The Worcester County Commissioners, joined by Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor and Pocomoke High School (PHS) Principal Dr. Annette Wallace, presented a commendation to PHS senior LeAnn McDowall for her service as Worcester County’s Page to the 2017 Maryland General Assembly, for her dedication to academic excellence and for demonstrating leadership.

With a decorated resume that includes the title of National Advanced Placement scholar, several varsity sports and numerous club and volunteer hours, Stephen Decatur High School senior Peyton Dunham was named the class of 2017 Best All-Around senior at the annual Senior Awards Night on May 22. Dunham will be going to Harvard University in… Read more »

Mendy Fiori’s first grade class at Ocean City Elementary School has been studying desert habitats. Each student researched and represented an animal that lives in the desert and presented their project to the class.

The Annual Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) Academic Convocation ceremony was held on May 24, where awards were given for academic achievement in all subject areas, in addition to perfect attendance, and service to the school. The featured guest speaker was WPS Class of 2009 Alumnus Andrew Canakis. The evening’s most prestigious award honors were, from… Read more »

The Worcester Preparatory School’s spring sports award winners from middle school are, front from left, Waverly Choy (Most Improved), C.C. Lizas (MVP) and Tenley Pelot (Coaches Award).  Back row, from left, are Ryan Brafman (Most Improved, grade eight), Hunter Gentry (MVP, grade eight), Graham McColgan (Coaches Award, grade eight), Brice Richins (MVP, grade seven), Pranay… Read more »

Worcester Prep graduating senior Owen Nally, center, alongside his mom Liz Nally was presented the National Soccer Coaches of America Senior Excellence Award by his WPS soccer coach Terry Underkoffler. The award recognizes exceptional contributions made by a senior student-athlete to their soccer program, while exemplifying the finest attributes of a high school student-athlete. Not… Read more »

The Maryland History Day Contest 2017 was recently held at UMBC. Across Maryland, over 27,000 students competed in local History Day competitions and 700 students were selected for the state competition, including 19 students from Stephen Decatur Middle School. Eighth graders Lily Timmons, left, and PJ Venizia-Westphal, center, were awarded the Special Prize in Women’s… Read more »

Berlin Intermediate students took a trip to Diakonia as part of their service learning project for the year. While there, students set up a picnic for Diakonia volunteers. They made a human chain to move food and drinks from one place to another, rolled up silverware into napkins for the picnic and made “thank you”… Read more »

Ocean City Elementary held a Wear Gray Day on May 10 in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month. OCES students, faculty and staff donated $385 to the Raymond A. Wood Foundation, a local 501(c)(3) organization that provides support for survivors of childhood brain tumors.