Miss Bobik’s second grade students at Showell Elementary learned about the Global Clean Water Crisis. In an effort to help those in need, they wrote to President Obama to express their concerns. Obama returned a letter to the students sharing their concerns and inspiring them to continue to learn and reach their goals. Above are Jacob Sturgill,… Read more »

Berlin Intermediate School students Stella Cunningham and Tony Mills used chips to simulate food in the water during an oil spill. With the cooperation and instruction of Jeanne Davis of Worcester County 4-H, students simulated an oil spill and its effects on the environment in the BIS and Beyond Afterschool Academies..

Worcester Prep Foreign Language Honor Society Inductions were recently held. Among those inducted were, first row from left, Christopher Potvin, Hannah Gaskill, Olivia Massey, Riddhi Sanwal, Sarah Chaski, Ashley Foreman and Matteo Petrera; second row, Alyson Hartman, Erin Cook, Halie Murray-Davis, Abbie Tyler, Austin Coates, Erin Royal, Lynde Pepper, Katelin Talbert and Michelle Stickler; and,… Read more »

Buckingham Elementary School hosted a spring party for students and their mentors. The mentors and mentees shared a special snack and worked together on a craft activity. Above, ELL Teacher Dawn Barrett and fourth grader Mickielia Minott show off the bracelets that they made for each other.

Worcester County Schools’ “Hit the Books” night with the Shorebirds was recently held. Pictured with Sherman are Grace Schendenman, Molly Compher, and Jessa Hoover from Showell Elementary, Camden Eberly from Berlin Intermediate and, front, Remy Trader from OC Elementary

Showell Elementary third graders Jessa Hoover, Samantha Stephan and Daniel Zehnter dressed up as voyagers in conjunction with their reading theme. Hoover dressed in Hawaiian garb including a grass skirt, floral lei and mini surf board. Stephan wore Mickey Mouse garb to identify her desired destination, Disney World, while Zehnter has already voyaged to the… Read more »

Third and fourth grade students from Ocean City Elementary were invited to enter the annual Americanism Essay Contest sponsored by the American Legion Post #166. Ocean City Elementary’s first place winner was John Ford from Faith Murray’s fourth grade class. In second place was Evan Marlowe from Kirsten Danisavich’s fourth grade class, and third place… Read more »

Stephen Decatur High School Principal Louis Taylor poses with recent winners of the Maryland Economics Challenge sponsored by the Maryland Council on Economic Education. Students, from left, are Seniors Garrett Allbritton, James Pack, Caroline Howard, and sophomore Michael Musiani.

Worcester Preparatory School Senior Austin Coates placed first in the Poetry Out Loud Maryland Regional Competition held earlier this year at theDorcester Center for the Arts in Cambridge. She is pictured above with her teacher Dana Schaefer.