School Life

CHEF to host Winter Jam fundraiser March 24 in Dewey...

2 years ago
The Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation’s signature fundraising event, Winter Jam, will be held...

Student musicians earn county, state and regional...

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
In what is becoming an annual tradition, Cape High musicians have once again scored county, state...

Sussex Tech recognizes students of the quarter

2 years ago
Sussex Technical High School administrators and teachers recently announced the students of the...

Love Creek’s Michael Thomas is Delaware Mentor of...

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
For Love Creek Elementary Fireman Custodian Michael Thomas, the students are the highlight of his...

Cape High JROTC cadets recognized for academics

2 years ago
On Feb. 10, Cape High Principal Kristin DeGregory presented recognition awards to 10 members of the...

Final touches placed on Lewes Elementary School

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
On the morning of Feb. 14, workers were making the final touches at Lewes Elementary School...

Delaware State University Hornets Bobblehead released

2 years ago
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first HBCU Bobblehead Series, which...

Cape High JROTC briefs administrators

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Learning to accept accountability and take responsibility ranked high among key takeaways learned...

Johnson Orthodontics celebrates Children’s Dental...

2 years ago
The American Dental Association designates every February as National Children’s Dental Health...

Lightship Overfalls maritime scholarship...

2 years ago
The Overfalls Foundation is accepting applications for its maritime scholarship. The foundation is...

DART poster contest entries due March 20

2 years ago
Transit vs. Driving - Go Green with DART is the theme for DART’s Annual Poster Contest. Open to...

Cape High recognizes multiliterate students

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
On Feb. 8, 25 Cape High students were recognized for proficiency in multiple languages. The...

Sussex Tech students create display boxes for The Guide

2 years ago
Sussex Technical High School carpentry students recently created display boxes for The Guide, a...

Milton Elementary first-graders host leader day...

2 years ago
Milton Elementary School first-graders hosted their first leader event Jan. 24 in the form of a...

Frederick named principal at new Lewes school

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Longtime Cape educator Dave Frederick has been named the first principal at Frederick D. Thomas...

Special Olympics plunge comes to H.O. Brittingham

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students and staff took part in a virtual plunge Jan. 27 to support...

Sussex Tech High School institutes phlebotomy program

2 years ago
Sussex Technical High School is providing a dual-enrollment opportunity with the Sussex Tech Adult...

Beau Biden Memorial Scholarship applications due...

2 years ago
The I Could Do Great Things Foundation, founded in 2009 by Stuart M. Grant and Suzanne B. Grant,...

Milton-area students win fire prevention contest awards

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Milton area students were recognized for their award-winning posters and essays in the Milton Fire...

SDARJ recognizes Rehoboth Elementary students

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Rehoboth Elementary students...

Cape board honors Milton Elementary teacher, substitute

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Milton Elementary multi-language teacher Kelley Burton...

Cape district thanks community champions

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
The Wheelhouse and Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding were named Cape Community Champions at the...

Cape special education parent council session set...

2 years ago
The Cape Henlopen School District’s Special Education Department, in partnership with Child...

College Board AP Award goes to Sussex Academy

2 years ago
Sussex Academy has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for...

Cape High AVID students support Code Purple

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
A discussion on leadership skills evolved into a food donation drive led by the Cape High sophomore...

‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’ opens at Sussex Academy...

2 years ago
Sussex Academy will present the musical comedy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,”...

Lewes, Rehoboth elementaries earn accolades

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Lewes and Rehoboth elementaries were recognized by Secretary of Education Mark Holodick Jan. 20 for...

Delmarva Christian Schools open house set Feb. 9

2 years ago
Delmarva Christian Schools, a nondenominational Christian school system with locations in Milton...

Racial justice alliance honors Milton Elementary...

2 years ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Milton Elementary students...

Rehoboth Elementary Green Team recycles school paper

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Not many things will prompt a student to voluntarily give up recess, but to the 23 fifth-graders on...

Cape school district receives Giant Food Nourishing...

2 years ago
The Cape Henlopen School District recently received a grant issued by Giant Food through its...

Sussex Tech welcomes new school resource officer

2 years ago
Delaware State Police Cpl. Chase Petrella has joined Sussex Technical High School as the new school...

Sussex charter school heads host legislative breakfast

Ryan Mavity
2 years ago
The heads of three of Sussex County’s public charter schools hosted a breakfast event Jan. 12 for...

Sussex Academy students provide meals for neighbors...

2 years ago
Sussex Academy's All in Alliance Club members recently had a busy weekend of service Jan. 14-16 in...

Cape students learn about becoming teachers

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Cape High students considering careers in teaching learned about educational opportunities and...

Cape High student wins Optimist Club essay contest

2 years ago
The Optimist Club of Sussex County awarded two local high school students with cash prizes in its...

Milton Community Foundation seeks cap and gown donors

2 years ago
Every year, the Milton Community Foundation makes a donation to Cape Henlopen High School to...

Cape administrator reads and sings with Rehoboth...

2 years ago
Each Friday, Rehoboth Elementary School teacher Tina Windsor hosts a read-aloud guest for her fifth...

Weather lesson captivates Rehoboth Elementary students

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Rehoboth Elementary third-graders peppered WMDT Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek with questions...

Racial justice alliance honors Lewes Elementary...

2 years ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Lewes Elementary fourth-graders...

Lewes FD honors fire prevention essay and poster...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 years ago
An elementary school student has just done something that has not been done in Lewes in quite a...

Rehoboth Elementary group collects toys for St. Jude

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Rehoboth Elementary Girls on the Run members capped off their fall season by hosting a toy donation...

Scholarships available for students pursuing chicken...

2 years ago
Delmarva Chicken Association is inviting high school seniors, college students and graduate...

Sussex Tech class collaborates with Contractors for...

2 years ago
Through a collaboration with Contractors for a Cause, Sussex Tech carpentry students recently built...

Milton Elementary FAME students delight audience...

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Milton Elementary FAME students delighted teachers and family members with an after-school holiday...

Local students graduate from universities in 2022

2 years ago
Millsboro student graduates from Ole Miss Alec Barton of Millsboro graduated from the University of...

Children's program finds roots in self-sufficiency,...

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
A Georgetown family is sharing its model of self-sufficiency and homesteading with children...

UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute registration...

2 years ago
Registration will begin Thursday, Jan. 5, for the University of Delaware’s lifelong learning...

Cape district thanks community champions

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Clear Space Theatre Company and Grotto Pizza Grand Slam were named Cape Community Champions at the...

Racial justice alliance recognizes Cape High students

2 years ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Cape High students Karl Hazzard...

Thomas H. Draper Scholarship funded at Salisbury...

2 years ago
As the owner of WBOC-TV and other broadcast stations, Tom Draper helped shaped the lives of...

Sussex Consortium work program continues to grow

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
More than 110 Sussex Consortium students now participate in a growing partnership with local...

Rehoboth Elementary students facilitate food drive

2 years ago
Rehoboth Elementary School students in Scott Pierce’s classroom participated in the 39th annual...

Sussex Tech superintendent addresses Georgetown chamber

2 years ago
Dr. Kevin E. Carson, Sussex County Vocational Technical School District superintendent, addressed...

Racial justice alliance honors Sussex Consortium...

2 years ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Sussex Consortium student...

Delaware students encouraged to enter ArcGIS web app...

2 years ago
The Delaware Department of Education in conjunction with the state’s geospatial education community...

Fire company presents awards to Rehoboth Elementary...

2 years ago
Each October, Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company members visit students to provide education on...

DRBA summer internship applications due March 1

2 years ago
Delaware River & Bay Authority officials announced applications are open for its summer...

Sussex Tech Adult Ed buys bulldozer with...

2 years ago
Sussex Tech Adult Education recently purchased a bulldozer with funds received from the Delaware...

Sussex County group hosts inaugural K-5 STEM Fair

2 years ago
The Sussex County STEM Alliance hosted its inaugural K-5 STEM Fair Nov. 5 at Lewes Public Library...