School Life

Read Across America Day observed at Lewes School

3 hours ago
To celebrate National Read Across America Day, a few guest readers visited Sussex Consortium...

Rehoboth Elementary holds spelling bee

9 hours ago
Rehoboth Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders competed in the school spelling bee Feb. 28...

Cape junior Maddie Betts receives President’s...

12 hours ago
Cape Henlopen High School junior Maddie Betts was recently honored for her exemplary volunteer...

Sussex Academy middle school students support Code...

20 hours ago
Sussex Academy middle school students recently donated $230 to Code Purple, a program of Love INC...

Cape district awarded grant to support homeless...

Ellen Driscoll
1 day ago
Cape homeless liaisons David McDowell and Shawna Steinmann say a Delaware Department of Education...

H.O. Brittingham robotics team heads to world...

Ellen Driscoll
1 day ago
An H.O. Brittingham Elementary robotics team bested 31 other teams in a regional competition March...

Cape High mock trial team places fourth in state...

Ellen Driscoll
2 days ago
After placing fourth at the state mock trial competition, the Cape High mock trial team is already...

Cape educators to go Over the Edge for Special Olympics

3 days ago
Fundraising efforts are underway for two local educators who are going Over the Edge. Dr. Beth...

Cape High sophomore wins Delaware Shakespeare...

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
A Cape High sophomore will head to New York City April 28 to compete in a national Shakespeare...

Indian River business students compete at state...

3 days ago
A group of 29 future leaders from Indian River High School’s Business Professionals of America...

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School celebrates 15...

4 days ago
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School held its 15th year gala fundraiser March 2 in Ocean City, Md...

Ariana Cabrera named regional finalist for Coca‑Cola...

4 days ago
Sussex Academy senior Ariana Cabrera has been named a regional finalist for the Coca‑Cola Scholars...

Eight Worcester Prep students finalists in Young...

4 days ago
The Eastern Shore Reading Council announced that eight Worcester Prep students earned finalist...

Education Briefs

5 days ago
DART poster contest entries due March 26 DART To Your Destination, Using the DART Transit APP! is...

Scholarship applications due March 29 to Southern...

1 week ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will award up to 12 $500 scholarships to Sussex...

Summer fellowship applications due April 1 to...

1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Education is accepting applications for summer fellowships for promising...

The Ridings of Rehoboth raises prom funds

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Ridings of Rehoboth community recently held an Afternoon Tea Party for the community to raise...

H.O. Brittingham Elementary celebrates Black History...

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students celebrated Black History Month with an assembly March 1 that...

Rollins School of Nursing named Best RN Program in...

1 week ago
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare has been named the best nursing...

Girls Go CyberStart online challenge to begin March 20

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney and Chief Information Officer James Collins have announced that Delaware is again...

Bethel Christian School holds Fun Fair

Steven Billups
1 week ago
Bethel Christian School held its annual Fun Fair March 2 at Bethel United Methodist Church in Lewes...
Bethel UMC Fun Fair

Sussex Consortium students to display artwork

1 week ago
Students in the Sussex Consortium after-school arts program will host a reception of their work...

Autism Delaware scholarship applications due April 15

1 week ago
Autism Delaware is now accepting applications for three scholarships for the 2019-20 school year:...

Rollins School of Nursing names scholarship winner

1 week ago
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare announced that Angela Strong, a...

VIA presents Mildred Gray scholarships to nursing...

1 week ago
The Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach, a member of the General Federation of Women’...

Louise Jarmon Hopkinson Scholarships awarded to...

2 weeks ago
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare has announced the recipients of the...

Ged Pearson of Seaford to perform at Sydney Opera House

2 weeks ago
George “Ged” Pearson, a student at Seaford High School, has been selected for the 2019 High School...

Cape JROTC cadets assist Fort Miles volunteers

2 weeks ago
A group of 14 Cape Henlopen JROTC cadets assembled at Cape Henlopen State Park Feb. 14 to assist...

World Read Aloud Day celebrated at Lewes School

2 weeks ago
Sussex Consortium students at the Lewes School celebrated World Read Aloud Day Feb. 1. Every...

Cape holds JROTC Cadet Command Awards ceremony

2 weeks ago
Eight Cape Henlopen High School JROTC cadets were presented with U.S. Army Cadet Command Awards in...

School of Nursing names Medical Staff Scholarship...

2 weeks ago
The Medical Staff at Beebe Healthcare recognizes the support of nursing education as a very...

Local business people donate to Long Neck Elementary...

2 weeks ago
For Valentine’s Day, several business owners in the community joined forces to make the day extra...

Johnson Orthodontics donates Save-a-Tooth kits to...

2 weeks ago
Local orthodontist Dr. Jonathan Johnson has donated Save-a-Tooth kits to all the Cape Henlopen...

Jefferson School eighth-grader wins poetry award

2 weeks ago
Dylan Thomas, an eighth-grader at The Jefferson School in Georgetown, is the recipient of a...

Sussex Academy student selected to attend summit in...

2 weeks ago
Sussex Academy student Mone Shiotsuki, one of the Education First High School Exchange Year Student...

Cape High teacher launches sewing school in Kenya

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Just two years after her first mission to Kenya, Cape High family and consumer sciences teacher...

Sussex Academy recognized for STEM and career...

2 weeks ago
Sussex Academy has been recognized as a Project Lead The Way Distinguished School for providing...

Shields Elementary students showcase weather research

2 weeks ago
Third-grade students at Shields Elementary School recently gathered in the cafeteria with family...

Cape High students named Horatio Alger scholars

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
After glancing through Cape High’s scholarship compendium, seniors Vienna Iacona and Alexandra...

Worcester Prep juniors hold class ring ceremony

2 weeks ago
The Worcester Preparatory School annual junior ring ceremony took place Feb. 13. It is tradition...

Wescoat Scholarship Fund seeks applications by April...

2 weeks ago
Members of the Cape Henlopen High School graduating class of 2019 and former graduates who wish to...

Entries due March 30 for Jim Cresson Memorial Fund...

3 weeks ago
Applications are currently being accepted for the Jim Cresson Memorial Fund scholarship...

Cape High culinary students earn top prize for...

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
While chicken wings are typically served hot with celery sticks and blue cheese or ranch dressing,...

Worcester Prep second-graders coordinate bread sale...

3 weeks ago
As part of a hands-on learning lesson combining English, science, social studies, mathematics and...

ExxonMobil awards grant to Worcester Prep science...

3 weeks ago
Cato Inc. representative Kathleen Abercrombie and her daughter, Worcester Preparatory School senior...

Milton Fire Department recognizes student contest...

3 weeks ago
The Milton Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary recognized students from H.O. Brittingham...

Love Creek students experience StarLab Planetarium

3 weeks ago
Fifth-grade students at Love Creek recently wrapped up their astronomy unit with a special...

Kindness is contagious at Milton Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
A new initiative at Milton Elementary has prompted more than 6,000 acts of kindness and...

Advance preparation leads to early college commits...

1 month ago
With the guidance of Worcester Preparatory School’s full-time Director of College Counseling Vickie...

Cape High DECA students bring home state awards

1 month ago
The 2019 DECA Awards ceremony Feb. 7 brought together high school students from around the state to...