Dale Farmer Champions in Sportsmanship Award
The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship award is named in recognition and memory of Dale Farmer, the first executive director of DIAA and the 2016 recipient of the DIAA Lifetime Achievement Award. This Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to schools that have demonstrated a strong school community commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. DIAA member schools compete against a set of ten standards that measure the school community’s commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. The process is demanding and involves the total school community. Thirty-six (36) member schools have won the award at least once in its 24-year history. For award consideration, schools must submit a portfolio to DIAA. The DIAA Sportsmanship Committee reviews the school submissions against a set of standards. The process is demanding and involves the total school community.
Applicants are encouraged to submit files and supporting documentation via email to diaa@doe.k12.de.us or to use alternative document cloud sharing mediums (such as google drive or Onedrive). Schools are discouraged from submitting their applications via large, paper binders to ease in the review process for the DIAA Sportsmanship Committee.
Application information for 2022-2023: Here
The 2022-23 Dale Farmer award is being awarded to the following schools:
Brandywine High School (6)
Caesar Rodney High School (13)
Caravel Academy (14)
Charter School of Wilmington (10)
Concord High School (14)
Conrad Schools of Science (13)
Delaware Military Academy (2)
McKean High School (13)
Middletown High School (7)
Mt. Pleasant High School (7)
Newark Charter High School (8)
Sanford School (12)
Sussex Tech High School (17)
Talley Middle School (2)
William Penn High School (25)
*The number listed beside each school denotes the total number of times the school has won the award