Login
Login

Snow Hill High School

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Snow Hill High School

| imagesize =

| caption =

| location =

| streetaddress = 305 South Church St.

| region =

| city = Snow Hill

| state = Maryland

| district = Worcester Public Schools

| zipcode = 21863

| country = United States

| principal = Leland Green

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|240072001334|school_name=Snow Hill High|access_date=15 November 2020|ref_name=NCES}}

| enrollment = 337 (2020-2021)

| teaching_staff = 32

| ratio = 10.53 (FTE)

| type = Public high school

| grades = 9{{ndash}}12

| campus = Rural

| hours_in_day = 8am{{ndash}}3pm

| conference = Bayside South

| rival =

| mascot = The Eagle

| sports = Football, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, baseball, softball, indoor track, cross-country track, cheerleading

| school_colors = Maroon and silver

| newspaper = The Eagle

| opened = 1957

| homepage = {{URL|www.snowhilleagles.org}}

}}

Snow Hill High School (SHHS) is a four-year public high school in Snow Hill, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Worcester County along with Pocomoke High School, Stephen Decatur High School, and the Worcester Technical High School.

Overview

The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Snow Hill, MD. The school is on Maryland Route 12 and between U.S. Route 113 and U.S. Route 113 Business. The current building was built in 1957 with an addition being completed in 1982 and has {{convert|70657|sqft|m2}} of space located on {{convert|18|acre|ha}} of land.[http://www.worcester.k12.md.us/schools/snow_hill_high.htm Snow Hill School Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413102846/http://www.worcester.k12.md.us/schools/snow_hill_high.htm |date=2008-04-13 }} Beginning in 2014, and finishing in 2017, the building received a $44.8 million renovation.http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/05/16/15-years-later-snow-hill-last-worcester-high-schools-renovated/324888001/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119223220/https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/05/16/15-years-later-snow-hill-last-worcester-high-schools-renovated/324888001/ |date=2021-01-19 }} Hughes, Gray. "15 Years Later, Snow Hill Is Last of Worcester High Schools to Be Renovated." Delmarva Daily Times. The Daily Times, 16 May 2017. Web. 15 Aug. 2017.

Students

Snow Hill High School's graduation rate has been very high in past years. In 2007 the school graduated 95.58%, though in 2004 it graduated 100% of seniors.[http://www.mdreportcard.org/StatDisplay.aspx?PV=26|12|23|0207|3|N|6|1|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 Maryland Report Card]{{dead link|date=November 2020}}

{{historical populations

| title = Student population {{Cite web|title=Enrollment Report Card|url=https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/DataDownloads/datadownload/3/17/6/17/6/2021|url-status=live|access-date=2022-03-10|archive-date=2021-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413170810/https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/DataDownloads/datadownload/3/17/6/17/6/2021}}

| width = 12em | align = none| cols = 3

| 2003 | 411

| 2004 | 400

| 2005 | 435

| 2006 | 438

| 2007 | 431

| 2008 | 403

| 2009 | 368

| 2010 | 355

| 2011 | 347

| 2012 | 340

| 2013 | 325

| 2014 | 323

| 2015 | 315

| 2016 | 328

| 2017 | 312

| 2018 | 321

| 2019 | 322

| 2020 | 315

| 2021 | 337

| 2022 | 343

| 2023 | 348

}}

Staff

The following people have been the principal at Snow Hill High School:

class="wikitable"
John I. Coulbourn1903-1904
Virgil F. Ward1904-1907{{cite news |title=Looking Backward |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/283000293/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Salisbury Times |volume=24 |issue=188 |date=14 July 1947 |ref=Looking Backward}}
Arthur C. Humphreys1907-1921{{cite news |title=Former School Head is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/283168279/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Salisbury Times |volume=XXIII |issue=86 |date=15 March 1946 |ref=Former School Head is Dead}}
Oliver Perry Simmons1921-1946{{cite news |title=O.P. Simmons Educator, Died At Snow Hill |url=https://worcester.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=31456&i=t&by=1947&bdd=1940&bm=5&bd=22&d=05221947-05221947&fn=democratic_messenger_usa_maryland_snow_hill_19470522_english_1&df=1&dt=10 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=Democratic Messenger |volume=80th Year |issue=12 |date=22 May 1947 |ref=Simmons Obituary}}
Wilbur A. Jones-1954
Ernest G. Holland1954-1960{{cite news |title=Worcester Schools to Open 1960-61 Term On Sept. 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/291725298/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Salisbury Times |volume=37 |issue=206 |date=30 July 1960 |ref=Worcester Schools 1960-61}}
Robert H. Layman1960-1963{{cite web |title=WCPS Almanack, 1962-1963 |url=https://hub.catalogit.app/11104/folder/e6949f20-7fd7-11ee-a872-270f939ec664/entry/26a38c20-7fd8-11ee-a872-270f939ec664 |website=CatalogIt |publisher=Worcester County Library |access-date=18 June 2024}}
Harold G. Phillips1963-1968{{cite news |title=Teacher List Announced By Worcester County |url=https://wwww.newspapers.com/image/283456833/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Salisbury Times |date=26 August 1963 |ref=Teacher List}}
George C. Dimmick1968-{{cite news |title=Two Principals Are Named in Worcester Co. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/292156136/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Daily Times |volume=45 |issue=165 |date=13 June 1968 |ref=Two Principals}}
Kelly H. Shumate1971-1996{{cite news |title=People Patter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/292054832/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Daily Times |volume=48 |issue=225 |date=23 August 1971 |ref=People Patter}}
Mark Record1996-2006{{cite news |last1=Elligson |first1=Karen |title=Changes seen at Snow Hill |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/281869595/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Daily Times |date=8 October 1996 |ref=Changes}}
Tom Davis2006-2014{{cite news |last1=Canfora |first1=Susan |title=Retirement leads four principals to new schools |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/282423117/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Daily Times |volume=83 |issue=181 |date=1 June 2006 |ref=Retirement}}
Kimberly Purvis2014-2023{{cite news |title=Purvis named interim principal at Snow Hill High School |url=https://newspapers.com/image/111866831/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=The Daily Times |volume=91 |issue=265 |date=24 August 2014 |ref=Purvis}}
Leland Green2023–Present{{cite web |last1=Sterrs |first1=Carrie |title=Administrative Changes Headline Board of Education Meeting |url=https://shes.worcesterk12.org/o/shes/article/1079993 |website=Snow Hill Elementary School |publisher=Worcester County Public Schools |access-date=30 May 2024 |ref=Administrative Changes}}

Band

The Snow Hill High School Marching Eagles maintain a reputation of pride and excellence. During the past 26 years, the band has performed in 126 competitive events against bands from eighteen different states and the District of Columbia. In this time, the band has received 121 first place awards, four second place awards, and one third place award. The band has placed first in 83 of the last 84 competitions.{{Cite web |url=http://www.worcesterk12.com/schools/snow_hill_high.htm |title=Worcester County School District - Snow Hill High School |access-date=2010-05-04 |archive-date=2010-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305072355/http://www.worcesterk12.com/schools/snow_hill_high.htm |url-status=live }}

The Snow Hill High School Concert Band is also regarded as one of the premier high school band programs on Maryland's Eastern Shore, annually receiving "Superior" ratings at regional band adjudications.

Sports

State Champions

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

  • 2008 - Boys' Basketball 1A Champs
  • 2006 - Boys' Baseball{{Cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/baseball/Baseball%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Baseball |access-date=2008-02-27 |archive-date=2009-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718143322/http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/baseball/Baseball%20State%20Champions.pdf |url-status=live }}
  • 2001 - Boys' Basketball{{Cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/boysbasketball/Boys%20Basketball%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Boys' Basketball |access-date=2008-02-27 |archive-date=2022-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309130920/http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/boysbasketball/Boys%20Basketball%20State%20Champions.pdf |url-status=live }}
  • 1989 - Boys' Basketball
  • 1982 - Football{{Cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/football/Football%20State%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Football |access-date=2008-02-27 |archive-date=2008-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410072151/http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/football/Football%20State%20Champions.pdf |url-status=live }}
  • 1980 - Football
  • 1979 - Girls' Basketball{{Cite web |url=http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/girlsbasketball/Girls%20State%20Basketball%20Champions.pdf |title=MPSSAA Girls' Basketball |access-date=2008-02-27 |archive-date=2009-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219005808/http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/girlsbasketball/Girls%20State%20Basketball%20Champions.pdf |url-status=live }}

{{div col end}}

See also

References and notes

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.snowhilleagles.org Snow Hill High School website]
  • [http://www.worcesterk12.com/schools/snow_hill_high.htm Snow Hill High School official website]
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=snow+hill+md+south+church+street&sll=38.160257,-75.400779&sspn=0.012333,0.01884&ie=UTF8&ll=38.16989,-75.390522&spn=0.006166,0.00942&t=h&z=17 Map of School from Google Maps]

{{coord|38.1699|N|75.3905|W|type:landmark_source:enwiki|display=title}}

{{authority control}}

Category:Public high schools in Maryland

Category:Educational institutions established in 1957

Category:Schools in Worcester County, Maryland

Category:1957 establishments in Maryland

Category:Snow Hill, Maryland