During the Open House, guests will meet DCHS’s incoming principal, teachers, coaches, and students and discuss the school’s distinctive Christ-centered curriculum including Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Chemistry, Calculus, English Literature & Composition, and U.S. History as well as mission ministry opportunities offered during January’s exciting J-Term. The entire school will be open for informal tours of the finished student classrooms, the art and music rooms, as well as the 14,000 square foot Draper Family Foundation Gymnasium.

Pre-registration is available by clicking this link.

For more information, call 302-856-4040. If you are unable to come to the open house, call anytime for an individual tour.

Below is the Application Fee Schedule for students enrolling for the 2012-2013 school year.

Prior to May 1 . . . . $150
From May 1 – May 31 . . . . $300
From June 1 – June 30 . . . . $450
July 1 and after . . . . $600

Interviews will be scheduled after the start of school for applications postmarked later than August 1.

Applications may be downloaded under the Admissions tab.

Newly appointed DCHS Principal Mike Vonhof is congratulated by DCHS students following the announcement at a special Chapel service on Wednesday, March 21.

After months of prayer and a nationwide search, the Board of Directors of
Delmarva Christian High School (DCHS) unanimously voted to select Mr. Mike
Vonhof, as the next Principal for DCHS, succeeding Mr. Scott Kemerling
effective June 1, 2012.

Board member Mr. Jim Brown, who headed up the search process, said, “We had
a wonderful selection of highly qualified men and women who brought
outstanding educational and leadership qualities to the table. It was a
long and detailed process but the outcome was worth it. Mike is the right
person to take us to the next level of excellence.”

Mrs. Marlene Brown, Board President, echoed that sentiment, saying, “Mike
has a proven record for dedication, vision and excellence. We are excited
to work with Mike as he carries forward the work that God has called us to
at Delmarva Christian High School.”

Current Principal Scott Kemerling shared, “ It has always been a pleasure
to work with Mike, especially during the last year and a half during his
Administrative Leadership internship and upgrade to Assistant Principal. He
has an innovative mind and passion for helping kids discover God’s call on
their lives. Most importantly, he embodies servant leadership.”

Current Principal Scott Kemerling presents flowers to Rachel Vonhof, wife of newly appointed principal Mike Vonhof, and daughter Megan while Mr. Vonhof's sons Christopher and Josh look on.

Mike was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and attended Covenant College,
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, graduating in 1997. After years in private
industry, Mike joined the staff of DCHS in 2005, serving as Information
Technology Coordinator. Mike and his wife of 14 years, Rachel, have three
children, Josh, Christopher, and Megan.

Through an agreement with the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA), and the desire of DCHS to partner with the local homeschool community, Delmarva Christian High School is now able to offer DIAA sanctioned sports at the varsity level in all of DCHS athletic programs to homeschool students.

In order to participate in this new homeschool initiative, students must make application to DCHS. An interview will follow, and upon acceptance, students will enroll in a minimum of one course for each of the fall and spring semesters. Although a portion of the student’s classes will be provided through DCHS and a portion through a homeschool program, the student will be considered a DCHS student, enrolled under the DCHS school code.

In addition to the benefit of playing sports, DCHS homeschool students will enjoy all the benefits and opportunities of DCHS full-time students. These benefits will include access to dual enrollment Christian colleges/universities enabling students to receive college credit while in high school, expert college/career counseling, graduation with the highest credit requirements in the state of Delaware, and learning alongside peers who have the highest average SAT scores in the county and a 93% Advance Placement pass rate.

For detailed information on the homeschool initiative, click here.

Pre-registration is now open and available here.

Visitors will be greeted with a formal welcome by Principal Mr. Kemerling followed by student-led praise and worship. A tour of the art room, gymnasium, unfinished cafetorium areas, and finished academic wing will follow.

Teachers will be available to showcase curriculum and technology initiatives as well as answer questions. Students will present a mini J-Term showcase as they share their personal experiences in mission ministries, academic pursuits, and business internships.

The Open House will conclude with a discussion on student activities at DCHS and a question and answer session. All are welcome!

Over the course of four days, the Science Enrichment team, consisting of nine DCHS students, worked one-on-one with 7th- and 8th-grade science students at Epworth Christian School teaching them the necessary components of experimental design. The DCHS students focused the teaching on the concepts of variables and constants; the most difficult things for students to identify when designing an experiment.

“First we had to gain their trust in order to teach,” continued Megan. “Once they saw our character and how we lived out our testimony, they really opened up to us and it was so easy to teach them. The greatest joy was just seeing them learn and realizing that we had a hand in helping them.”

Epworth Christian School students are in the midst of preparing for their science fair projects. With the assistance of DCHS students Jenn Baker, Lauryl Berger, Megan Gherke, Maddie Gilbert, Kaitlyn Henry, Tom Hudson, Kyle Kokjohn, Mitch Oppel, and Mignon Winterling, the younger students learned how to design experiments, graph experimental data and produce quality lab reports. They also learned and used probe technology to include temperature, voltage, sound sensor, and motion detector probes.

While at Epworth Christian School, DCHS students Megan Gherke and Kyle Kokjohn explain how to operate the Science Workshop Collection software. The student interns, using a laptop interfaced with a temperature probe that can take temperature measurements with a precision of 1/1000th of a degree at a very high speed, also helped the ECS students analyze their exothermic reaction experiments.

“The Epworth students had a lot of fun with the probes,” said DCHS junior Jenn Baker. “But more importantly, we conducted a pre-test on the first day and a post-test the last day. There was dramatic improvement, and it was interesting to see their growth. So, even though they were having fun, they were learning.”

Jenn continued by saying what the Epworth students learned in just four days with the DCHS students will make the transition to high school easier for them.

“I really enjoyed teaching; the kids said I was a good teacher,” said Jenn. “I’ve been thinking about a career in teaching or scientific/medical lab research so this experience meshed the two together nicely.”

DCHS student Tom Hudson explains the fundamentals of experimental design by using an everyday example to help Eagle’s Nest Christian Academy students understand the role of variables and constants.

The DCHS students conducted all the hands-on learning experiences as well as monitored the student’s classwork and provided feedback on their homework assignments. Following their time at Epworth Christian, the DCHS Science Enrichment team traveled to Eagle’s Nest Christian Academy to repeat their lesson plans with ENCA middle school students.

Delmarva Christian High School’s winter term, known as J-Term, provides students the opportunity to explore their passions in order to help determine God’s will for their lives. This year J-Term experiences include mission trips, archeological investigations, home construction projects, healthcare explorations, filmmaking, music appreciation, college tours, business internships, and Senior Testimony Project preparations in addition to the science enrichment internships.

In Mrs. Stolle’s 8th-grade science class, DCHS junior Maddie Gilbert explains how to graph experimental data correctly to ENCA students.

Church friends, ECS student Jenna Passwaters and DCHS junior Kaitlyn Henry, pause between data collection in Mr. Morris’ 8th-grade science class at Epworth Christian School.

DCHS students Nathaniel Richter and John Henderson befriend a couple of children who attend Howard T. Ennis School in Georgetown.

The last day of the fall trimester is always a highlight of the school year. The day began with the student body creating Christmas cards that were delivered later in the day to the Harrison House, the Stockley Center, the Milton CHEER Center, and the Howard T. Ennis School. Over 2,000 homemade cookies were also distributed by DCHS students as they sang Christmas carols to the residents and children.

The day also included a special Chapel in which a large number of alumni joined DCHS students and the praise/worship team, the choir, and the new wind ensemble in a Christmas celebration of fellowship and music. Performing Arts students concluded Chapel with a thought-provoking and engaging skit entitled, “Act 2: Pete’s Garage Church.”

Under the direction of Mr. Richard Trice, DCHS student Tiffany Matthews and her fellow classmates sing carols to residents of the Harrison House.

DCHS students sing traditional Christmas carols to a Harrison House resident while she receives a permanent wave at the in-house hair salon.

In preparation of their visits to the Harrison House, the Stockley Center, the Milton CHEER Center, and the Howard T. Ennis School, DCHS students Hava Marneweck, Mackenzie Kinnikin, Carol Anne McFarlin, and Bailey Kinnikin create special Christmas cards.

DCHS students Cassie Gordon, Hunter Dorey, Sarah Bryan, and Alex Gordon, along with School Nurse Kristen Bennett, gather the nonperishable food items for pick up.

In partnership with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, DCHS students collected nonperishable food items for the Food Bank of Delaware, Sussex County. The food drive, which kicked off December 5 at Eagle’s Nest Fellowship Church, will bless hunger-relief agencies to include churches, food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, low-income daycare centers, rehabilitation programs, senior centers and more. During the school’s week-long food drive, students collected over 200 food items to help hungry Delawareans this holiday season.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce will continue the food drive through the month of December. Those wishing to make a donation may do so by dropping off their canned or nonperishable food at the County Administration Offices (next to the courthouse) in Georgetown, during the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.