Winners in the Ocean City-Berlin Elks Drug Education Essay Competition were Worcester Prep Middle School students, from left, Lauren Meoli, third place; Kathleen Emche, first; and Caroline Savage, second. Their essays have moved on to judging at a higher level.
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Solid Figures At SES
Third grade students at Showell Elementary explored solid figures by discovering the number of edges, faces and vertices of each shape. Pictured, from left, are Devon Ross, Nicholas Angelo and Sam LeKites using a variety of solid figures to learn about the shapes.
Adventures In Fatherhood
by Steven Green
Ever since we switched Beckett into a toddler bed, the afternoon naps have become frustratingly inconsistent.It’s been about a month now since Pam took the lead and transitioned Beckett’s crib into a toddler bed. For those who don’t know, this amounted to essentially removing the front of the crib, giving him access to come and… Read more »
Things I Like
A burger with a couple different kinds of cheese melted on topMy kids’ excitement for bathsThe feeling after a hair cutSmell of my wife’s hairThose change countingmachines at the bankCalling Berlin homeActress Dakota FanningEverything bagelsSmell of leather furnitureGetting in a clean carA smooth flight
Things I Like
A burger with a couple different kinds of cheese melted on topMy kids’ excitement for bathsThe feeling after a hair cutSmell of my wife’s hairThose change countingmachines at the bankCalling Berlin homeActress Dakota FanningEverything bagelsSmell of leather furnitureGetting in a clean carA smooth flight
SoMIRAC
Stephen Decatur High School students placed in the 6th Annual State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC) High School Young Authors contest. Above, from left, are sophomore Jess Maddy, first; senior Holly Thiel, second; Creative Writing teacher Kim Patrick; senior Alexis Adelsberger, third; and sophomore Jonathan Phippin, second. The contest required a submission of an original story,… Read more »
Red Ribbon Week Winners
Ocean City Elementary School recently announced the winners of the Red Ribbon Week Drug and Alcohol Poster Contest winners. The winners will compete in the Worcester County contest. Pictured, front, are Maddox Bunting, second place in the K-3 category, and Leslie Zamora-Espinoza, third place in the K-3 category; back, Michaela Vinogradov, third place in the… Read more »
MCC Visits SES
Third grade students at Showell Elementary School learn about the ecosystem with the Maryland Conservation Corps from Assateague Island. Pictured are Jaya Tyre, Eric Gwin, Ella Peters, Zehra Mirza, Brian Atkins and Blair Gray.
Nation Geographic Bee Medal Earned
Head of Worcester Prep’s Lower School Celeste Bunting presents a Certificate of Achievement and National Geographic Bee Medal to fifth grader Jarrett Daffern, who was the school winner in the 2011 Geography Bee for grades 4 through 8.
President Brochure
Students in Bess Cropper’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School used one of the school’s two mobile tech labs to navigate and locate information about U.S. presidents to create a brochure. Pictured, from left, are Emily Tilghman, Kellen Catrino and Sam Oates.