Mardela Middle and High School

Mardela Middle and High School
Address
24940 Delmar Road Mardela Springs, Maryland, 21837 USA
Information
Opened	1937
School board	Wicomico County Board of Education
School district	Wicomico Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. John Fredericksen
Dean	Sharon Cooper
Principal	Lori Batts
Vice principal	Francis Grate Shawn Gardner
Grades	6-12
Number of students	706 (2006)
Grade 6	94 (2006)
Grade 7	94 (2006)
Grade 8	104 (2006)
Grade 9	113 (2006)
Grade 10	101 (2006)
Grade 11	106 (2006)
Grade 12	95 (2006)
Campus	suburban
School Colour(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics	Maryland 1A
Athletics conference	Bayside
Team name	Warriors
Yearbook	The Warrior
Website	http://mmhs.wcboe.org/

Mardela Middle and High School (MMHS) is a seven-year public middle school / high school in Mardela Springs, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Wicomico County along with James Bennett High School, Wicomico High School and Parkside High School.

Overview

The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Mardela Springs in Wicomico County. The school is on Maryland Route 54, east of Maryland Route 313 and just north of U.S. 50. Mardela Springs is between the Eastern Shore towns of Vienna and Hebron.

The current school building was constructed between the years of 1978 and 1980, on the same site as the previous school which was built in 1937. The current building has 118,993 square feet (11,054.8 m²) of space and is located on 50.56 acres (20.46 ha) of land.^[1]

Students

Mardela's high graduation rate has been fairly steady over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school graduated 90.48%, up from 77.88% in 2002.^[2]

The school population has been steadily increasing. In 2007 the school was near its 12-year high enrollment with 704 students, two less than were enrolled in 2006. The school has nearly 70% more students than in 1993.

Student population^[3]

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
467	478	503	503	500	496	523	567	604	626	654	697	701	706	704	691	696	649

Sports

State Champions

• 1982 - Girls' Field Hockey ^[4]
• 1980 - Softball ^[5]
• 1978 - Girls' Field Hockey

State Finalist

• 1981 - Softball
• 1979 - Girls' Field Hockey
• 1978 - Girls' Basketball ^[6]
• 1978 - Softball

State Semi-Finalist

• 2007-2011 - Girls' Soccer ^[7]
• 2002 - Girls' Basketball
• 1997 - Girls' Basketball
• 1994 - Softball
• 1991 - Softball
• 1990 - Girls' Basketball
• 1989 - Softball
• 1988 - Girls' Basketball
• 1987 - Softball
• 1977 - Girls' Basketball
• 1976 - Softball
• 1973 - Boys' Soccer ^[8]
• 1955 - Boys' Basketball ^[9]
• 1950 - Boys' Basketball

Fallen Hero

• Marine Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Aircraft Group 16, Combined Task Force 58, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. Died in Afghanistan on January 19, 2002.

Photo gallery

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  Mardela Springs Middle High School

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  Mardela Middle High School sign

References and notes

1. ^ Maryland Property Database
2. ^ Maryland Report Card
3. ^ Maryland State Department of Education
4. ^ MPSSAA Girls' Field Hockey
5. ^ MPSSAA Softball
6. ^ MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
7. ^ 2011 MPSSAA Fall Record Book
8. ^ MPSSAA Boys' Soccer
9. ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball

See also

• Wicomico County Public Schools
• List of high schools in Maryland

External links

• Mardela Middle High School website
• Map of School from Google Maps

Coordinates: 38°28′00″N 75°44′48″W / 38.4667°N 75.7468°W / 38.4667; -75.7468