Mr. and Mrs. Chris Slusser Sr. of Bear are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Jayne, to Bill Messick of Millsboro.
The bride is a 2003 graduate of Middletown High School and attended Wilmington University. She is a preschool teacher at the Sussex Family YMCA.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Messick of Millsboro. He is a graduate of Salisbury University and holds a master's degree from Wilmington University. He is a special education teacher with Cape Henlopen School District.
A September 2012 beach wedding is planned.