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William Penn High School (Delaware)

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History
Student demographics
Students Faculty
Departments
School areas
Athletics
Notable alumni
See also
References
External links

For other educational establishments with a similar name please see William Penn School

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|principal= Brian Erskine
|motto= "Where Access Meets Opportunity"
|established= 1921
|type= Public
|location=713 East Basin Road
New Castle, Delaware 19720
|grades= 9 to 12
|enrollment= 2,084 (2016-17)^[1]
|campus= Suburban
|colors= Cherry and black
|mascot= Colonial
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|conference = Blue Hen Conference - Flight A
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William Penn High School, also known as William Penn or simply Penn, is a four-year comprehensive, coeducational public high school located in New Castle, Delaware, United States.

The school is a member of the Colonial School District, and is the largest high school in the state of Delaware. The school mascot is the Colonial.

History

William Penn High School was established in 1849 and named after William Penn, who landed in the city of New Castle and founded the Province of Pennsylvania, which would later go on to become the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Student demographics

Students

Ethnicity	2012-2013 for William Penn High School	2013-2014 for William Penn High School
White, not Hispanic	27.9%	27.6%
Black, not Hispanic	49.3%	49.2%
Hispanic	19.0%	18.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.8%	3.4%
Native American/Alaskan Native	.3%	.3%

As of the 2006–2007 school year the student to teacher ratio was 17.5 to 1.
As of the 2006–2007 school year the percentage of students listed as "limited English proficient" was 5.0% (up from 4.2% the year before).
As of the 2006–2007 school year 39% of the student population was listed as "low income" (down from 40% the year before).
As of the 2006–2007 school year 13.0% of the student population was listed as "special education" (down from 13.9% the previous year).

Faculty

Ethnicity	Percentage of staff	Years of teaching experience	Percentage of staff
White, not Hispanic	78.8%	Less than 3 years	21.2%
Black, not Hispanic	19.2%	3 to 9 years	37.2%
Hispanic	1.3%	10 to 19 years	17.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0%	20 to 29 years	16.7%
Native American/Alaskan Native	0.6%	30 or more years	7.7%

As of the 2006–2007 school year 133 teachers were allocated for WPHS.
As of the 2006–2007 school year 45.5% of the Instructional Staff held a master's degree or higher.
As of the 2006–2007 school year five members of the Instructional Staff held NBPTS (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) certification.

Departments

The school has a large selection of departments, including those with classes mandatory for graduation as well as various elective

courses. They are:

Agriculture
Art
Business Education
English
Foreign Language
Foreign Integration
Math
Music
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Technical Education
JROTC

School areas

William Penn has two gyms, two cafeterias, and an auditorium that can seat approximately 500.

Athletics

The William Penn Colonials participate in the Blue Hen Flight A Conference in Delaware. Active sports include (with state titles noted) :

Baseball (1977, 1978, 1991)
Basketball - boys' (1996, 1999, 2001, 2009)
Basketball - girls' (1976, 1993, 1998)
Cheerleading
Cross country
Field hockey (1988, 1994)
Football (1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2014)
Golf
Indoor track & field - boys' (2001)
Lacrosse - boys'
Soccer - boys'
Soccer - girls'
Softball (1986, 1988, 1989)
Swimming - boys'
Swimming - girls'
Tennis - boys'
Tennis - girls'
Track & Field - boys' (1996, 2002)
Track & Field - girls'
Volleyball - girls'
Wrestling (1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000)

(state title information not complete at this time)

Notable alumni

Cliff Brumbaugh, baseball player
Brett Oberholtzer, baseball player^[2]
Brian Oliver, professional basketball player
Jeff Otah, professional football player, Carolina Panthers
James "Jim" Sherman, professional baseball player and current head baseball coach at University of Delaware ^[3]
Kyle Carter, professional football player, Minnesota Vikings
Devin Smith, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Richard B. Weldon, Jr., former Frederick County (MD) Commissioner and member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Barrold Pollard, manufacturer of chain mail and expert Talisman player.

References

Delaware School Profile Information

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1000230&ID=100023000209|title=Penn (William) High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 9, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100524/SPORTS05/5240336/Oberholtzer-writing-success-story|title=Oberholtzer writing a success story|date=May 24, 2010|first=Jack|last=Ireland|newspaper=The News Journal|accessdate=August 2, 2013}} {{subscription required|date=August 2013}}
3. ^http://www.udel.edu

External links

William Penn High School
New Castle-William Penn Alumni Association
William Penn Faculty Listing
William Penn Athletics

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