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U.S. Service Academy applications due Oct. 15
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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
1 day ago
The Cape Henlopen School District will announce its 2025 Teacher of the Year May 14 at a special...
Local students graduate from universities
2 days ago
Rehoboth student graduates from Flagler Flagler College announced Saxon Kalb of Rehoboth Beach has...
Sussex Tech Adult Ed celebrates apprenticeship...
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Sussex Tech Adult Education held its apprenticeship graduation ceremony April 24. A total of 71...
Worcester Prep students show support for autism...
4 days ago
Worcester Preparatory School students were happy to show their support of Autism Awareness Day...
Cape school board honors Mariner Middle educators
Ellen Driscoll
4 days ago
Cape district leaders recognized Mariner Middle’s Mike Dmiterchik and Christina Mills with Going...
Racial justice alliance honors Love Creek Elementary...
1 week ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Love Creek Elementary students...
Fred Best named Delaware Secondary Principal of the...
Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
For the second straight year, Delaware’s Secondary Principal of the Year has hailed from Cape...
Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie feted
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Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie was recognized as the Sussex County fifth-grade poster...
HOB kindergartners present habitat research
1 week ago
H.O. Brittingham Elementary School kindergarteners in Nina Wilkinson’s Casey Reynolds’ classes...
Optimist Club awards art contest winners
1 week ago
The Optimist Club of Sussex County recognized young artists who participated in the club’s...
Rehoboth Beach celebrates Arbor Day
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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...
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks ago
Hundreds of eighth-graders descended upon the Mariner Middle gym March 27 to explore occupational...
Cape seniors named Secretary of Education Scholars
2 weeks ago
Cape High seniors Ashley Carrier, Sophia Chilelli, Morgan Newcomb were among 93 Delaware public...
Delmarva Christian Schools inspires young minds on...
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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...
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks ago
Lewes Elementary students interested in the environment were awarded for their artistic efforts...
Johnson Orthodontics awards gift card to Beacon teacher
3 weeks 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
3 weeks ago
The legacy of Milton native and three-term school board member Noble Prettyman continues through...
Rehoboth Elementary students solve engineering problems
Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
In place of the traditional science fair platform, Rehoboth Elementary fifth-graders piloted a new...
Cape early learning program expands reach
Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
Services for Cape district children have expanded with the addition of two positions focused on...
Local students excel at universities
3 weeks ago
Local students inducted into collegiate honor society Tess DeBastiani of Lewes and Gary Conte of...
Sussex Montessori students develop problem-solving...
3 weeks 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...
4 weeks 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
4 weeks 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month ago
Milton Elementary FAME students were recognized for their award-winning essays March 20 in a...
Wheelhouse dining to benefit Cape music boosters...
1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Beacon Middle financial secretary Katina Norwood and...
Rehoboth student to represent Sussex at national...
1 month 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 month ago
Milton Elementary school social worker Gloria Ho is quick to include her district counterparts in...
Racial justice alliance honors Rehoboth Elementary...
1 month 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 month ago
The Cape Henlopen school board recognized Lefty’s Alley & Eats for being a Cape Community...
Cape district activities promote inclusive...
1 month 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 month 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 month ago
Gov. John Carney recently announced a call for applications from Delaware high school students...
Child Inspired summer camp sign-up discounted thru...
1 month ago
Child Inspired announced registration is open for its summer programs for children and teens, with...
Lions grant provides diabetes education for Delaware...
1 month 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 month 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 month ago
Wearing his light-up sneakers, Rehoboth Elementary School fifth-grader Vihaan Jagadeesh already...
Grange gives $22,500 to endow scholarship at DSU
1 month ago
The Delaware State Grange recently established an endowed scholarship to support agriculture...
Long Neck Elementary, Millsboro Middle robotics...
Ellen Driscoll
1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month ago
The love of writing has united a group of Sussex Academy sixth-graders who have taken it upon...
Cape High JROTC Cadet Ball a wild success
Ted Pfirrmann
1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen High School JROTC program held its inaugural Cadet Ball March 8 in the hall of...
Lewes Elementary Earth Day awareness entries due...
1 month ago
The Open Space Alliance Fourth Street Campaign has teamed up with third-, fourth- and fifth-grade...
Milton Elementary honors local African American leaders
1 month ago
In observance of Black History Month in February, students at Milton Elementary School spent time...
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