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Sussex Tech Coast Guard cadet awarded for...
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Sussex Technical High School Coast Guard JROTC instructor Guy Rush recently presented Cadet Emily...
Local students graduate from universities in 2024
5 months ago
Local student graduates from Tampa The University of Tampa announced Ethan Hatfield of Lewes...
Cape DECA sweeps career development conference
Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
Cape Henlopen High School had 42 students – its highest number in several years – compete in the...
All-County Honors Bands to perform at Cape Feb. 27
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Cape Henlopen School District recently announced nine Mariner Middle School musicians have been...
Programs enhance elementary students’ leadership skills
5 months ago
Two programs at Sussex Academy Elementary are allowing students to form relationships and enhance...
Sussex Consortium holds pre-K literacy night for...
5 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District and Sussex Consortium welcomed families with children ages 3 and...
Sussex Academy students shine in 4-H public speaking...
5 months ago
Sussex Academy students made a great showing in the Sussex County 4-H public speaking contest held...
Fred Thomas Middle School students present research...
5 months ago
Seventh-grade students at Fred Thomas Middle School recently showcased their research, creativity...
Optimist Club presents awards to student essay...
5 months ago
With her entry based on the theme, How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success, Parker O’Shields, a...
Grant funds Sussex Tech Adult Ed 4-wheel-drive...
5 months ago
With funds from a federal Perkins grant, Sussex Tech Adult Education recently purchased a John...
Sussex Academy lottery invites 146 new families to...
5 months ago
Sussex Academy, a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school in Georgetown, announced the results of...
Beacon Middle School hosts Breakfast with Heroes
5 months ago
Beacon Middle School students were recently asked to think of someone in their lives whom they...
SDARJ honors Cape district students for excellence
5 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored select students at the Sussex...
Dolle’s named Cape’s January Community Champion
Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District, the school board and the Sussex Consortium recognized Dolle’s...
Sussex Tech students prepare for Skills USA state...
5 months ago
Sussex Technical High School hosted a career technical education internal competition Jan. 18 to...
Sussex Academy to host blood drive Feb. 6
5 months ago
Sussex Academy will host the Blood Bank of Delmarva for a blood donation drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m...
Cass Spinosa repeats as Love Creek spelling bee...
Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
After a grueling 27-round showdown, fifth-grader Cass Spinosa clinched the title of Love Creek...
Fifth-grader Mia Barnes wins Rehoboth Elementary...
Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
Fifth-grader Mia Barnes won the Rehoboth Elementary spelling bee Jan. 23, qualifying her for the...
Legacy Academy to host open house Feb. 14
5 months ago
Legacy Academy, the only classical Christian school in Sussex County, will hold an open house from...
Substance use and prevention family session set at...
5 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District and Beebe Healthcare have partnered to bring an educational...
Sussex Academy holds World Language Honor Society...
5 months ago
Sussex Academy inducted seven new members of the World Language Honor Society in an intimate school...
Cape school board presents GEM awards
Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
The Cape school board presented the Going the Extra Mile Award to four recipients selected by Lewes...
Cape district lead nurse achieves national...
5 months ago
A Cape Henlopen School District school nurse leader has achieved the esteemed Nationally Certified...
Cape district students receive Scholastic art awards
5 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District announced several of its talented students were recognized for...
Students learn about safely sharing the road with...
5 months ago
In December, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute team visited Sussex Tech High School to...
Cape High theatre students train with pros in New York
5 months ago
Shortly before winter break, Cape High theatre students had the opportunity to travel as a group to...
George H.P. Smith Scholarship Fund taking new approach
6 months ago
After 15 years and nearly $90,000 awarded to 134 recipients, the George H.P. Smith Scholarship Fund...
Sussex Academy supports families through Giving Tree...
6 months ago
For the 25th straight year, Sussex Academy students and staff have supported the needs of school...
SDARJ honors Mariner Middle School students
6 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Mariner Middle School students...
Milton Elementary students deliver goods to Food Bank
6 months ago
Milton Elementary School Milton 5 Leadership Team members recently visited the Food Bank of...
Sussex Academy science honor students hold fundraiser
6 months ago
Members of the Science National Honor Society at Sussex Academy held a donut sale during lunch Dec...
Cape Henlopen Elks deliver supplies to Rehoboth...
6 months ago
Members of the Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes recently visited Rehoboth Elementary School...
Sussex Academy third-graders hold annual market day
6 months ago
Magic wands, slime, art and bookmarks were just some of the goods and services available at Sussex...
Rotary donates dictionaries to Rehoboth third-graders
6 months ago
More than 100 excited third-graders at Rehoboth Elementary School received gifts of dictionaries...
Sussex Academy FFA chapter members off to a great start
6 months ago
Sussex Academy students who launched a Future Farmers of America chapter this fall have wasted no...
Milton student wins Frederick Douglass oratorical...
6 months ago
Fiona Fisher, a seventh-grader from Milton, was awarded first place in her age category in a...
Alliance for racial justice honors Beacon Middle...
6 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Beacon Middle School students Ke...
Milton Community Foundation seeks cap and gown donors
6 months ago
Every year, the Milton Community Foundation makes a donation to Cape Henlopen High School to...
Sussex Tech students donate Hoops for Hunger proceeds
6 months ago
Sussex Technical High School’s Multiplying Good students donated canned goods collected during...
County Council honors soccer state champion Sussex...
6 months ago
Sussex Academy’s state championship soccer team was honored with a proclamation from Sussex County...
Cape Class of ’74 holds 50th reunion at LYC
6 months ago
The Cape Henlopen Class of 1974 recently held its 50th class reunion at Lewes Yacht Club. It was a...
UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning sets local open houses...
6 months ago
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will hold open houses from 10 a.m...
Delmarva Christian Athletics Hall of Fame holds...
6 months ago
Delmarva Christian Schools inducted four new honorees into its Athletics Hall of Fame Dec. 14. New...
Sussex Academy fall athletes honored for academics...
6 months ago
As the fall sports season concluded, Sussex Academy’s student-athletes received a number of...
Sussex Academy holds Poetry Out Loud competition
6 months ago
After two rounds of competition, junior Chase Reynolds was named winner of the Sussex Academy 2025...
Legacy Academy hosts grandparents for Christmas tea
6 months ago
On a chilly December morning in Georgetown, Legacy Academy students celebrated their grandparents...
Worcester Prep holds honor society inductions
6 months ago
The Worcester Preparatory School Charles R. Jenkins Chapter of the National Honor Society recently...
Sussex Academy students spread cheer at winter concert
6 months ago
Sussex Academy elementary students entertained families and classmates Dec. 6 with a winter concert...
Sussex Tech teacher earns national board certification
7 months ago
Sussex Technical High School announced Lynlee Phillips, a health/physical education teacher, has...
Sussex Academy students plant, harvest crops
7 months ago
Sussex Academy elementary students recently harvested their second fall crop of vegetables, which...
Schlitter named Delaware Music Educator of the Year
7 months ago
Juleeann Schlitter of Frederick D. Thomas Middle School in Lewes was named the 2023-24 Delaware...
UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning free mini-class...
7 months ago
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will offer more than 30 free, online...
Rehoboth Elementary holds food drive for Caroling on...
7 months ago
Rehoboth Elementary has been hosting a holiday food drive for several years, and this year’s has...
Kindergarteners see critters up close
7 months ago
Sussex Academy kindergarteners learned about the habits of animals in winter thanks to a special...
Sussex Tech health professions students host blood...
7 months ago
In November, Sussex Technical High School’s Health Professions Technologies students collected 71...
Meoli Companies McDonald’s awards scholarships to...
7 months ago
Meoli Companies McDonald’s Restaurants recently awarded $5,000 in scholarships to eight Delaware...
Sussex Academy students dive into ‘The Jungle’
7 months ago
In conjunction with their study of the Chicago-based novel “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair, Sussex...
Teacher appreciation gift card goes to Lewes...
7 months ago
Dr. Jonathan Johnson recently surprised another local teacher with a $200 gift card as part of his...
Delaware Farm Bureau intern applications due Dec. 31
7 months ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau is currently accepting applications from students pursuing a bachelor’s...
Sussex Academy welcomes new board members
7 months ago
In a unanimous vote Nov. 20, Sussex Academy leaders approved the addition of new board members Tom...
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