Ahead of its 20th anniversary, the two-time reigning Delaware Poetry Out Loud champion believes the competition undoubtedly leaves an impact by the way it allows contestants to connect with themselves and with others. “After being a part of the program, and many other students and advisors can say the same, it leaves you with something to take away from it, …
$10 million bequest to fund 80 annual Del. Music School scholarships
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, at microphone, was one of many officials expressing their gratitude for the bequest. A Wilmington music lover has left $10 million to the Music School of Delaware, a donation officials call transformative and say will help fund 80 scholarships a year in perpetuity. Mary Ellen Northrop, a tax analyst who also played …