This story was originally published on Spotlight Delaware. The reality of school shootings has plagued the nation for more than two decades, and last year saw more than 300 such incidents. While Delaware has been able to escape much of the bloodshed, recent incidents have unnerved many families and faculty. Guns have been fired inside schools amid altercations, threats have been left …
Sports fans shouldnât just assume that incidents like the ones that rocked recent Howard and Appoquinimink high school football games are inevitable, says the superintendent of New Castle Vo-Tech. âAs a lifetime educator, most of the kids we interact with every day are doing wonderful, and even in these incidents, you discover it’s only a few kids,â said Dr. Joseph …
Saturdayâs Sounds of Champions marching band competition at Odessa High Stadium shines a light not only on the bands, but on the importance of extracurricular involvement for high school students. âBand has become a huge part of my life,â said Emma Sipes, pit section leader in Odessa Highâs marching band. âItâs always the highlight of my day because I can …
Americaâs schoolchildren werenât alive for the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, now dubbed Patriot Day by many. The First State will honor the nearly 3,000 people killed and the thousands of first responders who risked their lives to protect civilians that in a variety of programs. âIt’s important because there’s a whole generation that did not experience what many of …
Angelie Ross-Jimenez is 19 years old with an associateâs degree and a full-time job, and she has Wilmington University to thank for that. The university has created a grow-your-own teacher pipeline program in order to address the teacher shortage in Delaware. Not only did teachers leave classrooms because of COVID, the state has 4,000 educators eligible for retirement within the …
There are wide disparities among Delawareâs public school districts and charters in the percentage of seniors crossing the stage to graduate each spring. Department of Education officials indicated that the most recent data is from 2021 graduation rates. Recommended: Colonialâs dropout prevention program shows impressive results This yearâs data will likely not be published on the State Report Card until …
A bill that would help address the stateâs lingering concern over a teacher shortage was unanimously released by the Senate Education Committee Wednesday. House Bill 430, now headed to the Senate floor, would encourage schools to begin a Grow Your Own Educator Program, which supporters believe will improve recruitment, retention and diversity of teachers in the First Stateâs public schools. …
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Delaware Military Academy 2021 Baseball State Champions The Seahawks entered Mondayâs game having never played in a baseball state championship and left with the schoolâs first state title. This all went down before a record-breaking crowd that saw over 2400 people in attendance, the most at Frawley Stadium since the championship game moved there in 1994. The Seahawks …
