STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL

With #AmericanEducationWeek 🍎 comes the launch of the Worcester County Public Schools MD Teacher of the Year Program.
Let a Stephen Decatur High School teacher know what a positive difference he or she makes by nominating them as our TEACHER of the YEAR!
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A 23-year drought comes to a phenomenal end with a big time, 4 - 1, win over Centennial High School to take the 3A #STATECHAMPIONSHIP title!!!
Let’s go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Again, #WeAreStateChamps!
Congratulations to Coach Jamie Greenwood, assistant coaches, and the entire Stephen Decatur High School Men’s Soccer team!
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A giant THANK YOU to all of the businesses, organizations, community members, families, and fans for the incredible support throughout the season, especially during the post season.
#StateChamps #StateChampions #AndThenThereWasOne
#OnceASeahawkAlwaysASeahawk
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation #GoHawks

One week and over one thousand pounds of canned goods! 🥫
Thank you Stephen Decatur High School, the Student Government Association, and the classes of our Queen of Cans, Mary Hathaway, for another successful Food Drive supporting Diakonia Inc.!
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#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation

Congratulations and thank you to Dr. Julia Hill for securing an educational grant from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES)! Thanks to Dr. Hill, our science and computer science classes and our #SummerAcademy students will integrate coding with solar kits to study the climate. Who know where this information might lead! 💡
Thank you CFES for all that you do for our communities, schools, and students!

Let’s #DoWhatDecaturDoes and send our Men’s Soccer team off to the state championship as only #DecaturNation can! ⚽️🔥
Saturday, 11/15
10-10:15AM
Seahawk Road
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Congratulations to these Stephen Decatur High School athletes who will be taking their games to the #NextLevel!
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⚾️ Baseball
Brandon Nadeau – Sacred Heart University
🏑 Field Hockey
Bailey Griffin – East Stroudsburg University
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse
John Fohner – Saint Joseph’s University
Ashton March – Saint Joseph’s University
Emmitt Mills – North Greenville University
Ronald “Trey” Strickler III – Anderson University
⚽️ Women’s Soccer
Sam Ruppert – Goldey-Beacom College
Luciana “Luca” Russo – Florida Southern University
Madeline Tapley – Arkansas State University
Payton Wilson – Frostburg State University
🤼‍♂️ Men’s Wrestling
Peter Snyder IV – Northwestern University
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse
Jill Burton – George Mason University
Ava Konyar – Wingate University
Laura “Lo@ Malinowski – Frostburg State University
Again, a hearty congratulations to this talented crop of #StudentAthletes!
We know you’ll represent us well wherever you go, but always remember #OnceASeahawkAlwaysASeahawk! 💙🖤🤍
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation

And that’s a back-to-back STATE CHAMPIONSHIP title for our Unified Tennis team! 🏆
Let’s go!!
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Congratulations on a job well earned well done!
 #StateChamps #StateChampionship
#AndThenThereWasOne
#OnceASeahawkAlwaysASeahawk
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation

‘Tis the season to “shell” out some beauty! 🦪
And the #AfterSchoolAcademy Art Club students are doing just that - painting lovely scenes on oyster shell ornaments for our very own Town of Berlin Maryland Christmas tree! 🎄
#AfterSchoolMatters #CommunityPartnerships #SeeUs #SeahawksServe
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation

A Special Thank You
Club America members celebrated #VeteransDay in a special way today - by writing thank you letters to our brave military men and women.
Many thanks to American Legion Post 166 for ensuring that these cards wind up in the hands of those who serve our country! 🇺🇸
#ThankYouVeterans #SeahawksServe
#CommunityPartnerships #SeeUs

SDHS FCA Recognized for its Longevity
Over 30 years ago, a little known chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) began at Stephen Decatur High School, and it has not slowed down since.
This morning, the Lower Shore Fellowship of Christian Athletes recognized our chapter as the longest running chapter on the lower Eastern Shore at its annual breakfast.
Advisor Amy Fenzel-Mergott shared the history of the club and a few powerful stories that emerged along the way, including the story of former SDHS math teacher Larry Schott, founding advisor, who bravely battled ALS for over 20 years, and her own personal battle against cancer.
The SDHS FCA is a faith-based club that brings students together to grow spiritually, serve others, and strengthen their leadership both on and off the fields/courts. The group meets before school every other week—and weekly during the seasons of Advent and Lent—for devotions, fellowship, and reflection. Throughout the years, members have partnered with the Chesapeake Housing Mission building wheelchair ramps and the Salvation Army ringing the bell for the holidays.
#FCA #CommunityPartnerships #SeahawksSoar
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation

Join us for expert guidance in completing your FAFSA application!
Both students and parents must attend to successfully navigate the FAFSA process.
This is a hands-on event, so please bring a device and complete your application on-site!
Stephen Decatur High School Cafeteria
Wednesday, December 3rd
5:30pm-6:30pm
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#SeahawksSoar

School Safety Reminder: The well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority. Learn more about our safety protocols here: https://www.worcesterk12.org/page/school-safety-protocols
#WeAreWorcester #SafetyMatters

It’s Veteran’s Day 🇺🇸 and what better way to honor and celebrate our brave military men and women than by supporting our troops with their needs!
Our annual OPERATION WE CARE DRIVE is now underway! 🎗️
We are looking to collect toiletries, magazines & books, non-perishable snacks, and socks.
Please bring your donated goods to Stephen Decatur High School care of history teacher Mrs. Jamie Thompson.
Thank you!
#SeahawksServe

Thank you to the parents, teachers, staff, and students for coming out to hear the State of Our Schools at tonight's northern region joint SIAC meeting. #WeAreWorcester #PartnershipsInAction

Thank you to the parents, teachers, staff, and students for coming out to hear the State of Our Schools at tonight's northern region joint SIAC meeting. #WeAreWorcester #PartnershipsInAction

And a HUGE shout-out to this guy, Brayden Bell, for earning the first Cross Country medal since 2004!
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Congratulations Brayden - Way. To. Go!!!!!
A great day for Stephen Decatur High School athletics.
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#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation

One team. ⚽️
One. More. To. Go. 🔥
That’s right, the Stephen Decatur High School men’s soccer team is headed to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP after defeating Sherwood High School 3-2 in a double overtime thriller!
Stay tuned for details regarding the state finals.
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#StateChampionshipHereWeCome
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seahawks #TheDecaturWay #WeAreDecatur #SeahawkPride #SeahawkNation
#OnceASeahawkAlwaysASeahawk

What do our students do on days off?
Why they volunteer of course!
Government students, and additional volunteers, joined the Town of Ocean City - Government and the Surfrider Foundation - Ocean City Maryland Chapter to mark storm drains in the Montego Bay community with a very important environmental message- “No Dumping. Drains to Ocean.”
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Painting the storm drains is one component of the town’s Green Team Adopt-A-Storm-Drain Program.
Stephen Decatur High School is a Maryland Green School 💚. In addition to this partnership, our students run robust recycling and composting programs, along with several other ‘green’ initiatives.
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#SDHSGoesGreen #SeahawksServe #MarylandGreenSchool #GreenSchool
#LeaveOnlyFootprints 👣
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes #DecaturNation #SeeUs #Seah

British literature students take on the Big 🍎
Students in English teacher Christie Moore’s British Literature classes had the opportunity to attend the Broadway hit musical Beetlejuice this week, with the end goal of comparing modern Gothic motifs and dramatic features between the play and Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein.
#SeahawksSoar #DoWhatDecaturDoes