School Life

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...

Beach Babies tapped to pilot educational initiative

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Beach Babies Child Care of Rehoboth was tapped to pilot a new educational initiative designed to...

Cape allied health students net gold in state...

1 year ago
Cape High students Lindsay D'Ambrogi, Kyli Doyan-Baridon, Lily Joyce and Emily McCullough netted a...

Cape High chefs take second place in state contest

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape High culinary students earned a second-place finish in state competition for an Asian-themed...

Mariner Middle career fair enlightens students

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Hundreds of eighth-graders descended upon the Mariner Middle gym March 27 to explore occupational...

Cape seniors named Secretary of Education Scholars

1 year ago
Cape High seniors Ashley Carrier, Sophia Chilelli, Morgan Newcomb were among 93 Delaware public...

Delmarva Christian Schools inspires young minds on...

1 year ago
Delmarva Christian Schools celebrated Science Day March 14, coinciding with Pi Day. Curated for...

Girl Scout Troop 665 donates to Cape schools

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Girl Scout Troop 665 members stopped by Lewes Elementary April 10 to drop off five baskets of...

Cape driver ed students learn to share the road with...

1 year ago
The Sharing the Road with Trucks program and its staff from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute...

Cape Odyssey of the Mind teams heading to world finals

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
After strong performances in the state contest in April, including a perfect score for the Mariner...

Lewes Elementary students color for a cause

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Lewes Elementary students interested in the environment were awarded for their artistic efforts...

Johnson Orthodontics awards gift card to Beacon teacher

1 year ago
Dr. Jonathan Johnson recently surprised another local teacher with a $200 gift card as part of his...

Milton Community Foundation donates $4,900 to Cape High

1 year ago
The legacy of Milton native and three-term school board member Noble Prettyman continues through...

Rehoboth Elementary students solve engineering problems

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
In place of the traditional science fair platform, Rehoboth Elementary fifth-graders piloted a new...

Cape early learning program expands reach

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Services for Cape district children have expanded with the addition of two positions focused on...

Local students excel at universities in 2023

1 year ago
Local students inducted into collegiate honor society Tess DeBastiani of Lewes and Gary Conte of...

Sussex Montessori students develop problem-solving...

1 year ago
First- and second-graders in Mason Falligant’s class at the Sussex Montessori Charter School in...

Sussex Tech Adult Ed hosts trades rotation for high...

1 year ago
Thanks to funds from the Delaware Department of Labor, Sussex Tech Adult Education is hosting a...

K-9 unit visits H.O. Brittingham Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students welcomed a couple of special guests March 22, as they kicked...

Students hear Supreme Court arguments in Sussex County

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Delaware’s top justices held court March 19 at Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown...

Cape High students compete in Delaware Science Olympiad

1 year ago
Cape High students participated in the annual Delaware Science Olympiad March 2 at Delaware State...

Cape senior Hazel Getzlaff wins state honor

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education has selected Cape High senior Hazel...

Milton FAME students win essay contest awards

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Milton Elementary FAME students were recognized for their award-winning essays March 20 in a...

Wheelhouse dining to benefit Cape music boosters...

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen Music Boosters will be the beneficiary of a dine-and-donate event and silent...

Sussex Central Rotary scholarship applications due...

1 year ago
Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club announced Sussex Central High School seniors may apply by Wednesday,...

Cape High wind ensemble performs at Temple University

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen High School Wind Ensemble traveled to Philadelphia March 15 to perform in the...

New sign installed at Rehoboth Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
At Rehoboth Elementary, a new sign has been installed that can be seen from Coastal Highway...

Sports fields near completion at Frederick D. Thomas...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Work on athletic fields at Frederick D. Thomas Middle School in Lewes is mostly completed, with...

Mariner Middle students net 25 awards at state contest

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Mariner Middle Business Professionals of America students netted 25 awards at the state level,...

Cape board honors Beacon Middle secretary, substitute

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Beacon Middle financial secretary Katina Norwood and...

Rehoboth student to represent Sussex at national...

1 year ago
A 10-year-old Sussex County student is making the g-r-a-d-e when it comes to being the top speller...

Milton Elementary social worker earns national honors

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Milton Elementary school social worker Gloria Ho is quick to include her district counterparts in...

Racial justice alliance honors Rehoboth Elementary...

1 year ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Rehoboth Elementary fifth-...

Cape district honors Lefty’s Alley & Eats for work...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Lefty’s Alley & Eats for being a Cape Community...

Cape district activities promote inclusive...

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen School District celebrated Inclusion Week March 4-8, with various games and...

Cape district job fair looks to recruit local...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Taking advantage of a no-student day, district officials held a job fair at Cape Henlopen High...

Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program open for...

1 year ago
Gov. John Carney recently announced a call for applications from Delaware high school students...

Child Inspired summer camp sign-up discounted thru...

1 year ago
Child Inspired announced registration is open for its summer programs for children and teens, with...

Lions grant provides diabetes education for Delaware...

1 year ago
Thanks to a grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation, diabetes training is available for...

Healthcare student mini-grant applications due April 15

1 year ago
Each year, March 18 is designated as National Health Workforce Well-Being Day to recognize the...

Rehoboth Elementary student wins Sussex regional...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Wearing his light-up sneakers, Rehoboth Elementary School fifth-grader Vihaan Jagadeesh already...

Grange gives $22,500 to endow scholarship at DSU

1 year ago
The Delaware State Grange recently established an endowed scholarship to support agriculture...

Long Neck Elementary, Millsboro Middle robotics...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Long Neck Elementary and Millsboro Middle robotics teams rolled over their competition in the VEX...

Winter Jam a success for Cape Henlopen Educational...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The annual Winter Jam fundraiser was a success for the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation, with...