With Delaware schools moving to include more Black history in their curriculums, a new Delaware group wants to do the same for Asian American history. Make Us Visible DE is the latest branch of Make Us Visible, a group established in 2021 that wants to highlight Asian American contributions, experiences and history into K-12 classrooms. “This isn’t about some cultural …
Salesianum, Ursuline, Padua connect with El Camino walk
Freshman from three private Catholic schools in Wilmington spent their Tuesday together to build relationships and carry out a playful pilgrimage to honor a piece of religious heritage. This is the first year that Salesianum School, Ursuline Academy and Padua Academy organized an El Camino Walk. The event is based on the El Camino Pilgrimage, also known as the Way …
View from the Baseline: Week 5 volleyball top 10 rankings
Could we be seeing a state championship preview this week? That certainly could be the case on Tuesday, when Saint Mark’s and Smyrna meet at 6 p.m. The Spartans and Eagles are the last two remaining unbeaten teams in Delaware after two others who entered last week with no losses — Newark Charter and Middletown — both went down to …
The Corner Scoop – Week 5 Field Hockey top 10
Pink socks, pink turf shoes, pink hair ribbons, pink shirts; we will see a lot of pink in uniforms starting this week and throughout this month as many field hockey teams will wear pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some schools will play night games under the lights and charge for entrance to their games as a fundraiser …
Appo, Capital schools win award for excellence in counseling
Two Delaware schools have been awarded the Sapphire Award for Excellence in School Counseling. Appoquinimink School District’s Bunker Hill Elementary School and Capital School District’s Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center were announced winners Monday in what is the state’s fourth year giving out the recognition. The award honors school counseling programs that are comprehensive, data-informed and designed to serve …
Abracadabra! Del. magician to appear on ‘Fool Us’ again
A Delaware magician who in 2021 fooled Penn & Teller on their show “Fool Us” has filmed a second appearance. Of course, Chris Capehart, who lives in the Wilmington suburbs, can’t talk about what happens in his encore. The episode has not yet been scheduled for broadcast. The long-running CW show, also available (free!) on CWTV, involves magicians attempting to …
Middletown defense instrumental in Harvest Bowl win
Middletown continued its dominance over Smyrna in the regular season at Charles V. Williams Stadium Friday night but it wasn’t easy. The underdog Eagles had the ball with a chance to win, but Middletown’s Jacobi Rodgers intercepted a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to preserve the Cavaliers 14-12 win. Both defenses played …
Archmere Holds on for Victory
The Archmere Auks were able to hold off the Delaware Military Academy (DMA) Seahawks for their second victory of the season at Fusco Stadium. DMA was coming off a commanding victory putting up 54 points in their home opener against out of state opponent Elkton. Even though the Seahawks jumped out to an early lead the Auks were …
Blue Mass offers prayers for protection of first responders
Dozens of police officers, firefighters, EMTs and military personnel gathered in Wilmington’s St. Elizabeth’s Church Friday morning for the Blue Mass. Started in 2008, the Blue Mass honors local, county, state and federal law enforcement, as well as fire, emergency medical and military personnel who live and work in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, which includes Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern …
Education Freedom event highlights importance of bipartisanship
Increasing awareness and decreasing partisanship are two of the most important factors to improve education in Delaware, attendees at the inaugural Education Freedom event learned. “The first step in creating Delaware-led solutions is to have open, honest and transparent conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing our schools,” said Julia Keleher, executive director of First State Educate, which had a …