Penn-Delco School District

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The Penn-Delco School District is a public education school district in Delaware County, Pennsylvania that encompasses the following municipalities: Aston Township, Brookhaven Borough, and Parkside Borough.

Started in 1960 by Dr. William G. Moser, who served as the district's first superintendent, the district was carved out of the nearby present-day Chester-Upland School District and was instrumental for the building of the Sun Valley Senior High School and administration building on land donated by the Sun Oil Company (now present-day Sunoco). In addition to the regular curriculum, in 1976, the U.S. Marine Corps Junior ROTC (MCJROTC) program was offered for the first time and is only one of two MCJROTC units in the Delaware Valley area – the other being in Bensalem.

Dr. Leslie Abertyn is currently the Superintendent of Schools for the district, having been appointed by the Penn-Delco School Board in 1996.

[edit] Schools in the Penn-Delco School District

Currently, the Penn-Delco School District operates the following schools:

  • Aston Elementary School, Aston
  • Coebourn Elementary School, Brookhaven
  • Northley Middle School, Aston
  • Parkside Elementary School, Parkside
  • Pennell Elementary School, Aston
  • Sun Valley High School, Aston

In addition, the following schools were once operated by the district, but have been closed and/or demolished:

  • Washington Grammar School, Brookhaven (later became Brookhaven Elementary School, then the Brookhaven Municipal Building before being demolished. A Walgreens drug store was built on the site.)
  • Green Ridge Elementary School, Aston (demolished in 1997 and is now the site of the Aston Community Center and Aston Free Library)
  • Brookhaven Junior High School, Brookhaven (later became Brookhaven Middle School before being sold to The Christian Academy)

The Sun Valley High School Vanguards play all interscholastic games in the Del-Val League, and prior to 2006, has played inter-league games with schools in the Ches-Mont and Southern Chester County Leagues. It will become an associate member of the new unified Ches-Mont League starting in the 2007-08 school year, with full membership, along with rival Chichester High School, a possibility in the 2008-09 year. Its ice hockey team has no school sponsorship and is an independent affilate of the ICSHL and will move to the EHSHL in 2007-08

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