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Sussex Academy lottery invites 146 new families to...
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Sussex Academy, a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school in Georgetown, announced the results of...
Beacon Middle School hosts Breakfast with Heroes
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Beacon Middle School students were recently asked to think of someone in their lives whom they...
SDARJ honors Cape district students for excellence
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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored select students at the Sussex...
Local students excel at universities in 2024
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Local student named to Alabama dean’s list The University of Alabama announced Chloe Le of Rehoboth...
Dolle’s named Cape’s January Community Champion
Ellen McIntyre
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Cape Henlopen School District, the school board and the Sussex Consortium recognized Dolle’s...
Sussex Tech students prepare for Skills USA state...
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Sussex Technical High School hosted a career technical education internal competition Jan. 18 to...
Sussex Academy to host blood drive Feb. 6
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Sussex Academy will host the Blood Bank of Delmarva for a blood donation drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m...
Cass Spinosa repeats as Love Creek spelling bee...
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After a grueling 27-round showdown, fifth-grader Cass Spinosa clinched the title of Love Creek...
Fifth-grader Mia Barnes wins Rehoboth Elementary...
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Fifth-grader Mia Barnes won the Rehoboth Elementary spelling bee Jan. 23, qualifying her for the...
Legacy Academy to host open house Feb. 14
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Legacy Academy, the only classical Christian school in Sussex County, will hold an open house from...
Substance use and prevention family session set at...
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The Cape Henlopen School District and Beebe Healthcare have partnered to bring an educational...
Sussex Academy holds World Language Honor Society...
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Sussex Academy inducted seven new members of the World Language Honor Society in an intimate school...
Cape school board presents GEM awards
Ellen McIntyre
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The Cape school board presented the Going the Extra Mile Award to four recipients selected by Lewes...
Cape district lead nurse achieves national...
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A Cape Henlopen School District school nurse leader has achieved the esteemed Nationally Certified...
Cape district students receive Scholastic art awards
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The Cape Henlopen School District announced several of its talented students were recognized for...
Students learn about safely sharing the road with...
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In December, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute team visited Sussex Tech High School to...
Cape High theatre students train with pros in New York
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Shortly before winter break, Cape High theatre students had the opportunity to travel as a group to...
George H.P. Smith Scholarship Fund taking new approach
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After 15 years and nearly $90,000 awarded to 134 recipients, the George H.P. Smith Scholarship Fund...
Sussex Academy supports families through Giving Tree...
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For the 25th straight year, Sussex Academy students and staff have supported the needs of school...
SDARJ honors Mariner Middle School students
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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Mariner Middle School students...
Milton Elementary students deliver goods to Food Bank
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Milton Elementary School Milton 5 Leadership Team members recently visited the Food Bank of...
Local students graduate from universities in 2024
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Cape alum graduates from Georgia The University of Georgia announced Alexandra “LeeLee” Wilson of...
Sussex Academy science honor students hold fundraiser
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Members of the Science National Honor Society at Sussex Academy held a donut sale during lunch Dec...
Cape Henlopen Elks deliver supplies to Rehoboth...
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Members of the Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes recently visited Rehoboth Elementary School...
Sussex Academy third-graders hold annual market day
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Magic wands, slime, art and bookmarks were just some of the goods and services available at Sussex...
Rotary donates dictionaries to Rehoboth third-graders
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More than 100 excited third-graders at Rehoboth Elementary School received gifts of dictionaries...
Sussex Academy FFA chapter members off to a great start
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Milton student wins Frederick Douglass oratorical...
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Fiona Fisher, a seventh-grader from Milton, was awarded first place in her age category in a...
Alliance for racial justice honors Beacon Middle...
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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Beacon Middle School students Ke...
Milton Community Foundation seeks cap and gown donors
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Every year, the Milton Community Foundation makes a donation to Cape Henlopen High School to...
Sussex Tech students donate Hoops for Hunger proceeds
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Sussex Technical High School’s Multiplying Good students donated canned goods collected during...
County Council honors soccer state champion Sussex...
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Sussex Academy’s state championship soccer team was honored with a proclamation from Sussex County...
Cape Class of ’74 holds 50th reunion at LYC
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The Cape Henlopen Class of 1974 recently held its 50th class reunion at Lewes Yacht Club. It was a...
UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning sets local open houses...
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The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will hold open houses from 10 a.m...
Delmarva Christian Athletics Hall of Fame holds...
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Delmarva Christian Schools inducted four new honorees into its Athletics Hall of Fame Dec. 14. New...
Sussex Academy fall athletes honored for academics...
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As the fall sports season concluded, Sussex Academy’s student-athletes received a number of...
Sussex Academy holds Poetry Out Loud competition
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After two rounds of competition, junior Chase Reynolds was named winner of the Sussex Academy 2025...
Legacy Academy hosts grandparents for Christmas tea
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On a chilly December morning in Georgetown, Legacy Academy students celebrated their grandparents...
Worcester Prep holds honor society inductions
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The Worcester Preparatory School Charles R. Jenkins Chapter of the National Honor Society recently...
Sussex Academy students spread cheer at winter concert
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Sussex Academy elementary students entertained families and classmates Dec. 6 with a winter concert...
Sussex Tech teacher earns national board certification
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Sussex Technical High School announced Lynlee Phillips, a health/physical education teacher, has...
Sussex Academy students plant, harvest crops
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Sussex Academy elementary students recently harvested their second fall crop of vegetables, which...
Schlitter named Delaware Music Educator of the Year
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Juleeann Schlitter of Frederick D. Thomas Middle School in Lewes was named the 2023-24 Delaware...
UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning free mini-class...
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The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will offer more than 30 free, online...
Rehoboth Elementary holds food drive for Caroling on...
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Rehoboth Elementary has been hosting a holiday food drive for several years, and this year’s has...
Kindergarteners see critters up close
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Sussex Academy kindergarteners learned about the habits of animals in winter thanks to a special...
Sussex Tech health professions students host blood...
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In November, Sussex Technical High School’s Health Professions Technologies students collected 71...
Meoli Companies McDonald’s awards scholarships to...
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Meoli Companies McDonald’s Restaurants recently awarded $5,000 in scholarships to eight Delaware...
Sussex Academy students dive into ‘The Jungle’
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In conjunction with their study of the Chicago-based novel “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair, Sussex...
Teacher appreciation gift card goes to Lewes...
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Delaware Farm Bureau intern applications due Dec. 31
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Sussex Academy welcomes new board members
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In a unanimous vote Nov. 20, Sussex Academy leaders approved the addition of new board members Tom...
Cape honors Coffman for educational support
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Sussex Academy celebrates academic success
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Sussex Academy students outperformed and in some cases scored twice as high as the state average in...
Sussex Tech names Educational Support Professional...
Ellen McIntyre
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Sussex Tech’s Domineque Scott was named the Sussex County Vocational Technical School District’s...
Worcester Prep career seminar hosts structural...
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Taking part in a recent career exploration program, a group of Worcester Preparatory School...
Alliance for racial justice honors Cape High students
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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Cape Henlopen High School...
Beacon AVID elective helps students with college...
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For Beacon Middle School students in the AVID elective classes, the early months of the academic...
Worcester Prep students celebrate veterans
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Worcester Preparatory School’s students in fourth and fifth grades presented a musical program...
Sussex Tech hosts advisory night
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Sussex Technical High School hosted its annual advisory night Nov. 13. Industry professionals and...
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