North Dorchester High School

North Dorchester High School
North Dorchester High School
Location
	5875 Cloverdale Road; Hurlock, Maryland; United States
Coordinates	38°35′13″N 75°52′25″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Best of the Nest"
Established	1954
School district	Dorchester County Public Schools
NCES School ID	240030000618
Principal	Mr. David P. Stofa
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	550 (September 2021)
Student to teacher ratio	13.39:1[1]
Color(s)	Red, White and Blue
Mascot	Eagle
Website	ndhs.dcpsmd.net

North Dorchester High School is a rural American high school, located in Hurlock, Maryland.

In addition to Hurlock, it serves other small Dorchester County, Maryland, communities including Beach Haven, Brookview, East New Market, Eldorado, Elliotts Island, Galestown, Rhodesdale, Secretary and Vienna.

Description

The community is one of agriculture, seafood harvest, and agribusiness with some light industry. Employment opportunities exist both within the immediate area and the nearby Maryland communities of Cambridge, Easton and Salisbury; as well as Seaford, Delaware. North Dorchester High School received a brand new high school in 2019, costing almost 50 million dollars. North Dorchester is known for their strong volleyball team, lead by Varsity Coach Carol Hubbard and Captain Anna Hopkins. They are also known for their music program, formally led by Band Director Michael Hughes and Choral Director Sabra Steward. The music program is now taught by Choral Director Karen Mercer and Band Director Scott Bunting.

North Dorchester High offers a fair amount of Advanced Placement (AP) courses at the school and have classes that prepare you for the SAT. The school offers many opportunities like teacher assistant, dual enrollment, and internship opportunities. It has many rigorous courses and excellent teachers that lend a hand to help all students learn and succeed in the future. The environment is very comfortable and welcoming. Counselors do a good job of informing students of new opportunities to make their college career paths easier and more effective. Their graduation rate is great, sitting at 92% as of 2021. Most kids head to college, specifically Salisbury University, Chesapeake College, Towson University, and University of Maryland College Park.

North Dorchester High School also has a good amount of students enroll post-high school at HBCUs. The popular HBCUs include University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Morgan State University.

A small, close-knit and student-oriented school, it is a comprehensive high school which offers college preparatory, honors and advanced-placement courses as well as information-technology and vocational-education programs. As of October 2009, the school had approximately 540 students in grades 9-12,[1] but increasing enrollment was anticipated in the coming years.

The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Administration

Principal: Mr. David P. Stofa
Assistant Principal: Mr. Derek Sabedra
Assistant Principal: Ms. Karen Bowers

Faculty Members

Administration: David P. Stofa | Derek Sabedra - Dorchester County Athletic Director | Karen Bowers

English Language Arts: Todd J. Nock | Adam Wilson | Nicole Benner

Social Studies: Gregory Alsworth | James Bailey | Scott Baker | Benjamin Hromanik | Jason Thomas

References

Database (undated). "North Dorchester High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 7, 2012. "Total Students: 509 (2009–2010)".

External links

ndhs.dcpsmd.net, the school's official website

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[NCES-1] Database (undated). "North Dorchester High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 7, 2012. "Total Students: 509 (2009–2010)".