School Life

Cape Region native graduates from West Point

1 year ago
Mackenzie Irelan, a 2020 Cape Henlopen High School graduate from Harbeson, graduated May 25 from...

Mariner Middle places third in Odyssey of the Mind...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
When announcers listed the teams earning sixth to fourth place in the Odyssey of the Mind world...

Lewes native graduates from U.S. Naval Academy

1 year ago
Frank Saulsbury Carter lV of Lewes successfully completed four years of challenging academic,...

Lt. Gov. Hall-Long tours Milton Elementary basic...

1 year ago
Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long visited Milton Elementary School May 29 to see its basic needs...

Three Cape seniors awarded music education scholarships

1 year ago
The St. Cecilia Music Guild has awarded merit-based scholarships to three Cape Henlopen High School...

Mariner Middle students shine in national business...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Mariner Middle School Business Professionals of America team returned from national competition...

Cape school district recognizes future educators

1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District administrators, families, friends and college admissions...

Milton Elementary students enjoy enrichment and fun...

1 year ago
Third-grade students at Milton Elementary School recently got a reprieve from the rigors of state...

HOB Elementary teacher empowers Spanish immersion...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
For being in the Cape district only four years, Spanish immersion teacher Carlos Pesquera is making...

H.O. Brittingham students celebrate Leadership Day

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students welcomed community members and district leaders May 23, when...

Groves grad Lauren McConnell earns Cook memorial...

1 year ago
Lauren McConnell of Lewes was presented with the Ethel M. Cook Memorial Scholarship during the June...

James H. Groves graduates 60th class

Dan Cook
1 year ago
James H. Groves Adult High School celebrated its 60th annual commencement June 6 in Sussex Tech’s...

DAR presents JROTC award and scholarship

1 year ago
The Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution JROTC Cadet Award and...

Cape school board honors Sussex Consortium educators

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape district leaders recognized Sussex Consortium teacher Jennifer Williams and substitute teacher...

Rehoboth student serves as WPS head of school for a day

1 year ago
Worcester Prep sixth-grader Alden Durrell of Rehoboth Beach acted as head of school for a day April...

Milton Elementary hosts fifth-grade arts showcase

1 year ago
Milton Elementary School fifth-grade students recently hosted their family members and friends for...

Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence receives ...

1 year ago
The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence board of directors recently announced the receipt of...

Cape holds Class of 2024 awards ceremony

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen High School guidance department held its 2024 senior awards program May 30. The...

Sussex Consortium pond walk tradition continues

1 year ago
Hundreds of Sussex Consortium students, teachers and families gathered on school grounds May 10 to...

Sussex Consortium students host art show

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Sussex Consortium students enrolled in an afterschool arts program hosted a reception May 23 at...

Sussex Consortium honors Class of 2024

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cheers, applause, laughter and tears filled Sussex Consortium May 31, as 12 students graduated from...

Milton Elementary holds annual field day

Nick Roth
1 year ago
Milton Elementary held its annual Field Day with ideal weather May 31. Kids enjoyed everything from...

Retired school counselor launches college prep...

1 year ago
James Kiger, a dedicated school counselor with 28 years of experience in the Smyrna School District...

Legacy students net high honors on Universal Latin Exam

1 year ago
Six Legacy Academy students in grades three to eight received high honors May 17 on the Universal...

UNICO Delaware presents scholarship awards

1 year ago
UNICO Delaware recently presented its 2024 Brian Piccolo scholarships, named to honor the Italian...

Delmarva Christian High School hosts 20th annual...

1 year ago
Delmarva Christian High School held its annual Royal Ball April 27 at Heritage Shores in...

Epworth Preschool holds spring performance and...

Gabrielle Ziegler
1 year ago
Epworth Preschool hosted its annual spring program and graduation May 22 at Epworth United...

Patton named Cape Teacher of the Year

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District Teacher of the Year Krissy Patton originally wanted to be a...

Beebe president addresses UD health sciences graduates

1 year ago
Dr. David Tam, president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, was selected as the keynote speaker for the...

Cape High contingent volunteers in Kenya

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape High seniors Logan Almond, Julia Burkley and Ella Porman traveled to Africa over spring break...

Carson Watts graduates from West Virginia University

1 year ago
Milton resident Carson Sheldon Watts, a 2020 graduate of Sussex Technical High School, graduated...

Delmarva Christian Schools holds service day

1 year ago
Delmarva Christian Schools recently took part in Royals Service Day, when students embarked on a...

Cape bands perform in Bandstand Jazz Festival

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Four Cape Henlopen School District bands played during the May 17 Rehoboth Beach Bandstand Jazz...

Sussex Tech students conduct emergency drill

1 year ago
Students from Sussex Technical High School’s legal support and criminal justice technologies, along...

Cape JROTC holds awards ceremony

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen JROTC held its annual awards program May 15 in the Cape High theater. Dozens of...

Mindy Adams named Delaware School Counselor of the Year

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Being named the Delaware School Counselor of the Year was a humbling experience for Milton...

Delmarva Christian holds National Honor Society...

1 year ago
Delmarva Christian High School recently held its induction ceremony for the National Honor Society...

AAUW Coastal-Georgetown awards record $25,000 in...

1 year ago
AAUW Coastal-Georgetown branch will recognize its scholarship recipients during a luncheon ceremony...

Education signing day held at Cape

1 year ago
University of Delaware recruiter Jamie Bailey and Cape Henlopen High School senior Ava Phillipine...

Cape board recognizes award-winning employees

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized six employees at the May 9 board meeting for receiving...

Pathways to Success holds graduation celebration

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Pathways to Success held its fourth annual graduation celebration May 9 at Crossroad Community...

Cape celebrates prom in Rehoboth

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen High School celebrated the junior-senior prom May 11 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention...

WPS holds theatre and art honor society inductions

1 year ago
During April, six Worcester Preparatory School students were inducted to the WPS chapter of the...

Love Creek second-graders perform ‘Mighty Minds’ the...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Love Creek second-graders delighted audiences with their performance of the musical “Mighty Minds”...

Legacy Academy announces speech meet winners

1 year ago
Legacy Academy students from grades 1-8 recently competed in the school’s second annual speech meet...

Milton FAME students stage ‘The Reluctant Dragon’

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Students in the Milton Elementary FAME program performed “The Reluctant Dragon” as their final...

Humane Animal Partners recognized by Cape school...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape district leaders recognized Humane Animal Partners as a Community Champion at the April 25...

Cape High students say ‘oui’ to Paris

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape High students took in the sights, sounds and tastes of Paris during a packed-itinerary trip...

Sussex Academy girls’ lax shows appreciation for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
With hopes of starting a tradition honoring the everyday influencers that student-athletes rely on...

U.S. Service Academy applications due Oct. 15

1 year ago
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a 23-year veteran of the Navy and the last Vietnam veteran serving...

Cape Teacher of the Year to be named May 14

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen School District will announce its 2025 Teacher of the Year May 14 at a special...

Sussex Tech Adult Ed celebrates apprenticeship...

1 year ago
Sussex Tech Adult Education held its apprenticeship graduation ceremony April 24. A total of 71...

Worcester Prep students show support for autism...

1 year ago
Worcester Preparatory School students were happy to show their support of Autism Awareness Day...

Cape school board honors Mariner Middle educators

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape district leaders recognized Mariner Middle’s Mike Dmiterchik and Christina Mills with Going...

Racial justice alliance honors Love Creek Elementary...

1 year ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Love Creek Elementary students...

Fred Best named Delaware Secondary Principal of the...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
For the second straight year, Delaware’s Secondary Principal of the Year has hailed from Cape...

Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie feted

1 year ago
Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie was recognized as the Sussex County fifth-grade poster...

HOB kindergartners present habitat research

1 year ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary School kindergarteners in Nina Wilkinson’s Casey Reynolds’ classes...

Optimist Club awards art contest winners

1 year ago
The Optimist Club of Sussex County recognized young artists who participated in the club’s...

Rehoboth Beach celebrates Arbor Day

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The grounds of Rehoboth Elementary bloomed with new life April 19, as students and school and...