Two Milford High School students were recognized by Secretary of Education Mark Holodick as 2024 Secretary of Education Scholars. Carley Mackert and Jorja Willey both received the recognition at a dinner in Dover where 91 other students were also recognized from schools around the state. “This represents one of the highest academic achievements a student can earn in a Delaware …
Recently, Milford School District announced changes to their bus procedures for 11th and 12th graders at Milford High School. This change will take place for the 2024-25 school year. “Effective August 2024, all 11th and 12th grade students requiring bus transportation must opt-in,” Trish Gerken, Public Information Officer, said. “There is a form that must be completed for students to …
Several schools in the Milford School District were placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon after a “credible threat was made toward Milford School District schools and offices.” The entire district is closed Friday. The district and the Milford Police Department said they cannot comment on what the threat was at this time, but Milford High School and Milford Central Academy were …
As fall sports come to an end, it is time to highlight the accomplishments of Milford’s outstanding student athletes. This year, Varsity Volleyball improved from last season, winning 5 regular season games and Lauren Dickerson earned an honorable mention all-conference selection. JV finished the season with a .500 7-7 record. The Cross Country Girls finished with an 11-1 regular season …
Milford High School Cohort 9 scholar Dalton Cleveland was recently awarded the DIAA Student Athlete Academic Award for the Milford soccer team. This award recognizes his success both in the classroom and on the soccer pitch. In addition to helping the Buccaneers reach the DIAA Division I State Tournament, Dalton is a member of the National Honor Society, serves as …
On Saturday, the Milford High School Marching Buccaneers competed in the Delaware State Marching Band Championship hosted at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, DE. The championship was a Tournament of Bands competition. Tournament of Bands contests are held throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region in nine different states. Saturday’s competition saw competitors from Region 9 which is made up of Delaware …
The students of Milford High School’s Drama Club are thrilled to present “The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress!” Written by Kenneth Wasemann, this play is a take on fairy tale stereotypes—but flips them around. It contains a monster, fairies, a fairy queen, a knight, a prince, a gladiator, an angry mob of villagers, and four strong women on …
By Kevin Eickman Play after play, they just kept coming. Traveling up to Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington for yet another noon kickoff, Milford was wide awake for its battle against the St. Elizabeth Vikings. In their previous two trips north, the Buccaneers had come out flat and uninspired. This game, however, would start completely differently. Taking the opening kickoff on …
By Kevin Eickman Milford field hockey coach Andrea McPike has her team off to a 5-0 start to begin the season. This past week the Buccaneers played two different games. The first would be a 4-0 victory over a 0-4 Dover team, the second would be a 4-3 win over Sussex Academy. At first glance, the home shutout against …
By Kevin Eickman Over the last few years, one of the key areas needing improvement has been finishing in the circle. While the Buccaneers had been getting the ball in the scoring area, finishing has been a problem. While Milford is only three games into the season and though it is early, it has definitely improved in the area. …
