Mount Pleasant’s robotics team heads to world championships

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Mt. Pleasant’s Vex Robotics team is, from left, Madison Viola, Martiana Olsen, Cadentz Orbanus (kneeling, Fereydoun Stout and Alexander Amores, show off their Viper robot and the bins it’s expected to move.   The Mount Pleasant High School Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps checked off a lot of wins before earning a berth in a world robotics championship. Regionals – …

Kate Li, left, and Arya Gupta are this year's representatives for Delaware in the National Youth Science Camp.

Li, Gupta to represent Delaware in national science camp

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Two First State high schoolers are on their way to the Mountaineer State to represent Delaware at the 61st National Youth Science Camp. Kate Li, a senior at Newark Charter School, and Arya Gupta, a junior at Red Clay Consolidated School District’s Charter School of Wilmington, will attend the camp from June 29 to July 20 in Monongahela National Forest …

Tatnall School's new library opened up this school year.

New ‘future flexible’ Tatnall School library draws more students

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Tatnall School’s new $1 million library lets students just get on with the business of learning, says a student at the private college preparatory school in Wilmington. “We have a whole bunch of open classrooms,  movable whiteboards and desks, and then we have a whole bunch of charging stations for them to work by themselves,” said junior Nate Hunter. “It’s …

Tiffany Lord is TidalHealth Nanticoke’s inaugural Sunshine Award Recipient

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TidalHealth Nanticoke is pleased to announce that Tiffany Lord, CST, of the Surgical Specialties and Robotics Unit (SSRU), is its inaugural Sunshine Award recipient. Lord was selected for her care and special attention shown recently to a patient who submitted the following nomination: “Tiffany is such a great person. When I first was getting out of bed after surgery, I …

Renovation plans and unit relocations at TidalHealth Nanticoke

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TidalHealth Nanticoke today begins a series of renovations to the fourth and fifth floors of the Seaford, Del. hospital that will result in the temporary relocation of two services at different times over the course of the next 24 to 36 months. The work, to enhance the safety, appearance and delivery of healthcare, will impact the Specialty Surgical and Robotics …

Salesianum held its club fair Wednesday.

Salesianum stresses value of activities with annual club fair

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

  About 500 freshmen and sophomores at the Salesianum School filled every nook and cranny of the parking lot Wednesday in the school’s yearly club fair.  The all-boys school in Wilmington requires all ninth and tenth graders to participate in the fair, and most pick at least one to participate in during the school year. “The clubs get you to …

The 11 winners had experience in agriculture and farming.

11 First Staters win scholarships for farm activities

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The Delaware Farm Bureau has awarded 11 recent First State high school graduates with scholarships ranging from $500 to $3,500. Money was given to students for their achievements and involvement in a wide array of agricultural activities.  The funds for the scholarships were raised throughout the year. The Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee raises funds through its annual strawberry festival …

Saint Mark's esports center opened at the beginning of last school year.

Saint Mark’s inspiring careers in gaming with esports center

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Video games are no longer just a source of entertainment, but a multibillion dollar industry that is becoming increasingly ingrained in schools with some students clamoring to pursue a career in the field.  “Almost everyone in the world is connected to a video game somehow, on their mobile phone or on their console,” said Chris Ruffini, esports manager at Saint …

This year's Technology Student Association conference was in Louisville, Kentucky.

10 First Staters win national awards in tech conference

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Ten Delawareans won awards at the 45th annual Technology Student Association conference in Louisville, Kentucky last week. 130 First Staters participated in individual and team events among a crowd of more than 8,000. Competitions gauged their skills in: architecture, podcasting, biotechnology. board game design, career prep, coding, cybersecurity, data science and analytics, video production, dragster design,  extemporaneous speech, fashion design …