Dover High School (New Hampshire) 1.35

Dover Senior High School serves the city of Dover and the towns of Barrington and Nottingham, New Hampshire.In 2005, DHS became a New Hampshire School of Excellence.Of the 308 graduates in the class of 2014, 50% went on to a four-year college and 24% went on to a two-year college, while 22% proceeded directly to employment and 4% joined the military. The mean SAT scores for this class were 510 in critical reading, 513 in math, and 492 in writing. The official student-run newspaper of the Dover High School community is The Tide, founded in 2006.Dover High School also has notable robotics teams, Shockwave, Nebula, and Frostbyte . Shockwave has earned the engineering inspiration award and has one of the most successful designs for the Aerial Assist 2013-2014 season. Shockwave is sponsored by Maker, Comcast, NASA, Argentech Solutions, and more.Notable alumniPeter K. Hepler, plant biologistJoseph C. McConnell, top-scoring American jet fighter ace during the Korean War; awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver StarJenny Thompson, whose twelve Olympic swimming medals makes her one of the most decorated Olympic athletes of all timeMichael Weeden, second youngest member in New Hampshire history to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives