After nearly two weeks of snow days, students will go back to class in Milford tomorrow, Superintendent Sharon Kanter announced Wednesday afternoon.
District wants input on school uniforms.
Milford High School crowned its 2009 Homecoming court Friday night. Students elected seniors Marques Jones and Morgan McKenzie as king and queen, and announced the results at halftime of Friday evening's football game against Polytech.
A year after being put under academic review for its DSTP scores, Milford High School’s status with the state has slipped again. The school is now on academic watch after the gap between Caucasian and African-American students’ test scores grew for the second straight year.
Milford DSTP scores held steady from the 2008 exams, with few major changes and high marks for all four participating schools.
Students at Milford Middle School are among the top performers in the DSTP, but despite those top marks, the school itself is now on academic review for falling short of target scores for students in special education programs.
The Milford School Board has approved a new, stricter dress code for students beginning this year, but a larger change could be coming soon. According to Superintendent Sharon Kanter, district officials are considering requiring school uniforms starting in the 2010-2011 school year.
Area students met with legislators and church officials May 23y for graduation services. The Slaughter Neck students were honored for their educational accomplishments.
The Milton Theatre will be offering children’s summer camp, Milton MAJIC!, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15 through 19. The cost is $150 per child. For more information, call 684-3400 or visit www.miltontheatre.org.
The staff at the Milford Center nursing home have known for years that they have something special in Christopher Miller, their youngest volunteer. Even so, it was a surprise to hear that confirmed from Gov. Jack Markell.
Since school resumed after spring break, a team of Milford Middle School students used teamwork, ingenuity and a healthy sense of environmental responsibility to design and build five miniature solar-powered vehicles.
The Milford Planning Commission unanimously approved the final site plan for the Milford School District’s proposed new elementary school next to Lulu Ross on May 19.
During their meeting on May 18, the Milford School District Board of Education unanimously approved a change order to spend almost $100,000 to install irrigation systems in five sports fields and to put sod on three practice fields at Central Academy.
More than 70 middle and junior high school students from nine schools participated in Delaware’s 15th Annual Junior Solar Sprint Competition on Wednesday, May 13 at St. Thomas More School near Dover. DNREC’s Delaware Energy Office organized the event to educate students about renewable energy and the environment through a creative and exciting competition.
Milford Community Band and the Milford School District Music Department present the Seventh Annual Private Band Lessons Scholarship Raffle. Proceeds directly benefit elementary and middle school band students in the Milford School District. Students chosen will receive tuition-free private music lessons this summer.
Mark Robbins graduated first in his class May 3 after completing a Charter Captain course at Delaware Technical & Community College. He earned his Master 100 Gross Ton Captain’s License and received his Assistance Towing Endorsement.
The Second Street Players production of “The Frog Princess” will be held on Saturday, May 16. Tickets cost $8 and may be purchased at the door.
Since school resumed after spring break, a team of Milford Middle School students used teamwork, ingenuity and a healthy sense of environmental responsibility to design and build five miniature solar-powered vehicles.
Their efforts earned the team, led by MMS science teacher Jennifer Weber, a second place trophy for design in the junior Solar Sprint Competition sponsored by the DNREC’s Delaware Energy Office on May 13.
Kent County’s Big Oak Park and the Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation’s Environmental Outpost provided the perfect setting for an intense day of challenging environmental competition during today’s Delaware Envirothon.
