SDHS Senior Named National Hispanic Scholar

Stephen Decatur High School Senior Elyssia Cardenas has been named a National Hispanic Scholar by the 2009-2010 National Hispanic Recogition Program, which honors Hispanic/Latino high school students from across the nation. Cardenas was selected as an NHRP scholar from a pool of over 200,000 students nationwide. Pictured with Cardenas are guidance counselor Betsy Williams and… Read more »

Things I Like

Things I Like

The new cover of this paperGetting to the Route 1 bypass when driving through Delaware Chapstick that works Hardee’s on a road trip Pulling in my driveway anytime Taking my son to the park Hearing a friend’s good newsUnusual namesThe show ‘Fast Forward’ Packing for a vacationThe orange-flavored G2

Fatherhood Adventures

Okay, think about this for a minute before responding – what would you say if someone called your kid fat?It happened the other day, and all I did was smile, for some reason, and utter a ridiculous comment that I would take back if I could.I was pushing Beckett along the street in his stroller… Read more »

BIS Students Learn About Volcanoes

As part of the reading theme, “Nature’s Fury,:” students at Berlin Intermediate School read stories and learned about a variety of volcanoes. To prepare for a writing assignment comparing two types of volcanoes, the fifth graders used dramatization and music to reenact a violent volcanic eruption. Above, playing the instruments are Wyatt Church and Brody Shockley. Dancing… Read more »

Worcester Prep Fall Olympic Day

Students in the Middle and Upper Schools at Worcester Preparatory School enjoyed a variety of physical and academic challenges during their fall Olympic Day, which was hosted by the Student Government Association and the Middle/Upper School Advisory Program. Above, from left, are Laura Breslau, Carrie Hall, Theresa Ciletti, Zoe´ Kulina, Victoria Purnell and Bethany Frick…. Read more »

BIS 4th Graders Make Instruments and Write Songs.

Berlin Intermediate School students in Mrs. Lovell’s fourth grade homeroom created original musical compositions using homemade percussion instruments. The musical compositions helped classmates understand the concept of mood and how it related to the story they were reading. Pictured, from left, are Faith McCarty, Elaina Miller, Ian Myers and Jamie Ditzel.