Happy Valentine’s Day!!I just returned from setting up our booth at the Ocean City Boat Show and having dinner with the family and was greeted to a great fishing report from Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star. We’ll be set up in booth 443 in the upstairs ballroom this weekend and we’ll have Hooked… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
Adventures Of Fatherhood – February 15, 2019

I came across a column this week about youth sports that I thought was worthy of sharing.Beckett, 10, has played multiple sports most of his life. If you ask him which sport he likes the best, he will tell you whatever one he is playing at that time. When asked recently by a friend what… Read more »
Worcester Prep Pre-Kindergartens Invite Lower School Students To Pay $1 For Fundraiser To Adopt A Polar Bear
Erika Phillips’ and Jennifer Hoen’s Worcester Prep Pre-Kindergarten class invited the Lower School students to pay $1 to wear pajamas to school on Jan. 25 for a fundraiser to adopt a polar bear. The class came up with the idea to adopt a polar bear while studying bears and hibernation and reading the book, “We’re… Read more »
Optimal Performance Associates/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Names 10 Worcester Prep Field Hockey Players To National Academic Squad

Optimal Performance Associates/National Field Hockey Coaches Association has named 10 Worcester Prep Varsity Field Hockey players to their National Academic Squad, of which two were also recognized as Scholar of Distinction. Honored were, from left, Hailee Arrington, Virginia Bateman, Rylie Carey, Ally Elerding, Aly Matha, Head Field Hockey Coach Katie Oxenreider, Molly McCormick, Hana Miller,… Read more »
Things I Like – February 15, 2019
Eating healthy at the beginning of the weekWhen a good deed does not come back to bite in a bad waySeeing my boys hug good nightHearing good economic reportsSunday brunchYoung athletes who are humbleNot owning an ashtrayOpen-door policiesNights when I fall asleep quicklyWorking on a nasty dayEating not so healthy at the end of the… Read more »
Winners Of Berlin/Ocean City Optimist Club Art Competition Announced

The winners of the Berlin/Ocean City Optimist Club Art Competition have been announced. The works of arts are on display at the Worcester County Arts Council in Berlin. The competition offers a total of $1,400 in cash prizes to the student artists. Pictured, above from left, are Saylor McGuiness, honorable mention, painting, Worcester Prep; Allie… Read more »
Upper School Students Host Talk Shows On Worcester Prep’s Radio Station

A select group of Upper School students host their own talk shows on Worcester Prep’s radio station, “Audiograted,” which is broadcast worldwide. Under the direction of technology teacher, Nancy Raskauskas, the shows are completely run by students who manage the programming and live broadcasts before and after school.
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – February 15, 2019

The Ocean City beachfront from Caroline Street to 2nd Street had a much different appearance in 1955 and some of the famous hotels and buildings of that era can be seen in this historic photo.Pictured, from left, are The Maryland Inn, the Coast Guard Station, the Showell block with Edwards 5 and 10, the Roosevelt… Read more »
Gorgeous Day Off Here
I just got back from a long ride coming back from the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA and was greeted by a nice report from Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star who had some beautiful conditions today and some nice tog over the rail.Such a gorgeous day off here; slight swell from… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – February 8, 2019

Fashions in the 1890’s and early 1900’s were far more formal than what can be seen in Ocean City today. In that era, people dressed up to stroll on the Boardwalk. Men wore hats and suits — or at least a coat and tie — and women wore long skirts, fancy hats and long-sleeved blouses…. Read more »