A newly-funded career pathway partnership between a state college and a high school aims to tackle the national nursing shortage while giving students college credits to advance into a career in health care. Delaware Technical Community College and William Penn High School in the Colonial School District announced Monday the launch of the Patient Care Technician/Nursing Pathway Program. The partnership …
Five Delaware high schoolers have been honored by the Delaware Theatre Company as 2023-2024 Delaware Young Playwrights winners. This yearâs winners are: Amara Harrison (Charter School of Wilmington): âYou Remind Meâ Emily Howard (Charter School of Wilmington): âSplinterâ Valentine Logan (William Penn High School): âHatshepsuts Djedâ Darby Ann Tisdel (MOT Charter High School): âBest Friendsâ Mia Trotter (Appoquinimink High School): …
How Colonial School District sports will benefit from a $61 million tax referendum was a common theme among questions during Wednesdayâs virtual public forum. District officials fielded queries about the effect of the referendum, which would raise average homeowners taxes by about $250 annually. The money will be used to match state funds of $122 million for maintenance and improvements …
Five Delaware high school students will show off their work in this yearâs Delaware Young Playwrights Festival. Their scripts were chosen from a pool of 58 one-act plays written by 64 students in recent months. The showcase winners are: Morgan Baker of William Penn High School â âThe Ladder Escapeâ Danielle Chapman of St. Elizabeth High School â Happy New …
William Penn staff have one benefit most educators donât: Eggs. Karen Ferrucciâs animal science class harvests eggs from their chickens, giving first choice to the schoolâs nutritional program to feed students, and the second to the schoolâs culinary program. Any extra eggs are sold to school faculty and staff. Last week, Ferrucci and the 150 students involved in her various …
A 16-year-old male from Wilmington has been arrested in connection to a shooting at William Penn High School Tuesday that shut the school for the rest of the week. âWe’re all relieved and we’re hoping the school community and the community as a whole can move forward and heal,â said William Penn High School Principal Lisa Brewington. âThis was a …
William Penn High School will close the rest of the week to allow the Delaware State Police to investigate an incident Tuesday in which a gun was fired. Friday, Jan. 13th is a professional development day, so students were already scheduled to have the day off. Classes wonât be held virtually Wednesday or Thursday, and the Colonial School District has …
Read Aloud Delaware, a Wilmington nonprofit dedicated to helping young children be ready to learn to read in school, unveiled a new logo Tuesday designed to illustrate its new strategic plan. The new logo is a more polished version of its longtime symbol, featuring an adult and a child looking at a book. It was designed to illustrate the nonprofit’s …
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Headlines Sneak Peek: Chancery Market Food Hall and Bar Teachers union calls for pay committee to #MoveTheMeeting Many Del. districts donât evaluate superintendents annually Culture Hale Byrnes House to unveil painting of witness tree Odessa Housesâ Christmas designer takes on the White House âSister Actâ …
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 Stateâs library catalog and provide more students an opportunity to conduct research or read for pleasure. âOver the years it seems like everything around literacy has been tweaked except school libraries, until now,â …
