Pencader Charter High School

The Pencader Charter High School of Business & Finance is a high school in New Castle, Delaware that opened in August 2006. [http://www.pencadercharter.org/greeting.htm] It opened with 350 students (200 freshman, 150 sophomores) and is the first high school in Delaware with a Business and Finance focus. The school will enroll 200 students each year thereafter and will achieve a student population of 800 by the Fall of 2009. [http://www.pencadercharter.org/class_info.htm] It has two nearly identical buildings overlooking the Delaware River. Brad Catts has recently been named School Principal. Sherry Geesaman is the Dean of Instruction.

Infobox Secondary school
name = Pencader Charter High School

motto = "Where the Serious Student Achieves Success!"
established = 2005
type = Public (charter) secondary
principal = Brad Catts
students = 600
grades = 9–12
city = New Castle
state = Delaware
country = USA
district = N/A
campus = Office
colors = Red and White
mascot = The Titan
yearbook =
newspaper = Titan Times
free_label_1 = Athletics
free_1 = Football,Soccer,Basketball,Lacrosse,Swimming,Tennis
website = [http://www.pencadercharter.org/index.html www.pencadercharter.org]
picture =

It shares many of the same characteristics as The Charter School of Wilmington including a required yearly commitment, a selective admissions process, a 7-period schedule, free bus transportation, no tuition, and a dress code including khakis and Pencader polo shirts, button-down long sleeve or short sleeve, sweater vest, or sweater. [http://www.pencadercharter.org/policies.htm]

Pencader Charter is known on a state and national level through it's involvement with athletics, and extracurricular groups. It's BPA (Business Professionals of America) program has received awards on the national level.

External links

* [http://www.pencadercharter.org/ Pencader Charter Homepage]