Friday was a special night at Delaware Academy’s Dave Kelly Field, as the varsity football team took the field for the first night game under the lights. Before the game, Superintendent Carey Shultz, Board of Education President Tammy Neumann and Athletic Coordinator Kyle Murray recognized Sean and Chris Clark for their family’s donation of the field and their companies’ work on the project, as well as Eric Robert and Jared Yando of Schoolhouse Construction Management, also for their work. Chris Clark tossed the coin to start the game. The Bulldogs put on a great show for the hometown crowd, defeating Burke Catholic High School 56-13.
The new field and surrounding track are part of many improvements that were approved by voters last spring, and have been in use since the beginning of the school year for physical education classes, boys and girls soccer practice and games, football practice and games, and cross country practice. Other improvements include a new soccer/softball field, paving of parking lots and elementary school access road, a new agriculture and technology lab, upgraded heating system, updated air handling and air quality controls, upgraded safety and security technology, new energy-efficient lighting through the school, and a new lighting and sound system for the high school auditorium. Additional improvements to buildings and infrastructure are also nearing completion.
Photo Caption: Delaware Academy CSD at Delhi Deputy Superintendent Carey Shultz speaks before the first varsity football game on Dave Kelly Field. Joining him are Board of Education President Tammy Neumann, Jared Yando of Schoolhouse Construction Management, Chris Clark of The Clark Companies, Eric Robert of Schoolhouse Construction Management, Sean Clark of Sportsfield Specialties, Athletic Coordinator Kyle Murray.