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Local Students Awarded Scholarships to Foster Future Caroline County Educators
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Escape the Vape Youth Summit held at Chesapeake College
WYE MILLS — On a rainy Saturday, approximately 35 students from area schools gathered at Chesapeake College for an event called Escape the Vape, a youth summit. The kids ranged in age from sixth grade to high school and chose to participate in an event designed to empower youth to embrace a vape-free and smoke-free lifestyle. Those attending came from Dorchester, Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties. The program was...
Graduation ceremonies held for local homeschool students
Saturday afternoon, May 18, students who have been homeschooled under the umbrella of Shore Christian Fellowship, were awarded diplomas. The ceremony was held inside Shore Christian Fellowship Church in Queenstown. Homeschool commencement programs have been held at the church for more than a decade. This year’s graduating class of 10 is the largest class yet. Students in the Class of 2024 are: Cody Blunt, Ashlyn Boyles, Alyssa Jastram, Kylee Koss, Makayla Larson, Mason Patterson, and Hayden Winborne. ...
Caroline County’s Own Zulema Martinez Triumphs at Chesapeake College with Top Honors and Community Focus
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Student seeks to share Choptank River history
DENTON — Kennedy Thomason grew up as an avid reader of historical fiction. Now, after working towards a degree in history, Thomason is sharing her historical interests with countless others, thanks to her family’s river cruise business. The 2019 graduate of Ridgely’s North Caroline High School carried her love of history to Chesapeake College, where she graduated with an associate’s degree in liberal arts, followed by a transfer to Washington...
Nearly 300 Chesapeake College students celebrate graduation
WYE MILLS — Nearly 300 Chesapeake College students were cheered by friends and family as they received their diplomas on Wednesday during the spring graduation. Clifford Coppersmith, president of Chesapeake College, congratulated the graduates for their achievements in furthering their education. Coopersmith recounted his journey as a community college graduate over 40 years ago. In his speech, he referenced two themes he wanted to share with the graduates: the first...
Easton Middle teams win Stock Market Game championships
Teams from Easton Middle School were recognized at the Maryland Council on Economic Education’s annual awards ceremony for winning state and regional Stock Market Game championship competitions this school year. In the Stock Market Game, student teams create and manage a simulated, virtual investment portfolio starting with $100,000. Led by their teacher, students strategically manage their portfolio over a 10-week period, consistently buying and selling stocks, bonds and mutual funds in effort to increase their portfolio return. ...
Local Triumph: 32 Seniors from Area High Schools Graduate Through Chesapeake College's TRiO Upward Bound Program
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School district responds to community concerns
The following is a statement offered to the public at the May Board of Education meeting. The board recognizes that the budget outlook in QACPS is concerning and challenging at this time. Blueprint requirements, the funding cliff of federal COVID grants ending, and the rising cost of doing business due to inflation are causing extreme budgetary challenges across the state and in Queen Anne’s County. We are doing our best to work within our current projected revenue from the state and county government. We are...
Bucs survive Easton rally
EASTON — The bus carrying the Kent Island High boys lacrosse team had already left by the time Easton head coach Dennis Keenan emerged from the storage shed that serves as his team’s quasi locker room. “There’s a reason why they’re reigning champs,” Keenan said of the Buccaneers. One of the biggest reasons Monday was Kent Island didn’t give Drew Schmidt any room or angle to shoot in the dramatic...
Salisbury University Student Enhances Local Planning Skills Through Talbot County Internship
Erik Moseley, a second-year student at Salisbury University, recently completed an internship with the Talbot County Department of Planning and Zoning. As an Urban and Regional Planning major, Moseley gained 135 hours of practical experience through the Gerald A. Elkins Internship Award. This award represents a partnership between Salisbury University’s Urban and Regional Planning Program, the Salisbury University Foundation, and Talbot County’s Planning and Zoning Department.
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