Delcastle Technical High School

Delcastle Technical High School is a public vocational-technical high school in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington, and is the largest of four high schools within the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, which includes Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Hodgson Vo-Tech High School in Glasgow, and St. Georges Technical High School in St. Georges. It is one of the largest high schools in New Castle County, Delaware, with 1,532 students currently enrolled in grades nine through twelve.

Delcastle Technical High School
Address
1417 Newport Road

Newport
,
Delaware

USA
Information
TypeVoc-tech public high school
Established1969
School districtNew Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
Teaching staff127.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,544 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.16[1]
CampusSuburban (Newport)
Color(s)  Navy Blue and
  White
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight A
Team nameCougars
YearbookThe Artisan
AthleticsBlue Hen Conference, Flight "A"
Websitedelcastle.nccvt.k12.de.us

It houses the administrative offices of its respective school district.[2]

History
Delcastle Technical High School

Delcastle Technical High School opened in the fall of 1969; however, the auditorium and district offices were not completed until 1972. The school's name is the result of a contest, the winning entry was the idea of one student to combine "Delaware" and "New Castle County." Delcastle is arranged in three distinct wings: A, B and C. The "A" Wing consists of industrial, construction, and automotive-related career fields as well as Technical Drafting; the "B" Wing houses Digital Media (including the television studio), Graphic Arts, Culinary Arts, Business Technology, Cosmetology, Production & Imagining and additional classrooms. The "C" Wing generally comprises academic classrooms, yet does include some career programs such as Chemical Laboratory and Dental Assisting. Additionally, Delcastle Technical's campus includes the Marshallton building in Marshallton, Delaware and houses the medical, foreign language studies, and business technology programs.

Academics

Students of Delcastle Technical are offered academic courses in addition to career training in elected fields. Students select a career program during the spring semester of their freshman year. Course selection is based on the program of study chosen. There are 23 career programs offered at Delcastle Technical, spanning six "clusters":

  • Business, Communication, and Computers Cluster
  • Construction Cluster
  • Health Services Cluster
  • Public and Consumer Services Cluster
  • Science, Energy, and Drafting Technologies Cluster
  • Transportation Cluster

Delcastle has offered articulation programs with regional post-secondary institutions so that students are able to earn college credit for technical instruction acquired in high school. Some of these institutions include Delaware Technical and Community College, University of Delaware, Wilmington University, and Cecil College.

Athletics

Delcastle fields eighteen varsity sport teams that compete in Blue Hen Conference, Flight "A".

  • Fall: Football, Men's Soccer, Field Hockey, Women's Volleyball, Men's & Women's Cross Country.
  • Winter: Men's & Women's Basketball, Men's & Women's Indoor Track and Field, Wrestling.
  • Spring: Baseball, Softball, Women's Soccer, Men's Lacrosse, Golf, Men's & Women's Track and Field.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Delcastle Technical High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. "Locations & Directions." New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District. Retrieved on April 22, 2016. "New Castle County Vocational Technical School District Administrative Offices 1417 Newport Road Wilmington, DE 19804" and "Delcastle Technical High School 1417 Newport Road Wilmington, DE 19804"

School District

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