
{"id":13270,"date":"2025-09-25T11:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/?page_id=13270"},"modified":"2025-12-29T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:53:19","slug":"dale-farmer-sportsmanship-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/sport_championships\/student_leadership_and_awards\/dale-farmer-sportsmanship-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Dale Farmer Champions in Sportsmanship Award<\/h2>\n<p>The Dale Farmer State Champions in 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\u2019s commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics.<\/p>\n<p>The DIAA Sportsmanship Award is a competition against a set of standards, not a competitive award. By satisfying the requirements of the program, every middle school and high school in Delaware can qualify for this prestigious award. The DIAA Sportsmanship Committee hopes that every school enthusiastically endorses the program and makes a concerted effort to qualify for the award.<\/p>\n<p>Selection will be made by a portfolio evaluation committee comprised of members of the DIAA Sportsmanship Committee. All DIAA member schools are eligible to receive the award annually.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/governance\/forms\/award_applications\/\">Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Application<\/a> is July 1.<\/p>\n<p>The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship award is named in recognition and memory of Dale Farmer, the first executive director of DSSAA and the 2016 recipient of the DIAA Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e2e2e2 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e2e2e2 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-max-width:800px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2025\/05\/13\/2025-harry-roberts-senior-scholar-winners-cloned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dale-Farmer-Sportsmanship-Award2024-2025-scaled.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive\"alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:-20px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#65bc7b;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#65bc7b;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon link-type-text content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" style=\"float:left;\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2025\/09\/25\/2024-2025-diaa-dale-farmer-state-champions-in-sportsmanship-winners-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"icon\"><span style=\"height:42px;width:42px;line-height:22px;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#212934;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212934;border-width:1px;background-color:#212934;box-sizing:content-box;height:40px;width:40px;line-height:40px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-angle-down fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:24px;line-height:29px;\">2024-2025 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p><strong>Dover, DE \u2013 September 5, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>Eleven (11) Delaware schools are being honored for sportsmanship by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to schools that have demonstrated a strong school community commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024-25 Dale Farmer award is being awarded to the following schools:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 56.9324%\" width=\"238\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" width=\"238\" height=\"20\">Brandywine High School (8)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Caesar Rodney High School (14)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Charter School of Wilmington (11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Concord High School (15)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 56.9324%\" width=\"238\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" width=\"238\" height=\"20\">Newark Charter High School (8)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Sanford School (13)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Sussex Tech High School (18)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Talley Middle School (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">William Penn High School (26)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl37\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Springer Middle School (2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl36\" style=\"width: 100%\" height=\"20\">Polytech High School (1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*The number listed beside each school denotes the total number of times the school has won the award<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\" fusion-read-more\" style=\"float:left;\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2025\/09\/25\/2024-2025-diaa-dale-farmer-state-champions-in-sportsmanship-winners-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full 2024-25 press release<\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e2e2e2 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e2e2e2 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e2e2e2 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e2e2e2 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Previous Winners:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2024\/09\/05\/2023-2024-diaa-dale-farmer-state-champions-in-sportsmanship-winners-announced\/\">2023-24 Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2023\/10\/13\/2022-2023-diaa-dale-farmer-state-champions-in-sportsmanship-winners-announced\/\">2022-23 Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2022\/09\/13\/diaa-announces-2021-2022-dale-farmer-state-champions-in-sportsmanship-award-winners\/\">2021-22 Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2021\/08\/17\/diaa_announces_2020-21_dale_farmer_state_champions_in_sportsmanship_winners\/\">2020-21 Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2020\/07\/08\/diaa_announces_2019-20_dale_farmer_state_champions_in_sportsmanship_winners\/\">2019-20 Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2019\/08\/20\/diaa_announces_2018-19_dale_farmer_state_champions_in_sportsmanship_winners\/\">2018-19 Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award 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