Ocean City Elementary celebrated Disney/Cartoon Spirit Day last month. Pictured showing their school spirit are Pre-4 teacher Kathy Huyett, educational assistant Sally-Ann Messick and their class.
Category: Students
What the youngsters achieve in the classroom deserves as much attention as any other news and this section is devoted just to the students who are excelling in the classroom and beyond.
OC Elementary Students Send Valentines for Veterans
Ocean City Elementary school students recently participated in the Valentines for Veterans program. The cards will be sent to Perry Point Veterans Hospital, Charlotte Hall Veterans Hospital, Baltimore Rehab, and Baltimore VA Medical Center. With their beautifully designed cards are students from Robyn Diesel’s first grade class.
WPS Students Practiced THRIVE Theme
During December, Worcester Preparatory School students practiced ways to help each other be happy as part of this year’s THRIVE theme (Trust, Happiness, Respect, Innovation, Value and Empathy), and the Lower School was all smiles with a balloon activity. On Dec. 13, 2022, the Lower School participated in a “Happiness Activity.” Teachers started the day… Read more »
College Age Alumni Luncheon & College Fair Held
On Tuesday, Jan. 4, the College Counseling Department, together with the Alumni Association at Worcester Prep, started a new tradition with a College Age Alumni Luncheon & College Fair. The event provided an opportunity for current juniors and seniors to ask recent WPS graduates about their experience with the college application process, choosing the right… Read more »
OC Elementary Students Showed Off Their Creativity
Students in Julie Vorsteg’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary showed off their creativity after developing a strategy to solve a two-digit word problem and prove the answer is correct. Pictured, from left, are Bryce Kerchner, Wyatt Brown, and Angie Raffo. Submitted Photos
OC Elementary Writes to Santa
Students in Jennifer Fohner’s PreK-4 classroom from Ocean City Elementary finished a writing activity where they had to write two things they wanted their elves to share with Santa. Above, Naisa Kc, Tucker Coates and Chloe Ask are pictured with their elves. Submitted Photos
WPS Holds Annual Holiday Performance
Families and students of the Lower School enjoyed kicking off the holiday season with a beloved Worcester Preparatory School tradition, the annual Holiday Performance, directed, choreographed and written by Lower School Music Director Joanie Brittingham. Left, pictured from left, are fifth grade students Sadie Kremer, Elena Kappes, Vivi Grinestaff, Keller Hoch, Taj Sands and Lea… Read more »
WPS Lower School Annual Holiday Show
Fifth grader Lea Jaoude, above, “starred” in the annual holiday WPS Lower School show playing the role of Esther. Below, second graders, from left, are Zia Salem, Emery Anthony, Emma Abbott, Hannah Giardina, Grace Hornung, Ethan Arnold and Kamden White.
OC Elementary Students Mark Reading Achievements
Gabrielle Dolansky’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School was able to celebrate students’ reading accomplishments by wearing their comfy pajamas all day on Friday, Dec. 16. They are pictured next to their completed light bulbs containing titles of books they have read. Standing, from left, are Annabelle Willard, Nyah Lopez and Charlie Ward;… Read more »
WPS Donate Gifts to Worcester County GOLD
Worcester Preparatory School students gathered this month to load a truck with gifts to be donated to Worcester County GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity) during this holiday season. Above, students and staff stand behind a mountain of gifts and blankets to be donated to a local nursing home. Picture, from left, are Assistant Head of… Read more »