Sussex Technical High School
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Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrollment at last count was roughly 1200 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 nation for it's academic achievement. Its mascot is the Raven.
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[edit] History
Built in 1960, 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 that students can choose from.
[edit] Mission
The mission of Sussex Technical High School is to provide an individually oriented academic education, which builds a sense of pride, success, and self-esteem through excellence, enabling each high school student to become a responsible and productive member of society.
[edit] 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"
[edit] Technical Areas
- Computer Information & Business Systems
- Auto Body
- Auto/Diesel
- Digital Publishing and Print Design
- Computer Aided Drafting and Design (to be phased out)
- Electronics/Computer Information Systems
- Media Broadcasting Communication
- Athletic Health Care
- Children's Education & Services
- Cosmetology
- Criminal Justice
- Health Professions
- Carpentry/Mill & Cabinet
- Electrical
- Environmental
[edit] Extra-curricular activities
Clubs and Organizations
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Amateur Radio Club
- Math League
- Media Broadcasting Club
- Mock Trial
- Drama Club
- Science Olympiad
- FFA
- SkillsUSA
- Future Educators Association
- Sussex Tech Band
- Sussex Tech Choir
- National Honor Society
- Student Government
- 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)
- Dance Club
Boys Sports
- Cross-Country
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Track
- Wrestling
- Lacrosse
Girls Sports
- Cross-Country
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Track
- Soccer
- Softball
- Lacrosse
[edit] 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. Oftentimes referred to incorrectly by teachers as "Ravens Reports", The crew consist of Media Broadcasting students who show promise in certain ares of expertise required to run a news program.
