Alicia Cropper, an English Second Language Teacher at Ocean City Elementary School, works with students who speak a language other than English, to acquire English through innovative vocabulary activities, socialization activities and the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum. Pictured are Sandra Aldana-Almaguer, Brandon Campechano and Cropper.
Category: Beach Living
Fire Prevention Week at the Berlin Fire House
As part of Fire Prevention Week, local day care children visited the Berlin Fire House on Tuesday. Firefighters David Haines and Miguel Castanares conducted some demonstrations for the kids. Above, the children are pictured with Sparky the fire dog.
Volunteers help Worcester County Families
Members of Stephen Decatur High School’s Connections, a volunteer organization, collected and delivered school supplies to Worcester County families through the Worcester County GOLD program. Above, senior Taylor Phillips packages notebooks and other school items for individual families.
Fatherhood Adventures
My five-month-old has a girlfriend.It seems a love affair, albeit one-sided, has developed between our Beckett and Dora the Explorer. We are not exactly sure how to take it at such a young age, but it seems harmless at this point. He is equally fascinated with Dora’s cousin, Diego, who has his own cartoon “Go… Read more »
Things I Like

Family photos on an office deskMelted brie cheese on a crackerAn old photo album with a broken creasePizza on a thin crustWorking on cloudy, rainy daysA quick weekend road tripVideotaping my son’s anticsThe show, “Amazing Race”When my dogs come when calledCooking on the grill when it’s cold outPlayoff baseball games
Things I Like

Reaching the bottom of a pile of billsHolding my little boy after a bathThe new marlin display on the boardsChecking out the Inlet during a stormCatching and releasing an undersized fishPhotos of the Assateague poniesA steak and asparagus for dinnerBeing able to take the dogs back to the beachWhen computers work as they are supposed… Read more »
Fatherhood Adventures
I read a column recently that got me looking ahead to 18 years from now.In his column in The Baltimore Sun on Aug. 26, columnist Dan Rodricks wrote a column my wife brought to my attention because it made her cry. Later in the day, I had a similar reaction to the piece, which dealt… Read more »
Members of Stephen Decatur High School Homecoming Court (Girls)
Members of the Stephen Decatur High School Homecoming Court have been chosen. Senior girls, above from left, are Caitlin Bowman, Shakiyla Shockley, Amanda Pfaff, Maddy Thiel, Lindsay Chetelat, and Cori Bane.
Stephen Decatur High School Homecoming Court (Boys)
Senior boys, from left, are Matt Doherty, Matt Stocker, Brendan Chavis, Brian Holloway, Dan Miller and Gunner Hughes. The king will be named during the Stephen Decatur Pep Rally at Seahawk Stadium this afternoon, while the queen will be crowned during halftime of the football game tonight. Submitted Photos
Worcester Prep ’08 Reading Competition Winners
Worcester Prep student winners in the Guerrieri Library Summer Reading Competition for 2008 are, first row from left, Ty Burton, Millsboro; Richard Poist, Ocean City; Molly Pugh, Bethany Beach; Mark Wilson, Seaford; Mikalah Potvin, Snow Hill, Jordan Campbell, Ocean Pines; Parker Marshall, Snow Hill; Emmi Shockley, Ocean City; second row, Mette Jacobsen, Whaleyville; Robert Jett,… Read more »