http://capegazette.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest school life stories from Cape Gazette. Thu, 24 May 2012 00:22:53 EDT Thu, 24 May 2012 00:22:53 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Cape Gazette http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/josh-flood-graduates-from-william-and-mary/826545?source=rss ]]> Helen and Don Flood announce the college graduation of their son Josh on May 13. Josh graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/josh-flood-graduates-from-william-and-mary/826545 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:10:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-academy-commends-science-fair-winners-participants/824275?source=rss ]]> The Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences in Georgetown held its school-wide science fair April 26. Every student in the school spent months researching his or her project, conducting experiments and analyzing results. The fair was a chance for the students to share what they have learned. Ribbons were awarded for the top four places in each homeroom. Overall winners were selected for each grade level. In sixth ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-academy-commends-science-fair-winners-participants/824275 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:19:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/eagle-s-nest-students-meet-local-author/826473?source=rss ]]> Students in Jessica Hague’s sixth-grade English class at Eagle’s Nest Christian Academy in Milton recently met with Candy Abbott, author of “Gavin Goodfellow: The Lure of Burnt Swamp.” The students had read the book and were excited to meet the author to discuss her motivation, story line, characters and future plans. The book takes place in an area modeled after Sussex County and includes a King’s Ice Cream and ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/eagle-s-nest-students-meet-local-author/826473 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:01:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/consortium-students-win-geotracking-contest/825202?source=rss ]]> Sussex Consortium students broke out the big guns and took home first prize in a recent geotracking competition. In April, when the massive USS Missouri gun barrel made its way from Norfolk, Va., to Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park, a class at Sussex Consortium took note. Teacher John Nehrbas said his class closely followed news stories about the gun's historic trip, and students Zack Leonard, Aaron Bradley ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/consortium-students-win-geotracking-contest/825202 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:40:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/elementary-students-head-to-economic-competition/824027?source=rss ]]> Solving problems, creating a new product and presenting before a panel of judges will be just a few contests taken on by Sussex County elementary students. More than 60 students from across the county will compete in the M.E. (Meaningful Economics) Competition on Wednesday, May 23, in Georgetown. Milton Elementary teacher Wendy Harrington is taking three teams from her third grade classes, while fellow teachers ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/elementary-students-head-to-economic-competition/824027 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Rachel Swick Mavity) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/cape-henlopen-high-school-holds-prom/823918?source=rss ]]> The Rehoboth Beach Convention Center was filled with formally dressed Cape Henlopen High School students attending the May 12 prom. After apPromenade at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand, the dancing started up and stayed active until the late evening. Shown taking a break are (l-r) McKenzie Erb, Matt Schneider, Kiersten Krumenacker, Cole Hensey, Magan Magee and Dominick DiMattoo. http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/cape-henlopen-high-school-holds-prom/823918 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:28:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/theatre-encore-features-painted-doors/820918?source=rss ]]> The Cape Henlopen Theatre Academy presented an encore performance of their interpretations of artwork from The Domiciles Project. Students performed vignettes based on one of the doors painted by artist Alan Tuttle. Each door tells a story but is open to interpretation. Students in the movement class performed two ballets based the painted doors. http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/theatre-encore-features-painted-doors/820918 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/delaware-receives-49-million-for-early-learning-programs/817471?source=rss ]]> Delaware is the recipient of $49.9 million federal Race To The Top - Early Learning Challenge funds, with a focus toward improving the quality of early care and education services provided to children ages birth to five to ensure that children come to kindergarten with the foundation of skills they need to be successful learners. Several of Delaware’s key RTTT-ELC leaders recently completed two days of meetings ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/delaware-receives-49-million-for-early-learning-programs/817471 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:06:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-techs-climate-control-officer-honored-with-lifesaving-award/820525?source=rss ]]> Sussex Technical High School climate control officer Brian Conlin and his wife Marilou of Lewes were recently honored by the Delaware State Police with the Citizen Lifesaving Award. Daniel Maher collapsed Dec. 7, 2011, inside the Barnes and Noble bookstore in the Christiana Mall. Marilou Conlin, a registered nurse, and her husband, retired state trooper Brian Conlin, immediately responded where Maher had collapsed... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-techs-climate-control-officer-honored-with-lifesaving-award/820525 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/worcester-prep-alumnus-steve-green-teaches-scouts-about-publishing/824838?source=rss ]]> Steve Green, publisher of The Dispatch and an alumnus of Worcester Prep, enjoyed talking with members of the Bear Cub Den from his alma mater’s Cub Scout Pack 267. Gathered for the lesson are in back (l-r) Green, Logan Derrickson, Rehoboth Beach; Joseph Schwartz, Eden, Md.; Nathan Oltman, Millsboro; Ben Brandt, Berlin, Md.; Chipper Becker, Rehoboth Beach; and Hugh Thomas Cropper, Ocean City, Md. Seated are Will ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/worcester-prep-alumnus-steve-green-teaches-scouts-about-publishing/824838 Sat, 19 May 2012 15:17:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/passwaters-named-cape-teacher-of-the-year/820891?source=rss ]]> Susan Passwaters was named Cape Teacher of the Year during a ceremony held May 2. Passwaters is a teacher at Milton Elementary School and will represent the Cape Henlopen School District during the state Teacher of the Year ceremony in September. http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/passwaters-named-cape-teacher-of-the-year/820891 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:20:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-tech-students-attend-national-4-h-conference/826200?source=rss ]]> Sussex Technical High School juniors Stephen Mervine of Bridgeville and Nathan Bradley of Seaford were among the eight state delegates chosen to attend the 2012 National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., March 24-29. Stephen is a member of the Dublin Hill 4-H Club and Nathan belongs to the Seaford Blue Jays 4-H Club. While at the conference, both young men had the opportunity to share a presentation with a ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-tech-students-attend-national-4-h-conference/826200 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:48:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-tech-crowns-prom-royalty/821308?source=rss ]]> Sussex Technical High School held its annual junior-senior prom May 5. Following the traditional grand march on The Circle in Georgetown, students returned to the school to enjoy an evening of Safari Sunset inside a large tent set up in the school’s parking lot. The highlight of the evening was the announcement of those chosen by their peers to be the prom’s royalty. Representing the senior class as king and ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-tech-crowns-prom-royalty/821308 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-tech-students-ryan-fitzgerald-and-devin-deloach-win-national-bpa-medals/824283?source=rss ]]> Sussex Technical High School congratulates the students who recently attended the Business Professionals of America National Competition held April 26 to 29 in Chicago, Ill. Eleven students qualified for the competition by placing at the state competition. At the awards ceremony, it was announced that two of the students placed third in Chicago. Business, Finance and Marketing senior Ryan Fitzgerald of Seaford ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/sussex-tech-students-ryan-fitzgerald-and-devin-deloach-win-national-bpa-medals/824283 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:01:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/milford-school-district-volunteer-awarded-first-linda-reddick-volunteerism-award/824313?source=rss ]]> Marilyn Monahan, executive director of the Reading ASSIST Institute in Wilmington and Milford, recently announced that Tom Chilton was awarded the Linda Reddick Award for outstanding volunteerism at its Downstate Champions of Literacy Luncheon at The Buttery on May 4. Chilton has provided valuable service to RAI and Lulu Ross Elementary School in the Milford School District as a reading tutor in its Volunteer ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/milford-school-district-volunteer-awarded-first-linda-reddick-volunteerism-award/824313 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:04:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/ocean-currents-lecture-series-returns-may-24/824180?source=rss ]]> The popular Ocean Currents Lecture Series is returning to the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes for a summer of engaging topics on marine science. The 2012 series kicks off with UD’s Jonathan Cohen presenting “Seeing in the Sea: Eyes and Vision in Marine Animals” from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 24, in Room 104 in the Cannon Laboratory. Cohen, the School of Marine Science and Policy’s ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/ocean-currents-lecture-series-returns-may-24/824180 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:02:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/food-bank-of-delaware-to-distribute-free-meals-to-children-s-sites-this-summer/824326?source=rss When school ends for the summer, so does lunch for many youngsters in Delaware. To help bridge the nutrition gap this summer, the Food Bank of Delaware is encouraging community partners to help serve free meals to children in need through the Summer Food Service Program. SFSP is a federally funded program operated nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and locally by the Delaware Department of Education.... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/food-bank-of-delaware-to-distribute-free-meals-to-children-s-sites-this-summer/824326 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:18:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/students-bring-the-world-to-hob/821616?source=rss ]]> Wearing a black-striped dress with a perfectly positioned beret atop her head, Donna Snyder looked the part of a French schoolgirl. When she sang Frere Jacques for her classmates, it was hard to tell she's not French. "My mom-mom helped me learn French," the third-grader said. Donna shared knowledge about the Eiffel Tower and Paris as part of a cultural day celebration May 4 at H.O. Brittingham Elementary ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/students-bring-the-world-to-hob/821616 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/students-take-over-county-council-chambers/821772?source=rss ]]> Critical decisions were made May 2 in Sussex County Council chambers, but the votes were not made by elected officials. High school junior representatives from Girls and Boys State took on the roles of county council and administration staff to tackle land-use and budgeting decisions during a mock county council session. Staff presented students with actual matters that have occurred over the past few years in ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/students-take-over-county-council-chambers/821772 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:26:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Ron MacArthur) School Life http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/education-briefs/92481?source=rss Lewes resident graduates from Arcadia University Marrisa Rose DeAngelis of Lewes was among 79 graduates who earned a doctor of physical therapy degree during Arcadia University's Commencement Ceremony in January. DeAngelis received the degree with distinction. As part of a required capstone project that focuses on the evidence-based practice of physical therapy, DeAngelis presented a case report poster on ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/capelife/story/education-briefs/92481 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:14:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) School Life