William Penn High School (Delaware)

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Type Public Grades 9 to 12 Campus Suburban Mascot Colonial Principal Brian Erskine		Established 1921 Enrollment 2330 Phone +1 302-323-2800 District Colonial School District

Motto "Where Access Meets Opportunity" Address 713 E Basin Rd, New Castle, DE 19720, USA Similar Colwyck Elementary School, Castle Hills Elementary School in, Colonial Transport, Delcastle Technical High Sch, Christiana High School Profiles Facebook

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.

Students

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

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:

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) :

(state title information not complete at this time)

Notable alumni

Cliff Brumbaugh, baseball player

Brett Oberholtzer, baseball player

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

Kyle Carter, professional football player, Minnesota Vikings

Devin Smith, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv

Richard B. Weldon, Jr., member of the Maryland House of Delegates

References

William Penn High School (Delaware) Wikipedia

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