Odessa High School (Delaware)
Odessa High School is a public high school in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware. It has a Townsend postal address,[1] while its name refers to nearby Odessa. It is a part of the Appoquinimink School District. The ducks are the mascot.
| Odessa High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
570 Tony Marchio Dr 19734 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°26′18″N 75°39′04″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2020 |
| School district | Appoquinimink School District |
| CEEB code | 080018 |
| Principal | Veronica "Voni" Perrine |
| Grades | 9, 10, 11 |
| Mascot | Ducks |
| Website | www |
It is a part of the Fairview K-12 Campus, which is on a former corn field and also includes the Old State Elementary School and Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center.[2] It shares its building with Cantwell's Bridge Middle School.[3]
History
The Appoquinimink district began developing the complex circa 2010.[2]
The district selected the duck mascot in 2017.[4] The building had a cost of $148 million. Groundbreaking began in January 2018.[3]
Construction completed in fall 2020 and opened with grade 9 students. As the COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware occurred, the initial students did virtual learning. The athletic teams began in November 2020.[5]
References
- "Home". Odessa High School. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
570 Tony Marchio Drive, Townsend, DE 19734
- Parrish, Amanda (2020-10-14). "This Delaware district is reinventing the way it does school". Middletown Transcript. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- "Groundbreaking for new school building next week". Middletown Transcript. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- "Ducks chosen as mascot for new Odessa High School". Middletown Transcript. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- Parrish, Amanda (2020-12-14). "New school, new sports: Odessa High fall coaches let players set culture for first season". Middletown Transcript. Retrieved 2021-07-05.