opt out of portions only". Foster's Daily Democrat. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20141201/GJNEWS_01/141209969
- ↑ "Sandbach School". www.school-portal.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-05.