Smyrna High School is a 9–12 public high school in
Smyrna, Delaware.
History
The school graduated its first class in 1894.
Until the mid-1990s Smyrna was considered a farm community with a small rural school. The school was built in 1970 to accommodate 2,500 students, but the total student body was about 800 in 1976 - having about 250 graduating seniors. The town has experienced a wave of economic expansion since then. As of 2017, the
Smyrna School District
The Smyrna School District is a public school district in northern Kent County and extreme southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The district is based in Smyrna.
Geography
The Smyrna School District serves the northern p ...
had doubled in population, and as a result Smyrna High School had become Delaware's eighth largest high school, with a greatly expanded academic curriculum and facilities.
[Cris Barrish]
"Rise of a Delaware town — unified by its high school football team"
WHYY-TV, October 4, 2017.
Campus
The school moved to its current campus on Duck Creek Parkway in 1970 with the opening of the new Smyrna High School, having moved from the former
John Bassett Moore High School on South Street.
[ The campus underwent a $61 million renovation in 2006.
]
Accreditation
The school was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Middle States Association or MSA) was a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association that performed peer evaluation and regional educational accreditation, accreditation of public and priva ...
in 1931.
Program
The school has a program for students considering a career in education.
Notable alumni
* Leddie Brown
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, professional football running back
* William Carson Jr.
William J. Carson Jr. (born December 24, 1950) is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 28. He was elected in 2008 to replace Democrat Bruce Ennis, who had resigned t ...
, state representative
* Nolan Henderson
Nolan Michael Henderson (born June 26, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Delaware.
Early life
Henderson was born on June 26, 1998, in Smy ...
, quarterback
* Armani White
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Early life
White has been surrounded duri ...
, rapper
Athletics
Smyrna High School competes in the Henlopen Conference of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA), with 42 teams in 23 sports.
The boys' school athletics program had historically been known mainly for its wrestling program, but Smyrna's population growth brought greater success in football and other sports. A dramatic last-second defensive stop gave Smyrna the 2015 Division 1 state football championship in an upset win over Wilmington's perennial state power Salesianum School
Salesianum School is a Catholic independent school for boys located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is run independently within the Diocese of Wilmington and is operated by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.
The current enrollment is about 930 st ...
; Symrna followed up the next year with state championships in football and boys' basketball.
State championships
* Softball: 1993, 2018
* Track and Field:
**Boys Outdoor Division II: 1990, 1991
**Girls Outdoor Division I: 2013
* Football: 2015, 2016, 2017 2022
* Basketball (boys): 2017
* Dual Team Wrestling:
** Division II: 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2005
** Division I: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
References
External links
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High schools in Kent County, Delaware
Smyrna, Delaware
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