Students at Worcester Prep enjoyed sessions with Jack Burrus of the World of Robotics. The program was designed to encourage students to think critically and creatively as they learned how robots were made and how they could control robots with keyboards, their voices and their gestures. The students had the opportunity to interact with robotic… Read more »
Students in Mrs. Piern’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School enjoyed learning how to use the Kuno Tablets during a recent math lesson on geometry. Pictured with their tablets are Samuel Reyes-Ayala and Matthew Beck.
Willye Conner Ludlam built the Santa Maria Motel on the Boardwalk and 15th Street in 1956. It was one of the first masonry buildings on the Boardwalk and one of the first motels on what would become known as “Motel Row”. The Santa Maria epitomized what motels of the post-World War II era had to… Read more »
Showell Elementary first grade teacher Laura Wheeler is pictured with first grader Brooke Berquist following the annual hoedown celebration on Friday, Oct. 25. The entire first grade performed songs and dances under the direction of physical education teacher Alyson Brabitz and music teacher Bethany Pugner.
Worcester Preparatory School Headmaster Dr. Barry W. Tull recently announced Lucas Baier, Sara Freund, Claire Stickler and Jamie Welch have been named Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the 2012 Preliminary… Read more »
The top students in the Grades K-6 reading competition at Worcester Prep for Summer 2013 were, from left, Myra Cropper, Grade 4; Caitlyn Hoen, Grade 3; Macy Steinwedel, Grade 1; and Colin Savage, Grade 2.
Second graders in Mrs. Fogle’s class at Ocean City Elementary created character book reports. Students were to pick a character from a picture book and describe the character traits of that character. After describing what that character was like, students were to be creative and create that character. Pictured above are Parker Intrieri, Ella Katna,… Read more »
Logging the most service hours for Stephen Decatur High School with over 400 was junior Wyatt Bishop. Bishop is pictured with his mother, Amy Bishop, Superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools Dr. Jerry Wilson and Chief Operations Officer Louis Taylor. He was recognized during the 11th Annual SDHS Presidential Service Award ceremony.
Dropping my kids off at schoolAn expensive steak that tastes like itA pleasant surprise in the mailWatching a thunderstorm over the bayA bowl full of sea glassWhen it’s peaceful in my houseTaking a swim before breakfastThe look of the new Tanger OutletsWhen my memory serves me rightSmall conch shellsPicking my kids up at school
Cathy Auxer’s kindergarten class at Worcester Prep enjoyed making images of themselves and posting them on the class bulletin board. If you look at each student, you’ll see their image dressed up like they’ve imagined their future selves. Students pictured, from left, are George Sapna, Olivia Conaway, Lynden Prosser, Addison McMillan, Lilly Phillips, Anisha Batra,… Read more »