Joshua Sheppard raised more than $9,000 for Saint Mark's Sean's Room.

8th grader raises $9k for Saint Mark’s mental health room 

Jarek Rutz Headlines, Health

An eighth-grader from Holy Angels School donated more than $9,000 to Saint Mark’s High School to support a lounge dedicated to mental health support. Over the course of eight months, Joshua Sheppard raised the money to donate to Sean’s Room, an extension of Sean’s House, a mental health center in Newark that serves 14- to 22-year-olds.  The room was opened …

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Delaware Live’s top football games this fall

Jason Winchell Headlines, Sports

With the fall high school sports season around the corner we wanted to give you an early list of our top games. Below are my 15 football games that are a must watch this upcoming fall season.  Football 3A Games to Watch:   Smyrna @ Sallies on September 22nd:  Sallies has a new coach that will lead to a more …

Freshman Addie Till is the first female varsity wrestler in the history of Saint Marks photo courtesy of Saint Marks

Saint Mark’s Addie Till wins girls wrestling national title

Nick Alessandrini Headlines, Sports

Saint Mark’s High School has a Wrestling National Champ and HER name is Addie Till. Till stood on top of the podium at 118 pounds in Salisbury, Maryland on May 6 as the MAWA Eastern National Champion. Hard to believe it was just three years ago when the Spartan freshman decided to get involved in the sport of wrestling. “When …

Cam Davis Jr. of Salesianum left and Trevor Copes of Caesar Rodney brought the capacity crowd to their feet Saturday night in their 126 championship match. Davis won a 3 1 decision

Tower Hill, St. Mark’s and Lake Forest end mat title droughts

Nick Halliday Headlines, Sports

Lewes – The have nots became the haves at the 67th Annual DIAA Individual State Wrestling Championships Saturday night at Cape Henlopen High School. Tower Hill ended the longest drought crowning their first two state champions since Bill Rankin won the 130 pound weight class for the Hillers in 1972. Tower Hill junior Jack Duffy won a dramatic 6-5 decision …

TSD Review March 2

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Mar. 2, 2023

Sonja Frey Town Square Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community ‘Book of Mormon’ for $25? Playhouse offers ticket lottery New history trail documents Iron Hill’s free Black families Raise those glasses! Wilmington Beer Week returns Plan for Newport considers train station, Boxwood Road Mt. Cuba: Sedges should be welcome addition to gardens Business Food Bank …

Sean's Room will be a place for Saint Mark's students to discuss and learn about mental health. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News)

Saint Mark’s unveils Sean’s Room, a mental health lounge

Jarek Rutz Headlines, Education

Saint Mark’s High School students were anointed with holy water Friday as the Catholic school opened a mental health center named for a former student whose 2018 suicide led to a movement to help other youth cope. “Let us ask God’s blessing on all who will enter into this place, seeking peace and guidance and upon those who will be …

Rep. Mike Smith, R-Pike Creek, took part in the run. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News)

Saint Mark’s honors Veterans Day with 20k challenge

Jarek Rutz Headlines, Education

Veterans, students, community members — and even Miss Global USA —  jogged 20 kilometers around the Saint Mark’s High School gymnasium Friday to honor Veterans Day. Danielle Alura, Miss Global USA 2023, kicked off the marathon with a performance of “Amazing Grace.” “I’m here because, number one, I’m American,” Alura said. “I have plenty of family members who have served …

St. Mark’s is hoping to raise $4.2 million for their $8 million investment plans.

eSports, virtual reality among St. Mark’s ‘Renewing’ goals

Jarek Rutz Headlines, Education

St. Mark’s is launching a campaign to raise $8 million to invest in athletics, innovation, technology, the arts and the school’s endowment.  “Not a single cent of tuition money will go towards the project,” said Tom Fertal, president of St. Mark’s. “The majority is going to come just from our donors, who could be alumni, parents, or friends of the …

Maddie Schepers Saint Marks photo courtesy of Saint Marks copy

Saint Mark’s Scheppers Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Nick Halliday Headlines, Sports

(Wilmington, DE) Saint Mark’s High School is pleased to announce that Maddie Schepers ’22 was recently named the Gatorade Delaware Girls Soccer Player of the Year.  The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated both on and off the field, distinguishes Schepers as Delaware’s best high school girls …