The reward for teaching for Shelby Borst comes from the looks on studentsā faces when they learn something new. Borst, a social studies teacher at William Penn High School in the Colonial School District, got her own reward Tuesday night when she was named Delawareās 2025 State Teacher of the Year.Ā Sheās also a teacher who has spent time boosting …
5 named young playwrights by Delaware Theatre Co.
Five Delaware high schoolers have been honored by the Delaware Theatre Company as 2023-2024 Delaware Young Playwrights winners. This yearās winners are: Amara Harrison (Charter School of Wilmington): āYou Remind Meā Emily Howard (Charter School of Wilmington): āSplinterā Valentine Logan (William Penn High School): āHatshepsuts Djedā Darby Ann Tisdel (MOT Charter High School): āBest Friendsā Mia Trotter (Appoquinimink High School): …
Delaware to add school libraries into statewide catalog
The Delaware Library Consortium announced Tuesday that it will spend $1 million to add school libraries into the statewide catalog. The goal is to broaden the First Stateās library catalog and provide more students an opportunity to conduct research or read for pleasure. āOver the years it seems like everything around literacy has been tweaked except school libraries, until now,ā …