Athletics
The William Penn Colonials participate in the Blue Hen Flight A Conference in Delaware. Active sports include (with state titles noted) :
- Baseball (1977, 1978, 1991)
- Basketball-Boys (1996, 1999, 2001,2009)
- Basketball-Girls (1976, 1993, 1998)
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey (1988, 1994)
- Football (1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2006)
- Golf
- Lacrosse-Boys
- Soccer-Boys
- Soccer-Girls
- Softball (1986, 1988, 1989)
- Swimming-Boys
- Swimming-Girls
- Tennis-Boys
- Tennis-Girls
- Track & Field-Boys (1996)
- Track & Field-Girls
- Volleyball-Girls
- Wrestling (1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000)
(State title information not complete at this time)
William Penn also prides itself on sportsmanship. The school has won the DIAA State Sportsmanship Award an unprecedented 12 years in a row. They were also one of 8 schools in the country to receive the National Sportsmanship award. The WP athletic staff try to influence this by having school sportsmanship weeks, and writing prompts in English class.
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