[2][3] GHS serves portions of Glasgow, Bear, Newark, and Wilmington.

[4][5][6] GHS, opened in fall 1973, was built to accommodate more than 2,000 students and to reduce strain on the two other schools in the district.

[7][8] The school's building was designed by Wilmington architects Wason, Tingle & Brust.

[9] GHS is part of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Blue Hen Conference (Division II).

[10] † These institutions have "Newark, DE" postal addresses but lie outside of the city limits.