A historic Middletown school building is getting a $57.1 million makeover. The Louis L. Redding Building, part of Appoquinimink School District and named after the first Black practicing lawyer in Delaware, will have a new home in two years. District and government officials on Tuesday broke ground on the new building, which will be right in front of the current …
St. Georges survives late comeback attempt from Appoquinimink
It was a highly anticipated 2 vs. 7 matchup between the 4-6 St. Georges Hawks and the 6-4 Appoquinimink Jaguars.Ā Both teams rounded into form with strong second halves of the season and were perhaps coming into this game playing their best football. Appo was riding high coming off an impressive comeback effort against Salesianum last week to earn a …
Appoquinimink Library opens with focus on green energy
After decades of dealing with a teensy library stuffed inside a multi-use building, Middletown on Friday celebrated the opening of Appoquinimink Library, a new 28,000 square foot library and digital center. A small crowd gathered to watch officials cut the ribbon at 651 North Broad St. County Executive Matt Meyer called it a tremendous day for residents in south New …
Two Appoquinimink teachers inch closer to Grammy
Two Delaware music teachers have a shot at doing something that Queen, Jimi Hendrix and Tupac Shakur never did in their illustrious careers: win a Grammy award. Appoquinimink School Districtās Ryan Moseley and John Gordon have been named as quarterfinalists for the 2023 Music Educator Award, which is given by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.Ā The pool of …
Appoquinimink: No plans to drop letter grades
A flyer for an Appoquinimink School District professional development workshop left some people thinking that the district was ditching a grade-scale system for next year. They are not. āThe workshop, originally titled, āUngrading & Portfolio Lens Crash Courseā was an attempt at a catchy title that we now regret,ā said Lilian Miles, Appoquiniminkās public information officer, in an email to …
Big third inning lifts Appoquinimink
Appoquinimink Baseball huddles at frist base, photo by Nick Halliday The Appoquinimink Jaguars trailed St Georges Hawks before scoring five runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead. St Georgeās led 4-1 before the big third inning by the Jaguars. In the top of the first the Hawks got the scoring started on an RBI single …
Appoquinimink beats Sallies 6-4, remains undefeated
Aidan Deakins picthed 5 storng innings in the win over Salesianum, photo by Nick Halliday The No. 1 Appoquinimink Jaguars remain undefeated with a 6-4 win over No. 4 Salesianum Sals Thursday afternoon. Strong pitching and timely hitting help propel the win for the Jaguars.Ā In the second inning Aiden Deakins singled and scored Chase Fleming to start the scoring …
Big plays key for Appoquiniminkās win over CapeĀ
Cape Henlopen won the statistical battle Thursday night but fell victim to turnovers and big plays by Appoquinimink early in a 55-27 loss in Middletown. The Vikings outgained the Jaguars 526 to 440 in total yards but committed some early mistakes and the Jags took full advantage. Cape recovered a fumble on the Jags initial drive of the game at …
St Georgeās gets second straight win with a 35-13 victory over Appoquinimink
St George’s football team captains G’Vonni Sanchez #7, Donovan Mack #54, Michael Santos #51, and Matthew Martin #56 walking out for the coin flip against Appoquinimink St Georgeās Hawks improved to 3-1 after winning two straight games after suffering a setback lost to Dover. Last week the hawks were able to corral the high powered offense of Salesianum with a …
Appoquinimink rallies in the fifth inning to defeat Conrad 12-6
Appoquinimink knocked in six runs in the fifth inning on its way to collecting 11 hits in the game.