Delcastle Technical High School
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1417 Newport Road Wilmington, Delaware USA |
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| Type | Voc-tech public high school |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,532 |
| Campus | Suburban (outside of Wilmington) |
| Color(s) |
Navy Blue and White |
| Team name | Cougars |
| Yearbook | The Artisan |
| Athletics | Blue Hen Conference, Flight "A" |
| Website | delcastle |
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.
It houses the administrative offices of its respective school district.
Delcastle Technical High School opened its doors in the fall of 1969; however, the completion of the auditorium and district offices was not achieved until 1972. Its unique name is the result of a contest that asked people to help name the school. The winning entry was the idea of one student to combine "Delaware" and "New Castle County." The school is arranged by 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.
•Among the first in the country to be part of the automotive industry's work-based learning program, Auto-YES.
•The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce recognized the school's Pillars for Career Success (for grade 10) as a "Superstars in Education" winning program.
•Delcastle has received full Middle States accreditation.
•In 2003, Delcastle's yearbook, The Artisan, was the first yearbook in the state of Delaware to be offered in full-color.
• In 2008, the Culinary Arts Department's Cooks and Bakers received the National Education Association's "Best High School Event" for their Reading Across America community service program.
• In 2009, the girls' basketball team won the Delaware State Championship, ending a state title-drought that stretched back to 1996 when the school claimed a championship in girls' track and field.
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