Stephen Decatur High School held its 9th Annual National English Honor Society Induction ceremony on Sept. 22 where 13 new members were inducted. Pictured, back from left, are Frannie Wheeler, Katie Withers, Will Rothermel, Scott Devenny, Amber Lee Oertel and Kaitlyn Custer; and front, Alex Buchheim, Elizabeth Masters, Emma Hancock, Paige McWilliam, Yi-Na Dong and… Read more »
Ocean City originally consisted of 50 acres between the Sinepuxent Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The name Ocean City was chosen for the new town in August 1874 by the stockholders of the Atlantic Hotel Company and in 1875 the site was surveyed by Daniel G. Hudson while standing on the mainland.The property was divided… Read more »
Bank of Ocean City’s Earl Conley presents a weekly award and a donation to the Boosters in the name of the week’s Stephen Decatur High School football MVP. This week’s MVP was Ernest Shockley, who had 29 tackles in a 14-3 loss to Kent Island. He is pictured with Conley and Head Coach Bob Knox…. Read more »
Learning about chemical reactions, students Samantha Cummings, Hannah Stirn and Marley Luckett mix sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid in JoAnna Evans’ science class at Seaside Christian Academy.
There is something to be said for a kids’ uniquely myopic perspective.I actually wish I could share that simplicity sometimes.It was on full display the other night while talking about the fact the wet weather cancelled Beckett’s soccer practice and would probably do the same to his weekend game.He didn’t take it well at all… Read more »
Second grade writers at Buckingham Elementary School in Christine Williams’ class personalized their Writers Workshop folders to represent their likes and interests. The folders are used to organize their ideas and drafts throughout the writing process. Pictured are students Bryaden Hawks, Joseph Field, Jermaine Farmer, Camryn Terrell, Paige Windsor, Eleanor Zollinger and Micah Harlacher.
Peggy and Sawyer Jester, a ninth grader at Pocomoke High School, holds up the protective Laptop Covers, sponsored by the Worcester County Education Foundation during the county-wide laptop distribution this month.
In response to the kids making a beach day miserable last weekend, they each were sent to their rooms for an hour — without electronics — to think it over.With an afternoon free of sports and other commitments and knowing soon the weather will turn, we headed to the beach. For whatever reason, on this… Read more »
By the early 1980’s, the beach in Ocean City was in bad shape. The dunes had been leveled for oceanfront development and storms had washed away the beach until it was practically non-existent. By the summer of 1985, a disaster was just waiting to happen.The disaster would be known to history as Hurricane Gloria and… Read more »
In honor of “Thank A Police Officer Day on Delmarva,” Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School students made cards and put together a basket of goodies to take to the Rehoboth Beach Police Barracks. Pictured are Student Council members receiving the cards from some lower grade students. Pictured, top row, Marisa Alvarez, Emily Selba, Tristyn Piperno… Read more »