Pencader Charter High School
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The Pencader Charter High School of Business & Finance is a high school in New Castle, Delaware that opened in August 2006.[1] It opened with 350 students (200 freshman, 150 sophomores) and is the first high school in Delaware with a Business and Finance focus. The school will enroll 200 students each year thereafter and will achieve a student population of 800 by the Fall of 2009.[2] It has its own building overlooking the Delaware River. David A Jones has been officially selected as the School Leader and is presently responsible for all school administrative functions. Brad Catts is the Director of Operations. Sherry Geesaman is the Dean of Instruction.
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| Motto | Go Titans! |
| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public (charter) secondary |
| President | David A. Jones |
| Students | 350 |
| Grades | 9–10 |
| Location | New Castle, Delaware USA |
| District | Christiana School District |
| Campus | Office |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | The Titan |
| Newspaper | Titan Times |
| Athletics | Football,Soccer,Basketball,Lacrosse,Swimming |
| Website | www.pencadercharter.org |
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It shares many of the same characteristics as The Charter School of Wilmington including a required yearly commitment, a selective admissions process, a 7-period schedule, free bus transportation, no tuition, and a dress code including khakis and Pencader polo shirts.[3]
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[edit] Business and Finance Courses
Pencader Charter currently offers a number of unique business and finance courses. Below are a list of them.[4]
Accounting II
Advanced Business Applications I
Business, Banking & Finance (NAF Banking & Credit and Financial Planning)
Business Ethics
Business in a Global Economy (NAF International Finance)
Business Law
Business Operations I (NAF Securities and Insurance)
Business Operations II (NAF Securities and Insurance)
Desktop Publishing
Family & Consumer Science
E~ Business and Technology
Economic Applications
Introduction to Finance (NAF Introduction to Financial Services)
Labor Resources and Relations
Marketing Applications I
Marketing Applications II
[edit] Schedule
The schedule rotates how it starts per day. On a one day, class 1 is period 1, on a two day class 1 is period 2 and class 7 is period 1.
| Time | Event | Total Minutes |
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| 7:30 | School Open for Student Entry | - |
| 7:40-7:50 | Homeroom | 10 |
| 7:50-7:54 | Passing | 4 |
| 7:54-8:43 | Class 1 | 49 |
| 8:43-8:47 | Passing | 4 |
| 8:47-9:36 | Class 2 | 49 |
| 9:36-9:40 | Passing | 4 |
| 9:40-10:29 | Class 3 | 49 |
| 10:29-10:33 | Passing | 4 |
| 10:33-11:22 | Class 4 | 49 |
| 11:22-11:26 | Passing | 4 |
| 11:26-11:56 | Lunch Group A | 30 |
| 11:26-12:12 | Class 5-Group B | 46 |
| 12:00 - 12:46 | Class 5-Group A | 46 |
| 12:16-12:46 | Lunch Group B | 30 |
| 12:46-12:50 | Passing | 4 |
| 12:50-1:39 | Class 6 | 49 |
| 1:39-1:43 | Passing | 4 |
| 1:43-2:32 | Class 7 | 49 |
| 2:32 | Dismissal |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Pencader Charter School. Pencader Charter High School of Business & Finance. Retrieved on January 4, 2006.
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