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Frederick D. Thomas Building rededicated
Shown at the unveiling are (l-r) Thomas family members Connor Thomas, Raymond Thomas, Ella Thomas, Raymond Thomas, Brenda Thomas and Sabrina Evans. BY STEVEN BILLUPS PHOTOS
May 8, 2011
Shown is the plaque, which replaced the faded photo that had hung in the entrance to the building.
Esthelda Parker Selby, former school board president, read a biography of the late educator Frederick Thomas’ career, which started as a teacher one-room segregated school house and culminated as the first African-American administrator in the Cape Henlopen School District. Above, she holds up a page from the now defunct The Whale newspaper which featured an article on the original dedication of the building Oct. 29, 1980.
Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, and Rep. Harvey Keaton, R-Milford, present a tribute from the Delaware House of Representatives to Raymond Thomas, the son of Frederick D. Thomas, honoring his late father.
The Frederick D. Thomas building, which houses the Sussex Consortium School, was rededicated May 6 in a ceremony on the school grounds. The ceremony, which featured speakers Michael Kelly, Cape Henlopen School District director of Elementary Education; Spencer Brittingham, school board president; Esthelda Parker Selby, former school board president; and Rep Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, and Rep. Harvey Keaton, R-Milford, who presented a tribute from the Delaware House of Representatives. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a bronze plaque sporting a photo of the late Lewes Principal Thomas and words stating that the building is now to be known as the Frederick D. Thomas Building.
