Snow Hill High School (SHHS) is a four-year public high school in Snow Hill, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Worcester County along with Pocomoke High School, Stephen Decatur High School, and the Worcester Technical High School.
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Type | Public high school |
Opened | 1957 |
School district | Worcester Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 240072001334[1] |
Principal | Leland Green |
Teaching staff | 32[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 337 (2020-2021)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.53 (FTE)[1] |
Hours in school day | 8am–3pm |
Campus | Rural |
Color(s) | Maroon and silver |
Athletics conference | Bayside South |
Sports | Football, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, baseball, softball, indoor track, cross-country track, cheerleading |
Mascot | The Eagle |
Newspaper | The Eagle |
Website | www |
Overview
editThe school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Snow Hill, MD. The school is on Maryland Route 12 and between U.S. Route 113 and U.S. Route 113 Business. The current building was built in 1957 with an addition being completed in 1982 and has 70,657 square feet (6,564.3 m2) of space located on 18 acres (7.3 ha) of land.[2] Beginning in 2014, and finishing in 2017, the building received a $44.8 million renovation.[3]
Students
editSnow Hill High School's graduation rate has been very high in past years. In 2007 the school graduated 95.58%, though in 2004 it graduated 100% of seniors.[4]
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Staff
editThe following people have been the principal at Snow Hill High School:
John I. Coulbourn | 1903-1904 |
Virgil F. Ward | 1904-1907[6] |
Arthur C. Humphreys | 1907-1921[7] |
Oliver Perry Simmons | 1921-1946[8] |
Wilbur A. Jones | -1954 |
Ernest G. Holland | 1954-1960[9] |
Robert H. Layman | 1960-1963[9][10] |
Harold G. Phillips | 1963-1968[11] |
George C. Dimmick | 1968-[12] |
Kelly H. Shumate | 1971-1996[13] |
Mark Record | 1996-2006[14] |
Tom Davis | 2006-2014[15] |
Kimberly Purvis | 2014-2023[16] |
Leland Green | 2023–Present[17] |
Band
editThe Snow Hill High School Marching Eagles maintain a reputation of pride and excellence. During the past 26 years, the band has performed in 126 competitive events against bands from eighteen different states and the District of Columbia. In this time, the band has received 121 first place awards, four second place awards, and one third place award. The band has placed first in 83 of the last 84 competitions.[18]
The Snow Hill High School Concert Band is also regarded as one of the premier high school band programs on Maryland's Eastern Shore, annually receiving "Superior" ratings at regional band adjudications.
Sports
editState Champions
See also
editReferences and notes
edit- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Snow Hill High (240072001334)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Snow Hill School Website Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/05/16/15-years-later-snow-hill-last-worcester-high-schools-renovated/324888001/ Archived 2021-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Hughes, Gray. "15 Years Later, Snow Hill Is Last of Worcester High Schools to Be Renovated." Delmarva Daily Times. The Daily Times, 16 May 2017. Web. 15 Aug. 2017.
- ^ Maryland Report Card[dead link]
- ^ "Enrollment Report Card". Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Looking Backward". The Salisbury Times. Vol. 24, no. 188. 14 July 1947. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Former School Head is Dead". The Salisbury Times. Vol. XXIII, no. 86. 15 March 1946. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "O.P. Simmons Educator, Died At Snow Hill". Democratic Messenger. Vol. 80th Year, no. 12. 22 May 1947. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Worcester Schools to Open 1960-61 Term On Sept. 6". The Salisbury Times. Vol. 37, no. 206. 30 July 1960. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "WCPS Almanack, 1962-1963". CatalogIt. Worcester County Library. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Teacher List Announced By Worcester County". The Salisbury Times. 26 August 1963. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Two Principals Are Named in Worcester Co". The Daily Times. Vol. 45, no. 165. 13 June 1968. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "People Patter". The Daily Times. Vol. 48, no. 225. 23 August 1971. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Elligson, Karen (8 October 1996). "Changes seen at Snow Hill". The Daily Times. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Canfora, Susan (1 June 2006). "Retirement leads four principals to new schools". The Daily Times. Vol. 83, no. 181. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Purvis named interim principal at Snow Hill High School". The Daily Times. Vol. 91, no. 265. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Sterrs, Carrie. "Administrative Changes Headline Board of Education Meeting". Snow Hill Elementary School. Worcester County Public Schools. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Worcester County School District - Snow Hill High School". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Baseball" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ "MPSSAA Boys' Basketball" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ "MPSSAA Football" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ "MPSSAA Girls' Basketball" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2008-02-27.