Pencader Charter High School
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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
. Ann E. Lewis has recently been named School Leader.
It shares many of the same characteristics as The Charter School of Wilmington including a required yearly commitment, a selective admissions process, a block schedule, free bus transportation, no tuition, and a dress code including khaki
s 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 its involvement with athletics, and extracurricular groups. Its BPA (Business Professionals of America) program has received awards on the national level.
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...
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
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
with a business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
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
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
. Ann E. Lewis has recently been named School Leader.
It shares many of the same characteristics as The Charter School of Wilmington including a required yearly commitment, a selective admissions process, a block schedule, free bus transportation, no tuition, and a dress code including khaki
Khaki
This article is about the fabric. For the color, see Khaki . Kaki, another name for the persimmon, is often misspelled "Khaki".Khaki is a type of fabric or the color of such fabric...
s 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 its involvement with athletics, and extracurricular groups. Its BPA (Business Professionals of America) program has received awards on the national level.