Cadets Enjoy Challenge Camp

Sussex Tech’s JROTC Raven Battalion hosted its young cadets at the annual Challenge Camp on May 10 and 11.  Cadets spent the weekend at Camp Arrowhead and challenged their skills and determination on such things as climbing the rock wall and conquering their fears on the zip line. Camaraderie was built among the cadets through eating together, playing and working together, and enjoying a relaxing bonfire in the evening.

9th Grade Skills Winners Are Named

The 9^th grade SkillsUSA awards ceremony was held on June 3. During the school year, freshman were introduced to the categories available for competition during their sophomore, junior and senior years. They also participated in their own introductory competitions. Mr. Feightner’s Organizational Leadership class planned and conducted the awards ceremony. Winners shown in photos are:

Customer Service – 1^st, LaKalla Molock; 2^nd, Tyree Harris; 3^rd, Alex Carey

Extemporaneous Speech – 1^st, Oscar Angel-Velesquez; 2^nd, Hannah Mohr; 3^rd, Josh Yawn

Job Demonstration – 1^st, Adam Johnson; 3^rd, Charelle Lewis

Job Interview – 1^st, Metelus Robinson; 2^nd, Kristen Smith; 3^rd, Wuendy Cruz-Velasquez

Promotional Bulletin Board – 1^st, team of Elizabeth Lockwood, Brynn Villa, Madison Troyer and Kaitlyn Ward; 2^nd, team of Abi Venters, Lannea Bright, Sarah James and Christian Vega; 3^rd, team of Rylee Justis, Kelsey Ketterman and Lizzie Russell

Prepared Speech – 1^st, J.D. Moore; 2^nd, Alex Mills; 3^rd, Jessa Groton

Technical Computer Applications – 1^st, Heather Windels; 2^nd, Keylin Marroquin; 3^rd, Lizzie Zuber

Web Page Design – 1^st, team of Alican Ceylan, Conner Satchell and Kevin Brochet; 2^nd, team of Cody Turner and Laurie Wroten; 3^rd, team of August Newkirk, Jacob Roslewicz and Kirby Wilson

Incoming Geometry-9 Students

Dear incoming Geometry-9 student,

Congratulations on your placement in Sussex Technical High School’s Geometry-9 class! As a prospective student in this class it is important that you understand the prerequisites for a high school Geometry course. 

• Solving Multi-step Equations
• Solving Proportions
• Linear Functions (Slope, Slope-Intercept Form of a line, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines)

In an effort to ensure success for you in our course this coming school year a summer assignment has been created. This assignment will provide you the opportunity to show your mastery of the Algebra I skills listed above. This assignment is due to your Geometry-9 instructor on the second day of freshman orientation on August 22, 2013.
Our expectations for this assignment are as follows:

• All work must be shown.
• Label your paper with corresponding worksheet page number (upper right hand corner of your paper)
• Work should be neat and organized.

Your summer assignment can be found either online HERE, from our links menu above under "Classrooms" or may be picked up from our high school office. To find it online, from Sussex Tech’s homepage go to classroom pages then Summer Assignment Geo-9.

Please remember this assignment’s objectives are to reinforce previously learned material and ensure proper placement in our Geometry-9 High School Mathematics Course. If you have difficulty working through this summer assignment and/or have reservations about your placement in our Geometry-9 course, please contact Student Services immediately at 856-0961.

Sincerely,

Sussex Technical High School Mathematics Department

English Teacher Honored at Sussex Tech

Sussex Technical High School named English teacher D.J. Forcucci of Lewes as its Staff Member of the Month for April 2013. In making the announcement, Assistant Principal Dr. Loriann White commended Forcucci for leading a presentation for his fellow staff members at Sussex Tech on the Common Core State Standards. D.J. is the English Department chair and currently teaches 10th Grade English and Advanced Placed (AP) English: Language and Composition.

Principal's Letter June 2013

Hello Sussex Tech Family and Friends,
 
Time certainly does fly. We are already at the end of another school year. On May 30, 295 graduates received diplomas for the hard work they have done during the last four years at Sussex Tech. Members in the Class of 2013 received over $3 million in scholarships and awards. Congratulations to everyone. We thank you for entrusting your child's education to Sussex Tech and wish them well in the future.
 
Congratulations to three Sussex Tech students who received appointments to U.S. military academies. Joseph Yawn will attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. He will study marine engineering. Dylan Varrato and 2012 graduate Maddie Crimmins will enter West Point Military Academy in the fall. Dylan plans to study chemical engineering and Maddie will major in intelligence, focusing on languages and counter terrorism.
 
Congratulations to sophomore Hailey Simpler who received an honorable mention in the 2013 High School Photography Contest sponsored by Antonelli Institute.
 
Congratulations to seniors Adam Kelly and Julia Hawkins for winning the State Department of Technology and Information's second annual Cyber Security Awareness High School Video Contest. Adam and Julia wrote, starred in, filmed, and edited the video that will be posted on the state web  site. This is the second year that Gary Conaway's media broadcasting students have won the contest.
 
Two more of Mr. Conaway's students were semi-finalists in the Stossel in the Classroom third annual student essay contest. After reading John Stossel's book, No They Can't, or viewing his Fox News special based on the book, Matt Rogers and Alexandria Spaccarelli wrote an essay about whether government or private individuals were better at solving problems. There were 3,503 essays submitted by students around the country, with only 225 chosen as prize winners.
 
Congratulations to junior Bansri Patel who won fourth place in the animal sciences category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.  Bansri made the national round after placing as one of two finalists in the Delaware BioGENEius Challenge earlier in the year.
 
Congratulations to sophomores John Barrett and Holly Anderson and freshman Zachary Varrato who were honored as Recognized Carson Scholars for their continued academic and humanitarian achievements.
 
Congratulations to sophomore Chelsea Lee who was awarded a position as Courtesy Corp member for the 2013-2014 school year by the Delaware HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Management Team. As a Courtesy Corp member, she will have the opportunity to participate in the Fall Leadership Conference as well as assist in planning the 2014 State Leadership Conference.
  
Sussex Tech students have also excelled on the athletic fields.
 
Congratulations to senior Kellen Cannon who achieved her 200th lacrosse goal this spring. She became just the second player in the Sussex Tech girls' lacrosse program's six-year history to achieve this milestone.
 
Congratulations to senior Dylan Varrato who won the boys' 1,600-meter run title at the Henlopen Conference track and field championships, and to junior Brianna Hall who won the conference title in the girls' 110-meter hurdles.
 
Congratulations to senior Bethany Killmon who was named the Female Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). Bethany also received the WGMD Overall Female Athlete of the Year Award.
 
Outstanding senior athletes were honored at the annual sports banquet. Named in each sport were: Fall Cheerleading - Jessica Lux; Cross Country - Male, Dylan Varrato and Female, Bethany Killmon; Football - Marshall Brown; Field Hockey - Maddie Ellenberger; Volleyball - Briannon Troyer; Boys Soccer - Joe Rocco; Winter Cheerleading - Paige Robinson; Winter Track - Male, Jay Crimmins and Female, Chelsea LeCates; Girls Basketball - Thomeka Floyd; Boys Basketball - Jevon Whaley; Wrestling - Jeff Klabe; Swimming - Male, B.J. Daisey and Female, Kristen Seabolt; Baseball - Nathan Justis; Softball - Ashton Tomlinson; Track and Field - Male, Dylan Varrato and Female, Amanda Sava; Girls Lacrosse - Kellen Cannon; Boys Lacrosse - Jeff Klabe; Golf - Josh Mohun; and Girls Soccer - Bethany Killmon. Special awards went to: Sportsmanship - Male, B.J. Daisey and Female, Taylor Hatfield; Scholar Athlete - Male, Priyen Patel and Female, Bethany Killmon; Outstanding Senior Athlete - Male, Jeff Klabe and Female, Bethany Killmon.
 
This has been another outstanding year for Sussex Tech. We hope that you have an enjoyable summer and we will see you again in August.
 
 Dr. John L. Demby,
Principal

Sophomore Keeps Busy and Creative

Sophomore Chelsea Lee is the first Sussex Technical High School student to be named a state representative of the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). The Delaware HOSA Management Team awarded Chelsea a position as Courtesy Corp member for the 2013-2014 school year. She will have the opportunity to participate in the Fall Leadership Conference as well as assist in planning the 2014 State Leadership Conference and several other charitable organizations.

In Chelsea’s economics class, she entered a contest that required her to create a video with the theme, Economic Value is Subjective. The contest was sponsored by Fayetteville State University’s Hackley Endowment for the Study of Capitalism and Free Enterprise. One Fayetteville professor once said, “One of the problems for economists is that critics of markets have so many catchy folk songs, but economists don’t have any.” Hence, the video contest was conceived.

Videos are judged on quality and number of views and likes on YouTube. To view Chelsea’s video, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVNBIAIRmMQ

Outstanding Essays Are Honored

Two Sussex Technical High School students were semi-finalists in the third annual Stossel in the Classroom student essay contest. Sophomore Matt Rogers and Freshman Alexandria Spaccarelli each wrote one of the 225 essays chosen from the 3,500 submitted nationwide.

Students were asked to write an essay about whether government or private individuals were better at problem solving, after reading John Stossel’s book, No They Can’t, or viewing his Fox News special based on the book. Stossel hosts a weekly program on the Fox Business Network.

Matt and Alexandria are both Academic Challenge students who are studying Media Broadcasting at Sussex Tech.

Blue-Gold Game Brings Kids Together

Several Sussex Tech students have enjoyed participating in pre-game activities as part of the 2013 Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens (DFRC) Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game on June 22. One of those activities was traveling to Woodbridge Elementary School to visit with Mrs. Hitchens’ class to get the elementary students help in creating a Blue-Gold Banner that they used in the Buddy Walk during May. Sussex Tech students participating were Taylor Hatfield, Jada Burbage, Shelby McBrown, Stephen Mervine, Jessica Lux, Marshall Brown, Ashley Jump, and Paige Robinson.