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First day of school in the books for Cape students, staff
6,500 Vikings enrolled in district’s nine schools in Milton, Lewes and Rehoboth Beach
Students arrive at Milton Elementary. NICK ROTH PHOTO
September 7, 2023
With the start of another academic year comes another student attendance record for the Cape district, as about 6,500 Vikings filed into schools Sept. 6.
At last year’s Sept. 30 unit count, 6,336 students were enrolled in the district’s nine schools, said Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman, who noted staff are excited to move into the new school year, and welcome the 10-month staff and students.
“The 12-month staff have been busy this summer preparing for the upcoming school year, ensuring our buildings look spectacular, creating the best professional development opportunities and streamlining all operations to ensure we have a smooth start to the 2023-24 school year,” Nauman said.
Next year, Frederick D. Thomas Middle will open in Lewes as the district’s third middle school.
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A message welcomes Milton Elementary teachers and staff to a new school year. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Lewes Elementary School students are dropped off in front of the school along Savannah Road. School started Sept. 6 in the Cape Henlopen School District. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Lewes Elementary School teacher Chantal Smith gets a first-day hug from Brooks Serpico as he leaves the bus on the first day of school. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
School resource officer Mark Nicholas gets a fist bump from Lewes Elementary School student Amiyah Tunnell. RON MACARTHUR
Cape District Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman greets Lewes Elementary School students and gets a high-five from Benjamin Muncie. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Lewes Elementary first-grader Sawyer McGowan rides his bike to school on the first day. He was joined by his sister, fourth-grader Maisie. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Sisters Josephine and Mauve Crowell head to the entrance of Lewes Elementary School on the first day. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Lewes Elementary School teacher Chantal Smith welcomes bus students on the first day. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The Husbands family, including parents Panda and Matt, are walking to Lewes Elementary School. Zoe, left, is starting fourth grade and Gavin, center, is in first grade. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Next school year, the Cape district will open Frederick Thomas Middle School directly across the street from Lewes Elementary School, which opened in April 2022. The two schools will share a campus that stretches from Savannah Road to DuPont Avenue. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Krissy Patton welcomes students arriving by bus at Milton Elementary. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Milton Elementary Principal Clara Conn keeps the drop-off line moving. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Fan of soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi arrive at Milton Elementary. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Students arrive for the first day at Milton Elementary. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Assistant Principal Jason Scott helps young students off the bus at Milton Elementary. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Beth Walters shows kindergartener Emma Davis where to go at Milton Elementary. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The Milton Elementary PTO encouraged students and parents to leave positive and welcoming messages on the sidewalk outside the school. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Messages left on the sidewalk outside Milton Elementary were in English and Spanish. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Beacon Middle Principal Kathleen Sheehan and Assistant Principal Dontez Collins are ready for the school year. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Love Creek Elementary Principal Equetta Jones wraps first-grader Logan Egolf in a bear hug. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Parents walk their children to the front door at Rehoboth Elementary. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Learning how to open their lockers is a big part of first-day procedures for sixth-graders at Beacon Middle. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Beacon Middle eighth-grade science teacher Adam Kindl goes over classroom expectations. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
School board member Jessica Tyndall visits a Mariner Middle classroom. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Mariner Middle hallways are full of students and staff. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Beacon Middle teachers (l-r) Steve Re, Lynn Richardson, Julia Seufert, Rob Barbarita, Juleeann Schlitter, Nicole Hughes, Jenise Blondin, Alex Louvis and Kevin Rudolph gather together before guiding sixth-graders to their next class. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Beacon Middle SRO Ryan Langdon and paraeducator AJ Jones are ready to help students. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Chatting during lunch break are Cape High students (l-r) Bri Windish, Maxine Ruggerio, Lina Frederick, Abby Marsh and Abi Crouch. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Beacon Middle students TJ Brittingham, left, and Michael Seymore prepare for group work in Joe Vavala’s math class. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Cape High sophomore Jorge Ruiz is ready for a new year. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham Elementary fireman custodian Terrance Slayton, left, and chief custodian John Currie watch over students in the cafeteria. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Caroline Rausch, left, and her sister Abby are ready for the first day at Rehoboth Elementary. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham Principal Kyle Bentley gives a thumb-up to his student leaders. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students walk quietly through the halls on the first day of school. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Avery Lee gives Gilbert Maull a high-five at Rehoboth Elementary. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Second graders Iman Riddick, left, and Elaina Clark were shy but excited the first day at Rehoboth Elementary. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Beacon Middle Principal Kathleen Sheehan points students to their classrooms. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Love Creek Elementary first-grade teacher Michelle Frederick writes her student’s name on the desk. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Love Creek Elementary students get to work right away. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Outside recess during 95-degree temperatures is still the best part of the school day at H.O. Brittingham Elementary. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham Elementary students (l-r) Olivia Angelo, Coray Byrum, Genesis Moreno Marquez, Lusmily Diaz Gonzalez and Samreen Marwah practice walking quietly throughout the halls. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Beacon Middle students pose for a first-day photo. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Love Creek Elementary Spanish immersion teacher Jaime Pereda speaks to his class. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
First-day smiles at H.O. Brittingham Elementary from students (l-r) Dominick Dinuzio, Ursula Beaver-Kepner, Jackson Hoopes and Brittany De Leon-Ramirez. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Love Creek students gather with Principal Equetta Jones, known as “PJ” throughout the school. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Cape High Principal Kristin DeGregory chats with students Carly Favoroso, left, and Adria Windish. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Cape High student Tomaine Boyer gives a thumbs-up to a new school year. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Chatting during lunch at Cape High are (l-r) Reagan Buehler, Milena Buehler, Anna Bender, Kathryn Cerf, Gillian Gardner and Principal Kristin DeGregory. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Makenna Long, 3, gets first-day-of-school pictures with her parents Amber Willey and Andrew Long Jr. outside her school – Sussex Consortium at Sweetbriar. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Onyx Collins, 4, of Lincoln checks out a toy at the Sussex Consortium on his first day of class. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Love Creek Elementary students listen intently to Spanish immersion teacher Jaime Pereda. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Superintendent Bob Fulton chats with cafeteria staff at Sussex Consortium. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Students try their combination locks at Mariner Middle. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Visiting a Milton Elementary Spanish immersion class are in back (l-r) school board President Alison Myers, school board member Jessica Tyndall and Superintendent Bob Fulton. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Isaiah Benton, 18, studies and discusses sports with school board President Alison Myers at the Sussex Consortium. SUBMITTED PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham kindergartener Ammy Chavez-Ramirez is determined to get across the balance ropes. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Rehoboth Elementary third grader Ariana Skrypnyk brings flowers to brighten someone’s morning the first day of school. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham fifth grader Irving Flood is excited for the first day of school. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
H.O. Brittingham kindergartener Kinsley Boone is all smiles the first day. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Darius Evans, with H.O. Brittingham Principal Kyle Bentley, dresses his best for the first day of school. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Rehoboth Elementary student Giselle Guevara-Sanchez is ready with all her supplies. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Siblings Alejandro Espinoza, left, and Alexandra Espinoza were two of the first students to enter Rehoboth Elementary the first day. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Rehoboth Elementary third grader Dakota Stone arrived bright and early the first day. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
