Julie Biscoe’s kindergarten students at Ocean City Elementary School learned about Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and the significance of the cornucopia. The class decided to write a Thanksgiving poem, create Thanksgiving foods, and use those foods to fill their own classroom cornucopia. Above, Jazmine Garcia, left, and Samantha Cummings look at the cornucopia they created.

Seventh grade students at Snow Hill Middle School were recently treated to a day with award-winning author Joyce Moyer Hostetter, who discussed what it takes to become a published author. With Hostetter are students Sidney Linton, Beth Bynum, Delaney Andrews, Becky Black, Kandis Kennedy, and Amirah Russell.

Snow Hill Elementary School celebrated American Education Week by inviting parents and community members to visit the school. Police Chief Kirk Daugherty is pictured with students Dorian Hobbs, Danny Shockley, Tayyab Ijaz and Chole Goddard

Members of Berlin Intermediate’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) organization traveled to the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Department. There they met with the Worcester County Health Department and other SADD members for a day of leadership training. Above are Brooke Shelton, Rachel Stoler and TyNasia Wilson.

Students in Worcester Prep’s Middle School recently presented “This Phone Will Explode at the Tone: A Comedy in Three Acts” to students, parents and friends. Teacher Linda Smith directed the play with the help of Assistant Director and seventh-grade student Jamie Welch. Some of the actors are pictured, above first row from left, Ali Wyatt,… Read more »

The Berlin Intermediate School After School Academy’s Berlin Library Walking Club walked to the Berlin Library every Tuesday. Students gave feedback about books/CD’s/DVD’s that they’d like to see ordered, created new bulletin boards and conducted surveys among their peers to improve awareness about the library. Above, first row from left, are Rebecca Cooper, Brandon Salgueiro, Dustin Elman, Mrs…. Read more »

As part of the Social Studies unit on the local economy and the ecology of the region, Ocean City Elementary students were taught about the different jobs on the shore related to the bay and how the things they do affect the environment. Students had the opportunity to dress up as the jobs they were… Read more »

During the last week in October, Ocean City Elementary School celebrated Red Ribbon Week.  This week is set aside each year to unify communities to take a stand against drugs and alcohol.  Sporting all the red they could find were, front from left, Spencer Kaminski, Joe Waldecker, Robert Kaminski, Akira Smith and Dylan Webb; second… Read more »

Stephen Decatur High School hosted a mock wedding and reception for its Singles Living Class. Teacher Heather Patnode said the event was an activity to teach students that a wedding is about more than “the dress”. “Students had to plan, attend, dress, finance and work the wedding and the reception,” she said. Above, from left,… Read more »

Worcester Prep seventh grade students Kristen Shriver, Kyle Zarif, and Trevor Hanley display a banner requesting new or gently-used washcloths and towels for care packages that they will assemble and deliver to a local homeless shelter. The students are part of Worcester’s Random Acts of Kindness group. With them is advisor Yvonne Kline. Jan Calloway,… Read more »