J.C. Wood, a kindergarten student at Showell Elementary, visited the Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, Fla. last week. He learned about the manatees’ habitat and the importance of never touching a “sea cow”, since they are an endangered species.
Category: Beach Living
SDHS Senior Named National Merit Finalist
Stephen Decatur High School senior Bonnie Eisenman, center, was recently named a National Merit Finalist, a distinction given only to the individuals who earn a PSAT score in the top one percent of the country. Eisenman plans to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall. She is pictured with Senior Guidance Counselor Betsy… Read more »
OC Elementary Students Practice Readers Theater Scripts
Third grade students from Mrs. Carolyn Mitrecic’s class at Ocean City Elementary School practice reading their Readers Theater scripts. Pictured from the left are Jack Remmell, Chad Fischer, Shiran Lazarovich, and Tara Fischer.
Showell Elementary Use Manipulatives For Arithmetic
Showell Elementary third grade mathematicians Rachel Haskell, Ivy Stearn and Wynter Frost use manipulatives like the red cubes pictured to make sets that help them learn multiplication and division.
Fatherhood Adventures
It’s all going by too fast for me.When I first became a dad, the most common piece of advice I received was something along the lines of, ‘enjoy it while it lasts because they grow up so fast.’ I heard it so many times I admit to growing a bit weary of the expression.At the… Read more »
Things I Like
A nice day when the forecast said otherwiseGreat sports movie, like ‘Hoosiers’ Fried oystersHearing bagpipes in the distancePlaying trucks with my sonWhen Maryland is in the big tourneyBooks about local historyWave watching at the Inlet during a stormA liberating changeFlying out of SalisburyDriving along Old Ocean City Road
Fatherhood Adventures
The baby of the house seems to have discovered his voice.This revelation has made life a little more frenzied of late because the sounds that come from Carson, now 4 months young, are quite unique.This is sensitive territory to chart here, but the fact is his first sounds are different than any I have ever… Read more »
Snow Hill Students Donate Hundreds to Red Cross Relief Fund
Snow Hill Elementary School students recently donating over $300 to the Red Cross for the Haitian Relief Fund. Pictured with the donation containers are students Sammy Brown (second grade), Jacob Jones (kindergarten), Monaejah Dorsey (pre-kindergarten), Megan Hardy (first grade) and Maurice Hudson (third grade). Submitted Photos
Worcester Prep Gymnast Meets Former Olympian
Worcester Preparatory School Level 7 gymnast Julia D’Antonio is pictured with Kerri Strug, a member of the 1996 women’s Gold Medal Olympic team, and her father, Tony, director of College Counseling at the school. Strug was a guest of D’Antonio’s gymnastics academy last month.
Showell Kindergarteners Learn About Wintery Weather
Showell Elementary kindergarteners have been studying the winter weather and what they like to wear to keep warm. Mrs. Fell’s class collected data on whether they preferred mittens or gloves. The gloves won by only one vote. Pictured, from left, are Khi Reid, Amalia Murphy, Sawyer Hudson, Kiersen Thorne, Courtney Fisher and Zoe Rayne.