Dr. Gary D. Wray January 28, 2021
Today I learned of the passing of my friend, mentor and “boss” Bob Martin. He was featured in the paper as one of the many who have died due to the COVID-19 virus. He was 101 year old and, as he always was, energetic to the end.
I met Bob in the early 1970s when he was the director of secondary education for the Cape Henlopen School District, and I was the associate principal of Milford High School in the nearby Milford School District. We met at a conference and immediately hit it off with each other.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
As of Jan. 13, Cape Henlopen School District began reporting weekly positive student and staff COVID-19 cases and related staff quarantines online.
Superintendent Bob Fulton said he had been announcing case data at monthly school board meetings, and wanted to document case numbers on the district website as well. Information at capehenlopenschools.com under the COVID-19 tab reflects the previous week’s data.
For the week of Jan. 18-24, the district reported seven student and six staff positive cases and eight staff quarantines, a decrease in cases from Jan. 11-17, which saw 17 student and eight staff positive cases and three staff quarantines. For Jan. 4-10, the district reported three student and two positive staff cases and two staff quarantines.
Delaware Schools Adapt in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tasked with bringing 21 students together in song through Zoom, Arreon Harley-Emerson, a teacher at the Choir School of Delaware, moves between three computer screens, a tablet and a piano. For subjects like science, music and sports that require hands-on instruction, teaching remotely has proved challenging. Photos by Jim Coarse
When school resumed last fall, the pandemic required students, teachers and parents statewide to adapt to the new challenges. We’ve heard about distance, hybrid and even in-person learning for months but what does that look like? To find out, we go inside the virtual classroom.
Cape leaders say internet-based learning working for students
Cape’s aggressive building program is continuing in Milton and in Lewes. This artist’s conception, from a Sussex Drive vantage point, shows how the 1921 Lewes School structure will be rehabilitated and expanded to become the new Richard A. Shields Elementary School. SUBMITTED ARTWORK
Dennis Forney January 15, 2021
This shows the new main entrance for the elementary school in Lewes, located on the back side of the current structure.
When completed, this is how the new elementary school will appear from the Savannah Road side.
This photo shows the appearance of the Lewes School building in late December, looking from Savannah Road. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
January 12, 2021
Betty Marie Donovan Black, 89, of Milton passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at Milford Place.
Betty was a lifelong resident of Milton, the daughter of the late Howard L. and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Donovan. She worked as an administrative assistant with the Cape Henlopen School District for over 30 years and retired in 1991.
Betty was a lifelong active member of Goshen U.M. Church. She enjoyed being outdoors doing yard work and was an avid golfer well into her 80s. She was an active member of Shawnee Country Club (now The Rookery). She enjoyed participating in golf tournaments all around the region and received many recognitions for her golfing achievements over the years. She also enjoyed mentoring students at Milton Middle School.