Several Berlin Intermediate’s fourth graders were recently recognized as Ripley’s Students of the Month. Pictured, from left, are Emily Blume, Megan Brown, Mason Lyons, Brody Olsen, Hunter Hudson and Audra Ely, manager of Ripley’s Believe it Or Not.
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.
Buckingham Elementary School third graders in Danielle DiMichele’s class are pictured with Bank of Ocean City volunteers Nancy Bradford and Laurie Holloway after a Junior Achievement class was held. Every year, Bank of Ocean City teaches Junior Achievement classes at various elementary, middle and high schools promoting good financial choices.
Stephen Decatur High School seniors Justin Manganiello and Andrew Haas earned the title of Fall Stock Market Game state champions. Manganiello and Haas participated in the Economic Education Stock Market Challenge, which allows students to invest a virtual $100,000, while enrolled in business teacher Kurt Marx’s Consumer and Personal Finance course. The money savvy duo earned… Read more »
Members of the Ocean City/Berlin Leo Club recently visited the Berlin Nursing Home and presented the residents with homemade Christmas ornaments that they made especially for the occasion. The Ocean City/Berlin Leo club is a youth group based at Stephen Decatur High School and is sponsored by the Ocean City Lions Club. Pictured, from left,… Read more »
Stephen Decatur High School senior Laila Mirza was named the VIP of the Game during the Dec. 7 varsity women’s basketball game for her demonstrated pride, achievement, respect and responsibility, also known as the principles of the Decatur Way Mirza, pictured with Principal Tom Zimmer, is a member of the National Honor Society, the Math… Read more »
The Glade Children’s Food Drive had another successful effort collecting 2,000 pounds of non-perishable food for the Food Bank of Delaware on Dec. 3 in The Glade community of Rehoboth Beach and parts of downtown Lewes. Cash donations of $750 were also collected. Generous support has been provided each year by the Rehoboth Beach Giant… Read more »
Worcester Prep Middle and Upper School Music Director Christopher Buzby and his Select Vocal Ensemble treated residents of three local retirement homes in Berlin, Snow Hill and Salisbury to singing performances this month. Following their annual tradition, the ensemble pulled off another flash mob in The Centre At Salisbury during their lunch at the food… Read more »
Students in Andrese Foreman’s fourth grade class at Ocean City Elementary have been learning about Maryland’s branches of government in Social Studies. Students created brochures to demonstrate their learning. Their project included descriptions of each branch, their main function and responsibility in the process of a bill becoming a law. Pictured, from left, are Brooklyn… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate School participated in a “Pajama Day” on Dec. 8. Students and staff dressed in warm winter pajamas in turn for a donation of a minimum of $1, a warm pair of pajamas or a children’s book to benefit local non-profit organizations. The students and staff collected 60 pairs of pajamas, 200 children’s books and $425 that will… Read more »
Numerous Worcester Prep art students took first place honors in the “2017 Eastern Shore Classic Dog Show Art Contest.” Winners were selected based on their interpretation of “Dogs, Man’s Best friend” by a panel of judges which included local artists, art educators and AKC judges. Left, junior Hailee Arrington is pictured working on her painting, which… Read more »
