Cape Henlopen High School

Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the Viking. A new state-of-the-art costume was gifted to the school by the Class of 2008.

There are 1,161 students currently enrolled at the high school as of 2001-2003 data. Ethnically, the students are 79% White, 17% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 1% Asian.

In 2004, Cape Henlopen High school changed from grades 9-12 to only grades 10-12. This marked the start of the Ninth Grade Academy. This separate 9th Grade Campus is located in the former Lewes Middle School on Savannah Road.

The Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent is George E. Stone. Other members of the Cape Henlopen Board of Education are Dr. Gary Wray, Mrs. Esthelda Parker Selby, SGT Spencer Brittingham, Mrs. Camilla Conlon, Dr. Pete Coveleski, Mr. Noble Prettyman, and Mr. Allan Redden.

The Principal at Cape Henlopen High School's main campus is John Yore. The Associate Principal of the 9th grade campus is Jackie Brisco.

The school has seen a dramatic improvement in disciplinary action and performance amongst students with the start of Principal John Yore. Thanks to Yore, many parents in the district have brought up the slogan "Cape Is Great!" trying to get the word back to the public that the school has changed for the better.

Cape Henlopen High School started in 1971. The high school was a combination of three area schools that housed their high school grade levels with other grades, Rehoboth School, Lewes School, and Milton School. The district began construction of a new building to house Cape Henlopen High School, located on the same property of the current school. Construction began in mid-2007 and is to be completed for fall 2010.

Cape Henlopen High School participates in athletics in the Henlopen Conference and is one of the larger high schools based on enrollment, thereby competing in the Henlopen North.

Cape Henlopen High School also has an Army JROTC program, under the leadership of Senior Army Instructor LTC Ron Erale, and Army Instructors 1SG Phillip Webb and SFC Al Sterling. Cape Henlopen competes in competitions all over the area. Its Raider Team is one of the best in the region, acting as the vanguard for the entire program.

External links

* [http://www.capehenlopenschools.com/ CHHS's Web Site]
* [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/16393 Public School Review]