The Charles R. Jenkins Chapter of the National Honor Society at Worcester Preparatory School has inducted 48 new members. Pictured, front from left, are Macayla Costleigh, Karlie Southcomb, Olivia Bescak, Leigh Lingo, Madison Bescak, Lauren Gosnear, Clare Riley, Alexandra Van Orden, Lily Zechiel and Carter Hill; second row, Chandler Dennis, Eva Parks, Stormy McGuiness, Julie… Read more »
Karin Lertora’s third grade students Gavin Buchheit and Sarah Cooke demonstrate equal groups with candy corn to model multiplication at Showell Elementary School.
Watching youth sportsReading the editorial section of newspapers while travelingSurprising my kidsHonest restaurant reviewsKids who do not wear flat brim hatsA movie with a great soundtrackBeing able to eavesdrop and understand people speaking SpanishA great night’s sleepProductive quiet time at my deskStill using an old school pencilReading in a quiet house
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. The last two weeks’ MVPs were Ernest Shockley, above left, who totaled 20 tackles against Bennett two weeks, and Darion McKenzie, who rushed for 205 yards with… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School hosted its Upper School Homecoming Dance last month. Pictured, front from left, are Homecoming King Nick Curtis and Queen Julia D’Antonio; and, back, freshman Prince Sam Cantor and freshman Princess Hannah Merritt, Sophomore Prince Nic Abboud and Sophomore Princess Sophia Principe, Junior Princess Sara Young and Junior Prince Luke Buas and Senior… Read more »
Nazli Unal and Emma Cavall, students in Lynn Wrench’s third grade class at Ocean City Elementary School used the Scientific Method by observing candy corn submerged in different solutions in order to collect data about which solution dissolved the candy the fastest.
“Tomorrow is a new day.”That’s a common expression around our house as we continue to ride the wild roller coaster that is parenting.It’s amazing to me the highs and lows that come with raising kids. The positives far outweigh the negatives, but human nature — or at least for me — brings a certain spotlight… Read more »
Ocean City Elementary School held its third annual Heavenly Hats Day on Thursday, Oct. 15. For just a $1 donation, students, faculty and staff had the privilege of wearing their favorite hats to school, while positively impacting the lives of those facing the biggest challenge of their lives — cancer. OCES made a donation of $635.40 to… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory School sixth grade students presented the play Comic Book Artist by Pat Lydersen in the Athletic and Performing Arts Center on Oct. 27. It was directed by teachers Linda Smith and Susan Godwin. Pictured, front from left, are Myra Cropper, Aiden Hammond, Henry Hershey, Brice Richins, Graham McCabe and Lily Baeurle; second row,… Read more »
The Rideau was a popular Ocean City hotel for over 70 years and was famous for having the longest porch on the Boardwalk. Originally an early 1900s combination of three adjoining Victorian era boarding houses known as the Virginia, the Rideau and the Linmar, the hotel underwent a series of sectional rebuildings and renovations following… Read more »