The William E. Esham, Jr. Chapter of the prestigious Cum Laude Society at Worcester Preparatory School recently welcomed seven new members. The inductees include Lorelei Campbell (’23), Jenna Hess (’23), Parker Tingle (’23), Elaina Elrick (’24), Sara Freih (’24), Vanesska Hall (’24) and Isabella Huber (’24). WPS is the only school on the Eastern Shore with… Read more »
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.
DAR Presented Good Citizen Awards
Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to present Good Citizen and essay contest awards last month. The WPS winners of the American History essay contest, open to grades 5 through 8, were: Grade 6, second place, Jack Jarvis; Grade 7, second place, Elena Gjoni; Grade 8, second place, Gavin… Read more »
Worcester Preparatory Announced April Honor Society Inductions
As part of the Worcester Preparatory April Honor Society Inductions, five students were inducted to the chapter of the International Thespian Society and eight students were inducted to the National Art Honor Society on April 20. Above left, National Art Honor Society inductees pictured with teachers were, front, digital media teacher Nancy Raskauskas, Natasha Richter,… Read more »
ESLA Announced Finalists in Young Authors Contest
The Eastern Shore Literacy Association (ESLA) announced 19 Worcester Preparatory School students earned finalist status in the Young Authors Contest for poetry or short story. According to ESLA Young Authors’ Contest Chair, Dr. Brian Cook, there were over 300 entries from 19 area schools, both public and private. Each finalist finished in the top three… Read more »
OC Elementary Students Show Off Time Spent Reading
Students at Ocean City Elementary School were excited to show off all the reading they did during their Spring Break. Each flower added to the Blooming Readers flowerpot represents 15 minutes spent reading. All those flowers add up to hours and hours of kids soaking up books and developing a love for reading. As a… Read more »
OC Elementary Participated in Kick-Off Celebration
Students in grades 3 and 4 from Ocean City Elementary participated in a Kick-Off celebration for MCAP, the state assessment that they will take in May. Pictured is Kara Wolf’s third grade class with a team pennant and bags of caramel popcorn that were graciously donated by Fisher’s popcorn.
Worcester Prep Junior Named 2023 Carson Scholar
Worcester Prep junior Vanesska Hall was recently named a 2023 Carson Scholar. The Carson Scholars Program recognizes students who demonstrate the highest standards of academic achievement, integrity, civic and social responsibility. With this honor, Hall will receive a $1,000 scholarship award that will be invested for her college education.Hall was selected as a WPS nominee based… Read more »
OC Elementary Celebrates Beach School Spirit Day
Liz Engh’s Ocean City Elementary School kindergarten students, dressed for Beach School Spirit Day last week by showing off their beautiful Earth Day creations.
WPS Second Graders Share Published Collection of Stories
Worcester Preparatory School’s second grade students invited family and friends to a signing of their own published series of stories. In learning the process to write and publish a story, the students wrote their own creative piece about being trapped in a snow globe and the stories were published as a collection through Studentreasures Publishing…. Read more »
WPS Pre-K Class Hold “Humpty Dumpty Challenge.”
The WPS Pre-K class were excited to see not one egg break following the “Humpty Dumpty Challenge.” Pictured, front from left, are Brendan Gerner, Tuck Padgett, Hannah Farr, Megan Holloway and Amalka Blaskova; second row, Mia Bunting, Gunner Derrickson, Grey Lindsey, Paislynn Hutchins, Claire Coyle and Leroy Johnson-Thomson; and, back, Harper Hunt, Enzo Fitzgerald, Issac… Read more »