At the annual Stand Up, Speak Up assembly at Ocean City Elementary School last month, fourth grade students presented a skit teaching strategies for dealing with bullying situations. Pictured, front from left, are Dylan Ward, Owen Phillips, Micaela-Perez-Ricardo, Ivy Chen and Ja’von Satchell; and, back, Mason Farr, Yilian Chamorro-Lopez, Ashton Beard, Brooke Cathell and Aaliyah Oliver.

The Dispatch Publisher and Editor Steve Green recently shared writing and journalism advice with Worcester Prep’s Middle and Upper School students. Green met with middle school students in Allison Bescak’s class as they prepare to write their DAR essays. He then later shared some advice with upper school newspaper students. Pictured, from left, are Kathryn… Read more »

Last June, Worcester Prep eighth graders Hugh Thomas and Myra Cropper acted as headmasters of the school for a day as part of a fundraiser purchased at the WPS Gala. As headmaster, the siblings allowed all students to wear casual clothing instead of their uniforms if they donated $1 to the Atlantic General Hospital Emergency… Read more »

This week’s Bank of Ocean City MVP for Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team was Tah’Jeem Woodland, who rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s 23-19 loss to Queen Anne’s. He is pictured with Coach Bob Knox, Ford and Bank of Ocean City’s Caleb Miller.

Mrs. Miller’s class at Berlin Intermediate School, tries her luck fishing at Shad Landing State Park in Pocomoke. The fifth grade classes enjoyed fishing, hiking, canoeing and hearing a presentation about animals and wildlife during the field trip aimed allowing students to apply scientific knowledge in real world situations.

Ocean City Elementary School Cafeteria Manager Laurie Phillips recently held a school-wide naming contest for their cafeteria.  Each class came up with an idea for a name. The top names were then compiled and the students, faculty and staff casted ballots for which was their favorite.  Julie Moeller’s fourth grade class, pictured, won the naming contest with their “Sharkbite… Read more »

Worcester Preparatory School Headmaster Dr. Barry Tull has announced Anchita Batra, Deborah Marini, Brenner Maull and Madeline Simons have been named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2018 competition by taking the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National… Read more »

Stephen Decatur High School seniors Jack Reimer and Diamond Rounds were recognized as VIPs of the Game between quarters of the varsity football game on Sept. 22. They are pictured with Principal Tom Zimmer. The program recognizes outstanding students who demonstrate the principles of The Decatur Way: pride, achievement, respect, and responsibility.

Students from Tina Adams’s first grade class at Ocean City Elementary are showing their understanding of character traits by describing a character from the story, “A Birthday Basket for Tia.” Pictured are Artemiy Klimins, Gary Johnson, Isaiah Demissie, Zachary Schink, Izabella Willoughby, Ella Conev, Roberto Valenzuela-Ibarra, Skylar Fluckey and Carly Watts.