Deltona High School
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | "Believing all students will learn, Deltona High School empowers students by providing challenging educational experiences in a caring environment." |
| School district | Volusia County School District |
| Principal | Gary Marks |
| Faculty | 203 |
| Number of students | 3,000 |
| Campus | 100 Wolf Pack Run Deltona, FL 32725 |
| Color(s) | Blue & Silver |
| Mascot | Wolfy |
| Newspaper | Paw Print |
| Yearbook | Canidaean |
| Website | Deltona High School |
Deltona High School is a high school located in Deltona, Florida. The school's athletic teams are known as the Wolves. The school's principal, is Volusia's Secondary Principal of the Year, Gary Marks. The six assistant principals are Carolyn Carbonell, David Hickey, Jennie Hughes, Leslie McLean, Carrie Valdes, and Ruiz Shivrattan. The school currently has an enrollment of over 3,000 students in grades 9 through 12. Deltona High School hosts an Army JROTC unit. There are currently 14 Advanced Placement classes offered.
Varisty Football
The Deltona Wolves varsity football team is an amazing (7-2) in the 2007 season a first for the school, led by coach Todd Sisco, and Thomas Fleming #13 (SR/RB), Clayton Berry #69 (SR/OL), Nick Rosamonda #11 (SR/ATH), Thomas Connor #3 (SR/QB), and Sean Lewis #5 (SR/LB), Their season ended in the last round of the shootout for the division, losing to Spruce Creek 14-7 which was a very close game. They did play in a postseason bowl game v.s. Olymipia which they lost 7-14. Their overall recard was (8-3)
Freshman Football
The Deltona Wolves Freshman went 6-1 in 2006 only losing to DeLand's Freshman team. In 2007 with all new players and coachs the Wolves Freshman went 1-4, beating Pine Ridge 25-0 and a close loss to Mainland 21-20 in overtime. 2 out of the 7 games were cancelled because of lightning. Varsity hopefuls Cody Appleby #21 (FR/RB) & Joshua Dagley #10 (FR/QB) helped push the team throuhout the season even with all the losses.
Arch Rivals
DeLand High School, Deltona's orginial arch rival. The "Battle of The Bone" a varsity football game played between Deltona & DeLand for a big trophy which has a giant bone on it.(last game was Oct. 5, 2007; Deltona won 28-14)
Pine Ridge High School, Deltona's #1 arch rival. "The Battle Of The Boulevard" which is a varsity football game between Deltona & Pine Ridge for pride & the right to name Howland Blvd. Wolf or Panther Country. (last game Nov. 7, 2007; Deltona Won 55-7)
The Blue Brigade
Deltona High School is noted for their amazing award winning band, The Blue Brigade. They are truely the "Pride of Volusia County." The band was established in the 1987-88 school year, where they marched in t-shirts and jeans, but although the normal problems of a young program did exist, they received an Excellent rating at two marching festivals, including the FBA State Marching Festival. The band is now under the direction of Mr. Marc Kolodinsky. This year's show will be music from Queen's album, "A Night At The Opera." Their songs include Listen To The Wise Man/ The Prophet's Song, Love Of My Life, Seaside Rendezvous, and Bohemian On Two Legs (which is Death On Two Legs mixed with Bohemian Rhapsody). Their first competition is in Middleburg on Saturday, October sixth. They have scored higher scores overall, and outrank the Deland High School Band and Pine Ride High School Band. At the 2007 FBA marching competition, the band received straight superiors, and were one of the few bands to do so.
AVID
Deltona High School is home to the largest Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) class in Volusia county with over 220 students. AVID is in its fifth year at DHS and supports students by preparing them for AP and Honor classes as well as demystifying the collge/university process. The program is led by James Reynolds, a Deland High School graduate. Jose Rivera, who graduated from Deltona High School, is the program's counselor. The AVID teachers are Tim Akers, Pam Hicks, Nicole Toman, Michele Pelham, Jessica McGinnis, Jorge Azucar, and Yamilet Arroyo.
PrintEd & Graphic Design
PrintEd is a national accreditation program offering students career preparation in graphic arts & printing. Deltona High School is currently the only school in the state of Florida which offers this unique program, there are only 136 schools that offer this program in the nation
TV on the Run
Deltona High School has a television format wired to every classroom television set which features different filmed activities done throughout the year called "TV on the Run" (ex. Homecoming week, varsity football games, etc.). Interviews with students on various subjects (ones such as School food, teachers, classes, schoolwork, etc.) and performed skits are also featured. It is typically watched on Fridays in class after students have completed their schoolwork or when class soon ends.
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P.S. 10-11-07