James M. Bennett High School

James M. Bennett High School is a high school located in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Wicomico County Public School system. It is one of four public high schools in Wicomico County along with Mardela Middle and High School, Parkside High School, and Wicomico High School. It was established in 1962.

James M. Bennett High School
Address
300 East College Avenue

Salisbury
,
Wicomico
,
Maryland
21804

United States
Coordinates38°20′43″N 75°35′26″W
Information
School typePublic High School
Opened1962
School districtWicomico County Public Schools
PrincipalChristel Savage[1]
Teaching staff94
Grades9–12
Enrollment1550 (2016–17)
Student to teacher ratio14.95
Color(s)Red and Black          
NicknameClippers
NewspaperThe Kelp
YearbookThe Voyager
Websitejmb.wcboe.org

The school is named after James M. Bennett, a former Superintendent of Wicomico County Schools.[2]

Facilities

Construction on the current James M. Bennett High School began in 2008, was completed 2010, and opened for the 2010-2011 school year. The school was rededicated on April 18, 2011, marking Salisbury's first new high school in more than 30 years.[3] The building includes state of the art technology including geothermal heating, automated energy-saving lighting, and up-to-date educational tools such as LCD projectors, digital whiteboards, campus-wide Wi-FI and TV networks, and document cameras replacing overhead projectors.

The building was designed to honor the Bennett Memorial Garden - a garden designed to honor three Class of 2000 students who died before graduating. The Garden was dedicated on August 19, 2000 with participation from Frank Perdue, then Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman, and current Salisbury Mayor Jacob Day, who designed the Garden.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,477 students enrolled in 2015-2016 was:

  • Male - 50.0%
  • Female - 50.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.9%
  • Black - 34.9%
  • Hispanic - 8.3%
  • White - 46.7%
  • Multiracial - 4.7%

45.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch.[4]

Academics

Advanced Placement offerings at James M. Bennett include Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics 1, Physics 2, Computer Science A, Psychology, English Language and Composition, English Literature, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, European History, Calculus, AP Calculus II Spanish, AP Statistics, and Latin.

See also

References
  1. "Administration". James M. Bennett High School. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. "Mr. James M. Bennett - James M Bennett High". jmb.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. DelmarvaNow.com JMB continues proud legacy
  4. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for James M. Bennett High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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