Delcastle Technical High School

Delcastle Technical High School
Address
Map
1417 Newport Road

Newport
,
Delaware
19804

United States
Coordinates39°43′35″N 75°37′38″W / 39.7265°N 75.6271°W / 39.7265; -75.6271
Information
TypeVo-tech public high school
Established1969 (55 years ago) (1969)
School districtNew Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
CEEB code080170
PrincipalJustin Comegys
Teaching staff128.00 (FTE) (2022-2023)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,585 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.38 (2022-2023)[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue and white
  
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference – Flight A
Team nameCougars
YearbookThe Artisan
Websitedelcastle.nccvt.k12.de.us

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.[1][2] It houses the administrative offices of its respective school district.[3]

History

Delcastle Technical High School

Delcastle opened in the fall of 1969 as the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School in response to an increased demand for vocational schools in Delaware.[4][5][6] As the county's only vocational-technical high school, it was overwhelmingly popular; by 1971, they were receiving applications from more than three times the number of students they had capacity for.[7] By 1973, the county began planning three additional vocational-technical schools to help handle the extreme interest in Delcastle.[8]

Academics

In addition to 10 credits within their chosen program, Delcastle students must meet Delaware core standards: 4 credits of English and math; 3 science and social studies credits; 2 language credits; 1 physical education credit; and 0.5 health credits.[9] Each of the career programs has its own required courses, which allows students to gain the most contextual education possible.[9] Ninth grade students have the opportunity to do rotations in different career areas so they can find the best fit.[10]

There are 24 career programs separated into six distinct areas at Delcastle:[11]

  • Business, Communication, and Computers: Business Technology; Digital Media; Graphic Arts; and IT Academy[9]
  • Construction Technologies: Carpentry; Electrical Trades; Heating Ventilation & AC; Plumbing; Sheet Metal Fabrication; and Welding/Fabrication Technology[9]
  • Health Services: Biomedical Science & Allied Health; Dental Assisting; Medical Assisting; Nursing Technology; and Surgical Technology[9]
  • Public and Consumer Services: Cosmetology; Culinary Arts; Production & Imaging Technology; and the Teacher Academy for K-12[9]
  • Science, Energy, and Drafting Technologies: Chemical Lab Technology and Technical Drafting & Design[9]
  • Transportation: Auto Body; Auto-Technology; and Aviation Technology[9]

Delcastle also has partnerships with higher education institutions such as Delaware Technical and Community College, University of Delaware, Wilmington University so students can earn dual enrollment credits as well.[9] In 2017, more than 90% of those enrolled in college courses finished them successfully.[12]

Athletics

Delcastle is part of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and compete in Blue Hen Conference, Flight "A".[13][14]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Delcastle Technical High School". National Center for Education Statistics. n.d. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "High Schools in New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District". U.S. News & World Report. n.d. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. ^ "Maps". n.d. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ "Education enrollments up 31 pct". The Morning News. 1968-06-18. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Harris, Jay (1969-08-22). "Upstate vo-tech to open in Dec". The Morning News. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "School bus cost record $4.5 million". The Morning News. 1969-11-06. p. 32. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Taylor, John H. Jr. (1971-08-20). "Wilmington, Newark gets vo-ed OK: Both win full state funding". The Morning News. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "$Millions boom career ed schools here: 3 more set for county". The News Journal. 1973-04-10. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Guide to course selection 2021-2022" (PDF). 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  10. ^ "9th grade exploratory programs: Delcastle". n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  11. ^ "Career Program Overview". n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  12. ^ "Go Further, Faster at the Award Winning NCC Vo-Tech High Schools". 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  13. ^ "Delcastle - CougarsSports". n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  14. ^ Greene, Sean (2020-12-21). "Newark set to rejoin Flight A starting in 2021-22". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  15. ^ Frank, Martin (2018-08-22). "Delcastle grad hopes to help NFL's Browns end losing ways". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  16. ^ "Bill Johnson". MLB.com. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-10.