Mrs. Romano’s 5th grade class at Berlin Intermediate School recently read about floods and how dams are used to control the flow of water in their Nature’s Fury reading unit. They also read about how beavers build dams. Above, Jawad Mejber, Frank Giampa, Sean Pletcher and Torrey Brittingham built their own “edible dams” and compared… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
A Lesson in Phonics
Marguerite Anderson is pictured teaching third grade student Montrel Moore a lesson in phonics.
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 »
PTA Boomer’s Night in Berlin
Buckingham Elementary students Will Bradford, Zoie Williams and Lawrence Johnson came out for face painting, great food, staff service and ice cream at the PTA Boomers Night Out in Berlin.
OC Elementary Kindergarten Students
Liz Engh’s kindergarten students show at Ocean City Elementary School show their spirit by wearing their school T-shirt for “School Spirit Day”. Pictured, from left, Allison Marx, Eric Cropper, Brittyn Lyra Leonard, Anthony Rozaieski, Deklan Conner, and Brooks Travers. Submitted Photos
BIS Sixth Grade Artists
Sixth grade students at Berlin Intermediate School recently created and interpreted “cave drawings” about an important event in their lives in order to learn about each other and the challenges historians face as they attempt to interpret the past. Above are Tonya Jones, Jack Hammond and George Eppard-Annis.