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Theodore G. Davis Fact Sheet
What are the boundaries for Davis?Read our finalized redistricting report [top]Where is the school located?Theodore G. Davis Middle School is located in Waldorf the northern part of Charles County. It is being built on the same property as North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry and is directly across from the high school. Davis is part of a larger academic complex that also contains William A. Diggs Elementary School. The educational campus is located along Davis Road, which is off Bunker Hill and Berry roads. The school is situated on a 28.81-acre parcel of land that is bounded to the north and east by a recently dedicated forest conservation easement containing wooded areas, wetlands and stream channels. [top]How big is the school?Davis is a two-story building that has a state-rated capacity of 940 students and a core capacity of 1128 students. The building is approximately 128,000-square feet. It uses a central main street as the key organizing principle, a concept that is being successfully used at North Point High School. Each main street connects the building’s grade-level “houses” with centrally located support spaces. The sixth-grade house is located on the ground floor, and the seventh- and eighth-grade houses are in separate wings on the second floor. Support spaces include a centrally located media center, art, science, music, band, strings, cafeteria, gymnasium/auditorium and administrative areas. Special education classrooms are included in each “house” to ensure integration of the learning environment. [top]Is the curriculum different at Davis?Davis will offer the same middle school curriculum and opportunities as all other middle schools in Charles County. [top]What types of athletic fields are included?Athletic facilities include six tennis courts, as well as two softball and two multi-purpose fields. An outdoor teaching space is located at the storm water management pond. The requirement to provide storm water management quality controls gives teachers an opportunity to use those structures as living classrooms where students can view several species of wildlife in their natural habitat. All site features are in compliance with ADA accessibility requirements. [top]What are the hours for the school?The school day will begin at 8:40 a.m. and end at 3:10 p.m. [top]Who is Theodore G. Davis?The middle school is named for Theodore G. Davis, a teacher who began his career at a one-room school in Doncaster in 1926 and transferred to Nanjemoy High School when it opened in the early 1930s. Mr. Davis taught English, math, civics and American History and coached girls’ volleyball and softball teams. He served as acting principal for several years and retired in 1964. He began driving a school bus to the Nanjemoy School upon his retirement. Mr. Davis was born on Dec. 7, 1905, and died on Jan. 26, 1991, at the age of 86. [top]
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