School Life

Mediacom helps close digital divide for Sussex students

4 years ago
To close the digital gap for K-12 students in Sussex County, Mediacom Communications’...

Program expands education for incarcerated Delawareans

4 years ago
Delaware inmates will soon have access to college-level instruction through a new collaboration...

Sussex Consortium students utilize new movie theater

4 years ago
Sussex Consortium students are not wasting any time in making the most of the incredible resources...

Worcester Prep inducts 42 into National Honor Society

4 years ago
The Charles R. Jenkins Chapter of the National Honor Society at Worcester Preparatory School in...

Sussex Tech names Dr. Kevin Carson superintendent

4 years ago
The Sussex County Vocational Technical School District Board of Education has unanimously appointed...

Worcester Prep virtual holiday bazaar online until...

4 years ago
All are invited to shop online at Worcester Preparatory School’s inaugural virtual holiday bazaar...

Lewes educator Kathryn Pepper pens ‘Ripples of Hope’

4 years ago
Lewes teacher Kathy Pepper has written and published a book titled “Ripples of Hope: Thoughts on...

Groundbreaking held for new $45 million Howard T....

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Indian River School District and elected officials gathered Nov. 20 to mark the groundbreaking...

Delmarva Christian Schools application fee waived...

4 years ago
Delmarva Christian Schools is accepting applications now for students entering prekindergarten...

Worcester Prep teachers recognized as AP readers

4 years ago
With an average of 19 years of teaching experience, Worcester Preparatory School teachers are...

Little Vikings families engage safely in student...

4 years ago
Sussex Consortium staff members know the importance of family involvement in a student’s education...

Cape crowns 2020 Homecoming King and Queen

4 years ago
Cape Henlopen High School held its annual Homecoming ceremony at halftime of the Vikings’ football...

Educational Support Professional of Year to be named...

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Delaware school districts will learn Friday, Nov. 20, who will represent the state as the 2021...

Love Creek students celebrate World Kindness Day

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
To celebrate World Kindness Day Nov. 13, Anna Nelson’s fourth-graders at Love Creek Elementary...

Indian River High School Alumni Hall of Fame...

4 years ago
The Indian River High School Hall of Fame continues to honor alumni who make outstanding...

Coast Day essay and photo contest winners announced

4 years ago
Delaware Sea Grant and the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment...

Indian River district school choice applications due...

4 years ago
The Indian River School District will utilize the Data Service Center’s web-based Delaware Public...

Mask-up poster reminds students to stay safe

4 years ago
The Delaware Healthcare Association, Delaware State Education Association and Delaware School...

Veterans build desks for Milton students

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Local veterans bestowed another gift to the community by building and donating 40 new desks for...

School of Nursing Saliba Scholarship awarded to...

4 years ago
Peyton Medd, a Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing student, was selected as this year’s recipient...

Cape teacher seeks funds for Kenya sewing school

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Cape High teacher Alayna Aiken’s mission to create a sewing school in the small village of Turkwell...

Cape grad Nicolette Natrin awarded scholarship

4 years ago
Nicolette Natrin, a 2009 Cape High graduate, has been awarded the 2020 Nuherbs Chinese Medicine...

Students transform pumpkins into storybook characters

4 years ago
To continue their Halloween tradition and encourage a love for reading, Worcester Preparatory...

Student essay contest entries due to Optimist Club...

4 years ago
The Optimist Club of Sussex County is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase Reaching...

DOE to offer micro-credentials to support state...

4 years ago
For the first time, the Delaware Department of Education will offer educators the opportunity to...

Students to receive free meals all year

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
All students can now receive free breakfast and lunch through the entire 2020-21 school year,...

Shields Elementary celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Shields Elementary Spanish immersion students marked Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about...

High school rodeo to round up in Harrington Nov. 6-7

4 years ago
The champions of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association recently competed at the Delaware State...

Sussex Tech applications open through Jan. 13

4 years ago
Sussex Technical High School’s annual admissions lottery is now open. Due to COVID restrictions,...

Delaware CAN continues advocacy for high-quality...

4 years ago
The Delaware Campaign for Achievement Now launched in 2017 as a nonprofit education advocacy...

Mobile pumpkin patch makes a stop at Worcester Prep

4 years ago
In lieu of their annual fall field trip to a local farm, Worcester Preparatory School students in...

CHEF welcomes new board member Peter Carter

4 years ago
The Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation has elected Peter E. Carter to a three-year term on its...

HOB teacher pens first children’s book

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
On March 12, 2020, Jordan Saez’s third-grade students ate donuts for breakfast and enjoyed a Math...

Sussex Tech to continue modified remote learning plan

4 years ago
The Sussex County Vocational Technical School District Board of Education has voted to extend the...

Sussex Tech names top district support professional

4 years ago
The Sussex County Vocational Technical School District has named Philip J. Wilson, district...

Delmarva Christian Schools to host virtual open...

4 years ago
Continuing its commitment to an excellent and distinct educational program regardless of the...

Cape celebrates 2021 district Teacher of the Year

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Cape district Teacher of the Year Jorge Moreno Jaen has created a community in the classroom where...

Sunrise Rotary supports Long Neck Elementary...

Ryan Mavity
4 years ago
Long Neck Sunrise Rotary and local business leaders came together Oct. 14 to donate more than $13,...

Space open for more students in Lewes After School...

4 years ago
The Lewes After School Program has space for students. With full internet access, the program...

Distancing, masks, technology curb COVID-19 in Cape...

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Just over five weeks into the 2020-21 school year, Cape district students and staff have settled...

Indian River names David Clark top district support...

4 years ago
David Clark of Indian River High School has been named the Indian River School District’s...

Cape’s Lord-Gordon recognized for meal program

4 years ago
Delaware First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney stopped by H.O. Brittingham Elementary Oct. 12 to present...

Cape elementary schools to be redistricted

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Cape officials are proceeding with plans first announced in July to redistrict elementary schools...

Worcester Prep middle schoolers study personal finance

4 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School added a new personal finance course to the middle school curriculum...

Sussex Tech Teacher of Year melds graphic design...

4 years ago
Visitors walking into Kelli Gehrke’s Sussex Tech High School classroom are instantly struck by the...

Lefty’s event to benefit Bryan Allen Stevenson...

4 years ago
The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence will host a drive-in movie screening of “Just Mercy...

Cape High students bike local trails

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Cape High physical education students are geared up and biking regional trails, but more bicycles...

Worcester Prep completes first month of in-person...

4 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School welcomed back faculty and students in person Sept. 1, reuniting for...

Love Creek students surprise teachers with parade

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Love Creek Elementary administrators and PTO officers surprised teachers Sept. 15 with a parade the...

2021 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be named Oct. 13

4 years ago
Delaware teachers will learn Tuesday, Oct. 13, who will represent the state as the 2021 Teacher of...

Dollar General foundation awards $6K to support...

4 years ago
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently announced plans to help make a difference in...

Johnson Orthodontics donates water bottles to Cape...

4 years ago
Local orthodontist Dr. Jonathan Johnson received a rather unique request this year. A Mariner...

Cape names educational support professional of the year

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Shields Elementary School paraeducator Chantal Smith was named Cape district’s 2020-21 Educational...

Cape nutrition supervisor earns state award for meal...

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
A Cape employee’s determination to keep students fed when COVID-19 closed schools has earned state...

Worcester Prep students accept Rachel’s Challenge

4 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School faculty and students attended a Rachel’s Challenge assembly Sept. 15...

Worcester Prep captures best school and best teacher...

4 years ago
Worcester Preparatory School kicked off the year by announcing its recognition as one of the Best...

Worcester Prep students receive National Merit...

4 years ago
Worcester Preparatory Head of School Dr. John McDonald recently announced that Daniel Chen, Waverly...

Sussex Tech welcomes new teachers and staff members

4 years ago
The Sussex County Vocational Technical School District staff has been joined by 15 new teachers and...

Salisbury University announces local graduates

4 years ago
Some 41 Sussex County students recently graduated from Salisbury University. They were among the 1,...

Delmarva Christian students convene for See You at...

4 years ago
Delmarva Christian Schools celebrated the 30th anniversary of the See You at the Pole event a...