WILMINGTON ā The state’s youngest Atticus Finches and Elle Woodses are gearing up for a yearly favorite of the law community. The 34th annual Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition is set to take place this weekend at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington. Students from 18 schools across the state will gather on Friday, Feb. 28, and …
WILMINGTON ā The Charter School of Wilmington will represent the First State as one of 50 schools in the country to compete in the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national STEM competition.Ā With this achievement, the charter, located on North Dupont Road, earns a $12,000 Samsung technology prize package, including a Samsung Video Kit to showcase their proposed STEM …
The 10-1 Delcastle Cougars traveled to Wilmington Charter Thursday afternoon to take on the 8-2 Force. who was carrying an eight-game win streak into the match after starting off the season with two straight losses. Now it’s a nine-game winning streak. The Force scored early and often, leading 4-0 after 20 minutes and then scoring twice more in the second …
Five Delaware teenagers are being nationally recognized for their leadership. In its 20th year, the Bank of America Student Leaders program recognizes 300 community-focused juniors and seniors from across the country. This year’s selections from the First State are: Rujula Borkar: the rising senior at the Charter School of Wilmington leads the schoolās Girls Who Code Chapter, acts as a …
Eight First State students have been recognized for their excellence in a national interactive mapping contest. The Esriās 2024 ArcGIS webapp competition challenges students to create and share interactive mapping projects using ESRI ArcGIS software. First Staters created digital storymaps that explore some aspect of life in Delaware. Click on the project names below to view the maps. Here’s who …
Students from the Charter School of Wilmington said a new partnership with a national biopharmaceutical institute has helped them find their career path of the future.Ā āāāPrior to this program, I wasn’t entirely sure what within biology I wanted to focus on for my career and major, but I think this definitely encouraged me to pursue biopharma or biotech, something …
Having the 2024 National High School Mock Trial competition in the First State has certainly created a home field advantage for the two Delaware teams competing this weekend.Ā āI don’t know how many differences there are in the rules, but we are confident that weknow the Delaware rules, which helps a lot,ā said Molly Shay, a senior at Newark Charter …
Two Delaware schools will be participating in this weekendās 2024 National High School Mock Trial Competition in Wilmington. The Charter School of Wilmington, who are the First State champions, and Newark Charter, who were runner-up both will contend in the national meet. Newark was added because the competition ended up with an odd number of teams. When that happens, the …
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 Districtās Charter School of Wilmington, will attend the camp from June 29 to July 20 in Monongahela National Forest …
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): …
