Conrad Schools of Science

Conrad Schools of Science is a public high school in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. It opened as the Henry C. Conrad High School in 1935 and in 1978 it became the Conrad Middle School. The building was renamed as the Schools of Science in 2007.[2]

Conrad Schools of Science
Address
201 Jackson Avenue

Wilmington
,
Delaware
19804

United States
Coordinates39.7229°N 75.6013°W / 39.7229; -75.6013
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoDoing It The Conrad Way!
School districtRed Clay Consolidated School District
NCES School ID100130000270[1]
PrincipalMark Pruitt
Teaching staff62.00 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment1,174 (2016–2017)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.94[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and Gray   
MascotRed Wolves
NewspaperThe Conrad Howler
Websitewww.redclayschools.com/conrad

Academics

The school serves students in grades 6th through 12th in a life science magnet school.[3]

The high school curriculum contains the following six strands:

  • Biomedical – Science
  • Biotechnology – Research
  • Veterinary – Science
  • Nursing Technology
  • Physical Therapy & Athletic Health care
  • Computer Science[3]

Athletics

The school offers a variety of sports during the following three seasons:[4]

  • Fall – Football, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer (Boys), and Volleyball (Girls).
  • Winter – Basketball, Cheerleading, Ice Hockey, Swimming, Indoor Track, and Wrestling
  • Spring – Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer (Girls, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball (Boys)

Mascot

In 2015 a committee was formed to explore the possibility changing the Redskins mascot that has been used for 80 years, but which some people now agree is offensive to Native Americans.[5] The mission statement of the Retire the Mascot Committee is: "Promote a cultural understanding for the retirement of our current Conrad Schools of Science mascot and select a yet to be named, new mascot, that will proudly represent our school, our community, and our history".[6] However, that committee was met with a larger than anticipated amount of opposition, and the debates continued. A poll led by the News Journal revealed that 86% of voters felt that Conrad Schools of Science should keep the Redskins name and logo.[7] In June 2016, the Red Clay board voted 4–2 to drop the Redskins name, and begin the process of selecting a replacement.[8] Since then, Red Wolves has been chosen as the replacement mascot, with new spirit wear sporting a design by the high schools faculty members.

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Conrad Schools of Science (100130000270)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. "Henry C. Conrad High School". Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. "Parent-Student Handbook". Conrad Schools of Science. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. https://www.conradsports.com/
  5. Brad Myers (March 20, 2015). "Conrad considers dropping Redskins nickname". Delaware Online: The News Journal.
  6. "Retire the mascot document" (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  7. "Should Conrad Schools of Science drop the Redskins nickname?".
  8. Saranac Hale Spencer (June 16, 2016). "Conrad Schools of Science sheds Redskins name".


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