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| Several teachers at Delta High School have more than 30 years of experience in the Delaware Community Schools district. They were asked for some of their memories of the highlights during the school's history. | ||
 JOHN MILLER Math Teacher "In May of 1974, when Delta High School was located in Royerton, the students and teaching staff were allowed to take a tour of the new Delta High School building (this building). Principal John Stebbins led the teachers and students on a two-mile walk from Royerton to this building. We then toured the building for about an hour after which we walked back to Royerton. The tour and four-mile walk were enjoyed by all." "Two months later, on July 25, 1974, the Vice President of the United States, Gerald Ford, arrived by helicopter at Delta High School to meet with several prominent Indiana politicians. Principal Stebbins, school board members, Del-Com patrons, and many students were in attendance. Eight days later, Gerald Ford became President of the United States."
When the school was first built it had no walls
between the classrooms. The environment was very loud. "Toward the end
of the period the noise level would increase and you would think your
class was talking, but everybody would be working," said veteran
teacher Mr. Tom Devine. One day during the winter months Mrs. Marcia Smith was teaching downstairs, she recalled, and it was so cold she had gotten pneumonia. |
  TOM DEVINE P.E. Teacher In the late 1970's Mr. Tom Devine remembers being part of "The Marching Delta Beagle Barking Band". A few of the teachers who could play instruments created the band for a teacher skit that the school used to hold. The second item of interest that Devine recalled was the energy crisis of 1978. It was his first year at Delta and the power shortage caused the school to close down the gym and the pool. The phys ed teachers held lectures in classrooms and for exercise, they took students to the auditorium for "Line Dances, baby!!!" Devine also recalls an old tradition, the annual water balloon and shaving cream fight. This was in the parking lot on the last day of school for a long time and was stopped in the 1990's by the administration.
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 CHUCK DeNEAL P.E. Teacher In 2001, the girls'
volleyball team won state for the first time. It was Delta's first girls'
team to win a state championship in any sport. Veteran teacher Mr. Chuck DeNeal
said, "My daughter, Ashley, was a big part of that team, so it had a
double impact on me." The girls repeated as state champions
the next year. "Not many teams in any sport are able to do that,"
DeNeal said.
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