Issue #5 - Delaware Valley School District

Page 10 Del.Aware January 31, 2014January 31, 2014Del.AwarePage 11DV classroom in 2014DV classroom in 1994DV Boys Basketball team of 1975DV Boys Basketball team of1964BY MARIELLE CAVALLAROSports Co-EditorBY BECKY STIEBOpinions EditorClassrooms play a major role in the education process. It’s where students spend most of theirschool day and where the utmost educated information forms from. The resources a classroom hasaffects how well a student can obtain knowledge. Delaware Valley has had plenty of remodels ofclassrooms, some directly affecting the education process, throughout the years.Remodels include removing all carpet to title and continuing to step in the 21st century.Removing all carpeting for title flooring is over looked by the majority of students and faculty butthis upgrade keeps classrooms cleaner. A hygienic classroom helps students ease their minds andfocus on what is being taught.However the biggest change is the addition of smart boards, computers and mostly recentlyIPads to most classrooms. These new devices give students a tremendous amount of information.Successfully teaching students is directly related to the resources a classroom maintains. Withnew technological advances, playing in DV’s favor, getting information is not a problem for thestudent body. Delaware Valley has come a long way from its old fashioned chalkboard ways.Seniors of the Class of 1975Seniors of the Class of 2014Alumni teachers and staff remember the times when athletes were athletes; they played at least threevarsity sports and rarely ever specialized.A former DV basketball player and track runner, Mr. Daniel Gonzalez said, “It seems like more andmore students are pushing themselves to play a sport less for the love of the game and more for the everelusive full ride.”Mr. Larry Marcial, a former soccer player and wrestler believes that, “most high school athletes todayare performing at levels many college athletes were performing at in the ‘80s.”Mr. Jim Donnelly, a baseball, football, golf and basketball player, remembers the tough beginningsof the football program at DV. After a winless season in his high school years, Coach Donnelly has seena lot of change to a football program that is now a “consistent winner.”Head boys’ basketball coach Kris Holtzer had the opportunity to be coached by his dad inhigh school, Mr. Al Holtzer. He says, “I hated it at times, but looking back, I would have itno other way. Hopefully, if I am lucky enough to still coach here in 18 years, I can do thesame with my son.”DV classroom in 1975Seniors of the Class of 1955BY ALAYNA MASKERStaff WriterIn 1956, two regional high schools combined to form the Delaware Valley High School. MatamorasHigh School and Milford High School merged and moved into what is now the Delaware ValleyElementary School. In 1964, the senior class consisted of 70 students.The name of the district was changed from Delaware Valley Joint School District to DelawareValley School District in 1968. In 1972, the main part of the current high school was built. Numerousadditions to the school have been made over the years to meet student demand as the population grew.Two years after the current High School was built, the senior class of 1974 grew to 114 students.Ten years later, the class of 1984 showed no significant population increase. It had 128 students.However, in 1994, the senior class size jumped to 217. Ever since the start of the 2000s, the seniorclass sizes have steadily increased. The class of 2004 was composed of 370 students.One of the larger classes to come through Delaware Valley was the class of 2013, containing 465students.Delaware Valley’s current senior class has 412 students.DV Boys Basketballteam of 2014Seniors of the Class of 1994