St. Patrick’s Day At OCES

Frank O’Nanna serenaded students in the Early Childhood pod at Ocean City Elementary on St. Patrick’s Day. He played the banjo and guitar and sang Irish tunes including an original about Leprechauns jumping on a bed. Pictured are Andrew Cummings, Ava Hinkle, Frank Nanna, Logan Intrieri, and Brittany Chase.

DAR Essay Winner At WPS

Two Worcester Preparatory School students were honored by the Maryland State Society DAR for their winning essays at an Awards Luncheon in Hunt Valley, Md.  Colton Edmunds won the American History Essay Contest for Grade 5 and received a $200 award for his “Memoirs of Paul Revere.” Halie Murray-Davis, Grade 11, won the Christopher Columbus… Read more »

BIS Student Art On Display At The Globe

Berlin Intermediate School Art teacher Natalee Palmer and student Logan Figgs pose in front of Figgs’s nature artwork at The Globe on 2nd Friday in Berlin. Berlin Intermediate School student artwork was on display for the month of March, in celebration of National Youth Art Month. 

Adventures In Fatherhood

Venturing into my kids’ rooms late at night is a great way to end a day.Usually by the time their bedtime rolls around (8 p.m. in our house, no negotiations), all the signs have presented themselves that they are ready to crash.A little crankiness and wide mood swings usually are present with Beckett (who turns… Read more »

Things I Like

Independent mindsWhen my kids sleep lateBeing outsideNon-corporate businessesPanini sandwichesWhen the last of the Girls Scouts cookies are goneMelting snowWatching my dogs work on their bonesMarch Madness bracketsThe unique feel of a FridayGrilled scallops

Science Detectives At SES

Showell Elementary School second grade students Lane Jones and Brady Parcells were detectives in their Science class. They discovered shapes that could be put together to form ants’ bodies. Above, Vice Principal Dr. Aaron Dale checks the detectives’ work. Submitted Photos

Science Fair At SCA

Students in kindergarten through 8th grade at Seaside Christian Academy recently participated in the Annual Science Fair. One winner was awarded in each homeroom. The winners were Adam Hilbert, Emily Messick, Dylan Smith, and Cole Davidson. Above, Smith is shown with his exhibit entitled “What Falls to the Bottom.”

OCES Celebrates Read Across Maryland

Colonel Sheridan, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police, read “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” to Mrs. Phillips’ first grade class at Ocean City Elementary School in celebration of Read Across Maryland. Above Sheridan is pictured with two of the first graders.

Tree Ring Time Lines

Showell Elementary second graders Kennedy Hamby and Brooke Ranney shared the tree rings they created about their lives. Students made a timeline featuring highlights of their lives that look similar to the rings on a tree.