The Youth Foundation Fund

Art Cooley, center, Board Chair of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, congratulates Youth Foundation Fund Advisory Committee officers Harsh Desai, president; and Laura Leigh Cooper, vice-president; on successful fund raising and grant making activities during 2008.  The Youth Foundation Fund recently awarded $4,000 in grants to programs benefiting area youth including Maple Shade… Read more »

Worcester Prep Hosts Grade 3 Spelling Bee

Each year Worcester Prep hosts a Spelling Bee for Grade 3 students. The words in the competition include all the words students have studied throughout the school year, plus additional words such as etiquette, mathematics, arithmetic and environment. Teachers Julie Roughton, Selbyville, and Kristin Robel, Ocean Pines, directed the competition. The 2008 winners were, from… Read more »

Worcester Prep Participates In Cigarette Restitution Fund Project

Each year the Worcester County Health Department offers grants to schools to educate students about the problems of use of tobacco. This year, for the Cigarette Restitution Fund project, Worcester Prep students, under the direction of teacher Colleen McGuire, presented an original musical for middle school students. Front, are Andrew Canakis, Ocean City; Chelsea Thaler,… Read more »

County Commissioner Busick Visits OCES

County Commissioner Linda Busick visited Bess Cropper’s second grade class at Ocean City Elementary recently to read the book America’s Promise. The book teaches five promises for success — eat healthy, have a safe place to go after school, seek out people who help others, help yourself and learn now for the future. Above, Busick,… Read more »