William Penn High School (Delaware)

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William Penn High School
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William Penn High School (Delaware)
713 East Basin Road

New Castle
,
Delaware
19720

United States
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TypePublic
Motto"Where Access Meets Opportunity"
Established1921(102 years ago) (1921)
CEEB code 080125
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment2,084 (2016-17) [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Cherry and black
Athletics conference Blue Hen Conference - Flight A
MascotColonial
Nickname William Penn, Penn
Website www.colonialschooldistrict.org/williampenn/

William Penn High School, also known as William Penn or simply Penn, is a four-year comprehensive, coeducational public high school located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is adjacent to the New Castle city limits and has a New Castle postal address. [2] The school is a member of the Colonial School District, and is the largest high school in the state of Delaware. The school mascot is the Colonial.

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In addition to New Castle the school district includes Delaware City, Port Penn, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor, portions of Wilmington, and half of Bear. [3]

History

The school was established in 1921. The present building was designed by Wilmington architects Wason, Tingle & Brust and completed in 1966. [4]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn (William) High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Home". William Penn High School. Retrieved June 22, 2021. 713 East Basin Road | New Castle, DE 19720 - Compare with the New Castle zoning map
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wason, Donald Sturgeon" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 967.
  5. ↑ Ireland, Jack (May 24, 2010). "Oberholtzer writing a success story". The News Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2013.(subscription required)

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