Appo will add security to sporting events after a gun was fired at a basketball game Monday night. (Kat Wilcox/Pexels)

Appo to review school safety, increase security

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

The Appoquinimink School District will review its safety measures and increase security at entry points for events. The changes follow a gun being found Monday night in a hallway when Appoquinimink High School was hosting a basketball game against Tri-State Christian Academy. “The adults and the students handled that situation very well, thanks to the training that they’ve been given,” …

LYTE celebrated its 5th graduating class at Howard High.

LYTE celebrates its fifth class, 100% graduation rate

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Delaware Live, Education

Families and friends packed the historic Howard High School auditorium in Wilmington Friday to watch this year’s Leading Youth Through Empowerment scholars graduate from the five-year program. Leading Youth Through Empowerment, referred to as LYTE, is an organization aimed at increasing educational access for low-income students through personal mentoring, rigorous lessons, and leadership opportunities.  Students enroll during seventh grade and …