School Life

Carson Watts graduates from West Virginia University

1 year ago
Milton resident Carson Sheldon Watts, a 2020 graduate of Sussex Technical High School, graduated...

Delmarva Christian Schools holds service day

1 year ago
Delmarva Christian Schools recently took part in Royals Service Day, when students embarked on a...

Cape bands perform in Bandstand Jazz Festival

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Four Cape Henlopen School District bands played during the May 17 Rehoboth Beach Bandstand Jazz...

Sussex Tech students conduct emergency drill

1 year ago
Students from Sussex Technical High School’s legal support and criminal justice technologies, along...

Cape JROTC holds awards ceremony

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen JROTC held its annual awards program May 15 in the Cape High theater. Dozens of...

Mindy Adams named Delaware School Counselor of the Year

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Being named the Delaware School Counselor of the Year was a humbling experience for Milton...

Delmarva Christian holds National Honor Society...

1 year ago
Delmarva Christian High School recently held its induction ceremony for the National Honor Society...

AAUW Coastal-Georgetown awards record $25,000 in...

1 year ago
AAUW Coastal-Georgetown branch will recognize its scholarship recipients during a luncheon ceremony...

Education signing day held at Cape

1 year ago
University of Delaware recruiter Jamie Bailey and Cape Henlopen High School senior Ava Phillipine...

Cape board recognizes award-winning employees

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized six employees at the May 9 board meeting for receiving...

Pathways to Success holds graduation celebration

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Pathways to Success held its fourth annual graduation celebration May 9 at Crossroad Community...

Cape celebrates prom in Rehoboth

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen High School celebrated the junior-senior prom May 11 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention...

WPS holds theatre and art honor society inductions

1 year ago
During April, six Worcester Preparatory School students were inducted to the WPS chapter of the...

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...