School Life

Michael Thompson joins Sussex Consortium

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
New Sussex Consortium Assistant Principal Michael Thompson is thrilled to be working in his own...

New Love Creek assistant principal has deep Cape...

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
Cape High Assistant Principal James McDowell has returned to his elementary education roots as the...

Sussex Consortium welcomes new assistant principal

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
Love Creek Assistant Principal Wendy Harrington has been named assistant principal at the Sussex...

Easy decision for new Rehoboth Elementary leader

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
Eight years after training as a principal in the Cape district, Reshid Walker has been named...

Consortium teacher takes leadership role

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
Sussex Consortium special education coordinator Pam Willmot has been promoted to assistant...

First Town Club awards scholarship to Sky Dunmyer

4 days ago
The First Town Club of Lewes presents an annual scholarship award to a female Cape Henlopen senior...

Italian heritage group gives scholarship to Abigail...

4 days ago
The Italian Heritage Association donates a $500 scholarship every year to a graduating high school...

Cape grad Teaghan Van Brunt awarded nursing scholarshp

5 days ago
The 2020 Andrea Chomo Smith Memorial Nursing Scholarship has been awarded to Teaghan Van Brunt of...

Cape High assistant principal returns to his roots

Ellen Driscoll
5 days ago
Cape High Assistant Principal Kyle Bentley will return to elementary education as the new principal...

Josh Chubb is new Cape assistant principal

Ellen Driscoll
5 days ago
Sussex Consortium Assistant Principal Josh Chubb is set to take on a new role as Cape High...

Department of Correction Training Academy graduates 60

6 days ago
A group of 60 correctional employees from the 237th and 238th Correctional Employee Initial...

Many teens unable to receive driver’s licenses

Ellen Driscoll
6 days ago
For most high school sophomores, turning 16 comes with a license to drive. However, students who...

Delmarva Christian Schools announces new hires

6 days ago
Gearing up for the 2020-21 school year, Delmarva Christian Schools announced the recent addition of...

Kelli Gehrke named Sussex Tech Teacher of the Year

6 days ago
Sussex Technical High School digital publishing and design teacher Kelli Gehrke, an eight-year...

Sussex Tech names Dr. Kevin Carson acting...

6 days ago
The board of education of the Sussex County Vocational Technical School District has appointed Dr...

Siblings sell T-shirts to raise funds for Beebe...

1 week ago
Local siblings Niikai Jackson and Summer Jackson took the initiative to design Summer J. Crush...

HOB principal takes district position

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
After four years leading H.O. Brittingham Elementary, Principal Ned Gladfelter has been named human...

Doris Person takes top spot at Rehoboth Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Longtime Cape district educator Doris Person has been promoted to principal at Rehoboth Elementary...

Rehoboth Elementary principal takes district position

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Rehoboth Elementary Principal Amanda Archambault has been tapped as the district’s new supervisor...

Rotary honors school of nursing students with...

1 week ago
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare announced that Bridgette Blatzheim of...

Beacon AVID student Ava Lenz thanks Cape heroes

1 week ago
Beacon Middle School eighth-grade AVID student Ava Lenz wanted to make sure that her end-of-year...

Indian River Superintendent Mark Steele to retire

1 week ago
Indian River School District Superintendent Mark Steele has announced his retirement from the...

Shields students explore erosion in Cape Henlopen...

1 week ago
Second-graders in Jason Scott’s class at Shields Elementary School in Lewes took their virtual...

Sussex Tech graduates Class of 2020

2 weeks ago
More than 280 students recently celebrated their graduation from Sussex Technical High School,...

Sussex Academy holds outdoor commencement ceremony

2 weeks ago
After several revisions to the original plan and utilizing a rain date, Sussex Academy held its...

Kathryn Marini of Lewes honored as Worcester Prep...

2 weeks ago
Worcester Preparatory School’s traditional graduation ceremony was replaced with three alternate...

Taylor Dade awarded Rotary scholarship

2 weeks ago
The Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary Club announced Cape Henlopen graduate Taylor Dade is the winner...
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A formal and all-female graduation in 19th century...

2 weeks ago
Colleen Herman of Millsboro sent the following letter after publication of this historic photo...

Sussex Central’s Brandon McCabe named Teacher of the...

3 weeks ago
Brandon McCabe of Sussex Central High School has been selected as the Indian River School District...

Cape fifth-graders end year with parades

3 weeks ago

Sussex Consortium Pre-K Car Parade

3 weeks ago
Teachers and school officials lined the parking lot at the new Sussex Consortium on Sweetbriar Road...

Education Briefs Summer 2020

3 weeks ago
Local students travel to London with Cedar Crest College Cedar Crest College students recently...

Health, wellness school reopening group considers...

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
Students could be learning at desks outfitted with protective screens six feet from each other this...

Kindness campaign at Milton teaches empathy,...

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
Retired elementary teacher Lisa Eline is determined to replace initiatives that focus on bullies...

Johnson Orthodontics awards scholarship to Lucy...

4 weeks ago
Johnson Orthodontics has awarded a $500 scholarship to Cape graduate Lucy Siranides. The...

Sussex Academy names scholarship recipients

4 weeks ago
Each year, the Sussex Academy Foundation awards $1,200 leadership scholarships to one male and one...

Delmarva Christian Schools parade celebrates eighth...

4 weeks ago
As the 2019-20 school year draws to a close at Delmarva Christian Schools, many of its traditions...

Six Worcester Prep juniors earn College Board...

4 weeks ago
Six out of 42 Worcester Preparatory School juniors, Charles “Chipper” Becker and Waverly Choy of...

Sussex Tech senior to contribute to school reopening...

4 weeks ago
A Sussex Technical High School graduate – and future nurse – will spend part of her summer advising...

Sussex Academy holds graduation

Deny Howeth
4 weeks ago
Sussex Academy in Georgetown held commencement ceremony June 12 for 96 students and up to four...

PEO Chapter L awards Delaware Star Scholarship 

1 month ago
P.E.O. Chapter L in Lewes has awarded Anna Stancofski, a senior at Cape Henlopen High School, the...

Grad Fairies celebrate Milton students

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
With students missing traditional end-of-school celebrations because of COVID-19, Threasa...

Racial justice alliance awards 13 scholarships to...

1 month ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is awarding $500 scholarships to 13 Sussex County...

Mariner BPA students earn national recognition

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Although the BPA National conference was canceled due to COVID-19, a virtual celebration May 20...

Epworth Preschool celebrates graduates

1 month ago
For the first time in 32 years, Epworth Preschool was not able to hold its spring program and...

Diplomas, yard signs for Cape High grads

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
More than 100 Cape teachers and staff members signed up to deliver 350 diplomas, yard signs and...

Rehoboth Beach VFW Post 7447 awards scholarships

1 month ago
Through its annual scholarship, Rehoboth Beach VFW Post 7447 recognizes two exceptional graduating...

Senior awards presented in a video

1 month ago
Principal Nikki Miller welcomed everyone to what she called “the first and hopefully last virtual...

Indian River School District to hold six graduation...

1 month ago
The Indian River School District has received approval to host outdoor graduation ceremonies at...

CHEF welcomes new board members

1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation has elected two community leaders, Tracy Burton Zigman and...

Cape district names architect for new Lewes middle...

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
The Cape school board voted unanimously May 28 to award ABHA Architects the architecture/...
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Cape Class of 2020 celebrated as conscientious, strong

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
On June 9, nearly 900 households tuned in to watch a virtual ceremony as Cape High seniors were...

Lewes teen documents COVID-19 through photos, poems

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
A creative school project has inspired both introspection and a likely career choice for Sussex...

Saving for college in uncertain times

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Many families have been hit hard by the financial impact of COVID-19, but they can still sock away...

Sky Dunmyer of Lewes awarded Zwaanendael Club...

1 month ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club 2020 Scholarship has been awarded to Sky Dunmyer, who was...

Journey of the Class kicks off Cape High graduation...

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
Cape Henlopen High School Class of 2020 students, family and friends started graduation week June 8...

Bethel Christian School holds end-of-year drive-by...

1 month ago
Bethel Christian School staff invited students and families from the preschool and kindergarten...

Lefty’s awards scholarship to Will Kenney of Sussex...

1 month ago
Sussex Central High School senior Will Kenney has been selected as the 2020 recipient of Lefty’s...

Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing celebrates...

1 month ago
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare recently celebrated the 29 graduates...

Coastal Georgetown AAUW awards three scholarships

1 month ago
The Coastal Georgetown Branch of the American Association of University Women recently announced...