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Showell Elementary Students Learn About Snowflakes During Weather Lesson

Salisbury University intern Megan Kappes helped Ryder Swanson and Hannah Allam create paper snowflakes during a weather lesson in Ms. Pike's kindergarten classroom at Showell Elementary. ...READ MORE

OC Elementary Participates In Food And Toy Drive

Ocean City Elementary School students and staff participated in a canned food and toy drive for less fortunate families in Worcester County. Several different groups of students volunteered to help move the items from the lobby to the back of the school for pick-up. Pictured are fourth graders Garrett Herr, Ethan Kalchthaler, Miles Thompson and Nicholas Franklin. ...READ MORE

Teachers Work With Students During Success Maker Lab At Buckingham Elementary

Teacher Jessica Kline is pictured working with Jaya Mitchell on a math problem during Success Maker Lab time at Buckingham Elementary. ...READ MORE

Essay And Poster Winners In The Elks Drug Abuse Competition Honored

Essay and poster winners in the Elks Drug Abuse competition for 2011 were honored by the Elks Club of Ocean City/Berlin. Each winner received a Savings Bond and a soccer ball. Pictured, from left, are Paul Yates, Exalted Ruler of the Ocean City/Berlin Elks; seventh graders Caroline Savage, Kathleen Emche and Lauren Meoli; and Pete Peterson, Elks Drug Awareness Chairman. ...READ MORE

Showell Elementary After School Academy Discover The Fun Of Cooking

Mrs. Oltman’s second grade students in the Showell Elementary After School Academy are discovering that cooking can be fun. Students learned about fractions and measurement as they created a Scouting Mix, while reading and following a recipe. Pictured are Emma Sperry, Kelis Sandifer and ZiMere Handy. ...READ MORE

OC Elementary Students Enjoy A Special Thanksgiving Snack

Kindergarteners Patrick Hain and Antonio Vazquez from Ocean City Elementary enjoyed a special Thanksgiving snack they made with their classmates in Christine Lieb's class.  ...READ MORE

Snow Hill Elementary School Recognized By Maryland State Department Of Education

Snow Hill Elementary School was recently recognized by Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Maryland, a Maryland State Department of Education collaborative program, as a Gold level school. One of the programs initiated by the school is the “Exceptional Eagle Award” given daily to students who go above and beyond expectations without being prompted. Above, third grade ‘Exceptional Eagle’ Jamie Willing, middle, is pictured with Kristin Braun, left, and Erin...READ MORE

OC Elementary Students Investigate How Bats Use Echolocation

Students in Andrese Foreman's third grade class at Ocean City Elementary School investigated how bats use echolocation to find prey at night. Above, Alexandra Strebe, left, was blind-folded and had to rely on her sense of hearing to locate Jessica Janney and Arusa Islam by listening to the sounds of their clicking spoons. This helped them develop a better understanding of how echolocation helps bats find food. ...READ MORE

Buckingham Elementary Announced Its November Students Of The Month

Buckingham Elementary School recently announced its November Students of the Month. Pictured above are third grade honorees Emmanuel Aroh, Jamie Adams, Haley Lynch, Kinsie Ruckle, D’Ajah Smith and DeShauna Waters. Not pictured but honored were first graders Gracie Reister, Aaliyah Johnson, Ava Richardson, Aaliyah Sturgis and Leah Morris; second graders Frankie Richwalski, Luke Scott, Sunny Trivits and Zanyha Duffy; and fourth graders Brian Rodriguez-Perez, Alayiah Deshields, Jordyn Charvat...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Students Create Designs Made Of Felt And Silk

Worcester Preparatory School Artist-in-Residence Renate Maile-Moskowitz worked with students in Rebecca Tittermary’s lower school classes as she helped them create flowers and other designs made of felt and silk. During her visit, the children learned about felting and natural fiber processing. Showing products created from felt are, front, Ashley Laws, Alec Burbage, Rylie Carey, Ava VanDornick, Carly Hoffman, Will Tinkler and Audrey Stearns; back, Jacob Cockman, Jordan Campbell, McKenzie...READ MORE

OC Elementary Students Write Letters To Gov. Martin O'Malley

Fourth grade student Katie Mitchell in Sarah Tilghman's class at Ocean City Elementary School wrote a letter inviting Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to visit her class during American Education Week. O'Malley was unable to attend but he asked E.C. Townsend, Regional Director of Maryland State Department of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) for the Eastern Shore, to represent him. Above, Mitchell is pictured with Tilghman and Townsend. Submitted Photos ...READ MORE