Sussex Technical High School

Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Also known as Sussex Tech, the school is known throughout the United States for its academic achievement.Fact|date=April 2008 Its mascot is a raven.

History

Built in 1961, Sussex Tech started as the Sussex Vocational-Technical High School. This high school was built for students in the county to receive career training to allow them to enter the workforce after high school. Students would spend half the day at their home school and then spend the rest of the day at Sussex Tech learning a trade. In the early 1990s the school changed into an academic and technical school. The school continued to grow with new additions and grew to a total of 82 classrooms. As of 2006, Sussex Tech has 14 technical areas from which students can choose.

Mission

The mission of Sussex Technical High School is to provide anindividually oriented academic education, which builds asense of pride, success, and self-esteem through excellence,enabling each high school student to become a responsibleand productive member of society.

School Awards

*U.S. Department of Education National School of Excellence
*Selected by the U.S. Department of Education and National Center for Research in Vocational Education as a New American High School.
*Selected by the State Board of Education to be a State Blue Ribbon High School.
*Delaware Department of Education Superior Rating
*Selected by the Library of Congress as a "Library of the Future"

Technical Areas

*Auto Body
*Athletic Health Care
*Auto/Diesel
*Carpentry/Mill & Cabinet
*Children's Education & Services
*Criminal Justice
*Computer Aided Drafting and Design (to be phased out)
*Computer Information & Business Systems
*Cosmetology
*Digital Publishing and Print Design
*Electrical
*Electronics/Computer Information Systems
*Environmental
*Health Professions
*Media Broadcasting Communication

Extra-curricular activities

Clubs and Organizations

*Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Raven Battalion
*Odyssey of the Mind
*Business Professionals of America (BPA)
*Amateur Radio Club (HAM Radio)
*Math League
*Media Broadcasting Club
*Mock Trial
*Drama Club
*Science Olympiad
*FFA
*SkillsUSA
*Future Educators Association
*Sussex Tech Raven Marching Band
*Sussex Tech Choir
*National Honor Society
*Student Government Association
*National Spanish Honor Society
*National Vocational-Technical Honor Society
*Weight Room/Open Gym/Intramurals
*International Thespian Society
*Yearbook (Graphic Productions)
*Key Club
*Youth to Eliminate Lost Lives (YELL)
*Bowling Club
*Volleyball Club
*Girls' Lacrosse Club

Sussex Technical High School participates in athletics in the Henlopen Conference and is one of the larger high schools based on enrolment, thereby competing in the Henlopen North.

Boys Sports

*Cross-Country
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Football
*Golf
*Soccer
*Track
*Wrestling
*Lacrosse

Girls Sports

*Cross-Country
*Basketball
*Field Hockey
*Track
*Soccer
*Lacrosse
*Softball

Raven Report Daily Edition

The "Raven Report: Daily Edition" is Sussex Tech's Morning News program that goes out to the entire Sussex Tech Campus, and now the internet.

The crew consist of Media Broadcasting students who show promise in certain areas of expertise required to run a news program.

External links

* [http://www.sussexvt.k12.de.us/ Official Sussex Tech High School website]
* [http://issm.doe.state.de.us/ 2004-05 Delaware School Profile] "Note: this is a private link for authorized members only."