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.^[2]

James M. Bennett High School
Address
300 East College Avenue Salisbury , Wicomico , Maryland 21804 United States
Coordinates	38°20′43″N 75°35′26″W
Information
School type	Public High School
Opened	1962
School district	Wicomico County Public Schools
Principal	Christel Savage[1]
Teaching staff	97
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1567 (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio	16.15
Color(s)	Red and Black
Nickname	Clippers
Newspaper	The Kelp
Yearbook	The Voyager
Website	jmb.wicomicoschools.org

The school is named after James M. Bennett, a former Superintendent of Wicomico County Schools.^[3]

Facilities

Construction on the current James M. Bennett High School began in 2008, was completed 2010, and opened for the 2010-2011 school year. It was built behind to the former one which was demolished in the summer of 2010. The school was rededicated on April 18, 2011, marking Salisbury's first new high school in more than 30 years.^[4][5]

The current school maintains the Bennett Memorial Garden, a garden designed and built in 2000, to honor three Class of 2000 students who died before graduating, Lori Sterling, Adam Travatello, and Jessica Smith.^[6][7] The garden was dedicated on August 19, 2000 with participation from Frank Perdue, then Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman, and Jacob Day, who designed the Garden.^[8] After construction, an endowed maintenance fund was established at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.^[9] Since the garden was installed, other past students have been memorialized, such as Sgt. Maj. Wardell Turner, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2014.^[10][11]

Sports

Athletic programs offered at the school include the following:

• Fall: cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys soccer, girls soccer, tennis, and volleyball.^[12]
• Winter: basketball, basketball, cheerleading, indoor track & field, strength & conditioning, and wrestling.^[13]
• Spring: baseball, lacrosse, softball, outdoor track & field, bocce, and tennis.^[14]

See also

• List of high schools in Maryland

References

1. "Administration". James M. Bennett High School. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
2. "About Us | James M. Bennett High". jmb.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
3. "JMB History | James M. Bennett High". jmb.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
4. McKinney, Calum (April 19, 2011). "Bennett 'Shows That Our Community is Alive'". The Daily Times.
5. "JMB Continues Proud Legacy". The Daily Times. April 19, 2011.
6. Clendenen, Alissa (May 16, 2000). "Lost Classmates Memorialized". The Daily Times.
7. Sahler, Tracy (July 15, 2003). "JMB Remembers". The Daily Times.
8. Johnston, Nancy (August 19, 2000). "Memorial Garden Has its 'Day'". The Daily Times.
9. "Fund List". Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
10. Ryan, Meg (May 5, 2018). "Wicomico Memoralizes Wardell Turner, Tracy Gibson". The Daily Times.
11. "Turner honored with place in Bennett memorial garden". 47abc. May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
12. "Fall Sports | James M. Bennett High". jmb.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
13. "Winter Sports | James M. Bennett High". jmb.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
14. "Spring Sports | James M. Bennett High". jmb.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

External links

• James M. Bennett High School home page