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Community Budget Awareness Meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Parkside High School
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Free Vitamins from Riverside Pharmacy for Elementary Students
Wicomico Schools are proud to partner with Riverside Pharmacies in Salisbury for the Riverside Pharmacy âHealthy Kids are Smart Kidsâ campaign. The goal of Riversideâs campaign is to ensure that elementary-age children receive vitamins, with parents who sign up receiving free vitamins for their children for a year.
Information was sent home in back-to-school packets for all elementary students in Wicomico County Public Schools. Parents and guardians can fill out and sign the enrollment form and turn it in at Riverside Pharmacy on Riverside Drive to receive the first free 30-day supply of vitamins, then return each month for a new bottle of vitamins.
Enrollment forms are also available at Riverside Pharmacy, online at www.riversidepharmacies.com, and in some pediatriciansâ offices.
Information was sent home in back-to-school packets for all elementary students in Wicomico County Public Schools. Parents and guardians can fill out and sign the enrollment form and turn it in at Riverside Pharmacy on Riverside Drive to receive the first free 30-day supply of vitamins, then return each month for a new bottle of vitamins.
Enrollment forms are also available at Riverside Pharmacy, online at www.riversidepharmacies.com, and in some pediatriciansâ offices.
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Wicomico School System Introduces the Convenience of MealpayPlus
Wicomico parents and guardians who want the convenience of managing their studentâs school meal account online can now sign up for MealpayPlus.
Through MealpayPlus, parents and guardians can put money on their studentâs cafeteria account, using either a credit card or electronic bank check. There is a small charge for each online payment, which is shown before the transaction is finalized. Parents and guardians can check the account balance and review the studentâs purchase history to see how the meal money is being spent, all at no cost. The account can also be set up to notify the parent or guardian when the account balance is running low.
âThis is a wonderful convenience for our families,â said Eric T. Goslee, Food Services Supervisor. âInstead of sending their child to school with cash or a check and relying on the child to turn in the money, they can choose to manage payments to meal accounts online.â (Cash and checks will still be accepted.)
Offering families convenience and access with MealpayPlus enhances communication between home and school and directly supports the school systemâs Bridge to Excellence Master Plan strategic priority of effective and efficient operations.
To sign up for MealpayPlus:
⢠Visit www.mealpayplus.com (The site can also be reached from the Family Portal. Click on the Family tab, then Details, then School Lunch Balance to find the link.)
⢠Register for a free account as a new customer. You will need the Student ID to register. This is available on the Family Portal, or please contact the school to find out how to receive the Student ID number.
Through MealpayPlus, parents and guardians can put money on their studentâs cafeteria account, using either a credit card or electronic bank check. There is a small charge for each online payment, which is shown before the transaction is finalized. Parents and guardians can check the account balance and review the studentâs purchase history to see how the meal money is being spent, all at no cost. The account can also be set up to notify the parent or guardian when the account balance is running low.
âThis is a wonderful convenience for our families,â said Eric T. Goslee, Food Services Supervisor. âInstead of sending their child to school with cash or a check and relying on the child to turn in the money, they can choose to manage payments to meal accounts online.â (Cash and checks will still be accepted.)
Offering families convenience and access with MealpayPlus enhances communication between home and school and directly supports the school systemâs Bridge to Excellence Master Plan strategic priority of effective and efficient operations.
To sign up for MealpayPlus:
⢠Visit www.mealpayplus.com (The site can also be reached from the Family Portal. Click on the Family tab, then Details, then School Lunch Balance to find the link.)
⢠Register for a free account as a new customer. You will need the Student ID to register. This is available on the Family Portal, or please contact the school to find out how to receive the Student ID number.
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Highlighted Events This Week and Next Week in Wicomico Schools (Updated 10/6/11)
Thursday, Oct. 6
âWorking Together for Childrenâ
PAC 14
The September edition of "Working Together for Children" is now airing on PAC 14 (Comcast Channel 14). The show is currently scheduled to air at 6:29 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Saturday; visit pac14.org for additional times. The show features highlights from Staff Kickoff Day 2011, including a rousing performance by The Edge-ucators and speeches by Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen and Salisbury Middle Schoolâs Chad Pavlekovich, the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year and finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year. "Working Together for Children" is produced monthly by the Wicomico County Public Schools for broadcast to the community on PAC 14. For further information or to give feedback, please contact Tracy Sahler at 410-677-4465 or tsahler@wcboe.org.
Friday, Oct. 7, at 9:30 a.m.
Grandparents Day Program
North Salisbury Elementary School
At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, third graders at North Salisbury Elementary School will present a Grandparents Day program to recognize how valuable grandparents are in our lives, and to celebrate them. Students were asked to complete a project of their choice to tell about their grandparent or how special grandparents are to them. Students' projects will be on display and each of the winning projects will be shared by the student author with the audience of parents, families and grandparents. This project ties in with the novel The War with Grandpa that many of our students are reading. We will end our presentation with the National Grandparents Day Song.
Oct. 8, 25
Car Seat Safety Checks
Salisbury, Fruitland
Safe Kids Lower Shore Maryland will conduct free car seat safety checks in Wicomico County in October. No appointment is needed. Call 410-334-3480 for information. Safety checks are scheduled as follows:
Kmart, Salisbury, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 8
Lower Shore WIC Office, 801 N. Salisbury Blvd., 9-11 a.m. Oct. 25
Saturday, Oct. 8
Crucial Catch Game (breast cancer awareness benefit)
Wicomico High School
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wicomico High School is teaming up with the National Football League and the American Cancer Society in a Crucial Catch game to honor those who have either successfully fought or have been lost to cancer. A Crucial Catch is a nationwide screening reminder campaign to help women and men stay healthy. Done in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, the initiative promotes breast cancer awareness and encourages men and women to be pro-active about their health. For the game vs. Queen Anneâs on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m., the Wicomico High School football team will be adorned in pink accessories just like you have seen some of your favorite NFL teams wear during this month. This event will also honor current and past Wicomico High staff members who have been affected by cancer. Several fund raisers will be going on throughout the month in an effort to raise funds for research and to support those who have been affected by cancer. Proceeds from these fund raisers will go toward Women Supporting Women and the American Cancer Society. T-shirts for the Crucial Catch Game are available now by contacting the school. For information please contact Conflict Resolution teacher Chareka Harris at 410-677-5146 or chharris@wcboe.org.
Monday, Oct. 10
Men Making a Difference
Charles H. Chipman Elementary School
Charles H. Chipman Elementary School will host Men Making a Difference at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10. Aaron Deal, a former computer teacher and past Maryland Teacher of the Year who is now serving Wicomico students and families as a pupil personnel worker, will be the speaker. Food will be served and door prizes will be given. 410-677-5814.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m.
Monthly Meeting of Wicomico County Board of Education
Board of Education Auditorium
The October meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Board of Education auditorium. The agenda will be posted at www.wcboe.org. 410-677-4561.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
PSAT/NMSQT Administration
For all Wicomico 10th graders, and 9th/11th graders who sign up to take it
Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 should mark their calendars now for Oct. 12 for the PSAT/NMSQT, an early measure of academic preparedness for college. In Wicomico County high schools, the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered on Wednesday, Oct. 12 for ALL students in grade 10. The school system will pay the exam cost for all 10th-graders as well as all ninth- and 11th-graders who sign up for the exam through the guidance office. The PSAT/NMSQT serves as an excellent preparation tool for the SAT, provides an evaluation of studentsâ academic skills, aids in college and career planning, and serves as a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Corp. program, through which students can receive scholarships and recognition. Additional information is available in high school guidance offices or online at www.wcboe.org/boe/parents.php.
Friday, Oct. 14
Wicomico TOY a Finalist at Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala
Baltimore
Salisbury Middle School science teacher Chad Pavlekovich, the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year, will attend the Oct. 14 Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala as a finalist for the state honor. The 2011-2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced during this gala reception and dinner at Martinâs West in Baltimore. The winner will receive cash awards, technology equipment, national travel opportunities, and a new car valued at more than $25,000, donated by the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association. The seven finalists for Maryland Teacher of the Year were selected by a panel of judges from key Maryland education organizations representing principals, teachers, school boards, teacher unions, parents and higher education. Finalists are measured against a rigorous set of national criteria. Wicomico is proud of its state finalist and of the school systemâs record of educational excellence, with two past Maryland Teachers of the Year (Bonnie Walston and Aaron Deal) working to support the success of Wicomico County students.
Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
âChildrenâs Letters to Godâ Youth Musical
Allen Memorial Baptist Church, Salisbury
âDear God. How did you know you were God?â âDear God. Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?â âDear God. How come you did all the miracles in the old days and you donât do any now?â Taken directly from the letters of young people, âChildrenâs Letters to Godâ is family fun featuring a cast of five young characters ranging in age from 10 to 15 years old and a small ensemble. As in the book that inspired the musical, the production is not specifically religious in nature. It's about kids and various events in their lives that lead them to ask a lot of questions -- some funny, some serious, some surprising. In the end, they realize most of the answers have been around them all the time. Kaleidoscope Children & Youth Production's (KCYP) presentation features Katie Beach (Wicomico Middle) as Iris, Madison Rogers (Pemberton) as Kicker, Rachael Mrohs (Wor-Wic) as Joanna, Hunter Shaner (The Salisbury School) as Brett, and John Paul Chamberlain (Holly Grove) as Theo, all local students and KCYP's travel team as the chorus. Tickets: $14 adults, $11 students and senior citizens (for KCYP members, $13 adults, $10 students and senior citizens). Call 443-880-6240 or 443-944-3238 or visit www.kaleidoscopecyp.com.
Bands Take the Field Saturday, Oct. 15 for the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands
Lights. Music. Marching. One of the most exciting and uplifting nights of the marching band season is coming up Saturday, Oct. 15, when Parkside High School and the Parkside Band Boosters present the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands at Wicomico County Stadium.
High school marching bands from throughout the region â including the top three bands in Chapter IX, the chapter in which Wicomico County bands compete -- will fill Wicomico County Stadium that night. Spectators will enjoy the exciting sights and sounds of the field shows as bands tune up for the impending championship events.
Between bands, parents, and spectators, the Delmarvacade is expected to draw thousands of people to the stadium on Oct. 15 (rain date is Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.). Bands will compete on Oct. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m., with each band performing the kind of field show people are accustomed to seeing at halftime of football games. Each performance will last seven to 12 minutes, and a new band will take the field about every 15 minutes.
The event is sponsored by Parkside High School and its Band Boosters. It will be adjudicated by professional judges of the National Judges Association. Bands will be judged on every aspect of their field show, including both musical and visual elements, individual and group elements, as well as the overall general effect of the show. Each band will receive a score based on a 100-point scale, and a trophy. Bands will compete in four categories, depending on the number of instrumentalists in the band. Parkside High and Bennett are in Group 3 and Wicomico is in Group 2. Parkside, as host, will perform in exhibition. There will be an awards ceremony at the end of the night.
Admission to Delmarvacade of Bands is $5. A program detailing the participants, with a score sheet to keep track of how the bands are doing, is $5. The Parkside Band Boosters will donate $1 from each program sold to Women Supporting Women of Salisbury. For information call Kevin Zaczkiewicz, Parkside High School band director, at 410-677-5161.
âWorking Together for Childrenâ
PAC 14
The September edition of "Working Together for Children" is now airing on PAC 14 (Comcast Channel 14). The show is currently scheduled to air at 6:29 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Saturday; visit pac14.org for additional times. The show features highlights from Staff Kickoff Day 2011, including a rousing performance by The Edge-ucators and speeches by Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen and Salisbury Middle Schoolâs Chad Pavlekovich, the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year and finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year. "Working Together for Children" is produced monthly by the Wicomico County Public Schools for broadcast to the community on PAC 14. For further information or to give feedback, please contact Tracy Sahler at 410-677-4465 or tsahler@wcboe.org.
Friday, Oct. 7, at 9:30 a.m.
Grandparents Day Program
North Salisbury Elementary School
At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, third graders at North Salisbury Elementary School will present a Grandparents Day program to recognize how valuable grandparents are in our lives, and to celebrate them. Students were asked to complete a project of their choice to tell about their grandparent or how special grandparents are to them. Students' projects will be on display and each of the winning projects will be shared by the student author with the audience of parents, families and grandparents. This project ties in with the novel The War with Grandpa that many of our students are reading. We will end our presentation with the National Grandparents Day Song.
Oct. 8, 25
Car Seat Safety Checks
Salisbury, Fruitland
Safe Kids Lower Shore Maryland will conduct free car seat safety checks in Wicomico County in October. No appointment is needed. Call 410-334-3480 for information. Safety checks are scheduled as follows:
Kmart, Salisbury, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 8
Lower Shore WIC Office, 801 N. Salisbury Blvd., 9-11 a.m. Oct. 25
Saturday, Oct. 8
Crucial Catch Game (breast cancer awareness benefit)
Wicomico High School
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wicomico High School is teaming up with the National Football League and the American Cancer Society in a Crucial Catch game to honor those who have either successfully fought or have been lost to cancer. A Crucial Catch is a nationwide screening reminder campaign to help women and men stay healthy. Done in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, the initiative promotes breast cancer awareness and encourages men and women to be pro-active about their health. For the game vs. Queen Anneâs on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m., the Wicomico High School football team will be adorned in pink accessories just like you have seen some of your favorite NFL teams wear during this month. This event will also honor current and past Wicomico High staff members who have been affected by cancer. Several fund raisers will be going on throughout the month in an effort to raise funds for research and to support those who have been affected by cancer. Proceeds from these fund raisers will go toward Women Supporting Women and the American Cancer Society. T-shirts for the Crucial Catch Game are available now by contacting the school. For information please contact Conflict Resolution teacher Chareka Harris at 410-677-5146 or chharris@wcboe.org.
Monday, Oct. 10
Men Making a Difference
Charles H. Chipman Elementary School
Charles H. Chipman Elementary School will host Men Making a Difference at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10. Aaron Deal, a former computer teacher and past Maryland Teacher of the Year who is now serving Wicomico students and families as a pupil personnel worker, will be the speaker. Food will be served and door prizes will be given. 410-677-5814.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m.
Monthly Meeting of Wicomico County Board of Education
Board of Education Auditorium
The October meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Board of Education auditorium. The agenda will be posted at www.wcboe.org. 410-677-4561.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
PSAT/NMSQT Administration
For all Wicomico 10th graders, and 9th/11th graders who sign up to take it
Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 should mark their calendars now for Oct. 12 for the PSAT/NMSQT, an early measure of academic preparedness for college. In Wicomico County high schools, the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered on Wednesday, Oct. 12 for ALL students in grade 10. The school system will pay the exam cost for all 10th-graders as well as all ninth- and 11th-graders who sign up for the exam through the guidance office. The PSAT/NMSQT serves as an excellent preparation tool for the SAT, provides an evaluation of studentsâ academic skills, aids in college and career planning, and serves as a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Corp. program, through which students can receive scholarships and recognition. Additional information is available in high school guidance offices or online at www.wcboe.org/boe/parents.php.
Friday, Oct. 14
Wicomico TOY a Finalist at Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala
Baltimore
Salisbury Middle School science teacher Chad Pavlekovich, the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year, will attend the Oct. 14 Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala as a finalist for the state honor. The 2011-2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced during this gala reception and dinner at Martinâs West in Baltimore. The winner will receive cash awards, technology equipment, national travel opportunities, and a new car valued at more than $25,000, donated by the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association. The seven finalists for Maryland Teacher of the Year were selected by a panel of judges from key Maryland education organizations representing principals, teachers, school boards, teacher unions, parents and higher education. Finalists are measured against a rigorous set of national criteria. Wicomico is proud of its state finalist and of the school systemâs record of educational excellence, with two past Maryland Teachers of the Year (Bonnie Walston and Aaron Deal) working to support the success of Wicomico County students.
Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
âChildrenâs Letters to Godâ Youth Musical
Allen Memorial Baptist Church, Salisbury
âDear God. How did you know you were God?â âDear God. Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?â âDear God. How come you did all the miracles in the old days and you donât do any now?â Taken directly from the letters of young people, âChildrenâs Letters to Godâ is family fun featuring a cast of five young characters ranging in age from 10 to 15 years old and a small ensemble. As in the book that inspired the musical, the production is not specifically religious in nature. It's about kids and various events in their lives that lead them to ask a lot of questions -- some funny, some serious, some surprising. In the end, they realize most of the answers have been around them all the time. Kaleidoscope Children & Youth Production's (KCYP) presentation features Katie Beach (Wicomico Middle) as Iris, Madison Rogers (Pemberton) as Kicker, Rachael Mrohs (Wor-Wic) as Joanna, Hunter Shaner (The Salisbury School) as Brett, and John Paul Chamberlain (Holly Grove) as Theo, all local students and KCYP's travel team as the chorus. Tickets: $14 adults, $11 students and senior citizens (for KCYP members, $13 adults, $10 students and senior citizens). Call 443-880-6240 or 443-944-3238 or visit www.kaleidoscopecyp.com.
Bands Take the Field Saturday, Oct. 15 for the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands
Lights. Music. Marching. One of the most exciting and uplifting nights of the marching band season is coming up Saturday, Oct. 15, when Parkside High School and the Parkside Band Boosters present the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands at Wicomico County Stadium.
High school marching bands from throughout the region â including the top three bands in Chapter IX, the chapter in which Wicomico County bands compete -- will fill Wicomico County Stadium that night. Spectators will enjoy the exciting sights and sounds of the field shows as bands tune up for the impending championship events.
Between bands, parents, and spectators, the Delmarvacade is expected to draw thousands of people to the stadium on Oct. 15 (rain date is Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.). Bands will compete on Oct. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m., with each band performing the kind of field show people are accustomed to seeing at halftime of football games. Each performance will last seven to 12 minutes, and a new band will take the field about every 15 minutes.
The event is sponsored by Parkside High School and its Band Boosters. It will be adjudicated by professional judges of the National Judges Association. Bands will be judged on every aspect of their field show, including both musical and visual elements, individual and group elements, as well as the overall general effect of the show. Each band will receive a score based on a 100-point scale, and a trophy. Bands will compete in four categories, depending on the number of instrumentalists in the band. Parkside High and Bennett are in Group 3 and Wicomico is in Group 2. Parkside, as host, will perform in exhibition. There will be an awards ceremony at the end of the night.
Admission to Delmarvacade of Bands is $5. A program detailing the participants, with a score sheet to keep track of how the bands are doing, is $5. The Parkside Band Boosters will donate $1 from each program sold to Women Supporting Women of Salisbury. For information call Kevin Zaczkiewicz, Parkside High School band director, at 410-677-5161.
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Upcoming Events in Wicomico Schools (Updated 10/6/11)
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Walk-a-thon to Help Feed Africa
Wicomico Middle School
Help End World Hunger and Make a Difference in our Community! Wicomico Middle School invites you to join Students for Service @ Wi Middle and the Wicomico Middle family for a Walk-a-thon to Help Feed Africa on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Walkers are asked to make a donation, and any amount is appreciated. The walk will help raise money for more than 13 million people in Africa who are in need of emergency assistance for food and water. We are also collecting canned goods for the Maryland Food Bank to help the people in our community. Please come join us Oct. 18. The Walk-a-thon will take place in Salisbury City Park across from Wi Middle; please stop by our table by the fountain anytime from 3-5 p.m. to check in and start walking, or even running. Students who participate can also earn volunteer hours. Parents must pick up their children right after the event. Let's join together as a community to make a difference! To learn more about the needs in Africa today, please check out http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers . 410-677-5145.
Friday, Oct. 21
Maryland State Education Association
Schools closed for all students. Central Office open
Saturday, Oct. 22
Gimme Five Youth Day
Pinehurst Elementary
ShoreCorps/Partnership for Adolescents on the Lower Shore, the AmeriCorps program at Salisbury University, partners with Salisburyâs Promise Alliance and Pinehurst Elementary School PTA to sponsor the 7th annual Gimme Five Youth Day at Pinehurst from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Admission is free and the public is invited. This free, fun-filled day provides a chance for children to experience the five promises that make up the Salisburyâs Promise Alliance: caring adults, safe places, healthy starts, effective education, and opportunities to help others. Those attending will participate in a service project to support the Wicomico County Board of Educationâs 20/20 reading initiative -- reading 20 minutes a day at school, 20 minutes at home, to become better readers. Highlights of the Gimme Five Youth Day include free food, games, crafts such as pumpkin painting, live entertainment, and McGruff the Salisbury Police mascot. This event is partially funded by a grant from the Governorâs Office of Service and Volunteerism. For more information contact Dr. George Whitehead at giwhitehead@salisbury.edu or Dave Harris at iharris@wcboe.org.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Boys Basketball Shooting Clinic with SU Head Basketball Coach Josh Merkel
Maggs Gymnasium, Salisbury University
Wicomico County Public Schools are pleased to announce that a Boys Basketball Shooting Clinic will be held at the Maggs Gym at Salisbury University on Sunday, Nov. 6. The clinic for boys ages 10-14 will be held from 1-3 p.m., followed by a clinic from 3:30-5:30 p.m. for boys ages 15-18. The Josh Merkel Boys Basketball Shooting Clinic is designed to help all players ages 10 and up improve their shooting skills, with the focus on fundamentals of shooting and proper form, the catch and shoot, shooting off of the dribble, how to shoot off of the pass, and foul shooting. All children attending the clinic will have the opportunity to receive collegiate level instruction from the Salisbury University basketball staff as well as current SU Sea Gull players. The cost is $25. For information or a registration form please contact 410-548-4163 or jamerkel@salisbury.edu.
Nov. 7-11, Dec. 5-9
Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Performs for Wicomico Students
The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble will present assemblies on âKeeping the Beat: Contemporary American Traditional Danceâ at Wicomico schools Nov. 7-11 and Dec. 5-9. Footworks is a professional touring company that has dazzled audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan, since 1979. Their repertoire is a cornucopia of dances ranging from step dancing in the Southern Appalachian Mountain tradition to African Boot dancing, French Canadian and Irish step dancing, along with hamboning, hoofing, and original choreography, all performed to live acoustic music.
Footworks performance dates are as follows:
Nov. 7: Pinehurst
Nov. 8: Northwestern, Chipman
Nov. 9: Pittsville, Mardela Middle
Nov. 10: North Salisbury, West Salisbury
Nov. 11: Pemberton, Fruitland Intermediate
Dec. 5: East Salisbury/WELC, Beaver Run
Dec. 6: Delmar, Westside Primary
Dec. 7: Salisbury Middle, Fruitland Primary
Dec. 8: Wicomico Middle, Prince Street
Dec. 9: Westside Intermediate, Willards
Saturday, Nov. 12
STEM Saturday
Salisbury Middle School
The next STEM Saturday will be held Nov. 12 at Salisbury Middle School from 10 a.m.-noon, with students in grades 4-5 exploring âCoastal Creaturesâ and middle schoolers working on âKitchen Chemistry.â STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Saturday classes will be offered throughout the 2011-12 school year for students in grades 4/5 and 6/7/8. Anyone interested in attending a STEM Saturday event must pre-register, and early registration is recommended as the courses fill up early. STEM Saturdays will also be held:
Jan. 14 at Salisbury Middle: Weird Weather for elementary, Alice 1: Programming with Alice/Creating Characters for middle school
Feb. 11 at Salisbury Middle: Bottle Biology for elementary, and Alice 2, a continuation for the middle school students who took the January Alice 1 programming class
March 10: Elementary students at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art for Project WET: Land & Water Connections, middle school students at Parkside High for A Garden to Dye For! With natural dyes and plant biology
April 14: Elementary students at the Salisbury Zoo for Habits & Habitats to explore animals and their habits and habitats, and middle school students at Salisbury Middle for Aviation & Flight Simulation to fly their own aircraft
STEM Saturdays are free for Wicomico County students in grades 4 through 8. For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on the STEM Saturday 2011-12 flier at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-5149 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
A new, extended STEM experience has been added this year for students in grades 7 and 8. STEM Saturdays: Coastal Explorers Series will take place over four Saturdays starting in January. The first three sessions will take place from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Wicomico school locations, and the final session, in April, will be on a Marine Science Consortium research vessel. There is a $30 charge for the series; scholarships may be available. Space is very limited, so reserve a space early.
Session 1: Wind, Waves, and Sand: The Basics of Barrier Islands, at Salisbury Middle
Session 2, Feb. 11: Mysteries of the Marsh, at Salisbury Middle. Explore the marvels of saltmarshes.
Session 3, March 10: Intertidal Investigations: Organisms and their intertidal homes, at Parkside High.
Session 4, April 14: Research Cruise, involving scientific research and equipment, on a vessel from the Marine Science Consortium in Wallops Island, Va. Participants will depart from Salisbury Middle for the Marine Science Consortium, departure and return times to be announced.
For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on Coastal Explorers at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-5149 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
Walk-a-thon to Help Feed Africa
Wicomico Middle School
Help End World Hunger and Make a Difference in our Community! Wicomico Middle School invites you to join Students for Service @ Wi Middle and the Wicomico Middle family for a Walk-a-thon to Help Feed Africa on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Walkers are asked to make a donation, and any amount is appreciated. The walk will help raise money for more than 13 million people in Africa who are in need of emergency assistance for food and water. We are also collecting canned goods for the Maryland Food Bank to help the people in our community. Please come join us Oct. 18. The Walk-a-thon will take place in Salisbury City Park across from Wi Middle; please stop by our table by the fountain anytime from 3-5 p.m. to check in and start walking, or even running. Students who participate can also earn volunteer hours. Parents must pick up their children right after the event. Let's join together as a community to make a difference! To learn more about the needs in Africa today, please check out http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers . 410-677-5145.
Friday, Oct. 21
Maryland State Education Association
Schools closed for all students. Central Office open
Saturday, Oct. 22
Gimme Five Youth Day
Pinehurst Elementary
ShoreCorps/Partnership for Adolescents on the Lower Shore, the AmeriCorps program at Salisbury University, partners with Salisburyâs Promise Alliance and Pinehurst Elementary School PTA to sponsor the 7th annual Gimme Five Youth Day at Pinehurst from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Admission is free and the public is invited. This free, fun-filled day provides a chance for children to experience the five promises that make up the Salisburyâs Promise Alliance: caring adults, safe places, healthy starts, effective education, and opportunities to help others. Those attending will participate in a service project to support the Wicomico County Board of Educationâs 20/20 reading initiative -- reading 20 minutes a day at school, 20 minutes at home, to become better readers. Highlights of the Gimme Five Youth Day include free food, games, crafts such as pumpkin painting, live entertainment, and McGruff the Salisbury Police mascot. This event is partially funded by a grant from the Governorâs Office of Service and Volunteerism. For more information contact Dr. George Whitehead at giwhitehead@salisbury.edu or Dave Harris at iharris@wcboe.org.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Boys Basketball Shooting Clinic with SU Head Basketball Coach Josh Merkel
Maggs Gymnasium, Salisbury University
Wicomico County Public Schools are pleased to announce that a Boys Basketball Shooting Clinic will be held at the Maggs Gym at Salisbury University on Sunday, Nov. 6. The clinic for boys ages 10-14 will be held from 1-3 p.m., followed by a clinic from 3:30-5:30 p.m. for boys ages 15-18. The Josh Merkel Boys Basketball Shooting Clinic is designed to help all players ages 10 and up improve their shooting skills, with the focus on fundamentals of shooting and proper form, the catch and shoot, shooting off of the dribble, how to shoot off of the pass, and foul shooting. All children attending the clinic will have the opportunity to receive collegiate level instruction from the Salisbury University basketball staff as well as current SU Sea Gull players. The cost is $25. For information or a registration form please contact 410-548-4163 or jamerkel@salisbury.edu.
Nov. 7-11, Dec. 5-9
Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Performs for Wicomico Students
The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble will present assemblies on âKeeping the Beat: Contemporary American Traditional Danceâ at Wicomico schools Nov. 7-11 and Dec. 5-9. Footworks is a professional touring company that has dazzled audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan, since 1979. Their repertoire is a cornucopia of dances ranging from step dancing in the Southern Appalachian Mountain tradition to African Boot dancing, French Canadian and Irish step dancing, along with hamboning, hoofing, and original choreography, all performed to live acoustic music.
Footworks performance dates are as follows:
Nov. 7: Pinehurst
Nov. 8: Northwestern, Chipman
Nov. 9: Pittsville, Mardela Middle
Nov. 10: North Salisbury, West Salisbury
Nov. 11: Pemberton, Fruitland Intermediate
Dec. 5: East Salisbury/WELC, Beaver Run
Dec. 6: Delmar, Westside Primary
Dec. 7: Salisbury Middle, Fruitland Primary
Dec. 8: Wicomico Middle, Prince Street
Dec. 9: Westside Intermediate, Willards
Saturday, Nov. 12
STEM Saturday
Salisbury Middle School
The next STEM Saturday will be held Nov. 12 at Salisbury Middle School from 10 a.m.-noon, with students in grades 4-5 exploring âCoastal Creaturesâ and middle schoolers working on âKitchen Chemistry.â STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Saturday classes will be offered throughout the 2011-12 school year for students in grades 4/5 and 6/7/8. Anyone interested in attending a STEM Saturday event must pre-register, and early registration is recommended as the courses fill up early. STEM Saturdays will also be held:
Jan. 14 at Salisbury Middle: Weird Weather for elementary, Alice 1: Programming with Alice/Creating Characters for middle school
Feb. 11 at Salisbury Middle: Bottle Biology for elementary, and Alice 2, a continuation for the middle school students who took the January Alice 1 programming class
March 10: Elementary students at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art for Project WET: Land & Water Connections, middle school students at Parkside High for A Garden to Dye For! With natural dyes and plant biology
April 14: Elementary students at the Salisbury Zoo for Habits & Habitats to explore animals and their habits and habitats, and middle school students at Salisbury Middle for Aviation & Flight Simulation to fly their own aircraft
STEM Saturdays are free for Wicomico County students in grades 4 through 8. For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on the STEM Saturday 2011-12 flier at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-5149 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
A new, extended STEM experience has been added this year for students in grades 7 and 8. STEM Saturdays: Coastal Explorers Series will take place over four Saturdays starting in January. The first three sessions will take place from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Wicomico school locations, and the final session, in April, will be on a Marine Science Consortium research vessel. There is a $30 charge for the series; scholarships may be available. Space is very limited, so reserve a space early.
Session 1: Wind, Waves, and Sand: The Basics of Barrier Islands, at Salisbury Middle
Session 2, Feb. 11: Mysteries of the Marsh, at Salisbury Middle. Explore the marvels of saltmarshes.
Session 3, March 10: Intertidal Investigations: Organisms and their intertidal homes, at Parkside High.
Session 4, April 14: Research Cruise, involving scientific research and equipment, on a vessel from the Marine Science Consortium in Wallops Island, Va. Participants will depart from Salisbury Middle for the Marine Science Consortium, departure and return times to be announced.
For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on Coastal Explorers at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-5149 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
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Bands Take the Field Saturday, Oct. 15 for the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands
Lights. Music. Marching. One of the most exciting and uplifting nights of the marching band season is coming up Saturday, Oct. 15, when Parkside High School and the Parkside Band Boosters present the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands at Wicomico County Stadium.
High school marching bands from throughout the region â including the top three bands in Chapter IX, the chapter in which Wicomico County bands compete -- will fill Wicomico County Stadium that night. Spectators will enjoy the exciting sights and sounds of the field shows as bands tune up for the impending championship events.
Between bands, parents, and spectators, the Delmarvacade is expected to draw thousands of people to the stadium on Oct. 15 (rain date is Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.). Bands will compete on Oct. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m., with each band performing the kind of field show people are accustomed to seeing at halftime of football games. Each performance will last seven to 12 minutes, and a new band will take the field about every 15 minutes.
The event is sponsored by Parkside High School and its Band Boosters. It will be adjudicated by professional judges of the National Judges Association. Bands will be judged on every aspect of their field show, including both musical and visual elements, individual and group elements, as well as the overall general effect of the show. Each band will receive a score based on a 100-point scale, and a trophy.
Bands will compete in four categories, depending on the number of instrumentalists in the band. Parkside High and Bennett are in Group 3 and Wicomico is in Group 2. Parkside, as host, will perform in exhibition. There will be an awards ceremony at the end of the night.
Marching bands often stay all evening, even after they have competed. "They support each other, even though they are rivals," says Gary Beauchamp, supervisor of fine and performing arts for Wicomico schools and the founder of the event in 1977. Students know they are competing not just against each other, but against their own previous performances, trying to make this one just a little bit better.
Admission to Delmarvacade of Bands is $5. A program detailing the participants, with a score sheet to keep track of how the bands are doing, is $5. The Parkside Band Boosters will donate $1 from each program sold to Women Supporting Women of Salisbury.
For information call Kevin Zaczkiewicz, Parkside High School band director, at 410-677-5161.
High school marching bands from throughout the region â including the top three bands in Chapter IX, the chapter in which Wicomico County bands compete -- will fill Wicomico County Stadium that night. Spectators will enjoy the exciting sights and sounds of the field shows as bands tune up for the impending championship events.
Between bands, parents, and spectators, the Delmarvacade is expected to draw thousands of people to the stadium on Oct. 15 (rain date is Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.). Bands will compete on Oct. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m., with each band performing the kind of field show people are accustomed to seeing at halftime of football games. Each performance will last seven to 12 minutes, and a new band will take the field about every 15 minutes.
The event is sponsored by Parkside High School and its Band Boosters. It will be adjudicated by professional judges of the National Judges Association. Bands will be judged on every aspect of their field show, including both musical and visual elements, individual and group elements, as well as the overall general effect of the show. Each band will receive a score based on a 100-point scale, and a trophy.
Bands will compete in four categories, depending on the number of instrumentalists in the band. Parkside High and Bennett are in Group 3 and Wicomico is in Group 2. Parkside, as host, will perform in exhibition. There will be an awards ceremony at the end of the night.
Marching bands often stay all evening, even after they have competed. "They support each other, even though they are rivals," says Gary Beauchamp, supervisor of fine and performing arts for Wicomico schools and the founder of the event in 1977. Students know they are competing not just against each other, but against their own previous performances, trying to make this one just a little bit better.
Admission to Delmarvacade of Bands is $5. A program detailing the participants, with a score sheet to keep track of how the bands are doing, is $5. The Parkside Band Boosters will donate $1 from each program sold to Women Supporting Women of Salisbury.
For information call Kevin Zaczkiewicz, Parkside High School band director, at 410-677-5161.
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Wicomico Students Join Effort to Renew the Zoo through Just Zoo It! Campaign
When you see tigers and bears approaching your door this Halloween, they may be armed with more than a bucket of candy. This year children in Wicomico County may ask you to pull out your spare change to make a contribution to the Just Zoo It! project â an extension of the Renew the Zoo campaign â for the Salisbury Zoo.
âAs we approach the final stages of our $3 million capital campaign, we want to involve the one group of people that benefits from the Zoo more than any other â the kids,â said Marty Neat, chairman of the Renew the Zoo campaign. âJust Zoo It! will give kids the opportunity to be a part of the Zooâs makeover and have fun doing it.â
Wicomico students have enjoyed fun and educational trips to the Salisbury Zoo for generations. Now they have a chance to make a lasting impact on the zooâs future. All money collected by students and local business partners through the Just Zoo It! initiative will help fund the new Discover Australia exhibits at the Zoo.
The new exhibits will showcase some of the land down under, including the wallaby (a smaller version of the kangaroo) and a walk-thru aviary where visitors will be able to feed the birds up close.
Working in partnership with the Delmarva Zoological Society on the Just Zoo It! campaign engages students in service while also supporting the educational opportunities that the zoo provides for students and the community.
How you can Just Zoo It!
Most Wicomico County public and private schools are participating to help distribute the coin canisters to area school children. If your child doesnât come home from school with a Just Zoo It! coin canister, you can pick one up beginning Oct. 15 at the Salisbury Zoo, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce (144 E. Main St.), or either Salisbury location of Barbâs Gift and Hallmark (805 S. Salisbury Blvd./313 Civic Ave.).
On Halloween night when your kids go trick-or-treating with a grown up, they can ask friends and neighbors for donations of spare change to help the Salisbury Zoo get a makeover. Canisters should be returned the week following Halloween per the instructions of each school. For other drop off times and locations, please visit www.RenewTheZoo.com.
Each child who turns back in a collection container will earn a free âJoeyâ meal gift card from Outback Steakhouse in Salisbury. Classes that raise more than $250 will earn $25 Outback gift cards for their Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The class that raises the most money for the Zoo will win a bus trip and VIP tour of the Zoo where they will see zookeepers interacting with the animals, and a pizza party lunch.
Sponsors of Just Zoo It! include Outback Steakhouse, Pepsi, Robinson Family of Businesses, Clear Channel Outdoor, WMDT, and The Daily Times.
For more information on Just Zoo It!, contact Stacey Weisner at the Delmarva Zoological Society at 410-742-3977.
Renew the Zoo
For more than 50 years the Salisbury Zoo has been a showplace on Delmarva attracting more than 300,000 visitors a year to enjoy the animals and their natural habitats.
Over the years, the animal collection has grown, the exhibits have changed, and the educational opportunities have expanded. With a vision to better enhance the zoo experience, for both the animals and the visiting public, the Salisbury Zoo launched Renew the Zoo, a $3 million capital campaign to provide critical infrastructure upgrades for the zoo.
âWe have been so fortunate to have the strong support of this community for this capital campaign,â said Stacey Weisner, executive director of the Delmarva Zoological Society which is overseeing the campaign. âWith the generosity of the Richard A. Henson Foundation, the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the Philip and Barbara Long Family Foundation, and the Hazel Family, as well as many local businesses and outstanding individuals, we are excited to be so close to our goal.â
In addition to the Discover Australia exhibit, the Salisbury Zoo plans on adding a new state-of-the-art animal health clinic to treat sick or injured animals from the zooâs collection and to quarantine new animal arrivals at the zoo. Another addition to the zoo will be the William E. Morgan Environmental Center. This will be an eco-friendly facility where learning will come naturally. Using the best green technology available and providing a more interactive experience for Zoo visitors, the new Environmental Center (located on the current Visitor's Center site) will enhance the Zoo experience for the more than 20,000 students who visit each year.
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Salisbury/Wicomico County Named One of the Nationâs 100 Best Communities for Young People; ...
Community and school leaders gathered at Glen Avenue Elementary Wednesday, Oct. 12 to hear Salisbury/Wicomico County receive national recognition for the fifth time as one of Americaâs Promise Allianceâs 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING for its initiatives to help young people. The competition recognizes communities across the country that focus on reducing high school dropout rates and providing service and support to their youth.
As a five-time 100 Best winner, Salisbury/Wicomico County continues to make young people a top priority in programming, funding and decision-making. For the past 10 years, the Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children has invested $6 million in local funds to create family-focused programs encouraging youth leadership and positive development. Free programs are offered to students over the summer to prevent learning loss before school begins in the fall and, during the school year, mentors work closely with children to help support their academic and character development. By emphasizing cross-sector collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce, NAACP and the Board of Education, Wicomico Countyâs graduation rate of 82.7 percent is above the national average.
âWe are proud of Salisbury/Wicomico County for being named one of the Americaâs Promise Allianceâs 100 Best,â said Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., Wicomico County Executive, âThis award recognizes the hard work of many community members that have dedicated their time to making a difference in the lives of our young people.â
âIn a nation where 7,000 students drop out of high school every day, we hope Salisbury/Wicomico Countyâs initiatives inspire other communities across the nation to take action to solve the challenges facing their young people,â said Marguerite W. Kondracke, Americaâs Promise Alliance president and CEO. âSalisbury/Wicomico County is especially deserving of this recognition due to their efforts to ensure that their young people graduate high school and go on to lead healthy, productive lives. Salisbury/Wicomico County refuses to let the challenges they face determine the future for their young people. Instead, they are helping their youth prosper and become contributing members of society.â
Winners were announced from the Newseum in Washington during a live telecast Wednesday. Glen Avenue students were joined for the telecast by community and school officials â including Salisbury Mayor and Glen Avenue teacher Jim Ireton, whose students spoke during the event about what community means to them.
âA lot of us knew of the many wonderful things that we have going on it our school system and our community,â said Dr. John E. Fredericksen, Superintendent of Wicomico County Public Schools. âKids are supported throughout the community by their schools, through parent involvement, by active civic organizations and community agencies, by colleges and hospitals, by Recreation and Parks, and by many others. This award is somewhat like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for Salisbury and Wicomico County. It says yes, weâre doing something right.â
Salisbury/Wicomico County will receive a $2,500 grant, signage identifying the community as one of the nationâs 100 Best Communities for Young People, and access to Americaâs Promise Allianceâs community development resources.
First held in 2005, the 100 Best competition is one of the Allianceâs signature initiatives and is part of its Grad Nation campaign, which is a 10-year initiative to mobilize Americans to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. The 100 Best honors communities large and small, rural and urban, that are making progress to help young people achieve their potential, which includes earning a high school diploma, securing a good job, and playing an active, productive role in Americaâs economic vitality.
All communities entering the 100 Best competition completed a rigorous application where they provided details on how their existing programs and initiatives help deliver the Five Promisesâresources identified by the Alliance as being critical to the development of healthy, successful children: caring adults; safe places; healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others. Applicants were also asked to describe how different sectors of their community work together to help children and families overcome challenges. Most importantly, communities were judged on the strength and innovation of their efforts and programs to help young people graduate from high school prepared for college and the 21st century workforce.
This year, more than 300 communities from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico were nominated for the 100 Best distinction. Winners were chosen by a distinguished panel of 20 judges. The winners are a diverse group, ranging from small communities to large cities. A list of all 2011 winners can be found at www.americaspromise.org/100best.
Being a 100 Best community not only demonstrates commitment to local young people; the award fosters local pride, bolsters economic development and shines the spotlight on the people and programs that are building better communities. The competition also facilitates the sharing of best practices among communities nationwide regarding education, access to health care, reading score improvement, youth service and pre-school enrollment, among many other areas.
Americaâs Promise Alliance is the nationâs largest partnership organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth by raising awareness, supporting communities, and engaging in nonpartisan advocacy. Through our Grad Nation campaign, we harness the collective power of our partner network to mobilize Americans to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. Building on the legacy of our Founding Chairman General Colin Powell, the Alliance believes the success of our young people is grounded in the Five Promisesâcaring adults; safe places; a healthy start; an effective education; and opportunities to help others. For more information about Americaâs Promise Alliance, visit www.americaspromise.org.
As a five-time 100 Best winner, Salisbury/Wicomico County continues to make young people a top priority in programming, funding and decision-making. For the past 10 years, the Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children has invested $6 million in local funds to create family-focused programs encouraging youth leadership and positive development. Free programs are offered to students over the summer to prevent learning loss before school begins in the fall and, during the school year, mentors work closely with children to help support their academic and character development. By emphasizing cross-sector collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce, NAACP and the Board of Education, Wicomico Countyâs graduation rate of 82.7 percent is above the national average.
âWe are proud of Salisbury/Wicomico County for being named one of the Americaâs Promise Allianceâs 100 Best,â said Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., Wicomico County Executive, âThis award recognizes the hard work of many community members that have dedicated their time to making a difference in the lives of our young people.â
âIn a nation where 7,000 students drop out of high school every day, we hope Salisbury/Wicomico Countyâs initiatives inspire other communities across the nation to take action to solve the challenges facing their young people,â said Marguerite W. Kondracke, Americaâs Promise Alliance president and CEO. âSalisbury/Wicomico County is especially deserving of this recognition due to their efforts to ensure that their young people graduate high school and go on to lead healthy, productive lives. Salisbury/Wicomico County refuses to let the challenges they face determine the future for their young people. Instead, they are helping their youth prosper and become contributing members of society.â
Winners were announced from the Newseum in Washington during a live telecast Wednesday. Glen Avenue students were joined for the telecast by community and school officials â including Salisbury Mayor and Glen Avenue teacher Jim Ireton, whose students spoke during the event about what community means to them.
âA lot of us knew of the many wonderful things that we have going on it our school system and our community,â said Dr. John E. Fredericksen, Superintendent of Wicomico County Public Schools. âKids are supported throughout the community by their schools, through parent involvement, by active civic organizations and community agencies, by colleges and hospitals, by Recreation and Parks, and by many others. This award is somewhat like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for Salisbury and Wicomico County. It says yes, weâre doing something right.â
Salisbury/Wicomico County will receive a $2,500 grant, signage identifying the community as one of the nationâs 100 Best Communities for Young People, and access to Americaâs Promise Allianceâs community development resources.
First held in 2005, the 100 Best competition is one of the Allianceâs signature initiatives and is part of its Grad Nation campaign, which is a 10-year initiative to mobilize Americans to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. The 100 Best honors communities large and small, rural and urban, that are making progress to help young people achieve their potential, which includes earning a high school diploma, securing a good job, and playing an active, productive role in Americaâs economic vitality.
All communities entering the 100 Best competition completed a rigorous application where they provided details on how their existing programs and initiatives help deliver the Five Promisesâresources identified by the Alliance as being critical to the development of healthy, successful children: caring adults; safe places; healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others. Applicants were also asked to describe how different sectors of their community work together to help children and families overcome challenges. Most importantly, communities were judged on the strength and innovation of their efforts and programs to help young people graduate from high school prepared for college and the 21st century workforce.
This year, more than 300 communities from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico were nominated for the 100 Best distinction. Winners were chosen by a distinguished panel of 20 judges. The winners are a diverse group, ranging from small communities to large cities. A list of all 2011 winners can be found at www.americaspromise.org/100best.
Being a 100 Best community not only demonstrates commitment to local young people; the award fosters local pride, bolsters economic development and shines the spotlight on the people and programs that are building better communities. The competition also facilitates the sharing of best practices among communities nationwide regarding education, access to health care, reading score improvement, youth service and pre-school enrollment, among many other areas.
Americaâs Promise Alliance is the nationâs largest partnership organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth by raising awareness, supporting communities, and engaging in nonpartisan advocacy. Through our Grad Nation campaign, we harness the collective power of our partner network to mobilize Americans to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. Building on the legacy of our Founding Chairman General Colin Powell, the Alliance believes the success of our young people is grounded in the Five Promisesâcaring adults; safe places; a healthy start; an effective education; and opportunities to help others. For more information about Americaâs Promise Alliance, visit www.americaspromise.org.
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Congratulations to Wicomico Teacher of the Year Chad Pavlekovich, Science Teacher and Science ...
When Salisbury Middle School science teacher Chad Pavlekovich was just a first-grader, he became fascinated with all things dinosaur during his schoolâs Dinosaur Daze celebration. Little did he know that dinosaurs would provide the spark for the love of science and learning that, decades later, now guides an approach to teaching that has made him the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year.
âMy childhood sense of wonderment and excitement is now prevalent within my classroom through the lessons that I experience with my students,â Pavlekovich said. âThe little boy is back as a teacher who is sparking the scientific interest in students. In the back of my room, I have a 3-D cardboard dinosaur hanging from the ceiling as a reminder of my humble beginning and what could have been my âextinctionâ as a scientist. It is a personal symbol of commitment to my students.â
Pavlekovichâs interest in science stayed with him, but it did not lead him straight into a career as a science teacher. Entering college with plans to become a doctor, he found he couldnât master calculus and realized he needed to choose another career. To pay the bills, he took a job performing water quality testing in a wastewater treatment plant. âDuring those lonely days in the lab, I often thought back to my excitement as a young student and how I would like to be able to give other children the opportunity to have the same life-changing experience with the wonders of science.â He began doing just that in 2001, when he began working as a science teacher at Salisbury Middle School.
During the past 10 years at Salisbury Middle, Pavlekovichâs enthusiasm for science has benefitted the students in his classes and students and families throughout the school. He worked with a team to create the first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy in Wicomico County; he continues to serve as its science teacher and as a lead STEM teacher. He engages eighth-graders in an annual Punkin Chunkin, blending physics and fun. He leads the planning for annual family nights that drew several hundred participants for activities on astronomy and crime scene investigation. In 2009, he was recognized as the Teacher of the Year, Excellence in Middle School Science, by the Maryland Association of Science Teachers. He was named the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year last March, and learned in August that he was a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year.
At Friday nightâs Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala in Baltimore, Pavlekovich and the other six finalists, as well as the other county teachers of the year, were celebrated for their passion for teaching. Joshua Parker, a Baltimore County teacher, was named the 2011-2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year.
Wicomico is proud of its 2011-12 state finalist and of the school systemâs record of educational excellence, with two past Maryland Teachers of the Year (Bonnie Walston and Aaron Deal) working to support the success of Wicomico County students.
âMy childhood sense of wonderment and excitement is now prevalent within my classroom through the lessons that I experience with my students,â Pavlekovich said. âThe little boy is back as a teacher who is sparking the scientific interest in students. In the back of my room, I have a 3-D cardboard dinosaur hanging from the ceiling as a reminder of my humble beginning and what could have been my âextinctionâ as a scientist. It is a personal symbol of commitment to my students.â
Pavlekovichâs interest in science stayed with him, but it did not lead him straight into a career as a science teacher. Entering college with plans to become a doctor, he found he couldnât master calculus and realized he needed to choose another career. To pay the bills, he took a job performing water quality testing in a wastewater treatment plant. âDuring those lonely days in the lab, I often thought back to my excitement as a young student and how I would like to be able to give other children the opportunity to have the same life-changing experience with the wonders of science.â He began doing just that in 2001, when he began working as a science teacher at Salisbury Middle School.
During the past 10 years at Salisbury Middle, Pavlekovichâs enthusiasm for science has benefitted the students in his classes and students and families throughout the school. He worked with a team to create the first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy in Wicomico County; he continues to serve as its science teacher and as a lead STEM teacher. He engages eighth-graders in an annual Punkin Chunkin, blending physics and fun. He leads the planning for annual family nights that drew several hundred participants for activities on astronomy and crime scene investigation. In 2009, he was recognized as the Teacher of the Year, Excellence in Middle School Science, by the Maryland Association of Science Teachers. He was named the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year last March, and learned in August that he was a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year.
At Friday nightâs Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala in Baltimore, Pavlekovich and the other six finalists, as well as the other county teachers of the year, were celebrated for their passion for teaching. Joshua Parker, a Baltimore County teacher, was named the 2011-2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year.
Wicomico is proud of its 2011-12 state finalist and of the school systemâs record of educational excellence, with two past Maryland Teachers of the Year (Bonnie Walston and Aaron Deal) working to support the success of Wicomico County students.
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State Board Holds Forums on Next State Superintendent of Schools
Open forums have been scheduled by the Maryland State Board of Education for the public to provide input on the leadership characteristics necessary for the next State Superintendent of Schools.
Also available is an online survey for those unable to make it to a forum in person.
The forums will take place at seven locations around the State from October 27 through November 10. Forums will be held at two different times at each location, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Forums will be facilitated by representatives of Hazard, Young, Attea, & Associates, the consulting firm the State Board selected in August to help in the search process. The firm also developed the survey, which can be found at www.ecragroup.com/mdss. The deadline for completing the survey is Nov. 18.
The State Superintendent search process is Marylandâs first in 20 years. Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick retired on June 30, having served in the position since 1991. Dr. Bernard Sadusky has been serving as Interim State Superintendent since that time. He is not a candidate for the permanent position.
The dates and locations of the open forums are as follows:
October 27 â Easton High School (Talbot County), 723 Mecklenberg Avenue, Easton, MD 21601.
November 2 â Laurel High School (Prince Georgeâs County), 8000 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD 20707.
November 3 â Seneca Valley High School (Montgomery County), 19401 Crystal Rock Drive, Germantown, MD 20874.
November 7 â Huntington High School (Calvert County), 4125 N. Solomons Island Road, Huntington, MD 20639.
November 7 â Mountain Ridge High School (Allegany County), 100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick Lane, Frostburg, MD 21532.
November 9 â Edgewood High School (Harford County), 2415 Willoughby Beach Road, Edgewood, MD 21040.
November 10 â Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore City), 1400 W. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21209.
Also available is an online survey for those unable to make it to a forum in person.
The forums will take place at seven locations around the State from October 27 through November 10. Forums will be held at two different times at each location, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Forums will be facilitated by representatives of Hazard, Young, Attea, & Associates, the consulting firm the State Board selected in August to help in the search process. The firm also developed the survey, which can be found at www.ecragroup.com/mdss. The deadline for completing the survey is Nov. 18.
The State Superintendent search process is Marylandâs first in 20 years. Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick retired on June 30, having served in the position since 1991. Dr. Bernard Sadusky has been serving as Interim State Superintendent since that time. He is not a candidate for the permanent position.
The dates and locations of the open forums are as follows:
October 27 â Easton High School (Talbot County), 723 Mecklenberg Avenue, Easton, MD 21601.
November 2 â Laurel High School (Prince Georgeâs County), 8000 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD 20707.
November 3 â Seneca Valley High School (Montgomery County), 19401 Crystal Rock Drive, Germantown, MD 20874.
November 7 â Huntington High School (Calvert County), 4125 N. Solomons Island Road, Huntington, MD 20639.
November 7 â Mountain Ridge High School (Allegany County), 100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick Lane, Frostburg, MD 21532.
November 9 â Edgewood High School (Harford County), 2415 Willoughby Beach Road, Edgewood, MD 21040.
November 10 â Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore City), 1400 W. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21209.
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Wicomico K-5 Students Offered Free Intranasal FluMist Vaccine
The Wicomico County School System and the Wicomico County Health Department worked together to offer the FluMist intranasal vaccine to Wicomico elementary students in school clinics scheduled from Oct. 20-28. The 2011-12 Influenza vaccine contains protection against three common influenza strains, including the 2009 H1N1 strain.
Consent forms for the FluMist vaccine went home to elementary parents/guardians, and students whose parents/guardians signed and returned the consent form by Oct. 18 received the vaccination free on the day that their schoolâs clinic is scheduled. Check with your childâs school if you have any questions.
The health Department will have a makeup clinic on Nov. 4 for any child who is signed up to receive the FluMist vaccine at school but who does not receive the vaccination as scheduled. Please call the Health Department at 410-543-6943 for information.
Consent forms for the FluMist vaccine went home to elementary parents/guardians, and students whose parents/guardians signed and returned the consent form by Oct. 18 received the vaccination free on the day that their schoolâs clinic is scheduled. Check with your childâs school if you have any questions.
The health Department will have a makeup clinic on Nov. 4 for any child who is signed up to receive the FluMist vaccine at school but who does not receive the vaccination as scheduled. Please call the Health Department at 410-543-6943 for information.
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Veterans Day Programs at Mardela Middle and High, North Salisbury, Choices
Thursday, Nov. 10
Veterans Day Program
Mardela Middle and High School
Mardela Middle and High School and the Mardela Middle and High PTA will hold a Veterans Day program at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1- to honor all veterans. The evening will feature guest speakers, presentations and light refreshments. The public is welcome. 410-677-5142
Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:15 a.m.
Veterans Day Ceremony
North Salisbury Elementary School
North Salisbury Elementary School will host its 10th Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, Nov. 11 at 9:15 a.m. This program will honor men and women who have served our country, including those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. During the ceremony the school will Skype with soldier Steve Burroughs, a Millsboro resident serving in Afghanistan. His wife plans to attend the North Salisbury ceremony. The guest speaker will be Lt. SG Brad Kinnamon, a former North Salisbury student now serving in the Navy. Fifth-grade students are preparing for the ceremony by researching America's wars and writing handwritten invitations to a veteran in the community. Several students will take part in the program with special readings, songs, poetry, and a PowerPoint to honor all branches of the military. The JROTC based at Wicomico High School will post the colors. 410-677-5807.
Friday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m.
Flag Donation/Flag Ceremony
Choices Program
Representatives of VFW Post 10159 will be at the Choices Program on Adventist Drive in Salisbury at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 for a flag folding demonstration. Last year for Veterans Day, the VFW donated $500 to Choices for the purchase of flags and Veterans Day materials. 410-677-5220.
Veterans Day Program
Mardela Middle and High School
Mardela Middle and High School and the Mardela Middle and High PTA will hold a Veterans Day program at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1- to honor all veterans. The evening will feature guest speakers, presentations and light refreshments. The public is welcome. 410-677-5142
Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:15 a.m.
Veterans Day Ceremony
North Salisbury Elementary School
North Salisbury Elementary School will host its 10th Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, Nov. 11 at 9:15 a.m. This program will honor men and women who have served our country, including those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. During the ceremony the school will Skype with soldier Steve Burroughs, a Millsboro resident serving in Afghanistan. His wife plans to attend the North Salisbury ceremony. The guest speaker will be Lt. SG Brad Kinnamon, a former North Salisbury student now serving in the Navy. Fifth-grade students are preparing for the ceremony by researching America's wars and writing handwritten invitations to a veteran in the community. Several students will take part in the program with special readings, songs, poetry, and a PowerPoint to honor all branches of the military. The JROTC based at Wicomico High School will post the colors. 410-677-5807.
Friday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m.
Flag Donation/Flag Ceremony
Choices Program
Representatives of VFW Post 10159 will be at the Choices Program on Adventist Drive in Salisbury at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 for a flag folding demonstration. Last year for Veterans Day, the VFW donated $500 to Choices for the purchase of flags and Veterans Day materials. 410-677-5220.
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Wicomico Schools Celebrate American Education Week Nov. 14-18
Wicomico Schools will welcome thousands of visitors during American Education Week Nov. 14-18.
American Education Week is observed in communities annually for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments of our students and schools, and to garner parent involvement in the education of their children.
Parents and guardians and others on the American Education Week Approved Visitor Form for a child are encouraged to come to school during this special week to see first-hand the work of their children, experience the school climate and culture, show support for their child and for the school, and learn how to get involved in school activities.
Wicomico County Public Schools is striving to provide an opportunity for parents and community members to visit our children during American Education Week while continuing to maintain a safe learning environment. The Approved Visitor Form provides the childâs school with a list of any and all visitors who are allowed to visit and observe the child during American Education Week. If a visitor comes to the school for a child who was not listed on the form, that person will not be allowed to participate in American Education Week visitation.
Approved visitors must also follow these guidelines:
All visitors must check in at the front office before proceeding into the school. All visitors must be over the age of 21 and provide photo identification.
Unless otherwise notified that your childâs school will have babysitting services, please do not bring young children with you during your visit.
Please place cell phones on vibrate. Persons using a cell phone in the school will be asked to leave.
Visitors may only visit in the classrooms of the student(s) for whom they have permission on the Approved Visitor Form.
Food and drink should not be brought into the school during classroom visitation.
Please remove hats and outside garments upon entering the school.
Upon leaving the building, please check out at the front office so that all schools are aware of what visitors are in the building at all times.
Visitors should be aware that some schools have limited cafeteria seating capacity and that, at some schools, eating lunch with students is not feasible.
If the school has sent correspondence assigning a specific visitation day per grade level, visitors should please try to adhere to this schedule as much as possible. Often this scheduling is due to parking and space constraints.
American Education Week is observed in communities annually for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments of our students and schools, and to garner parent involvement in the education of their children.
Parents and guardians and others on the American Education Week Approved Visitor Form for a child are encouraged to come to school during this special week to see first-hand the work of their children, experience the school climate and culture, show support for their child and for the school, and learn how to get involved in school activities.
Wicomico County Public Schools is striving to provide an opportunity for parents and community members to visit our children during American Education Week while continuing to maintain a safe learning environment. The Approved Visitor Form provides the childâs school with a list of any and all visitors who are allowed to visit and observe the child during American Education Week. If a visitor comes to the school for a child who was not listed on the form, that person will not be allowed to participate in American Education Week visitation.
Approved visitors must also follow these guidelines:
All visitors must check in at the front office before proceeding into the school. All visitors must be over the age of 21 and provide photo identification.
Unless otherwise notified that your childâs school will have babysitting services, please do not bring young children with you during your visit.
Please place cell phones on vibrate. Persons using a cell phone in the school will be asked to leave.
Visitors may only visit in the classrooms of the student(s) for whom they have permission on the Approved Visitor Form.
Food and drink should not be brought into the school during classroom visitation.
Please remove hats and outside garments upon entering the school.
Upon leaving the building, please check out at the front office so that all schools are aware of what visitors are in the building at all times.
Visitors should be aware that some schools have limited cafeteria seating capacity and that, at some schools, eating lunch with students is not feasible.
If the school has sent correspondence assigning a specific visitation day per grade level, visitors should please try to adhere to this schedule as much as possible. Often this scheduling is due to parking and space constraints.
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Wicomico County Board of Education Honors Oustanding Students, Staff and Schools at Nov. ...
The Wicomico County Board of Education at its Awards & Recognitions Night Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Beaver Run Elementary School, honored outstanding students, staff members and schools for their achievements.
Cast Members of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Several Wicomico students were among the performers in Salisbury Universityâs October production of the Tennessee Williamsâ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Seven local children were cast as the âNo-Neck Monsters,â and dressed as if they were attending a summer party in the South in 1955. They rehearsed with director and actor Dr. Paul Pfeiffer and the cast of university students, and appeared in eight performances at the Black Box Theatre over two weeks. These students spent 25 to 30 hours as cast members of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and were an important part of the production by The Department of Theatre and Dance and The Bobbi Biron Theatre.
Molly Sahler, fourth grade, North Salisbury Elementary
Chase Donaway, fourth grade, Pinehurst Elementary
Sheyene Brown, second grade, Fruitland Primary
Sharona Jedlicka, Wicomico Early Learning Center
Parkside High School Marching Band Achievements
On Oct. 22nd, the Parkside High School Marching Rams, under the leadership of band director Kevin Zaczkiewicz, won the Chapter 9, Group 3 Tournament of Bands Competition at Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, Del. The Parkside High School Band also received the Group 3 awards for Best Music, Best Visual Design and Best Auxiliary Score. Winning this Chapter 9 division was equivalent to winning both the Maryland and Delaware State Championships simultaneously in a sporting event. Twenty-eight bands from Maryland and Delaware competed in this Tournament of Bands event. The Parkside High School Marching Band also competed in the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship held at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania on Oct. 30th, and finished eighth.
Blood Bank of Delmarva Awards
Last summer, the Blood Bank of Delmarva held a 2011 Summer Blood Challenge as a competition among local employers to recruit the most Blood Bank members and donors. The challenge was a great success, with a 20% increase in blood donation over the previous yearâs summer challenge. At a Hero awards banquet in September, the Blood Bank honored some of the top donors. The Wicomico County Board of Education was the winner of the B+ (or Be Positive) Award given for the school systemâs high number of participants donating blood during the challenge, its high number of new Blood Bank memberships, and for the invitation to Suzanne Murray, Marketing Account Executive for the Blood Bank, to speak to new employees at summer group orientations. Receiving this recognition for the Board was JoAnn Tubbs, Human Resources Associate III.
Parkside High School was honored by the Blood Bank for being the top Lower Shore school in its 2010-11 School Blood Drive Program. The 181 Parkside donors helped the Blood Bank reach a record 7,774 units of blood through high school and college donation events. Receiving the recognition for the Parkside blood drive were Student Government Association officers and the SGA advisor, Ben Vickers.
Parkside SGA Pet Supply Drive
Our community and Parkside High School in particular suffered a tragedy with the death of Mrs. Alice Parsons Davis, longtime AP English teacher and chair of the English Department at Parkside. As anyone at the school could tell you, she truly loved cats. The officers of the Student Government Association collected pet supplies and donated them to the Humane Society of Wicomico County in her memory. The Board recognized these Parkside SGA officers:
Anna Davis
Brie Custis
Breck Sullivan
Alyssa Sherr
Mallory McClellan
Matthew Jones
Parkside Field Hockey Teams Play 4 the Cure
The Parkside Field Hockey teams (Varsity & JV â 37 girls in all) participated in their annual Play 4 the Cure game on Oct. 4. The girls wore pink shirts, pink breast cancer socks and pink laces. Pink food was served, the field was painted pink with a large ribbon in the center. People could buy pink programs, pink bracelets, pink breast cancer socks, pink shoe laces, and a hand-made pink fleece blanket, hand-made pink crochet scarf and hand-made pink ribbon note cards were raffled off. Parkside High School donated the gate proceeds for the day back to Play 4 the Cure. The officials for the game, Missy McLaughlin (current WCBOE employee) and Denise Brewington (former WCBOE employee) donated their time for the day. The Parkside Field Hockey teams donated more than $1,000 this year for breast cancer research and the battle against breast cancer, with a portion going directly to Women Supporting Women (the Salisbury chapter) and a portion going to Play 4 the Cure/Susan G. Komen fund. Receiving the Board recognition were team representatives and Coach Kimberly Pelot.
Wicomico High School Relay for Life Team Awards
Wicomico High School fought back against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Societyâs Relay for Life. WiHiâs Relay for Life team, âWi Hi Fights Backâ was student-led by SGA President Kyle Buchanan, a tenacious, ambitious senior who led and motivated a group of his peers to participate in this worthwhile cause. The WiHi Fights Back Team received several awards at the final ceremony for the American Cancer Society on Oct. 18th, including the Bronze Team Award, Top Youth Team, Top Youth Spirit Team, and Perfect Attendance. The Top Teen Fundraiser Award went to Kyle Buchanan, who raised more than $1,083. He was accepted into the âGrand Clubâ and honored with an exclusive orange polo shirt from the American Cancer Society. The Board presented a certificate of recognition to Buchanan and to advisor Chareka Harris.
Read 20-20 Original Lyrics Contest
The Wicomico County Reading Committee was created during the 2010-2011 school year to promote a love of reading and create lifelong readers through collaboration of schools, families, and the community. READ 20 -20 became the slogan to encourage reading for at least 20 minutes in school and at least 20 minutes at home every day. At yearâs end, an Original Lyrics Contest for Read 20-20 was held. Wicomico students in fifth grade through high school were challenged to write an original lyrics song for the 2011-2012 READ 20 -20 Campaign. These three talented students won with the contest and will launch the 2011-12 campaign this week with their song, âRap 20-20:â
Ariel Pittman, Wicomico High
From Mardela Middle and High School: Sarah Dickerson and Nathan McCoy. Nathan also wrote the original music.
Horizons Leadership Award
The Wicomico School System is proud to partner with Horizons to support its mission of providing an academic, cultural and recreational program to encourage a diverse group of students from low-income families to realize their full potential. Dr. Harlan Eagle, the executive director of the Horizons at The Salisbury School, received the Horizons Leadership Award at the National Horizons Conference in Norwalk, Conn. Dr. Eagle is a physical education teacher at West Salisbury Elementary, and also dedicates his energies to the Horizons program.
WMDT Teacher Who Makes a Difference
Science teacher Ken Johnson of Salisbury Middle School teacher was chosen as the WMDT Teacher Who Makes a Difference in September. He goes the extra mile to ensure that all of his students are engaged in learning, and brings his nutsy âmad scientistâ approach to teaching. He applies drama skills honed with The Community Players in Salisbury, and out-of-the-box thinking developed through involvement with Destination ImagiNation, LEGO League, and the TV studio. The WMDT Teachers Who Make a Difference Award is presented in partnership with Accurate Optical.
2011 Maryland Arts Education Association Honorees
Six Visual Art teachers from Wicomico County Public Schools were recognized at the 2011 Maryland Arts Education Associationâs Fall Conference for their contributions to the local community and the field of art education.
Shannon Rother, Willards Elementary, Prince Street Elementary, and Wicomico Middle School, New Elementary/Middle Art Teacher. She started taking private lessons in first grade and continued until her senior year of high school. After graduation, she became a teacherâs studio aide and fell in love with teaching. Shannon is on the WIN Team at Willards Elementary where she integrates art into the classroom on a daily basis.
Stacey Phillips, New Elementary Art Teacher. Stacey has been teaching art since 1992 in a variety of settings and joined Wicomico Schools last year. At East Salisbury Elementary last year she began the process of promoting art integration starting with the fourth grade and held after school art seminars that included drama, scrapbooking and creating musical instruments. At WELC, she has combined literature, music, movement and art. This year at Pinehurst, she works in several self-contained classrooms where she gives students activities to promote fine and gross motor skills, and links lessons to key classroom vocabulary.
Shayn Smith, New Elementary Art Teacher. Shaynâs elementary art teacher inspired her to become one, and after starting her career as an elementary classroom teacher, she became a full-time art teacher in 2010. She teaches art at Fruitland Primary School, where she oversaw a project to install student-designed art tiles throughout the school, and Delmar Elementary.
Diane Bishop, Experienced Elementary Art Teacher. A member of the arts integration team at Westside Intermediate for the past three years, she has had years of involvement in art for Wicomico students. Among her achievements: Running an after-schools Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council program at Pinehurst, creating the Ceramics Club at Westside Intermediate, helping to rewrite the county Elementary Art Curriculum and develop art assessments, and serving as an Arts Integration instructor and leader.
Dale Propper, Experienced Middle School Teacher. In 38 years as a Wicomico County art teacher, he has sparked students' interests by pushing the limits of their skills and imaginations. He constantly reminds his students that THEY are artists, that THEY control the destiny of their projects, and that THEY are ultimately responsible for the final outcomes. He helped open Salisbury Middle in 1999, and helped establish the schoolâs Art Enrichment program.
Kenneth Jones, Experienced High School Teacher. An art and photography teacher at Wicomico High School in Salisbury, he is in his 25th year. Kenneth was never content to merely teach the best among us, and using his unique gifts and teaching talents, he has confidently entered alternative educational and state prison settings to bring the light of the humanities to the darkest corners of society.
âExtremeâ Leadership Recognition
Many people joined in celebrating the news this fall that the Johnson-Goslee family would be getting a new home courtesy of the ABC-TV show âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition.â This was great news for a host of reasons but especially because two of our own students are part of the family. The community came together to help the familyâs dream home become a reality, with people from the Mardela Springs school community and other schools among the many helping out. It took outstanding leadership to handle the visit while still carrying out the daily mission of educating students. We are pleased to recognize the administrators who rose to this âExtremeâ leadership challenge:
Frederick L. Briggs, principal of Mardela Middle and High School
Kirby S. Bryson, principal of Northwestern Elementary School
Lori Batts, supervisor of counseling and school climate and former principal of Mardela Middle and High School
Common Core Standards Recognition
Maryland is at the forefront of a transition to Common Core Standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts, and Wicomico is a key part of that effort. This year, hundreds of classroom educators, instructional leaders, administrators and others are helping state education officials draft a new state curriculum that will be ready for adoption next June by the Maryland State Board of Education. The Board recognized a few of the Wicomico educators who are helping with this important education reform.
For their collaboration on Common Core Transition Plans with the Maryland State Department of Education:
Westside Primary School, Principal Kristina Gosnell
Willards Elementary School, Principal Regina Rando
Fruitland Primary School, Principal Ellen Harlan. Special congratulations to Fruitland Primary, one of six Maryland schools selected for a webinar sharing schoolsâ plans.
Dr. Margo T. Handy, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Student Services, for her starring role as an instructional leader in an MSDE video on Common Core Standards and what this reform will mean for teachers and students. The video was viewed by educators throughout the state.
Energy Star Awards 2011
The Wicomico school system strives to make its school facilities cost effective and energy efficient in a variety of ways. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the prestigious 2011 Energy Star Award to several of our schools for their superior energy performance. Each of these schools will receive an Energy Star plaque for display, and will be listed on the Energy Star registry:
North Salisbury Elementary School, Principal Ruby Brown
Westside Primary School, Principal Kristina Gosnell
Fruitland Primary School, Principal Ellen Harlan
Fruitland Intermediate School, Principal Jon Shearer
Prince Street Elementary School, Principal Chris Nunzio
Cast Members of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Several Wicomico students were among the performers in Salisbury Universityâs October production of the Tennessee Williamsâ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Seven local children were cast as the âNo-Neck Monsters,â and dressed as if they were attending a summer party in the South in 1955. They rehearsed with director and actor Dr. Paul Pfeiffer and the cast of university students, and appeared in eight performances at the Black Box Theatre over two weeks. These students spent 25 to 30 hours as cast members of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and were an important part of the production by The Department of Theatre and Dance and The Bobbi Biron Theatre.
Molly Sahler, fourth grade, North Salisbury Elementary
Chase Donaway, fourth grade, Pinehurst Elementary
Sheyene Brown, second grade, Fruitland Primary
Sharona Jedlicka, Wicomico Early Learning Center
Parkside High School Marching Band Achievements
On Oct. 22nd, the Parkside High School Marching Rams, under the leadership of band director Kevin Zaczkiewicz, won the Chapter 9, Group 3 Tournament of Bands Competition at Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, Del. The Parkside High School Band also received the Group 3 awards for Best Music, Best Visual Design and Best Auxiliary Score. Winning this Chapter 9 division was equivalent to winning both the Maryland and Delaware State Championships simultaneously in a sporting event. Twenty-eight bands from Maryland and Delaware competed in this Tournament of Bands event. The Parkside High School Marching Band also competed in the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship held at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania on Oct. 30th, and finished eighth.
Blood Bank of Delmarva Awards
Last summer, the Blood Bank of Delmarva held a 2011 Summer Blood Challenge as a competition among local employers to recruit the most Blood Bank members and donors. The challenge was a great success, with a 20% increase in blood donation over the previous yearâs summer challenge. At a Hero awards banquet in September, the Blood Bank honored some of the top donors. The Wicomico County Board of Education was the winner of the B+ (or Be Positive) Award given for the school systemâs high number of participants donating blood during the challenge, its high number of new Blood Bank memberships, and for the invitation to Suzanne Murray, Marketing Account Executive for the Blood Bank, to speak to new employees at summer group orientations. Receiving this recognition for the Board was JoAnn Tubbs, Human Resources Associate III.
Parkside High School was honored by the Blood Bank for being the top Lower Shore school in its 2010-11 School Blood Drive Program. The 181 Parkside donors helped the Blood Bank reach a record 7,774 units of blood through high school and college donation events. Receiving the recognition for the Parkside blood drive were Student Government Association officers and the SGA advisor, Ben Vickers.
Parkside SGA Pet Supply Drive
Our community and Parkside High School in particular suffered a tragedy with the death of Mrs. Alice Parsons Davis, longtime AP English teacher and chair of the English Department at Parkside. As anyone at the school could tell you, she truly loved cats. The officers of the Student Government Association collected pet supplies and donated them to the Humane Society of Wicomico County in her memory. The Board recognized these Parkside SGA officers:
Anna Davis
Brie Custis
Breck Sullivan
Alyssa Sherr
Mallory McClellan
Matthew Jones
Parkside Field Hockey Teams Play 4 the Cure
The Parkside Field Hockey teams (Varsity & JV â 37 girls in all) participated in their annual Play 4 the Cure game on Oct. 4. The girls wore pink shirts, pink breast cancer socks and pink laces. Pink food was served, the field was painted pink with a large ribbon in the center. People could buy pink programs, pink bracelets, pink breast cancer socks, pink shoe laces, and a hand-made pink fleece blanket, hand-made pink crochet scarf and hand-made pink ribbon note cards were raffled off. Parkside High School donated the gate proceeds for the day back to Play 4 the Cure. The officials for the game, Missy McLaughlin (current WCBOE employee) and Denise Brewington (former WCBOE employee) donated their time for the day. The Parkside Field Hockey teams donated more than $1,000 this year for breast cancer research and the battle against breast cancer, with a portion going directly to Women Supporting Women (the Salisbury chapter) and a portion going to Play 4 the Cure/Susan G. Komen fund. Receiving the Board recognition were team representatives and Coach Kimberly Pelot.
Wicomico High School Relay for Life Team Awards
Wicomico High School fought back against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Societyâs Relay for Life. WiHiâs Relay for Life team, âWi Hi Fights Backâ was student-led by SGA President Kyle Buchanan, a tenacious, ambitious senior who led and motivated a group of his peers to participate in this worthwhile cause. The WiHi Fights Back Team received several awards at the final ceremony for the American Cancer Society on Oct. 18th, including the Bronze Team Award, Top Youth Team, Top Youth Spirit Team, and Perfect Attendance. The Top Teen Fundraiser Award went to Kyle Buchanan, who raised more than $1,083. He was accepted into the âGrand Clubâ and honored with an exclusive orange polo shirt from the American Cancer Society. The Board presented a certificate of recognition to Buchanan and to advisor Chareka Harris.
Read 20-20 Original Lyrics Contest
The Wicomico County Reading Committee was created during the 2010-2011 school year to promote a love of reading and create lifelong readers through collaboration of schools, families, and the community. READ 20 -20 became the slogan to encourage reading for at least 20 minutes in school and at least 20 minutes at home every day. At yearâs end, an Original Lyrics Contest for Read 20-20 was held. Wicomico students in fifth grade through high school were challenged to write an original lyrics song for the 2011-2012 READ 20 -20 Campaign. These three talented students won with the contest and will launch the 2011-12 campaign this week with their song, âRap 20-20:â
Ariel Pittman, Wicomico High
From Mardela Middle and High School: Sarah Dickerson and Nathan McCoy. Nathan also wrote the original music.
Horizons Leadership Award
The Wicomico School System is proud to partner with Horizons to support its mission of providing an academic, cultural and recreational program to encourage a diverse group of students from low-income families to realize their full potential. Dr. Harlan Eagle, the executive director of the Horizons at The Salisbury School, received the Horizons Leadership Award at the National Horizons Conference in Norwalk, Conn. Dr. Eagle is a physical education teacher at West Salisbury Elementary, and also dedicates his energies to the Horizons program.
WMDT Teacher Who Makes a Difference
Science teacher Ken Johnson of Salisbury Middle School teacher was chosen as the WMDT Teacher Who Makes a Difference in September. He goes the extra mile to ensure that all of his students are engaged in learning, and brings his nutsy âmad scientistâ approach to teaching. He applies drama skills honed with The Community Players in Salisbury, and out-of-the-box thinking developed through involvement with Destination ImagiNation, LEGO League, and the TV studio. The WMDT Teachers Who Make a Difference Award is presented in partnership with Accurate Optical.
2011 Maryland Arts Education Association Honorees
Six Visual Art teachers from Wicomico County Public Schools were recognized at the 2011 Maryland Arts Education Associationâs Fall Conference for their contributions to the local community and the field of art education.
Shannon Rother, Willards Elementary, Prince Street Elementary, and Wicomico Middle School, New Elementary/Middle Art Teacher. She started taking private lessons in first grade and continued until her senior year of high school. After graduation, she became a teacherâs studio aide and fell in love with teaching. Shannon is on the WIN Team at Willards Elementary where she integrates art into the classroom on a daily basis.
Stacey Phillips, New Elementary Art Teacher. Stacey has been teaching art since 1992 in a variety of settings and joined Wicomico Schools last year. At East Salisbury Elementary last year she began the process of promoting art integration starting with the fourth grade and held after school art seminars that included drama, scrapbooking and creating musical instruments. At WELC, she has combined literature, music, movement and art. This year at Pinehurst, she works in several self-contained classrooms where she gives students activities to promote fine and gross motor skills, and links lessons to key classroom vocabulary.
Shayn Smith, New Elementary Art Teacher. Shaynâs elementary art teacher inspired her to become one, and after starting her career as an elementary classroom teacher, she became a full-time art teacher in 2010. She teaches art at Fruitland Primary School, where she oversaw a project to install student-designed art tiles throughout the school, and Delmar Elementary.
Diane Bishop, Experienced Elementary Art Teacher. A member of the arts integration team at Westside Intermediate for the past three years, she has had years of involvement in art for Wicomico students. Among her achievements: Running an after-schools Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council program at Pinehurst, creating the Ceramics Club at Westside Intermediate, helping to rewrite the county Elementary Art Curriculum and develop art assessments, and serving as an Arts Integration instructor and leader.
Dale Propper, Experienced Middle School Teacher. In 38 years as a Wicomico County art teacher, he has sparked students' interests by pushing the limits of their skills and imaginations. He constantly reminds his students that THEY are artists, that THEY control the destiny of their projects, and that THEY are ultimately responsible for the final outcomes. He helped open Salisbury Middle in 1999, and helped establish the schoolâs Art Enrichment program.
Kenneth Jones, Experienced High School Teacher. An art and photography teacher at Wicomico High School in Salisbury, he is in his 25th year. Kenneth was never content to merely teach the best among us, and using his unique gifts and teaching talents, he has confidently entered alternative educational and state prison settings to bring the light of the humanities to the darkest corners of society.
âExtremeâ Leadership Recognition
Many people joined in celebrating the news this fall that the Johnson-Goslee family would be getting a new home courtesy of the ABC-TV show âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition.â This was great news for a host of reasons but especially because two of our own students are part of the family. The community came together to help the familyâs dream home become a reality, with people from the Mardela Springs school community and other schools among the many helping out. It took outstanding leadership to handle the visit while still carrying out the daily mission of educating students. We are pleased to recognize the administrators who rose to this âExtremeâ leadership challenge:
Frederick L. Briggs, principal of Mardela Middle and High School
Kirby S. Bryson, principal of Northwestern Elementary School
Lori Batts, supervisor of counseling and school climate and former principal of Mardela Middle and High School
Common Core Standards Recognition
Maryland is at the forefront of a transition to Common Core Standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts, and Wicomico is a key part of that effort. This year, hundreds of classroom educators, instructional leaders, administrators and others are helping state education officials draft a new state curriculum that will be ready for adoption next June by the Maryland State Board of Education. The Board recognized a few of the Wicomico educators who are helping with this important education reform.
For their collaboration on Common Core Transition Plans with the Maryland State Department of Education:
Westside Primary School, Principal Kristina Gosnell
Willards Elementary School, Principal Regina Rando
Fruitland Primary School, Principal Ellen Harlan. Special congratulations to Fruitland Primary, one of six Maryland schools selected for a webinar sharing schoolsâ plans.
Dr. Margo T. Handy, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Student Services, for her starring role as an instructional leader in an MSDE video on Common Core Standards and what this reform will mean for teachers and students. The video was viewed by educators throughout the state.
Energy Star Awards 2011
The Wicomico school system strives to make its school facilities cost effective and energy efficient in a variety of ways. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the prestigious 2011 Energy Star Award to several of our schools for their superior energy performance. Each of these schools will receive an Energy Star plaque for display, and will be listed on the Energy Star registry:
North Salisbury Elementary School, Principal Ruby Brown
Westside Primary School, Principal Kristina Gosnell
Fruitland Primary School, Principal Ellen Harlan
Fruitland Intermediate School, Principal Jon Shearer
Prince Street Elementary School, Principal Chris Nunzio
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Coming Up Soon in Wicomico Schools
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Schools and Central Office reopen from winter holidays
Thursday, Jan. 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Board of Education Budget
Wicomico High School Auditorium
The Wicomico County Board of Educationâs first public budget hearing for the fiscal 2012-13 budget will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Wicomico High School Auditorium, Salisbury. Parents, students, community members and Board staff are invited to come with comments. Public input is critically important in what is expected to be an especially challenging budget year for the school system and the Board of Education. For information please call 410-677-4561.
Saturday, Jan. 14
STEM Saturday
Salisbury Middle School
The next STEM Saturday will be held Jan. 14 at Salisbury Middle School from 10 a.m.-noon, with students in grades 4-5 exploring âWeird Weatherâ and middle schoolers working on âAlice 1: Programming with Alice/Creating Characters.â STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Saturday classes will be offered throughout the 2011-12 school year for students in grades 4/5 and 6/7/8. All of this yearâs STEM Saturdays are full, but please email gboggs@wcboe.org to be placed on the wait list. STEM Saturdays will also be held:
Feb. 11 at Salisbury Middle: Bottle Biology for elementary, and Alice 2, a continuation for the middle school students who took the January Alice 1 programming class
March 10: Elementary students at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art for Project WET: Land & Water Connections, middle school students at Parkside High for A Garden to Dye For! With natural dyes and plant biology
April 14: Elementary students at the Salisbury Zoo for Habits & Habitats to explore animals and their habits and habitats, and middle school students at Salisbury Middle for Aviation & Flight Simulation to fly their own aircraft
STEM Saturdays are free for Wicomico County students in grades 4 through 8. For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on the STEM Saturday 2011-12 flyer at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
A new, extended STEM experience has been added this year for students in grades 7 and 8. STEM Saturdays: Coastal Explorers Series will take place over four Saturdays starting in January. The first three sessions will take place from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Wicomico school locations, and the final session, in April, will be on a Marine Science Consortium research vessel. There is a $30 charge for the series; scholarships may be available. Space is very limited, so reserve a space early.
Session 1, Jan. 14: Wind, Waves, and Sand: The Basics of Barrier Islands, at Salisbury Middle
Session 2, Feb. 11: Mysteries of the Marsh, at Salisbury Middle. Explore the marvels of saltmarshes.
Session 3, March 10: Intertidal Investigations: Organisms and their intertidal homes, at Parkside High.
Session 4, April 14: Research Cruise, involving scientific research and equipment, on a vessel from the Marine Science Consortium in Wallops Island, Va. Participants will depart from Salisbury Middle for the Marine Science Consortium, departure and return times to be announced.
For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on Coastal Explorers at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
Monday, Jan. 16
Schools and Central Office closed for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night
Mardela Middle and High School
The next Wicomico County Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night for the 2011-12 school year will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Mardela Middle and High School to honor outstanding students, teachers, administrators, schools, programs and community partners. 410-677-4561
Monday, Jan. 23 and Tuesday, Jan. 24
Professional Days: Schools closed for students. Central Office open.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Free Science Night @ SU for High School Students
Henson Hall, Salisbury University
Interested in mathematics or the sciences? Salisbury University again offers its free Science Nights @ SU program for high school students. During sessions, experts explore various math- and science-related fields, discussing current research, career options and more. All Science Night presentations are 6-8 p.m. in Henson Science Hall Room 341. The four-part series continues with Earth and Atmospheric Science on Thursday, Feb. 23, and concludes with Chemistry on Wednesday, March 28. The sessions are open to all high school students from the local region and beyond, especially those considering careers in the growing fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For more information or to register, visit the SU STEM Web site at www.salisbury.edu/henson/stem/sciencenights. For questions about Science Nights @ SU, contact SU STEM Coordinator Kristen Edwards at 410-677-5368 or kaedwards@salisbury.edu
Schools and Central Office reopen from winter holidays
Thursday, Jan. 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Board of Education Budget
Wicomico High School Auditorium
The Wicomico County Board of Educationâs first public budget hearing for the fiscal 2012-13 budget will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Wicomico High School Auditorium, Salisbury. Parents, students, community members and Board staff are invited to come with comments. Public input is critically important in what is expected to be an especially challenging budget year for the school system and the Board of Education. For information please call 410-677-4561.
Saturday, Jan. 14
STEM Saturday
Salisbury Middle School
The next STEM Saturday will be held Jan. 14 at Salisbury Middle School from 10 a.m.-noon, with students in grades 4-5 exploring âWeird Weatherâ and middle schoolers working on âAlice 1: Programming with Alice/Creating Characters.â STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Saturday classes will be offered throughout the 2011-12 school year for students in grades 4/5 and 6/7/8. All of this yearâs STEM Saturdays are full, but please email gboggs@wcboe.org to be placed on the wait list. STEM Saturdays will also be held:
Feb. 11 at Salisbury Middle: Bottle Biology for elementary, and Alice 2, a continuation for the middle school students who took the January Alice 1 programming class
March 10: Elementary students at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art for Project WET: Land & Water Connections, middle school students at Parkside High for A Garden to Dye For! With natural dyes and plant biology
April 14: Elementary students at the Salisbury Zoo for Habits & Habitats to explore animals and their habits and habitats, and middle school students at Salisbury Middle for Aviation & Flight Simulation to fly their own aircraft
STEM Saturdays are free for Wicomico County students in grades 4 through 8. For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on the STEM Saturday 2011-12 flyer at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
A new, extended STEM experience has been added this year for students in grades 7 and 8. STEM Saturdays: Coastal Explorers Series will take place over four Saturdays starting in January. The first three sessions will take place from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Wicomico school locations, and the final session, in April, will be on a Marine Science Consortium research vessel. There is a $30 charge for the series; scholarships may be available. Space is very limited, so reserve a space early.
Session 1, Jan. 14: Wind, Waves, and Sand: The Basics of Barrier Islands, at Salisbury Middle
Session 2, Feb. 11: Mysteries of the Marsh, at Salisbury Middle. Explore the marvels of saltmarshes.
Session 3, March 10: Intertidal Investigations: Organisms and their intertidal homes, at Parkside High.
Session 4, April 14: Research Cruise, involving scientific research and equipment, on a vessel from the Marine Science Consortium in Wallops Island, Va. Participants will depart from Salisbury Middle for the Marine Science Consortium, departure and return times to be announced.
For a detailed schedule and registration form, click on Coastal Explorers at http://www.wcboe.org/programs/stem/. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
Monday, Jan. 16
Schools and Central Office closed for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night
Mardela Middle and High School
The next Wicomico County Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night for the 2011-12 school year will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Mardela Middle and High School to honor outstanding students, teachers, administrators, schools, programs and community partners. 410-677-4561
Monday, Jan. 23 and Tuesday, Jan. 24
Professional Days: Schools closed for students. Central Office open.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Free Science Night @ SU for High School Students
Henson Hall, Salisbury University
Interested in mathematics or the sciences? Salisbury University again offers its free Science Nights @ SU program for high school students. During sessions, experts explore various math- and science-related fields, discussing current research, career options and more. All Science Night presentations are 6-8 p.m. in Henson Science Hall Room 341. The four-part series continues with Earth and Atmospheric Science on Thursday, Feb. 23, and concludes with Chemistry on Wednesday, March 28. The sessions are open to all high school students from the local region and beyond, especially those considering careers in the growing fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For more information or to register, visit the SU STEM Web site at www.salisbury.edu/henson/stem/sciencenights. For questions about Science Nights @ SU, contact SU STEM Coordinator Kristen Edwards at 410-677-5368 or kaedwards@salisbury.edu
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Wicomico High, Wicomico Middle Collecting Donated Items for Service Projects
Donations Needed Dec. 5-16 for Shoe Boxes for Salisbury Service Project, Wicomico High School
The Wicomico High School Student Government Association is sponsoring its second Shoe Boxes for Salisbury service-learning project to benefit the community. Last yearâs Shoe Boxes project resulted in 87 shoe boxes of toiletries being donated to HALO (Hope and Life Outreach, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of homeless and hurting individuals).
While helping the community, the project will also boost school spirit and encourage unity in the student body as many groups and individuals work toward a common goal. The project needs support from the whole school and from the community. Shoe Boxes for Salisbury will be a massive collection of travel-size toiletries including (but not limited to) shampoo, conditioner, tissues, sanitizers, deodorant, soap, body wash, toothpaste/toothbrushes, and feminine products. These collected items will be packaged and wrapped in shoe boxes donated by Vernon Powell, with each shoe box containing several different items from the above list. The boxes will be given to HALO to assist with the homeless population this season.
Students, staff members, families and the community are encouraged to donate any items they can. Donations will be collected from Monday, Dec. 5-Friday, Dec. 16. There will be donation collection sites in the cafeteria and in the front office. Call 410-677-5146 for information.
Donations Needed Dec. 5-16 for Students for Service Project for the troops, Wicomico Middle School
Help support our troops! Students for Service at Wicomico Middle School needs your help as it reaches out to support troops from the Wicomico Middle School family this holiday season. Join Students for Service as they prepare care packages for Andy (brother of club member Douglas Buck) and Andyâs troop in Afghanistan; teacher Dr. Bettina Postlesâ son and troop in Egypt, and instructional assistant Kim Wardâs son and troop in Iraq. We need letters, cards, cookies, hot chocolate, snacks, gum, candy, soap, lotion, deodorant, toothbrushes, band-aids, and more. Items may be turned in to Mrs. Newton in the Wi Middle front office. Letâs come together to show how much Wicomico Middle and the community care for those who serve our country. 410-677-5145
The Wicomico High School Student Government Association is sponsoring its second Shoe Boxes for Salisbury service-learning project to benefit the community. Last yearâs Shoe Boxes project resulted in 87 shoe boxes of toiletries being donated to HALO (Hope and Life Outreach, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of homeless and hurting individuals).
While helping the community, the project will also boost school spirit and encourage unity in the student body as many groups and individuals work toward a common goal. The project needs support from the whole school and from the community. Shoe Boxes for Salisbury will be a massive collection of travel-size toiletries including (but not limited to) shampoo, conditioner, tissues, sanitizers, deodorant, soap, body wash, toothpaste/toothbrushes, and feminine products. These collected items will be packaged and wrapped in shoe boxes donated by Vernon Powell, with each shoe box containing several different items from the above list. The boxes will be given to HALO to assist with the homeless population this season.
Students, staff members, families and the community are encouraged to donate any items they can. Donations will be collected from Monday, Dec. 5-Friday, Dec. 16. There will be donation collection sites in the cafeteria and in the front office. Call 410-677-5146 for information.
Donations Needed Dec. 5-16 for Students for Service Project for the troops, Wicomico Middle School
Help support our troops! Students for Service at Wicomico Middle School needs your help as it reaches out to support troops from the Wicomico Middle School family this holiday season. Join Students for Service as they prepare care packages for Andy (brother of club member Douglas Buck) and Andyâs troop in Afghanistan; teacher Dr. Bettina Postlesâ son and troop in Egypt, and instructional assistant Kim Wardâs son and troop in Iraq. We need letters, cards, cookies, hot chocolate, snacks, gum, candy, soap, lotion, deodorant, toothbrushes, band-aids, and more. Items may be turned in to Mrs. Newton in the Wi Middle front office. Letâs come together to show how much Wicomico Middle and the community care for those who serve our country. 410-677-5145
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STEMtastic Weekend Dec. 10, 11: LEGO Competitions, Bookfair
A full weekend of free STEM activities is planned for the community, on Saturday at Salisbury Middle School and Sunday at Barnes & Noble.
Grab your LEGO blocks and head to Salisbury Middle School for the annual LEGO Building Contest on Saturday, Dec. 10. Students can compete by building their own LEGO creations beginning at 11 am. Students ages 4-6 will construct a home for their favorite cartoon character while those 7-10 years old will design a farm. You must provide your own LEGO blocks and advance registration is requested. Rules can be found on the web at www.wcboe.org/progrms/stem/. We Do Workshops on programming robots will be conducted by the Wicomico County 4H. There will be two sessions, one beginning at 9:15 a.m. and another at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. During the afternoon, teams from Maryland and DC will compete in the FLL (First Lego League) Qualifier Tournament for the state. Teams from the region have been working since September in preparation for the competition which will send winning teams on to the State Tournament at UMBC. Teams will compete in four categories: Project, Technical, Core Values and a Robot challenge. The table challenge beginning at 1:15 p.m. is open to the public.
On Sunday, the STEM Academies from Bennett Middle and Salisbury Middle will hold a Bookfair at Barnes & Noble from 12-4 p.m. This fundraising event will provide the academies with proceeds from purchases when you reference STEM at checkout.
As part of the Books and Bagels Fundraiser for STEM, Panera coupon strips will be on sale both Saturday and Sunday or can be purchased from STEM teachers. Strips are $10 each and provide either 6 coupons for 3 bagels each or a strip with a variety of Panera baked goods.
Mark your calendar and donât miss this STEMtastic weekend of events. 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
Grab your LEGO blocks and head to Salisbury Middle School for the annual LEGO Building Contest on Saturday, Dec. 10. Students can compete by building their own LEGO creations beginning at 11 am. Students ages 4-6 will construct a home for their favorite cartoon character while those 7-10 years old will design a farm. You must provide your own LEGO blocks and advance registration is requested. Rules can be found on the web at www.wcboe.org/progrms/stem/. We Do Workshops on programming robots will be conducted by the Wicomico County 4H. There will be two sessions, one beginning at 9:15 a.m. and another at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. During the afternoon, teams from Maryland and DC will compete in the FLL (First Lego League) Qualifier Tournament for the state. Teams from the region have been working since September in preparation for the competition which will send winning teams on to the State Tournament at UMBC. Teams will compete in four categories: Project, Technical, Core Values and a Robot challenge. The table challenge beginning at 1:15 p.m. is open to the public.
On Sunday, the STEM Academies from Bennett Middle and Salisbury Middle will hold a Bookfair at Barnes & Noble from 12-4 p.m. This fundraising event will provide the academies with proceeds from purchases when you reference STEM at checkout.
As part of the Books and Bagels Fundraiser for STEM, Panera coupon strips will be on sale both Saturday and Sunday or can be purchased from STEM teachers. Strips are $10 each and provide either 6 coupons for 3 bagels each or a strip with a variety of Panera baked goods.
Mark your calendar and donât miss this STEMtastic weekend of events. 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
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Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting Dec. 12
All are invited to attend a Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at New Dimensions Ministries at 1907 Jersey Road, Salisbury.
The Wicomico school system has begun preparing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Based on current projections, the school system must begin to build a budget plan to account for a $5 million to $7 million shortfall due to a structural deficit. This will require the school system to make extensive budget cuts for the third straight year. Cost-cutting and cost-saving options in every area of the budget will be considered.
This budget awareness and input meeting is designed to provide the community an early look at budget estimates for next year, a review of the cost-saving measures already taken, and details on how to provide input on the future of public education in Wicomico County.
Input on the budget may also be given at any time by leaving a voicemail message on the Public Input Line at 410-677-5251, emailing comments@wcboe.org, dropping an input card or letter off at a school, or mailing comment to Budget Input, Wicomico Schools, PO Box 1538, Salisbury MD 21802.
The Wicomico school system has begun preparing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Based on current projections, the school system must begin to build a budget plan to account for a $5 million to $7 million shortfall due to a structural deficit. This will require the school system to make extensive budget cuts for the third straight year. Cost-cutting and cost-saving options in every area of the budget will be considered.
This budget awareness and input meeting is designed to provide the community an early look at budget estimates for next year, a review of the cost-saving measures already taken, and details on how to provide input on the future of public education in Wicomico County.
Input on the budget may also be given at any time by leaving a voicemail message on the Public Input Line at 410-677-5251, emailing comments@wcboe.org, dropping an input card or letter off at a school, or mailing comment to Budget Input, Wicomico Schools, PO Box 1538, Salisbury MD 21802.
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Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting Monday, Dec. 12
All are invited to attend a Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at New Dimensions Ministries at 1907 Jersey Road, Salisbury.
The Wicomico school system has begun preparing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Based on current projections, the school system must begin to build a budget plan to account for a $5 million to $7 million shortfall due to a structural deficit. This will require the school system to make extensive budget cuts for the third straight year. Cost-cutting and cost-saving options in every area of the budget will be considered.
This budget awareness and input meeting is designed to provide the community an early look at budget estimates for next year, a review of the cost-saving measures already taken, and details on how to provide input on the future of public education in Wicomico County.
Input on the budget may also be given at any time by leaving a voicemail message on the Public Input Line at 410-677-5251, emailing comments@wcboe.org, dropping an input card or letter off at a school, or mailing comment to Budget Input, Wicomico Schools, PO Box 1538, Salisbury MD 21802.
The Wicomico school system has begun preparing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Based on current projections, the school system must begin to build a budget plan to account for a $5 million to $7 million shortfall due to a structural deficit. This will require the school system to make extensive budget cuts for the third straight year. Cost-cutting and cost-saving options in every area of the budget will be considered.
This budget awareness and input meeting is designed to provide the community an early look at budget estimates for next year, a review of the cost-saving measures already taken, and details on how to provide input on the future of public education in Wicomico County.
Input on the budget may also be given at any time by leaving a voicemail message on the Public Input Line at 410-677-5251, emailing comments@wcboe.org, dropping an input card or letter off at a school, or mailing comment to Budget Input, Wicomico Schools, PO Box 1538, Salisbury MD 21802.
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Highlighted Events This Week, Next Week in Wicomico Schools
Donations Needed Dec. 5-16 for Shoe Boxes for Salisbury Service Project, Wicomico High School
The Wicomico High School Student Government Association is sponsoring its second Shoe Boxes for Salisbury service-learning project to benefit the community. Last yearâs Shoe Boxes project resulted in 87 shoe boxes of toiletries being donated to HALO (Hope and Life Outreach, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of homeless and hurting individuals).
While helping the community, the project will also boost school spirit and encourage unity in the student body as many groups and individuals work toward a common goal. The project needs support from the whole school and from the community. Shoe Boxes for Salisbury will be a massive collection of travel-size toiletries including (but not limited to) shampoo, conditioner, tissues, sanitizers, deodorant, soap, body wash, toothpaste/toothbrushes, and feminine products. These collected items will be packaged and wrapped in shoe boxes donated by Vernon Powell, with each shoe box containing several different items from the above list. The boxes will be given to HALO to assist with the homeless population this season.
Students, staff members, families and the community are encouraged to donate any items they can. Donations will be collected from Monday, Dec. 5-Friday, Dec. 16. There will be donation collection sites in the cafeteria and in the front office. Call 410-677-5146 for information.
Donations Needed Dec. 5-16 for Students for Service Project for the troops, Wicomico Middle School
Help support our troops! Students for Service at Wicomico Middle School needs your help as it reaches out to support troops from the Wicomico Middle School family this holiday season. Join Students for Service as they prepare care packages for Andy (brother of club member Douglas Buck) and Andyâs troop in Afghanistan; teacher Dr. Bettina Postlesâ son and troop in Egypt, and instructional assistant Kim Wardâs son and troop in Iraq. We need letters, cards, cookies, hot chocolate, snacks, gum, candy, soap, lotion, deodorant, toothbrushes, band-aids, and more. Items may be turned in to Mrs. Newton in the Wi Middle front office. Letâs come together to show how much Wicomico Middle and the community care for those who serve our country. 410-677-5145
Through Dec. 9
Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Performs for Wicomico Students
The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble will present assemblies on âKeeping the Beat: Contemporary American Traditional Danceâ at Wicomico schools Dec. 5-9; some schools already had Footworks assemblies in November. Footworks is a professional touring company that has dazzled audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan, since 1979. Their repertoire is a cornucopia of dances ranging from step dancing in the Southern Appalachian Mountain tradition to African Boot dancing, French Canadian and Irish step dancing, along with hamboning, hoofing, and original choreography, all performed to live acoustic music. Performance dates are as follows:
Dec. 5: East Salisbury/WELC, Beaver Run
Dec. 6: Delmar, Westside Primary
Dec. 7: Salisbury Middle, Fruitland Primary
Dec. 8: Wicomico Middle, Prince Street
Dec. 9: Westside Intermediate
Dec. 7 and 8
African American Summit
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
On Dec. 7 and 8, about 170 Wicomico students will participate in the African American Summit taking place at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Henson Center. The summit will run from approximately 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. Summit staff will work with students on attendance, academics, and behavior choice topics. Various community speakers will address the students and share their personal stories on how they were able to meet with success and become productive citizens.
Friday, Dec. 9
Mid-term Progress Reports sent home
Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11
STEMtastic Weekend: LEGO Competitions and Workshops, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Tournament on Dec. 10, Bookfair to Benefit STEM Dec. 11
A full weekend of free STEM activities is planned for the community, on Saturday at Salisbury Middle School and Sunday at Barnes & Noble.
Grab your LEGO blocks and head to Salisbury Middle School for the annual LEGO Building Contest on Saturday, Dec. 10. Students can compete by building their own LEGO creations beginning at 11 am. Students ages 4-6 will construct a home for their favorite cartoon character while those 7-10 years old will design a farm. You must provide your own LEGO blocks and advance registration is requested. Rules can be found on the web at www.wcboe.org/progrms/stem/. We Do Workshops on programming robots will be conducted by the Wicomico County 4H. There will be two sessions, one beginning at 9:15 a.m. and another at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. During the afternoon, teams from Maryland and DC will compete in the FLL (First Lego League) Qualifier Tournament for the state. Teams from the region have been working since September in preparation for the competition which will send winning teams on to the State Tournament at UMBC. Teams will compete in four categories: Project, Technical, Core Values and a Robot challenge. The table challenge beginning at 1:15 p.m. is open to the public.
On Sunday, the STEM Academies from Bennett Middle and Salisbury Middle will hold a Bookfair at Barnes & Noble from 12-4 p.m. This fundraising event will provide the academies with proceeds from purchases when you reference STEM at checkout.
As part of the Books and Bagels Fundraiser for STEM, Panera coupon strips will be on sale both Saturday and Sunday or can be purchased from STEM teachers. Strips are $10 each and provide either 6 coupons for 3 bagels each or a strip with a variety of Panera baked goods.
Mark your calendar and donât miss this STEMtastic weekend of events. 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
Monday, Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m.
Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting
New Dimensions Ministries, Salisbury
All are invited to attend a Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at New Dimensions Ministries at 1907 Jersey Road, Salisbury. The Wicomico school system has begun preparing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Based on current projections, the school system must begin to build a budget plan to account for a $5 million to $7 million shortfall due to a structural deficit. This will require the school system to make extensive budget cuts for the third straight year. Cost-cutting and cost-saving options in every area of the budget will be considered. This budget awareness and input meeting is designed to provide the community an early look at budget estimates for next year, a review of the cost-saving measures already taken, and details on how to provide input on the future of public education in Wicomico County.
Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m.
Monthly Meeting of Wicomico County Board of Education
Board of Education Auditorium
The December meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Board of Education auditorium. The agenda will be posted at www.wcboe.org. 410-677-4561.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 4-6 p.m.
Superintendentâs Open Door Session
Board of Education Building
Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen will hold a Superintendentâs Open Door Session from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 in the Administrative Conference Room of the Board of Education Building, Mt. Hermon Road and Long Avenue, Salisbury. Open Door Sessions provide the opportunity for people to meet one-on-one with the superintendent. People may express concerns, offer comment, or ask questions on any issue involving Wicomico schools. No appointment is needed. Each visitor will have approximately 15 minutes to meet with the superintendent. Follow-up sessions will be held if there are more visitors than there is time on the scheduled night. Additional Open Door Sessions for this school year are scheduled for Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 21, April 25 and May 23. 410-677-4495.
Friday, Dec. 16
4th annual Operation SPEAK Oratorical Competition for Fifth-Graders from Prince Street, East Salisbury and Glen Avenue Schools
At Prince Street Elementary School
Prince Street Elementary will host the 4th annual Operation SPEAK (Stimulate, Prepare & Encourage Articulate Kids) Oratorical Competition at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. There will be fifth-grade students from three Title I school competing â East Salisbury, Glen Avenue and Prince Street. This program encourages 5th-grade students to compete first with students from their own school in writing, memorizing, and reciting a speech. Three students from each school will participate in the contest on Dec. 16. Each student will have two to four minutes to present a prepared speech on either the quoteâKids Spell Love T-I-M-E,â or âItâs the most wonderful time of the year.â Winners will be eligible for trophies and monetary awards. For information please contact Tana Ellis at 410-677-5813 or tellis@wcboe.org.
The Wicomico High School Student Government Association is sponsoring its second Shoe Boxes for Salisbury service-learning project to benefit the community. Last yearâs Shoe Boxes project resulted in 87 shoe boxes of toiletries being donated to HALO (Hope and Life Outreach, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of homeless and hurting individuals).
While helping the community, the project will also boost school spirit and encourage unity in the student body as many groups and individuals work toward a common goal. The project needs support from the whole school and from the community. Shoe Boxes for Salisbury will be a massive collection of travel-size toiletries including (but not limited to) shampoo, conditioner, tissues, sanitizers, deodorant, soap, body wash, toothpaste/toothbrushes, and feminine products. These collected items will be packaged and wrapped in shoe boxes donated by Vernon Powell, with each shoe box containing several different items from the above list. The boxes will be given to HALO to assist with the homeless population this season.
Students, staff members, families and the community are encouraged to donate any items they can. Donations will be collected from Monday, Dec. 5-Friday, Dec. 16. There will be donation collection sites in the cafeteria and in the front office. Call 410-677-5146 for information.
Donations Needed Dec. 5-16 for Students for Service Project for the troops, Wicomico Middle School
Help support our troops! Students for Service at Wicomico Middle School needs your help as it reaches out to support troops from the Wicomico Middle School family this holiday season. Join Students for Service as they prepare care packages for Andy (brother of club member Douglas Buck) and Andyâs troop in Afghanistan; teacher Dr. Bettina Postlesâ son and troop in Egypt, and instructional assistant Kim Wardâs son and troop in Iraq. We need letters, cards, cookies, hot chocolate, snacks, gum, candy, soap, lotion, deodorant, toothbrushes, band-aids, and more. Items may be turned in to Mrs. Newton in the Wi Middle front office. Letâs come together to show how much Wicomico Middle and the community care for those who serve our country. 410-677-5145
Through Dec. 9
Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Performs for Wicomico Students
The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble will present assemblies on âKeeping the Beat: Contemporary American Traditional Danceâ at Wicomico schools Dec. 5-9; some schools already had Footworks assemblies in November. Footworks is a professional touring company that has dazzled audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan, since 1979. Their repertoire is a cornucopia of dances ranging from step dancing in the Southern Appalachian Mountain tradition to African Boot dancing, French Canadian and Irish step dancing, along with hamboning, hoofing, and original choreography, all performed to live acoustic music. Performance dates are as follows:
Dec. 5: East Salisbury/WELC, Beaver Run
Dec. 6: Delmar, Westside Primary
Dec. 7: Salisbury Middle, Fruitland Primary
Dec. 8: Wicomico Middle, Prince Street
Dec. 9: Westside Intermediate
Dec. 7 and 8
African American Summit
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
On Dec. 7 and 8, about 170 Wicomico students will participate in the African American Summit taking place at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Henson Center. The summit will run from approximately 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. Summit staff will work with students on attendance, academics, and behavior choice topics. Various community speakers will address the students and share their personal stories on how they were able to meet with success and become productive citizens.
Friday, Dec. 9
Mid-term Progress Reports sent home
Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11
STEMtastic Weekend: LEGO Competitions and Workshops, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Tournament on Dec. 10, Bookfair to Benefit STEM Dec. 11
A full weekend of free STEM activities is planned for the community, on Saturday at Salisbury Middle School and Sunday at Barnes & Noble.
Grab your LEGO blocks and head to Salisbury Middle School for the annual LEGO Building Contest on Saturday, Dec. 10. Students can compete by building their own LEGO creations beginning at 11 am. Students ages 4-6 will construct a home for their favorite cartoon character while those 7-10 years old will design a farm. You must provide your own LEGO blocks and advance registration is requested. Rules can be found on the web at www.wcboe.org/progrms/stem/. We Do Workshops on programming robots will be conducted by the Wicomico County 4H. There will be two sessions, one beginning at 9:15 a.m. and another at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. During the afternoon, teams from Maryland and DC will compete in the FLL (First Lego League) Qualifier Tournament for the state. Teams from the region have been working since September in preparation for the competition which will send winning teams on to the State Tournament at UMBC. Teams will compete in four categories: Project, Technical, Core Values and a Robot challenge. The table challenge beginning at 1:15 p.m. is open to the public.
On Sunday, the STEM Academies from Bennett Middle and Salisbury Middle will hold a Bookfair at Barnes & Noble from 12-4 p.m. This fundraising event will provide the academies with proceeds from purchases when you reference STEM at checkout.
As part of the Books and Bagels Fundraiser for STEM, Panera coupon strips will be on sale both Saturday and Sunday or can be purchased from STEM teachers. Strips are $10 each and provide either 6 coupons for 3 bagels each or a strip with a variety of Panera baked goods.
Mark your calendar and donât miss this STEMtastic weekend of events. 410-677-4504 or gboggs@wcboe.org.
Monday, Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m.
Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting
New Dimensions Ministries, Salisbury
All are invited to attend a Community Budget Awareness and Input Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at New Dimensions Ministries at 1907 Jersey Road, Salisbury. The Wicomico school system has begun preparing a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. Based on current projections, the school system must begin to build a budget plan to account for a $5 million to $7 million shortfall due to a structural deficit. This will require the school system to make extensive budget cuts for the third straight year. Cost-cutting and cost-saving options in every area of the budget will be considered. This budget awareness and input meeting is designed to provide the community an early look at budget estimates for next year, a review of the cost-saving measures already taken, and details on how to provide input on the future of public education in Wicomico County.
Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m.
Monthly Meeting of Wicomico County Board of Education
Board of Education Auditorium
The December meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Board of Education auditorium. The agenda will be posted at www.wcboe.org. 410-677-4561.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 4-6 p.m.
Superintendentâs Open Door Session
Board of Education Building
Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen will hold a Superintendentâs Open Door Session from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 in the Administrative Conference Room of the Board of Education Building, Mt. Hermon Road and Long Avenue, Salisbury. Open Door Sessions provide the opportunity for people to meet one-on-one with the superintendent. People may express concerns, offer comment, or ask questions on any issue involving Wicomico schools. No appointment is needed. Each visitor will have approximately 15 minutes to meet with the superintendent. Follow-up sessions will be held if there are more visitors than there is time on the scheduled night. Additional Open Door Sessions for this school year are scheduled for Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 21, April 25 and May 23. 410-677-4495.
Friday, Dec. 16
4th annual Operation SPEAK Oratorical Competition for Fifth-Graders from Prince Street, East Salisbury and Glen Avenue Schools
At Prince Street Elementary School
Prince Street Elementary will host the 4th annual Operation SPEAK (Stimulate, Prepare & Encourage Articulate Kids) Oratorical Competition at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. There will be fifth-grade students from three Title I school competing â East Salisbury, Glen Avenue and Prince Street. This program encourages 5th-grade students to compete first with students from their own school in writing, memorizing, and reciting a speech. Three students from each school will participate in the contest on Dec. 16. Each student will have two to four minutes to present a prepared speech on either the quoteâKids Spell Love T-I-M-E,â or âItâs the most wonderful time of the year.â Winners will be eligible for trophies and monetary awards. For information please contact Tana Ellis at 410-677-5813 or tellis@wcboe.org.
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