Alexis I. duPont High School

Alexis I. duPont High School is a public high school located in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. It is one of the five high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. There were 1,062 students enrolled in the fall for the 2016–2017 school year.[1]

Alexis I. duPont High School
Address
50 Hillside Road

Wilmington
,
Delaware
19807

United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoStand Upright and Endure
Established1893
School districtRed Clay Consolidated School District
PrincipalKevin Palladinetti
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,062 (2016-2017)
Color(s)Royal blue and gold
   
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotBengal Tiger
YearbookThe Alexis
Websitewww.aiduponths.com

Founded in 1893, Alexis I. duPont (A.I.) moved to its current location in 1966, when the old high school was re-purposed as a middle school to handle grades 5 through 8. The students of A.I. come from Wilmington and its suburbs, including Hockessin, Centreville, Elsmere, Greenville, and Newport.

In 2020, the high school was the site of the first campaign event featuring Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.

Academics

In 2008, A.I. ranked No. 388 in Newsweek's top 1300 high schools, which uses a ratio of the number of AP, IB and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors.[2]

Every year before graduation, an awards night honors A.I.'s top students. The highest award presented is the prestigious Kuespert Excelsior Award, given to a graduating senior who best exemplifies the ideals of the school, through excellence in academics, leadership, community service, and athleticism.

A.I. is the only school in the state of Delaware with a working observatory, which is used by the earth sciences class and the astronomy club.

Athletics

A.I., a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, participates in Flight A of the Blue Hen Conference. The school competes in many sports. In 2007, A.I. sent four Spring Track women athletes, three seniors and a sophomore, to the National Track and Field Championships in North Carolina for the 4x400 meter race. In 2009, the A.I. football team went 10–0, outscoring opponents 380–20. In 2010, the A.I. boys' track team became 2010 Division One State Champions. In 2011, the girls soccer team defeated rival Charter School of Wilmington to win the State Championship.

A.I. participates in the following DIAA sports:

A.I. also has an ice hockey team, although it is not an official DIAA sport. The team participates in the Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association[3] league, which plays at the Pond Ice Arena.

Clubs

Music

The 210 member (as of the 09–10 school year) Tiger Marching Band has a history of participation in musical, cultural and sports events across the nation and the globe. The Tigers appeared in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade in 1990, 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2008; they are one of three bands outside California to take part five times. Other notable appearances by the Tiger Marching Band include parades for the inauguration of Jimmy Carter (1977), the inauguration of George H.W. Bush (1989), the first inauguration of Barack Obama (2009); the Orange Bowl and Fiesta Bowl (2006, 2010); the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland (1993, 1997, 2000, and 2003); and New Year's Day Parades in London (1989, 1992, 1996, 2002 (Queen's Golden Jubilee), 2005, 2009, 2012, and 2017) and Rome (2007). The Tiger Marching Band has attended the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, the Macy's Thanksgiving parade in New York City and the Latin American and Christmas Parades in Wilmington for many years. The band is a student-run organization in which students, specifically an executive board of seniors, make nearly all of the governing decisions.[4]

Vocal music at A.I. comprises several different ensembles, including a concert and a chamber choir, designed to meet the variety of needs, talents, and interests of high school vocalists.[5] The program has evolved from what was once an after-school, Tuesday night elective as recently as 1996 to a formidable collection of high school ensembles.

Paul L. Parets, who had been the high school's band director since 1976, retired in the spring of 2012. The band is now directed by Richard F. Weaver III.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Alexis I. duPont High School - School Profiles". Delaware State Department of Education.
  2. "America's Top Public High Schools 2008". Newsweek. 2008-05-17.
  3. Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association
  4. "AI duPont Tiger Bands Students". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  5. Alexis I. duPont High School Choir
  6. "AI duPont Tiger Bands Staff". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-04-06.

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