The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City sponsors the Stephen Decatur Middle School Builders Club each year. Pictured at the first meeting of the year are the new officers of the SDMS Builders Club with teacher-adviser Mindy Ouelette.
In January, Ocean City Elementary School students in grades 1-4 participated in its annual Jump Rope for Heart Event, raising over $2,400 for the American Heart Association. The 225 jump participants collected the donations and showed their caring hearts and outstanding sportsmanship by helping others. Pictured with Ocean City Elementary physical education teacher Mark Engle are… Read more »
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City sponsors a Kiwanis Leadership Program for students at Buckingham Elementary School so the young children can learn about volunteering and service to others. Pictured, from left, are retired faculty member Debi Wooten; Kiwanis Club Reverend David Herr; K-Kids President Sydnie Harrington; Vice President Olivia Brink; Secretary Josephine Palmer;… Read more »
Stephen Decatur Middle School students Destiny Carson and Logan Patrick work on their Health and Nutrition project, part of the Integrated Health Literacy Program. The program is a partnership of Worcester County Public Schools, Atlantic General Hospital and University of Maryland Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy.
Stephen Decatur High School ninth grader Chris Kaufman placed first in the fall session of the Maryland Council on Economic Education’s Stock Market Challenge while participating in the After School Academy Investment Club. Kaufman earned just over a 10% return on a virtual $100,000 investment. Kaufman is pictured with Investment Club advisor and economics teacher… Read more »
Members of the Ocean City Career Fire Fighters Association once again this season teamed up with Ocean City Elementary School for their “Operation Warm” Project. Pictured with some of the fire fighters are some of the recipients.
Buckingham Elementary students in Mrs. Moniodis’s second-grade class collected socks for the homeless. Children donated 66 pairs of new socks to those in need this winter. Pictured, from left, are Jackson Castellanos-Nieves, Eric Mitchell, Mason Kohler, Macey Humphress, Ave McGlothin, Ellie Newberger and Kruti Patel.
Berlin Intermediate fourth grade students in Carolyn Mitrtecic’s SOAR class Jason Wyatt and Adayna DuPont complete a phonics word sort.
Ocean City Elementary School students in grades 2-4 participated in the Eastern Shore Reading Council’s Youth Author’s Contest. The genres for submission included short story and poetry. Four students were recognized for their entries, Pictured, from left, are second grader Kennedy Kirby, third place for her short story, “The New Girl”; fourth grader Rori Holland,… Read more »
Dressed for Beach Spirit Day at Ocean City Elementary School are Meyer Henson, Clay McCabe, Kaila Wright, Molly Hoffman, Lily Olson, Marissa Hearne, Sarah Parypa, Jillian Hicks, Thea Macrides, and Rani Yonker.