Dover Senior High School (DHS) serves the city of Dover

Dover, New Hampshire

Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...

 and the towns of Barrington

Barrington, New Hampshire

Barrington is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,576 at the 2010 census. The town is a woodland, farm and bedroom community.-History:...

 and Nottingham

Nottingham, New Hampshire

Nottingham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,785 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Pawtuckaway State Park.-History:...

, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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.

In 2005, DHS became a New Hampshire School of Excellence.

Of the 376 graduates in the class of 2007, 45% went onto a four-year college

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 and 20% went onto a two-year college. The mean SAT

SAT

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 scores for this class were: Critical Reading

Reading (process)

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-518, Math-520, Writing

Writing

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-502. The official student-run newspaper of the Dover High School community is The Tide, founded in 2006.

Notable alumni

• Jenny Thompson
  Jenny Thompson
  Jennifer Beth Thompson is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals , in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her...
  
  , whose twelve Olympic swimming medals makes her one of the most decorated Olympic athletes of all time
• Joseph C. McConnell
  Joseph C. McConnell
  Joseph Christopher McConnell, Jr. was the top American flying ace during the Korean War. A native of Dover, New Hampshire, Captain McConnell was credited with shooting down 16 MiG-15s while flying North American F-86 Sabres with the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross...
  
  , top-scoring American jet fighter ace during the Korean War
  Korean War
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  ; awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star
• Michael Weeden
  Michael Weeden
  Michael Weeden is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, one of the three members serving the Strafford 6th District since 2010. He is currently the second youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Michael is also currently Dover city councilor elect...
  
  , second youngest member in New Hampshire history to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
  New Hampshire House of Representatives
  The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...