School Life

Milton FAME students stage ‘The Reluctant Dragon’

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Students in the Milton Elementary FAME program performed “The Reluctant Dragon” as their final...

Humane Animal Partners recognized by Cape school...

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Cape district leaders recognized Humane Animal Partners as a Community Champion at the April 25...

Cape High students say ‘oui’ to Paris

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Cape High students took in the sights, sounds and tastes of Paris during a packed-itinerary trip...

Sussex Academy girls’ lax shows appreciation for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
11 months ago
With hopes of starting a tradition honoring the everyday influencers that student-athletes rely on...

U.S. Service Academy applications due Oct. 15

11 months ago
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a 23-year veteran of the Navy and the last Vietnam veteran serving...

Cape Teacher of the Year to be named May 14

11 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District will announce its 2025 Teacher of the Year May 14 at a special...

Sussex Tech Adult Ed celebrates apprenticeship...

11 months ago
Sussex Tech Adult Education held its apprenticeship graduation ceremony April 24. A total of 71...

Worcester Prep students show support for autism...

11 months ago
Worcester Preparatory School students were happy to show their support of Autism Awareness Day...

Cape school board honors Mariner Middle educators

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Cape district leaders recognized Mariner Middle’s Mike Dmiterchik and Christina Mills with Going...

Racial justice alliance honors Love Creek Elementary...

11 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Love Creek Elementary students...

Fred Best named Delaware Secondary Principal of the...

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
For the second straight year, Delaware’s Secondary Principal of the Year has hailed from Cape...

Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie feted

11 months ago
Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie was recognized as the Sussex County fifth-grade poster...

HOB kindergartners present habitat research

11 months ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary School kindergarteners in Nina Wilkinson’s Casey Reynolds’ classes...

Optimist Club awards art contest winners

11 months ago
The Optimist Club of Sussex County recognized young artists who participated in the club’s...

Rehoboth Beach celebrates Arbor Day

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
The grounds of Rehoboth Elementary bloomed with new life April 19, as students and school and...

Beach Babies tapped to pilot educational initiative

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Beach Babies Child Care of Rehoboth was tapped to pilot a new educational initiative designed to...

Cape allied health students net gold in state...

11 months ago
Cape High students Lindsay D'Ambrogi, Kyli Doyan-Baridon, Lily Joyce and Emily McCullough netted a...

Cape High chefs take second place in state contest

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Cape High culinary students earned a second-place finish in state competition for an Asian-themed...

Mariner Middle career fair enlightens students

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Hundreds of eighth-graders descended upon the Mariner Middle gym March 27 to explore occupational...

Cape seniors named Secretary of Education Scholars

11 months ago
Cape High seniors Ashley Carrier, Sophia Chilelli, Morgan Newcomb were among 93 Delaware public...

Delmarva Christian Schools inspires young minds on...

11 months ago
Delmarva Christian Schools celebrated Science Day March 14, coinciding with Pi Day. Curated for...

Girl Scout Troop 665 donates to Cape schools

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
Girl Scout Troop 665 members stopped by Lewes Elementary April 10 to drop off five baskets of...

Cape driver ed students learn to share the road with...

1 year ago
The Sharing the Road with Trucks program and its staff from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute...

Cape Odyssey of the Mind teams heading to world finals

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
After strong performances in the state contest in April, including a perfect score for the Mariner...

Lewes Elementary students color for a cause

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Lewes Elementary students interested in the environment were awarded for their artistic efforts...

Johnson Orthodontics awards gift card to Beacon teacher

1 year ago
Dr. Jonathan Johnson recently surprised another local teacher with a $200 gift card as part of his...

Milton Community Foundation donates $4,900 to Cape High

1 year ago
The legacy of Milton native and three-term school board member Noble Prettyman continues through...

Rehoboth Elementary students solve engineering problems

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
In place of the traditional science fair platform, Rehoboth Elementary fifth-graders piloted a new...

Cape early learning program expands reach

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Services for Cape district children have expanded with the addition of two positions focused on...

Local students excel at universities in 2023

1 year ago
Local students inducted into collegiate honor society Tess DeBastiani of Lewes and Gary Conte of...

Sussex Montessori students develop problem-solving...

1 year ago
First- and second-graders in Mason Falligant’s class at the Sussex Montessori Charter School in...

Sussex Tech Adult Ed hosts trades rotation for high...

1 year ago
Thanks to funds from the Delaware Department of Labor, Sussex Tech Adult Education is hosting a...

K-9 unit visits H.O. Brittingham Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students welcomed a couple of special guests March 22, as they kicked...

Students hear Supreme Court arguments in Sussex County

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Delaware’s top justices held court March 19 at Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown...

Cape High students compete in Delaware Science Olympiad

1 year ago
Cape High students participated in the annual Delaware Science Olympiad March 2 at Delaware State...

Cape senior Hazel Getzlaff wins state honor

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education has selected Cape High senior Hazel...

Milton FAME students win essay contest awards

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Milton Elementary FAME students were recognized for their award-winning essays March 20 in a...

Wheelhouse dining to benefit Cape music boosters...

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen Music Boosters will be the beneficiary of a dine-and-donate event and silent...

Sussex Central Rotary scholarship applications due...

1 year ago
Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club announced Sussex Central High School seniors may apply by Wednesday,...

Cape High wind ensemble performs at Temple University

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen High School Wind Ensemble traveled to Philadelphia March 15 to perform in the...

New sign installed at Rehoboth Elementary

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
At Rehoboth Elementary, a new sign has been installed that can be seen from Coastal Highway...

Sports fields near completion at Frederick D. Thomas...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Work on athletic fields at Frederick D. Thomas Middle School in Lewes is mostly completed, with...

Mariner Middle students net 25 awards at state contest

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Mariner Middle Business Professionals of America students netted 25 awards at the state level,...

Cape board honors Beacon Middle secretary, substitute

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Beacon Middle financial secretary Katina Norwood and...

Rehoboth student to represent Sussex at national...

1 year ago
A 10-year-old Sussex County student is making the g-r-a-d-e when it comes to being the top speller...

Milton Elementary social worker earns national honors

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Milton Elementary school social worker Gloria Ho is quick to include her district counterparts in...

Racial justice alliance honors Rehoboth Elementary...

1 year ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Rehoboth Elementary fifth-...

Cape district honors Lefty’s Alley & Eats for work...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Lefty’s Alley & Eats for being a Cape Community...

Cape district activities promote inclusive...

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen School District celebrated Inclusion Week March 4-8, with various games and...

Cape district job fair looks to recruit local...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Taking advantage of a no-student day, district officials held a job fair at Cape Henlopen High...

Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program open for...

1 year ago
Gov. John Carney recently announced a call for applications from Delaware high school students...

Child Inspired summer camp sign-up discounted thru...

1 year ago
Child Inspired announced registration is open for its summer programs for children and teens, with...

Lions grant provides diabetes education for Delaware...

1 year ago
Thanks to a grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation, diabetes training is available for...

Healthcare student mini-grant applications due April 15

1 year ago
Each year, March 18 is designated as National Health Workforce Well-Being Day to recognize the...

Rehoboth Elementary student wins Sussex regional...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Wearing his light-up sneakers, Rehoboth Elementary School fifth-grader Vihaan Jagadeesh already...

Grange gives $22,500 to endow scholarship at DSU

1 year ago
The Delaware State Grange recently established an endowed scholarship to support agriculture...

Long Neck Elementary, Millsboro Middle robotics...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Long Neck Elementary and Millsboro Middle robotics teams rolled over their competition in the VEX...

Winter Jam a success for Cape Henlopen Educational...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The annual Winter Jam fundraiser was a success for the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation, with...

Cape High’s future teachers shine at state conference

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape High’s future teachers shined at the Delaware Educators Rising State Leadership Conference in...

The Writing Source is the go-to site for local...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The love of writing has united a group of Sussex Academy sixth-graders who have taken it upon...