School Life

Cape students excel in Coast Day Essay Contest

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Students in Rehoboth and Shields elementaries were recognized recently for award-winning stories...

Sussex Academy receives Paul Kares grant for music...

3 years ago
Paul Cullen visited the Sussex Academy elementary school campus Nov. 3 to deliver 10 sets of new...

Veterans honored at H.O. Brittingham Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary fourth-graders honored America’s veterans with a Virtual Veterans Visit...

Georgetown High School Class of 1956 holds 65th reunion

3 years ago
The Georgetown High School Class of 1956 held its 65th reunion Oct. 1 at Mulligan’s Pointe in...

Cape ENT donates screening audiometer to Sussex Academy

3 years ago
Sussex Academy recently announced that Cape ENT donated a screening audiometer to its elementary...

Cape launches district-wide mentoring program

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Cape Henlopen School District Mentor Coordinator Kim Hoey Stevenson is set to launch a program...

Worcester Prep sophomores run fall fun fest for...

3 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School’s 10th grade organized the annual fall fun festival for first- to...

Plein air artist Laura Jenkins works with Worcester...

3 years ago
Local artist Laura Jenkins recently visited Worcester Preparatory School to give a two-day plein...

Dewey Beach Lion support Cape High JROTC

3 years ago
On Oct. 21, Cape High JROTC cadets provided a JROTC program presentation to the assembled members...

JROTC cadets recognized by American Legion Post 28

3 years ago
Seven Cape High JROTC cadets were honored with awards by American Legion Post 28 in Millsboro Oct...

Officers, members inducted in Millsboro Middle...

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Officers and members of the state’s only Junior Optimist International Club were inducted at an Oct...

Bowe named Sussex Tech Educational Support...

3 years ago
The Sussex County Vocational Technical School District announced that Jacques Bowe has been honored...

Cape High JROTC cadets recognized

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Cape High JROTC cadets were recognized at an Oct. 13 award ceremony for excellent performance at...

Beebe’s Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing sets...

3 years ago
Beebe Healthcare’s Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing invites those interested in entering the...

Shields collects food items for families in need

3 years ago
Remembering the school’s efforts in years past, Shields Elementary School fifth-grader Billy...

Worcester Prep celebrates school anniversary with...

3 years ago
To help celebrate Worcester Preparatory School’s 50th anniversary year, the eighth-grade class...

Johnson donates orthodontic emergency kits to schools

3 years ago
Dr. Jonathan Johnson of Johnson Orthodontics in Rehoboth Beach is well aware that school nurses...

Cape JROTC cadets volunteer at Fort Miles

3 years ago
Ten Cape High JROTC cadet volunteers assembled Oct. 21 at Cape Henlopen State Park to assist the...

Delaware State University project seeks input on...

3 years ago
Delaware State University will host virtual town hall meetings in November as part of a two-year...

Caesar Rodney SAR names scholarship and JROTC winners

3 years ago
The Caesar Rodney Chapter or the Sons of the American Revolution announced the winners of the...

Youth group demands climate change action

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Students comprising environmental group Fridays for Future Delaware rallied at The Circle in...

Sussex Academy crowns Homecoming king and queen

3 years ago
Kenny Cay of Bridgeville and Madison Leeper of Millsboro were crowned Sussex Academy’s Homecoming...

Oakley’s Farm mobile pumpkin patch visits Worcester...

3 years ago
The Oakley’s Farm Market mobile pumpkin palooza from Hebron, Md., visited Worcester Preparatory...

Delmarva Christian cuts ribbon on new Early Learning...

Ryan Mavity
3 years ago
Delmarva Christian School officially cut the ribbon on its new Early Learning Center at the school’...

Little Vikings celebrates Fire Prevention Month with...

3 years ago
The Sussex Consortium Preschool, Little Vikings, kicked off Fire Prevention Month in October by...

Delmarva Christian Schools to host prospective...

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

Weis Markets in Long Neck donates to Love Creek...

3 years ago
Weis Markets in Long Neck donated $400 to Love Creek Elementary School Oct. 15. Store Manager...

School of Nursing Saliba scholarship awarded to...

3 years ago
Josephine “Josie” Melson, a Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing student, was selected as this...

Delaware Tech dedicates automotive center

Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Local and state officials joined U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and Gov. John Carney Oct. 13 to celebrate...

Wilmington University’s Denise Wells awarded for...

3 years ago
Wilmington University announced Dr. Denise Wells, dean of the college of health professions, has...

Demolition of old H.O. Brittingham school begins

Ryan Mavity
3 years ago
Demolition crews have begun work taking down the old H.O. Brittingham Elementary School in Milton...

Worcester Prep names Commended Scholars

3 years ago
Worcester Preparatory Head of School Dr. John McDonald announced that Ayush Batra of Rehoboth Beach...

Fay Blake named to Indian River High School Hall of...

3 years ago
The newest member of the Indian River High School Hall of Fame for 2019-20 is Fayetta M. Blake,...

Cape High student volunteers in Kenya

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Cape High sophomore Logan Almond fulfilled his dream of visiting Africa while also working to...

Brandywine educator named 2022 Delaware Teacher of...

3 years ago
Brandywine High School special education teacher Jahsha Tabron was named Delaware’s 2022 State...

Love Creek students celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

3 years ago
Love Creek Elementary students explored Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 through cross-...

Cape High JROTC cadets continue to earn accolades

3 years ago
Cape Henlopen High School Army JROTC cadets received American Legion medals Oct. 4 for their...

Shields Elementary student gives back to district

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
For one Shields Elementary student, giving back to the community is an integral part of running a...

New Mariner Middle PTO looks to support students, staff

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Milton parents and local businesses are teaming together to jump-start a new iteration of the...

Homecoming brings smiles to Cape true Blue and Gold

Dan Cook
3 years ago
The Cape Henlopen High School Homecoming festivities brought smiles of joy to thousands of Vikings...

Nicole Silicato-Miller joins Worcester Prep board

3 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School announced Nicole Silicato-Miller of Millsboro has been named to its...

Online course helps parents navigate IEP

3 years ago
Special education consultant, international speaker and author Dr. William Lane has launched a new...

Groups push for early childhood education funding

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
An employee shortage combined with a lack of funding is causing a crisis in early childhood...

Stand By Me NexGen helps families find ways to pay...

3 years ago
Families looking for ways to fund students’ postsecondary education studies can receive free advice...

2022 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be named Oct. 11

3 years ago
Delaware teachers will learn Monday, Oct. 11, who will represent the state as the 2022 Teacher of...

Gillespie named IR district support professional of...

3 years ago
Gwendolyn Gillespie of Georgetown Elementary School has been named the Indian River School District...

Delmarva Christian freshmen bond at class retreat

3 years ago
Delmarva Christian Schools, a nondenominational Christian school system, traveled to Black Rock...

Local students start college

3 years ago
Local students accepted into College of Charleston Honors College Two local students were accepted...

Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety Oct. 3-9

3 years ago
The Delaware State Fire School and local fire departments are teaming up with the National Fire...

Nathaniel Mitchell DAR donates supplies to Ennis School

3 years ago
The Maj. Nathaniel Mitchell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently donated...

Worcester Prep students test to see if coconuts sink...

3 years ago
Prekindergarten students at Worcester Preparatory School conducted a fun science experiment Sept.17...

Cape names educational support professional of the year

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Mariner Middle School paraeducator Bryant Hazzard was named the Cape Henlopen School District 2021-...

Rehoboth Elementary named a 2021 National Blue...

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Rehoboth Elementary was one of three Delaware schools recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School...

WPS students earn 35 Advanced Placement honors

3 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School students from the classes of 2021, ‘22 and ‘23 captured 35 Advanced...

Cape officials, Milton community celebrate new school

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Cape district employees, Milton leaders, and state and local officials joined the community Sept...

Literacy Delaware recognizes outstanding tutors

3 years ago
Volunteers are the heart of everything Literacy Delaware does. The organization recently recognized...

Carney proclaims September as Campus Fire Safety Month

3 years ago
At the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Conference held recently at the Chase Center in Wilmington,...

Public tours Cape High expansion

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Community members toured the new Cape High expansion at a Sept. 17 open house. Officials broke...

Cape district test scores exceed state averages

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Cape Henlopen schools scored largely above average on state assessment tests in 2021, a year for...

Worcester Prep parents and faculty welcome new families

3 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School Parents Association hosted a new parent coffee event Sept. 8 to...