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Sussex Academy holds Derby Day
Posing with the miniature horses, provided by Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding, are (l-r) Ron Oliphant, Sussex Academy Director Patricia Oliphant, Veronica and Skip Faust, and horse wrangler Scott Swingle. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
May 16, 2016
Derby Hats were all the rage at Derby Day. Shown are Chelsea Fitzgerald, left, and Casey Acrshelman. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Dressed in their Derby Day finest are (l-r) Rachel and Martin Cosgrove, Bill Crotty and Amy Robinson. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Enjoying a Mint Julip is C.W. Mitchell, left, with Julie and Christian Hudson. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Derby Day committee members and sponsors gather outside the tent for a photo. Shown are (l-r) Chris Dagesse, honorary chair; Kathleen Leebel, Derby Day Committee chair; Roxanne Sordi, committee member and sponsor; Chanell Dagesse, honorary chair; Staci Orsini, committee member and Triple Crown Gold sponsor; and John Leebel, Triple Crown Diamond sponsor. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Wes Kirscner places a bid on a golf package. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Having a good time at Derby Day are (l-r) Jess and Tom Bain and Sally and Derek Cole. BY STEVEN BILLUPS N
Enjoying a laugh together are (l-r) Dean and Lisa Swingle and Julie and Bob Seeley. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Providing the music at Derby Day is the High and Wides from Chesterton, Md. Shown are (l-r) Mike Bucking on bass, Tom Lyons on fiddle, Narc Dykeman on guitar and Sam Gothridge on mandolin and banjo. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
A Sussex Academy Derby Day charm was available at Derby Day. BY SUBMITTED
Sussex Academy held Derby Day, a Kentucky Derby themed event, May 7 at Lavender Fields. The event was a fundraiser for Sussex Academy's building projects. The event featured live music, food, drinks, silent auction items and the Kentucky Derby on a very big screen.
