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Incyte in line for $14.8M state grant to expand in Wilmington

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

Incyte Corp, which gave up on a bid to build a five-story building near Wilmington Friends School, is in line for a $14.8 million grant from the state to expand in Wilmington. The agenda for the Council on Development Finance’s meeting on Monday, May 20, says Incyte is requesting a Delaware Strategic Fund grant in that amount. Usually, by the …

The meal drive will take place April 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the West Gym at Wilmington Friends School.

Wilmington Friends: 27,500 free meals to celebrate 275th year

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Wilmington Friends School, celebrating its 275th anniversary this year, will dig into its Quaker roots with a massive meal drive Saturday.  On April 6, the culminating community service project for Wilmington Friends will play off the 275 years and aim to packaging 27,500 shelf-stable meals for families throughout Delaware. RELATED: Wilmington Friends School to mark 275th anniversary  “Food security is …

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Wilmington Friends ends plans to build new lower school

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

  With Incyte Corp. backing out of a deal to buy Wilmington Friends’ lower school to build a new 5-story building, the 275-year-old education institution this week told the Alapocas neighborhood  that it will not build a new lower school. Instead, officials said in a letter to the affluent neighborhood, the school will renovate the current lower school building. Incyte’s …

Padua Academy held its open house this past Sunday.

Recruiting season here as private schools hold open houses

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Wilmington’s Ursuline Academy will be showcasing its innovation, design-thinking, entrepreneurship and acceleration studio to prospective families at its open house Sunday.  It’s one of many open houses that private schools hold each fall to show off their curriculums, students and facilities while answering questions from parents and potential students who may be interested in attending. “Families get to really see …

Wilmington Friends School, the oldest existing school in Delaware, will celebrate its 275th anniversary starting Sept. 5

Wilmington Friends School to mark 275th anniversary

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

For Ellie Alexander Poorman, attending Wilmington Friends School means much more than just education – it means family, and generations of it. The historic school, founded in 1748,  is older than the country. Friends will start celebrating its 275th anniversary Sept. 5 when it opens its doors for the 2023-2024 school year.  Poorman, 88, sent all four of her children …

Delaware's two-day high school mock trial competition concluded Saturday

Wilmington Charter wins 2023 state mock trial competition

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

After five rounds of competition, the Charter School of Wilmington’s team bested 17 teams to win the 2023 Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition final Saturday.  Teams from public, private, parochial and charter schools throughout Delaware took part in the two-day event at Wilmington’s Leonard L. Williams Justice Center. The participants included 217 students, 52 coaches, and 118 Delaware bench …

The state looks to establish certification and licensure requirements for charter school leaders.

Enrollment in state charters went up 5.1% during pandemic

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Over the course of the pandemic, enrollment in Delaware charter schools increased 5.10%, while traditional public schools’ student body dropped 1.14%. That’s according to a report published in November by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. It found that traditional public schools lost students in nearly every state. The First State’s traditional public schools lost 1,423 students from 2019 …

Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown presenting their new book aimed at helping Black families through the college admissions process.

Authors detail ways Black families can help kids get into college

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown want to help Black families bridge the information gap in  how to help their children apply for college. The two took the stage at Wilmington Friends School last week to share details and answer questions on their new book, “The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions.” Studies by Forbes and others show that only …

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Friends elementary students’ Black History project brightens entrance

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Wilmington Friends elementary students have created a display for Black History Month.     Wilmington Friends School fifth grader Gabby Jones feels like she participated in making sure part of America’s heritage is celebrated and not forgotten when she worked on a Black History Month display . She and students from PreK to sixth grade participated in a project in …

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Blue Raiders advance to their fourth state championship game

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

Photo courtesy of woodbridge Football Greenwood – The crowd had left, the players were celebrating in the locker room, all but one bank of stadium lights had been turned off and Woodbridge head coach Marvin Dooley sat alone on the bench. “As we get older we have to take time to take in what just happened, these kids are excited and …