School Life

Milton Elementary on track for August 2021 opening

Ellen Driscoll
9 hours ago
The renovation and expansion of Milton Elementary is well ahead of schedule, and could finish...

Sussex Tech’s modified remote learning plan includes...

11 hours ago
On the first day of classes, Sussex Technical High School’s senior health professions students were...

Lefty's U to offer enrichment activities for middle...

Ellen Driscoll
1 day ago
Parents of middle school students have a new option for enrichment activities, thanks to a new...

Ensuring students’ social and emotional needs are met

Ellen Driscoll
2 days ago
The Cape district emotional/mental health subcommittee has met since spring to plan the reentry to...

Grotto Pizza launches school lunch special for students

3 days ago
All Grotto Pizza restaurants are now offering 25 percent off the entire check for students who dine...

CHEF distributes donated school supplies to stock...

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
For the third year, the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation’s partnership with local businesses is...

Lewes P.E.O. chapter sponsors scholarship recipient

4 days ago
Rebeca Carmona, a Middletown resident, recently received a $3,000 grant under the Program for...

Back-to-school emotional checklist

Kelly Gordon 
1 week ago
Students will be experiencing many changes this year, whether learning while wearing masks at...

School starts in Cape district

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
For the first time since the COVID-19 state of emergency was declared on March 12, students have...

SAT/ACT test prep to start at STEMporium Sept. 23

1 week ago
The Great STEMporium is expanding its services to include SAT and ACT test preparation classes for...

Sea Gals of Angola by the Bay scholarship goes to...

1 week ago
The members of Sea Gals of Angola by the Bay are proud to announce the winner of their 2020...

Free meals on menu for all Cape students

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Free meals are on the menu for all Cape district students. The United States Department of...

Smail memorial scholarship goes to Jessica Gardner

1 week ago
In a ceremony held Aug. 20 at the Lewes Public Library, Jessica Gardner received the 2020...

Sylvan Learning to offer tutoring, enrichment...

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
A tutoring and enrichment center for students opened Sept. 1 under the leadership of former...

Volunteers donate 500 masks to Cape students

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Cape district children in need of masks will have a variety of patterns and sizes to choose from,...

Back-to-school COVID-19 testing at Cape High Sept. 12

1 week ago
Free COVID-19 testing will be available for Cape district students, parents and guardians from 8-11...

Patriotism scholarship entries due to VFW by Oct. 31

1 week ago
Scholarship Chair Barbara Trapp of Greenwood Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 7478...

Delmarva Christian students return to in-person...

2 weeks ago
After leaving campus 170 days ago and spending countless hours planning for this day, Delmarva...

Georgetown man awarded $2K scholarship from business...

2 weeks ago
Anthony Hitchcock of Georgetown was recently selected to receive the 2020 Delta Mu Delta Award from...

Local students join JMU Class of 2024

2 weeks ago
James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., welcomed the class of 2024 to campus in August...

Alyson Silva joins Sussex Academy as special ed...

2 weeks ago
Sussex Academy recently announced that Alyson Silva has joined its team as the new special...

Development program helps educators navigate new...

2 weeks ago
Special education consultant, international speaker and bestselling author Dr. William Lane has...

Local small business donates soap to teachers

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Emergency room respiratory therapist Kate Bonnema remembers her own fear at the beginning of the...

Highmark donates back-to-school toolkits to Delaware...

2 weeks ago
Highmark Inc. is helping schools navigate the new, uncharted school year by donating back-to-school...

Finishing touches applied to Sussex Consortium

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Crews were busy the last week of August putting the finishing touches on the Sussex Consortium,...

Worcester Prep faculty and students return to campus 

2 weeks ago
Worcester Preparatory School teachers and students returned to campus to resume in-person classes...

Coast Day seeks fifth-grader essay contest entries...

3 weeks ago
Coast Day organizers announced both the annual fifth-grade essay contest and the Instagram photo...

Perdue scholarship awarded to Jezzelle Repalbor of...

3 weeks ago
Jezzelle Repalbor, daughter of Jesselyn Hare of Georgetown, was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from...

Literacy Delaware tutor training to start online...

3 weeks ago
Literacy Delaware will hold weekly online tutor training sessions in September, from 1 to 2:30 p.m...

Snack for Success donation drive supports Pathways...

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
Pathways to Success students will have a pantry full of snacks to choose from in their high schools...

Hundreds tested at Beacon, Mariner schools

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
Hundreds of school and community members turned out for COVID-19 testing at Beacon and Mariner...

Wilmington University continues online learning for...

3 weeks ago
Wilmington University will offer online classes only for its fall semester as uncertainty about...

Unico awards scholarship to Giulia Randazzo of Milton

3 weeks ago
The 2020 Scholarship Program of the UNICO National Foundation has granted more than $80,000 to...

Mountaire awards $80,000 in scholarships

3 weeks ago
Mountaire Farms, the nation’s sixth-largest chicken producer, recently awarded 32 students with $2,...

Worcester Prep welcomes Head of School Dr. John...

3 weeks ago
The Worcester Preparatory School board of trustees recently announced that on July 1, Dr. John...

Delmarva Christian dedicates Mary Jane Sammons Library

4 weeks ago
In memory of the wife of former Delmarva Christian Schools board member Pastor Bill Sammons,...

Sussex Tech to begin with modified remote learning...

4 weeks ago
Sussex Technical High School students will begin the school year on a modified remote learning plan...

Lewes High School as it appeared in the 1940s

4 weeks ago
This postcard was mailed in 1946 and shows the Lewes School on Savannah Road as it appeared at that...

Cape AP students achieve highest exam passing rate...

Ellen Driscoll
4 weeks ago
Cape High Advanced Placement student outcomes continue to improve, as 168 students scored a 3 or...

CHEF welcomes new board member Jennifer Noonan

1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation has elected Jennifer Noonan to a three-year term on its...

Drive-thru backpack giveaway in Rehoboth Aug. 29

1 month ago
The West Rehoboth Children & Youth Program will hold a drive-thru backpack giveaway from 10 a.m...

Delaware Tech continues distance learning

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Delaware Technical Community College will continue offering classes online for the fall semester of...

Sussex Consortium nears completion

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Cape district officials said work at the Sussex Consortium will be complete by the end of August...

Registration open for Osher lifelong learning online...

1 month ago
Online course listings and registration are now available for fall classes from the University of...

Free virtual ESL classes offered online; sessions...

1 month ago
Free online classes in English as a Second Language will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6:30 to 8...

Local students honored

1 month ago
University of the Sciences names Lewes woman to dean’s list Nikita Patel, a neuroscience student...

Masks required for all Cape students, staff

Ellen Driscoll and Melissa Steele
1 month ago
When school resumes in the Cape district, all students and staff will be required to wear face...

Caravan of Caring school supply drive underway

1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation’s third annual Caravan of Caring is now accepting school...

Students graduate from Delaware College Scholars...

1 month ago
This summer, 34 rising college freshmen graduated from the rigorous Delaware College Scholars...

Milton Elementary summer FAME program goes virtual

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
COVID-19 may have closed school buildings, but that didn’t stop Friends at Milton Elementary...

Cape High expansion ahead of schedule

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
The $16 million expansion at Cape High is ahead of schedule and on budget, said Cape Director of...

Salisbury University names Sussex students to dean’s...

1 month ago
Salisbury University announced the following Sussex County students were named to its spring 2020...

Cape High Best Buddies club earns state honors

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
For creating an inclusive community for all students, Cape High’s Best Buddies club was named...

STEMporium to offer hybrid school support for parents

1 month ago
With news that Gov. John Carney is supporting a hybrid school option for the state, it appears...

Lefty’s collecting school supplies for Cape through...

1 month ago
For the third year, Lefty’s Alley & Eats will be a drop-off location for school supplies for...

Melody Duverger joins Pathways to Success

1 month ago
Pathways to Success recently announced Melody Duverger is its new youth program manager. Duverger...

Delaware Tech grad James Elliott awarded $30K...

1 month ago
James Elliott, a recent graduate of Delaware Technical Community College, is the inaugural...

New turf field planned for Legends Stadium at Cape High

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Cape High athletes will play on new turf at Legends Stadium when high school sports resume. School...

Indian River district moves first day of school to...

1 month ago
At its annual organizational meeting Aug. 3, the Indian River Board of Education voted to move the...

Driver’s education resumes at Cape

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Students left in limbo when schools closed in March can now complete driving requirements needed to...