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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 academic achievement. Its mascot is the Raven .


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 1990's 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 16 technical areas that students can choose from.


MISSION


The mission of Sussex Technical High School is to provide an
individually oriented techademic 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.


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

  • Auto/Diesel

  • Computer Information & Business Systems

  • 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

  • Building Maintenance/Welding



EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES


Boys Sports

  • Cross-Country

  • Baseball

  • Basketball

  • Football

  • Golf

  • Soccer

  • Track

  • Wrestling

  • Lacrosse


Girls Sports

  • Cross-Country

  • Basketball

  • Field Hockey

  • Track

  • Soccer

  • Softball

  • Lacrosse



Clubs and Organizations

  • Amateur Radio Club

  • Math League

  • Media Broadcasting Club

  • Business Professionals of America (BPA)

  • 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)



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