Windy Phillips’ first grade class at OC Elementary created scenes from their favorite Magic Tree House Adventure Story. Students used the author’s vivid description to make the setting come alive. Displaying their creations were Zachary Koch, Michelangelo Collins, Robbie Pinzhoffer, and Tony Galeaz.

Worcester Prep students in Yetive Delaney’s Advanced Reading fifth grade class enjoyed books describing the pleasure of Afternoon Tea. To learn more about Afternoon Tea and good manners, they visited Tea by the Sea in Berlin to enjoy the tea experience. Having fun, front from left, are Lauren Dykes, Lauren Jett, Grace Tunis, Regan Shanahan,… Read more »

Ocean City Elementary School honored the March Students of the Month with a T-shirt, luncheon and special cake, sponsored by the Ocean City/Berlin OptiMs. Pictured, first row from left, first graders Austin Allen, Julissa Astudillo-Cuevas, Keegan Mitchell, Brianna Wesche, Leslie Zamora-Espinoza and Sabrina Berkeridge; second row, second graders Corinne Krasner, Jack Remmel, Ashley Rosenblatt, Remy… Read more »

Some of the members of Worcester Prep’s Literary Lunch Club are pictured with Librarian Lisa Petrilli. Pictured, back from left, are Libby Truitt, Madison O’Malley, Gabby Alicia, Amanda Gabriel, Carolyn Dorey, Nina Jacobsen, Mikalah Potvin and, front, Ali Khan. Other members include Mark Wilson, Mark Gee, Razaak Eniola, Lorenzo DeJesus, Cameron DiPerna, Claire Dorey, Brad… Read more »

Donna Socha’s second grade class at Buckingham Elementary recently had a visit from Berlin Mayor Gee Williams. Above, Trevor Smith, Williams and Heather Boley hold up a mural made by the entire class.

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School kindergarten student Riley Rayne waters seeds planted during a planting and growing lesson given by fellow kindergartner Morgan Carlson’s poppy, Mr. Phillips.

Worcester Prep students Dominique Kunciw and Jamie Welch, both of Ocean Pines, were named winners in the Maryland Young Writers’ Contest, which was open to students in Grades 3-12 in the State of Maryland. Winners were selected to have their work appear in the May 2009 issue of Baltimore’s Child magazine and to participate in… Read more »

First grade students at Ocean City Elementary School are participating in their annual “Huggable Friends” drive. Students have collected new stuffed animals to donate to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Pictured, from left, are Isabelle Kristick, Ashley Hoffman and Tyler McCombs.

Last month, 22 fourth grade students from Berlin Intermediate School traveled to Washington, D.C., to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The school received national recognition from the Kennedy Center for excellence in arts education. Students from Mrs. McCracken’s homeroom shared a song, a poem and shadow puppet play all related… Read more »

Monica Piern’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary School enjoyed sharing their “Famous American Biographies” with classmates this month. Pictured in costume are Erica Hicks as Pocahontas, Chasyn Beachley as General George S. Patton, Gavin Bunting as Johnny Appleseed and Nicole Cohen as Betsy Ross.