Newark High School (Delaware)

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Newark High School

Motto	Excellence is the Expectation
Established	1893
Type	Public secondary
Students	1,608
Grades	9–12
Location	Newark, Delaware USA
District	Christina School District
Campus	Semi-Urban (small city)
Colors	Black and Gold
Mascot	Yellowjacket (named Buzz)
Yearbook	Krawen
Newspaper	The Yellowjacket Buzz
Athletics	Blue Hen Conference - Flight A; 23 varsity sports (1 club sport)
Website	http://www.christina.k12.de.us/newark/

Newark High School is a public high school in Newark, Delaware and is one of three high schools within the Christina School District. It has an enrollment of 1,607 students attending grades nine through twelve.

Newark High School is also one of the oldest educational institutions in the state, graduating its first class of students in 1893. It should be noted that Newark is the only remaining "downtown" non-charter public High School in New Castle County.

In 2006, Newark was named by Newsweek magazine as one of their "Top Schools in America" at #521. It was one of five high schools in the state of Delaware that ranked in the top 1,000.

Newark has also won the DIAA Sportsmanship Award for the past four years (2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006).

[edit] School history

Originally called the "Newark Public School", the institution that would become Newark High School has existed in four different incarnations at four different sites since the graduation of its first class in 1893. This makes Newark one of the oldest public schools in the state of Delaware.^[1]^[2]

[edit] 1893-1897

The first incarnation of what became Newark High School was located on 83 East Main Street in downtown Newark. The building itself belonged to the Unifed School District and was erected by the town in 1884 at the cost of $10,000. When it was built, students wishing to pursue an education past the eighth grade would have had to move to nearby Wilmington, Delaware or attend private schools, like the nearby Newark Academy.

Originally intended to instruct students through eighth grade, the building began "college preparation" (High School level) classes on the second floor of the building in the early 1890s. The first graduating class consisted of nine students in 1893, nearly matching the amount of faculty members at the time (five).

Slowly, as the town began to grow, the conditions began to get cramped at 83 East Main Street. When the school (and its 185 students from first thru twelfth grade) moved to a larger facility in 1898, 83 East Main Street remained the school district's primary school until the 1920s, served as part of the high school's vocational program until the 1950s, and became the headquarters for the Newark Special School District thru 1981. When the Christina School District was created in 1981, the location was absorbed by the new district and continued to be used as the district headquarters until 2004.

The interior of the building is currently being renovated and will become the home of the NETworks Program for the Christina School District in the fall of 2007. This building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982.

[edit] 1898-1924

In 1898, the school population moved to the recently vacated Academy of Newark Building at the corner of Main and Academy Streets in Newark (Newark Academy had closed the previous year). The building itself was originally home to the Academy of Newark, a predecessor to the University of Delaware, and was constructed in 1843 (the later, similar sounding, Newark Academy was a separate educational institution).

While at the Academy Building, the only prolonged educational interruption in Newark's history occurred. During October 1918, classes were suspended for three weeks due to the Spanish Flu, which was particularly bad in the Philadelphia metro area. No students or faculty members are believed to have died from the Influenza Pandemic in 1918. A total of 109 students attended Newark that year (28 of the students were seniors) under the direction of seven faculty members.

The daily routine at the Newark Public School (as it was called then) started at 8 am and ended at 4 pm. All sports games and practices were held behind Wolf Hall on the University of Delaware campus since they had the only available sports fields in the area at the time. Various traditions, most notably the first (documented) Prom at Wolf Hall in 1923, began during this period in Newark's history.

As the school continued to grow, a report on Delaware schools conducted by Columbia University ended up spurring the local community to build a more modern facility. The report listed various problems, calling the building an "inadequate fire trap" with "narrow halls", "inaccessible" outhouses and a basement "deep in mud and water."

Currently, The Newark Academy Building belongs to the University of Delaware and is home to the Office of Public Relations. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

[edit] 1924-1956

The third incarnation of what became known as Newark High School (housing grades one through twelve) was built in 1924 at a cost of $417,225 off of High Street (later renamed Academy Street).[2] Local philanthropist Pierre S. DuPont was one of the main benefactors of the district when they sought construction money for the building, donating $125,000.

A few blocks away on New London Road, the Newark Colored School was built for the African-American population of Newark for $36,250.[3] Over 50% of the cost, about $19,000, was donated once again by DuPont, making the Newark Colored School one of the most expensive one room school houses in the country (although it still paled in comparison in terms of facilities and faculty, as the links above attest).

While at the High Street address, Newark saw the birth of the school newspaper, The Yellowjacket Buzz, in 1936. The Yellowjacket Buzz originally was produced monthly (by the 1940s it was published twice a month) and was sold for 10 cents a copy. Originally starting as a supplement in the Buzz, the first yearbook (called the Krawen) was published in 1941. The paper covered book was 60 pages long and contained advertisements to help keep the cost to students down. Both the Buzz and Krawen are among the oldest continuously running student-run publications in Delaware.

The first (documented) senior class trip, which stayed in the Lafayette Hotel in Washington, D.C. after traveling by train, took place in 1938. The following year, the Class of 1939 traveled to New York City and visited the 1939 World's Fair. As a sign of the growing nature of NHS, 1939 was also the first year with split lunches.

When World War II arrived, many faculty members (and eventually several students) were either drafted or enlisted to fight the Axis Powers. In fact, several members of the Class of 1944 were called upon to actually teach classes due to a shortage of available teachers. Arthur Gribble, William Lehman, Anthony Gaskiewicz, Ollie Salminen, Oliver Suddard, and Eugene Campbell (Class of 1944); Frank Sanborn, Walter "Cueball" Martin, Howard Dean, "Ebbie" Lewis, "Alex" Zabenko, Robert Davis, Gerald Gilston, Lewis McCormick, Henry Hammond, Hugh McKinney, Herbert Murphy, Oscar Pickett and Thomas Runk (Class of 1945) all enlisted in the service prior to their graduations. Interestingly enough, along with the war effort another long term impact on student life at Newark began as Drivers Education became a class in 1944.

Following the war, an influx of families to the city of Newark (which only increased with the building of I-95 nearby) caused the student population to swell at a rate of nearly 15% a year between 1945 and 1960 (enrollment jumped at NHS from 586 in 1956 to 1096 in 1960). This growth eventually led to calls for a newer facility, which was completed in 1956.

The High Street building was transformed into a middle school (called Central Middle School) following the move and continued to serve the Newark community until 1981. In 1983, it was sold to the University of Delaware, who rededicated the building in 1994 as Pearson Hall. It currently houses the Geography Department, the Communications Department, and SLTV (UD's student-run television network).

The site of the "Newark Colored School" was bought by the City of Newark following the integration of both populations in 1956. The building, now known as the George Wilson Center, is still used by the City of Newark for various meetings and events.

[edit] 1956-present

With an increasing population in the city and the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the current incarnation of Newark High School opened as an integrated school able to serve a student population of around 1,000 students. At a cost of $3,532,312.24, the facility at 750 East Delaware Avenue was completed in 1956. It was not quite ready for first day of school and split sessions were used to begin the year. Sometime in October 1956, the 10-12 graders came to the Academy address, collected their books and walked a half mile to the new school.

The school itself was later expanded in 1970 (in order to accommodate additional growth), adding what are referred to as the three story E and D wings, a second cafeteria, a new library, and a second gym (which was among the largest in the area at the time). Christiana High School was also opened in 1963 to alleviate overcrowding concerns at Newark. With the expansion, ninth grade was added to the building.

Today, Newark features four "classroom" wings on three floors (103 classrooms in all), five administrative centers, two cafeterias, two gyms, a telecommunications studio (which started cable-casting in 1972), a distance learning lab, a Wellness Center (since 1994), nearly 800 computers available for student use, a library (w/ 20,000 books), and a 700-seat auditorium.

Despite its location within the city limits of Newark, by the 1970s Newark was known, at least in ag circles, as “the farm school” in the state of Delaware. At its height, NHS had five ag teachers at that time, owned and harvested crop fields, and had a working farm shop. The centerpiece of this program was (and still is) the greenhouse behind the school, which is the largest in the state.

The campus' athletic facilities include a 400 meter track and field with shotput and discus throwing areas and long, triple, and high jump facilities and a pole-vaulting area (which is currently unable to be used), a soccer field that doubles as the baseball field's outfield, a football field that doubles as a soccer and lacrosse field, two softball fields and six tennis courts. The building was last renovated in 1998, although several capital improvements, such as central air for the entire building, were approved in a 2002 referendum and completed in 2006.

As one old tradition ended (the Thanksgiving Football Game) at the new site, a new one began with the addition of a Homecoming Game and Dance during the 1960s. A Homecoming parade and floats were added in the late 1970s. Homecoming Week grew more crowded in 1999 when the first Powderpuff Football Game between the Junior and Senior girls took place. The After-Prom started in 1990 as a safe alternative for post-Prom activities. The newest tradition at Newark is the Faculty Dodgeball Tournament which started in 2005.

Despite the school's large student population, the school currently occupies the smallest acreage of any high school in the state - a site which would be prohibited if the construction had taken place today (due to various land sales, expansions of the building, and the Christina Transportation lot "eating" away at the original acreage).^[3] In fact, many school sports teams practice at nearby middle schools due to space limitations.

Parking is also extremely limited due to space limitations. Attempts to rectify the parking situation in particular have placed Newark in the news recently, including disagreements between the school's student population and local businesses in the College Square Shopping Center in 2004^[4] and the failed 2006 referendum that included a proposal for building a 12 million dollar parking garage on the site of the current parking lot[4].

[edit] District information

The Newark School District came into existence under the direction of the City of Newark in 1919. Following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the Newark School District was placed into the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware.

However, the Delaware public school system was redistricted in 1981 following the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling of Evans v. Buchanan (1978 US, 439 U.S. 1360) which found that inequalities still existed and that Delaware schools were not adequately desegregated. Newark High School at that time became part of the Christina School District, which it remains part of today.

Although Newark was desegregated prior to the ruling, with the creation of the Christina School District in 1981, students from the City of Wilmington were bussed to the school - increasing the minority representation in the school.

[edit] Newark Alma Mater

The Alma Mater is credited to Frederick Kutz, then a teacher and later principal, in 1941. A small committee including Anne Richards and Wanda Gilmore worked with Kutz to write the words set to the then popular song "Juanita". The song is sung in four-part harmony, usually with only the first verse and the chorus. Traditionally each class before 1941 had a song with customized words that was sung at graduation.

When, through thy portals, fair old Newark's twilight falls,
Bringing its silence to our high school halls,
In that happy moment, love for Alma Mater swells,
And the heart outpouring of her glory tells.

CHORUS
Newark, Alma Mater,
Fairest theme of all our praise,
Newark, Alma Mater,
Ever blest thy days.

Far from thy portals yearly rove thy loving sons;
Yet, in their dreaming, e'er thy name returns.
'Tis the same fond spirit, which the memory gushes o'er.
And the lips but echo that old song of yore.

[edit] Demographic information

[edit] Students

Ethnicity	This School^[5]	State Average
White, not Hispanic	56.2%	57%
Black, not Hispanic	31.8%	32%
Hispanic	7.6%	8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.0%	3%
Native American/Alaskan Native	.4%	< 1%

As of the 2005-2006 school year the student to teacher ratio was 17 to 1.
As of the 2005-2006 school year the percentage of students listed as "limited English proficient" was 3.4% (down from 4.0% the year before)
As of the 2005-2006 school year 30.9% of the student population was listed as "low income" (up from 29.0% the year before)
As of the 2005-2006 school year 13% of the student population was listed as "special education" (no change in % from previous year)
104 "choice" students were enrolled at Newark for the 2005-2006 school year (5.57% of the school population).
Information about the 2006-2007 school year has not been released yet.

[edit] Faculty

Ethnicity	Percentage of staff	Years of Teaching Experience	Percentage of staff
White, not Hispanic	82.0%	Less than 3 years	22.6%
Black, not Hispanic	15.0%	3 to 9 years	33.1%
Hispanic	2.3%	10 to 19 years	21.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0%	20 to 29 years	14.3%
Native American/Alaskan Native	0.8%	30 or more years	8.3%

As of the 2005-2006 school year 109.5 teachers were allocated for NHS
As of the 2005-2006 school year 44.4% of the Instructional Staff held a Masters Degree or higher.
As of the 2005-2006 school year 95% of the faculty was deemed "Highly Qualified" by the State of Delaware.
As of the 2006-2007 school year five members of the Instructional Staff held NBPTS (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) Certification.

[edit] Academic excellence

[edit] Newark DSTP Scores (10th grade)

	2006 Score	2006 Rank	Change in Rank	Meet Standard	2005 Score	2004 Score	2003 Score	2002 Score	Low Income
Math	530	19/33	- 4 (15th)	54% (+ 5%)	531 (49%)	538 (55%)	536 (59%)	521 (43%)	27.5%
Reading	511	24/33	- 8 (16th)	63% (- 4%)	518 (67%)	522 (73%)	520 (73%)	511 (62%)	27.5%
Writing	8.1	20/33	+ 1 (21st)	75% (+ 1%)	8.2 (74%)	8.6 (79%)	8.3 (73%)	6.9 (73%)	27.5%

2006 State Standard Raw Scores (score needed to meet standard): Math (525), Reading (502), and Writing (8)
Currently (for the 2006-2007 school year) Newark is classified by the State of Delaware as a school "Under Watch", needing to show AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) on the 2007 DSTP.

[edit] Newark SAT Scores for Class of 2005

	Newark H.S.	Christina S.D.	Delaware	National
Math	521	479	502	520
Verbal	512	475	503	508
Combined	1033	969	1005	1028
Number Participating	272	602	6257	n/a
Percentage Participating	66	61	85	n/a

[edit] Newark AP Exam Scores

	# of AP Courses Offered	# Enrolled	# of exams taken	# of exams with a 3 or higher	% of Passing Scores
2002	7	164	158	83	52%
2003	8	187	203	141	69%
2004	10	208	304	215	71%
2005	20	605	559	304	54%
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advanced Placement Courses offered: English Language, French Language, Human Geography, Spanish Language, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Music Theory, World History, English Literature, US History, European History, AP Biology, Physics B, American Government and Politics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Psychology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics

In order to make Advanced Placement courses available to all students (and to encourage students to take the exam), the Christina School District paid the Registration fee for all exams in 2005 and 2006. This has resulted in a surge of new courses being offered while also increasing the number of students enrolled in the various AP programs. These changes are reflected in Newark's inclusion on Newsweek's "Top Schools In America" list for the first time in March 2006.[5] Newark's AP program was featured in a December 2006 News Journal article discussing the rise in students from all groups taking the test.[6]

Starting with the 2007 tests, students will pay the registration fee(s) on their own unless they have a "special financial situation" that precludes them from affording the test. In such a case, the District will make-up the cost of registration.

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, Newark, as with all Christina School District high schools, will be on an A-B block schedule (four classes a day, eight classes every two, on a rotating schedule).

Newark is currently in the process of building Small Learning Communities throughout the school - allowing students to concentrate on particular career pathways ranging from drama to engineering. As part of that implementation, Newark has established "teams" built around the mandatory academic courses (Math, Science, English and Social Studies) in which students who have the same interests will be grouped together. Starting during the 2006-2007 school year, all students will be in an SLC and a member of an academic team (B, C, or D).

Newark also is currently piloting the Cambridge Program in one of its ninth grade teams during the 2006-2007 school year. Newark is the first (and only) Delaware High School to have such a program. Newark's participation in this program was highlighted in a January 2007 News Journal article. [7]

Newark has been a PBS (Positive Behavior Support) school since 2005.

[edit] Athletic excellence

State Championship Victories since 1970 (37 total)

Football (1976, 1984, 1985, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004)
- NHS Football has been in the Flight A championship game 10 times in the last 11 years
- Coach Butch Simpson currently holds the state record for most career victories in football (235)

Girls Swimming and Diving (1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1992, and 2003)

Boys Baseball (1970, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1990, and 1996)
- NHS Baseball has been to the Flight A championship game 2 times in the last 3 years

Girls Volleyball (1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1990)

Boys Basketball (1982, 1987, and 1990)

Boys Swimming and Diving (2005)

Boys Indoor Track and Field (2004)

Cross Country (1971)

Boys Tennis (1996)

Girls Softball (1977)

All sports have participated in the Blue Hen Conference - Flight A since its creation in 1970.

[edit] School organizations

[edit] Current organizations

Academic Bowl (2000-2001 Delaware state champions)
Army Junior ROTC (Yellowjacket Battlion)
Brothers and Sisters Student Union (BAASU)
Business Professionals of America (BPA)
Conflict Managers
Comic Book Club (Produces a student-made comic book "Wired")
Christians-in-Action Club (CIA)
Future Farmers of America
Ice Hockey (club sport)
Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG)
Junior Statesmen of America (JSA)
Key Club
Krawen (School Yearbook, produced since 1941)
Marching Band (since 1941)
Mathematics League
Model United Nations (MUN)
National Honor Society
National French Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
Newark Nature Society
Positive Behavior Support Club
Plexus Literary Magazine (published since 1972)
Rude Mechanicals (Comedy improv troupe)
Science Olympiad
Sportsmanship Committee
Student Government (NSG)
Class Councils (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior)
Students Against Violence (SAVE)
Student Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Theatre Department
WHNS Television
Yellowjacket Buzz (Student Newspaper, published since 1937)
Youth in Government (YIG)

[edit] "Retired" organizations

Astronomy and Aeronautics Club
NHS GSA
Music Society
Library Club
Home Ec Club
Commercial Club
Glee Club
Hi-Y Club
Guy Leaders
Girl Leaders
Twirlers Club
Bicycle Club
Gym Club
Meteorology Club
Knitting Club
Clerical Assistance Club
Camera Club
Local History Club
Delaware History Club
Bridge Club
Traffic Squad
Fire Patrol
Projectionist Club
Math-for-Fun Club
Census Club
Pen Pals Club
Footlighters Club
Radio Operators Club
Hunting and Fishing Club
Aero Club
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y
Beta Tri-Y
Eagle Hi-Y
Panther Hi-Y
Known But to God Club
Pinochle Club
Pre-Med Club
Chemistry Club
Girls Shop
Health Club
Craftsmans Club
Pom Pom Squad
Ping-Pong Club
Croquet Club
Forum Club
Radio Club
Ultimate Frisbee Club

[edit] Newark Traditions

[edit] School Dances

Newark's biggest fall dance for most of its recent history was the Sadie Hawkins Dance, which was held each November from 1969 to 1981. Since two "event" dances in the fall was seen as excessive, a Homecoming football game was played but (unlike most schools) a Homecoming Dance was not held.
- Student Government in 2007 restarted this tradition, but repackaged it as a casual winter dance that will be held on Friday, March 9th.
When the Sadie Hawkins Dance was dropped from the fall social schedule, Homecoming filled the void. Student Government (formeraly the Student Activities Committee) has held the annual Homecoming Dance every year since 1988. Previous Homecoming Dances had occurred in 1975 and 1976, according to the Krawen and all have been formal affairs.
- For the 2006-2007 school year, the Homecoming Theme was "Under the Sea" and the dance was held on Saturday, October 9th.
- Despite not holding a dance, Newark has had a "Football/Homecoming Queen" (a senior female) every year since 1936. Each class has named a class Princess since 1984. The male King and Prince designations have existed since 1988.
A Prom has been held at Newark every year since 1924. It is currently the responsibility of the Junior class to plan and run Prom. Only Seniors and Juniors can buy tickets for the dance, which has been held at the Wilmington Riverfront recently. This year's Prom will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007.
- An "after-prom" event has been held at Newark following the conclusion of the Prom since 1989. Newark's PTA had run the program since its inception.

[edit] Events

An old Newark High School tradition (1936-1969) was the Thanksgiving Day Game, in which Newark was 29-4 all-time. The game was played against the "traditional rival" of the school. Conrad, Elkton, and Christiana High Schools fullfilled that role against Newark at various points during that 34 year span. The tradition ended with the creation of the Blue Hen Conference in 1970.
According to the Krawen, the Junior class has won the Homecoming Powderpuff Game twice, in 1972 and 2004. The Senior class is 7-2-1 all-time in the game (the tie game came in 1971). This tradition restarted in 1998 and often is heavily attended by the school community.
Homecoming floats have been judged at Newark since 1969. The Seniors have won fifteen times, the Junior class tweleve times, the Sophomore class seven times, and the Freshman class three times. The Class of 2008 (Junior class) was the 2006 Float Winner.
From 1989-1995 NHS held a bonfire on the Thursday night before Homecoming.
Since 1973, the certain male and female members of the senior class (since 1989 the Senior Homecoming Court) dress in "drag" during the Fall Pep Fest. It is believed that this tradition started as an offshoot of the Sadie Hawkins Dance and has since become the highlight of the Pep Fest activities.
Each year since 2005, Student Government has thrown a Faculty Dodgeball Game in the West Gym around the middle of the school year. The tournament has been won by the Personal Studies Team (2005), the English Department (2006), and the White Team (2007). Banners (with the names of the winning members) for each year are found outside E105.
Since 2007, Student Government has thrown a Student Dodgeball Tournament. Nine teams competed in the first year, with NHS Baseball winning.

[edit] Trivia

Krawen (the name of the Yearbook) is Newark backwords.
When the current building opened in 1956, the current Main Office served as the school's library. It remained so until the 1970 renovation, which created the D and E wings. All of the older class rooms (in the B and C wings) have small offices attached to each room.
Gym classes at Newark used to be divided by gender. When the second gym (West Gym) was built in 1970, it became the "Boys Gym" while the smaller gym (East Gym) became the "Girls Gym".
Newark has only had seven Principals in its long history: Kutz (1946-1969), Freidly (1969-1974, 1988), Stockebrand (1974-1988), Hagen (1988-2002), Rieman (2002-2004), and Caulk (2004-present). Before 1946, the Principal of Newark High School was also the Superintendent of the Newark Public School District.
Newark H.S. received national attention in October 2005 when two members of the Philadelphia Eagles promoted a Christian concert during a school-sanctioned assembly. Although not planned, the resulting fervor led to NHS being the center of a 1st Amendment (public schools and religious expression) debate, as this article attests.[8]
This Wikipedia entry was featured in the October 2006 edition of NEA Today. The article was entitled "Getting Wiki With It." [9]

[edit] Notable Yellowjackets

Robert W. Gore graduated from Newark in 1955 and his experiments with PTFE at the University of Delaware in 1958 helped spur the growth of his father's company W.L. Gore and Associates, which is notable for products featuring Gore-Tex. He later went on to serve as the company's president and CEO and is now currently head of the Board of Directors. His donations to the University of Delaware led to the construction of Gore Hall (a multi-use classroom facility) at the University of Delaware, which opened in 1998. He has also been inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1995, received the Winthrop-Sears Medal from the Chemical Heritage Foundation and Chemists' Club in 2003, was awarded the Perkin Medal by the Society of Chemical Industry in 2005, and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006.
Peggy Bedingfield Sullivan Morrissey graduated from Newark in 1967 and is known for her work in events through the University of Delaware and the Delaware sporting community. As an undergraduate she was the first student representative on the UD Faculty Senate, served as secretary and senator-at-large for the UD Student Government Association before graduating in 1971. She continued to work for the University in various offices around campus (the alumni, admissions, urban affairs and continuing education departments) until retiring in 1994. She has also served as chairperson and committee member of the Blue-Gold All Star Football Game and was campaign cabinet member for the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. She was recognized by the UD's Women's Club with their "Woman of the Year Award" in 2000.
Lauren Wilson graduated from Newark in 1975 and currently works as a reporter for ABC's WPVI-TV (Channel 6) in Philadelphia. Upon graduating from Newark, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979. Prior to joining WPVI in June 1986, Wilson was a reporter, weathercaster, and substitute anchor at WHYY-TV, Philadelphia/Wilmington, with previous on-air experience as a reporter for WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, and WILM Newsradio in Wilmington, Delaware.
Katherine Ciesinski, a mezzo-soprano who graduated in the 1970s, and has since performed with opera companies throughout the U.S. and in Europe. She is Professor of Voice and Chair of Voice Studies at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston. She received a Grammy nomination for her performance of Paulina in The Queen of Spades with the Boston Symphony.
Kwame Harris (OT) was a unanimous All-America selection in 1999, as well as a USA Today 1999 First-Team All-American, Gatorade State Player of the Year in Delaware for 1999, PrepStar’s Atlantic Region 1999 MVP, a Three-Time First-Team All-State selection. Notably, he didn't allow a sack for three years in a row in High School. After three years at Stanford University, he entered the NFL Draft in 2003 and was selected in the first round by the San Francisco 49ers.
Orien Harris (DT) was named Delaware's Gatorade Player of the Year, Lineman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2000. During his career at Newark he had 496 tackles (331 solos), 33 quarterback sacks and 252 stops behind the line of scrimmage (51 percent of his total). After four years at the University of Miami, he entered the NFL Draft in 2006 and was a fourth round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[edit] Yellowjackets in the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame

Bernie (Bunny) Blaney
C. Melvin Brooks Sr.
Brandy Davis
Shorty Chalmers
Roman Ciesinski
Conway Hayman
Gary Hayman
Vic Willis
Bob Hoffman
Carol Thomson Slowik
Chris Dunn
Scotty Duncan
Buck Wharton

[edit] References

^ Buglass, Kay Cole. Buzzing Through The Years (Newark: Newark High School Alumni Association, 2000).
^ "Newark High School 1893-1993: Celebrating 100 Years." The Newark Post 4 June 1993: Commemorative Section
^ According to Delaware code (14 Del. C. 1953, § 2303).[1]
^ Besso, Michele. "With lots full, students bend rules." The News Journal 14 Nov. 2004: B1+.
^ Delaware School Profile, 2005-2006 for Newark High School

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