Worcester Prep senior Tate Shockley won runner-up for his cinematography on the film “Dockyard Chief,” in the 7th Annual Daniel A. Citron Gilman School Film Festival. The film was written and directed by his older sister Emmi Shockley, a 2015 Worcester Prep graduate who is a sophomore at Fordham University in New York. Forty filmmakers… Read more »
Students from Worcester County recently inducted into the Alpha Nu Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Wor-Wic Community College include, from left, Tifanee Mask, Jessica Plumley and Shanna Seibert of Berlin, and Tina Artis-Brown of Pocomoke City.
Dr. Danielle Cumming, professor of guitar at Salisbury University, along with Martin Friese and Julian Walter-Nubberger, two artists in residence at SU, visited Berlin Intermediate School’s sixth grade guitar students on May 4. They taught a lesson, corrected technique and performed for the class.
Worcester Preparatory School was one of only eight schools, selected out of 700, to participate in a live virtual webcast with award-winning children’s author Megan McDonald. Of her many books, McDonald is best known for her classic kids series, third grader Judy Moody and her brother Stink. WPS librarian Sandy Taylor registered her third grade… Read more »
Jessica Lopez was the poster winner at Ocean City Elementary for the Americanism Contest. She is pictured with Susan Caldwell, left, president of the Elks, and Pam Jones, Americanism Chairman. Along with a certificate she received a beautiful crystallized American flag.
Stephen Decatur High School seniors Carl Echols and Meg McCready were crowned Prom King and Queen at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on May 13. More than 550 attended the carnival themed Prom, which was followed by After Prom festivities at the school.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #166 held its April luncheon on Tuesday, April 18 to recognize annual Americanism Essay Contest winners. Pictured, from left, are Stephen Decatur Middle School students Luke Davis, third place, and Lydia Woodley, first place. Not pictured was second place finisher Ferdinando Parziale.
Eliza Mason-Burt’s third graders Collin Pennington, Adriana Staley and Sasha Yonyak enjoyed a fun day full of exercise and beautiful weather on their Ocean City Elementary School Boardwalk fitness field trip on May 9.
Trista Harner, Ethan Justice, Brianna Swartz and Sadie Peters from Berlin Intermediate School were recognized by Superintendent Mr. Lou Taylor for being overall outstanding students. Principal Tom Sites sent Taylor a small biography of each student and in return Taylor presented each of them with a hand written note congratulating them on their accomplishments and… Read more »
Worcester Prep fourth grader Danielle Carr placed second in the 9-10 year old Division of the Steinway & Sons Washington Piano Competition in March. This was a highly competitive competition with more than 200 skilled pianists vying for a top position. Carr, pictured, and the 11 other competition winners performed a Chopin Concert Showcase at… Read more »