Appoquinimink School Board looks to fill at-large BOE seat

The deadline to file to run for the Appoquinimink School District’s at-large seat on the Board of Education is 4:30 p.m. March 2.

The district is seeking candidates to serve a five-year term beginning July 1 on its board.

Daria Willis wins MOT Charter School Scripps Spelling Bee

Daria Willis took first place in the 2012 MOT Charter School Scripps Spelling Bee.

Appoquinimink prepares to revamp three schools

Improvements on three Appoquinimink schools funded by the 2009 “No Tax Increase Referendum” will begin at the end of June when students leave for summer break.

The Appoquinimink Early Childhood Center and Olive B. Loss Elementary School’s projects will be completed in August, but Townsend Elementary School will close temporarily for a year to allow for $4 million in renovations to be made.

St. Anne’s Chaplain enters the Priesthood

When Friday’s Ordination ceremony at Saint Anne’s Episcopal School ended, Father Gary Taylor’s son approached him and asked for a blessing.

In the Episcopal Church, it is tradition to ask a new priest for a blessing after they are ordained into Priesthood.

“To bless him with the weight of the church behind me – to do that for him – I wanted to do that all of his life as his father,” Taylor said.

Bankers give back to community through mentor program

Jermaine Hatton’s employees at Wells Fargo Bank in Middletown do more than handle money.

Nine members of his team have been dedicating half-an-hour of their own time each week since November to mentor students from Brick Mill and Silver Lake Elementary Schools in a one-on-one setting.

Students at St. Anne's in Middletown mark Martin Luther King Day

St. Anne's Episcopal School, 211 Silver Lake Road, Middletown, celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at chapel on Jan. 12.

Delaware Department of Education to host community meetings

The Delaware Department of Education will host three public meetings this month to share information and seek public feedback on the state's proposal that seeks flexibility from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Bowling for the gold

More than 100 Special Olympics athletes and unified partners from the Appoquinimink School District competed Tuesday morning in a bowling tournament at Mid-County Lanes in Middletown.

Townsend students awarded by Townsend firefighters

The Townsend Fire Company awarded Townsend Elementary School students in Mrs. Bear and Mrs. Moxley’s fifth grade class a pizza and ice cream party Thursday for having the greatest turn out at their recent open house.

Appoquinimink winter break Dec. 23 - Jan. 1

Local author looks to inspire men to be better fathers, husbands

Darrell V. Freeman grew up on the streets of south Philadelphia and was told by his high school guidance counselor that he would never make it in college.

In 1994, the Westchester University graduate wrote his first book, “Investing in Our African American Youth: Can You Handle It.”

Middletown alumnus honored by Wreaths Across America

On Friday morning, the Bear man and his mother were honored by Wreaths Across America at a ceremony at his alma mater.

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