Polytech High School

Polytech High School
Polytech High School
Address
	823 Walnut Shade Road; Woodside, Delaware; USA
Information
Type	Public secondary
School district	Polytech School District
Principal	George Fisher
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,182(2020) [1]
Color(s)	Red and Black
Athletics	https://www.pantherssports.com/
Athletics conference	Henlopen Conference - Northern Division
Mascot	Panther
Website	http://www.polytechpanthers.com/

Polytech High School is located in Woodside, Delaware. It was a vocational school starting in the 1960s and changed to a full-time high school in 1991. Polytech admits students from Kent County through a lottery system. Most students begins with freshman year. At Polytech 9th grade students go through a shop rotation, choosing a shop to major in during their high school years.

Academics

Polytech High School, designated a "superior" school by the Delaware Department of Education, is a comprehensive technical high school with more than 1,100 students enrolled, offering specialty training in 22 technical programs of study. Polytech places an emphasis upon higher expectations for all students and operates in an academy environment that stresses curriculum integration.

Academies and shops

Industrial	Professional Services	Health & Medical Services	Modern Technology
Building Construction	Education Professions	Healthcare & Rehabilitation	Criminal Justice
Electrical Construction	Cosmetology	Dental Assisting	Computer Engineering Technology
Auto Body	Culinary Arts	Medical Assisting	Electronics Technology
Masonry	Environmental Science	Patient Care Services	Broadcast Media
Welding			Engineering Design Technology
Auto Tech

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Athletics

The Polytech athletics program has experienced success in soccer, baseball, football, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, Wrestling, and Tennis all have had winning seasons in recent years. Polytech won the girls' basketball tournament in 2003 led by Tyresa Smith. Polytech High School participates in athletics in the Henlopen Conference and is currently in the Henlopen North division based on enrollment. Polytech's rivals include Sussex Tech, Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, Dover, and Lake Forest High School (Delaware)

Team State Championships:

2003 Girls' Basketball State Champions
2012 Wrestling - Dual Meet State Champions, Division II
2015 Softball State Champions

References

"DOE School Profile".
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "DOE School Profile".

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)