Stephen Decatur High School (commonly Stephen Decatur, Stephen Decatur High, SDHS) is a public high school in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The school is part of the Worcester County Public Schools district and services grades 912. The school was opened in 1954.

History The construction of the school began in 1952. Stephen Decatur High School was opened in 1954. The school was a consolidation of two nearby high schools, Ocean City High School in Ocean City, MD and Buckingham High School in Berlin, MD. Stephen Decatur High School was named after Worcester County native and naval war hero Stephen Decatur. The school originally served grades 7 through 12.

The school is part of the Worcester County Public School system, which also includes three other high schools, Snow Hill High School, Pocomoke High School, and one vocational school, Worcester Technical High School.

The current facility is .

Academics

In 2015 the school had a graduation rate of 93.73%.

Enrollment The area of West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and Berlin experienced significant growth in the 1990s and 2000s, and that was reflected in the student population at Stephen Decatur High School. From 895 students in 1993, the school had an enrollment of 1,436 in 2007.||23|0310|3|N|6|13|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 Maryland Report Card The growth of the area slowed around the time of the Great Recession, and as a result the student population at Stephen Decatur has remained relatively steady over the past decade.

Staff The following people have been the principal at Stephen Decatur High School:

Wilbur A. Jones 1954–1961D. Keith Whitehurst 1961–1963William C. Tomlinson 1963–1966Elmer Everton 1966–1968Gladys Burbage 1968–1987Tom Tucker 1987–1991Anthony McNabb 1991–1994Louis H. Taylor 1994–2012Thomas Zimmer 2012–2018Thomas Sites 2018–Present

Accomplishments

Athletics

State Champions 2026 – Boys Lacrosse (2A) 2025 – Boys Soccer (3A) 2024 – Football (2A) 2024 – Wrestling (2A) 2023 – Football (2A) 2023 – Wrestling (2A) 2022 – Wrestling (2A) 2020 – Wrestling (2A) 2019 – Wrestling (3A) 2008 – Wrestling (4A-3A) 2002 – Boys Soccer (2A) 1986 – Boys Track & Field (Class C) 1970 – Boys Basketball (Class B)

Academics

Robotics 2014 – FIRST Robotics Competition Team #4288 North Carolina Regional Champion 2013 – FIRST LEGO League – Salisbury Qualifiers Champion 2012 – FIRST LEGO League – Salisbury Qualifiers Champion 2012 – FIRST Robotics Competition #4288 – Battle of Baltimore

Notable alumni Keve Aluma, professional basketball player for the Ryukyu Golden Kings of the B.League. Dale R. Cathell, judge, Maryland Court of Appeals John Chester, co-creator of Random 1, television program on A&E Linda Harrison, actress Erica Messer, writer for The OC, Alias, and Criminal Minds Oliver Purnell, head basketball coach at DePaul University

See also Worcester County Public Schools List of high schools in Maryland

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