Read the latest news on coronavirus in Delaware. More Info
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Oct. 15, 2021: COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Declining
Date Posted: October 15, 2021
Use Caution with Unfamiliar Wild Animals: Skunk Tests Positive for Rabies After Attacking Feral Cat
Date Posted: October 15, 2021
DATE Celebrates the Launch of the State’s First Impaired Driving Simulator Program
Date Posted: October 14, 2021
Delaware’s Division of Developmental Disabilities Services Announces Easterseals as New Provider for Self-Directed Care
Date Posted: October 14, 2021
DNREC Announces the 2022 Delaware Wetlands Conference
Date Posted: October 14, 2021
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Date Posted: October 13, 2021
Governor Carney Issues Statement on Senate Confirmations
Date Posted: October 13, 2021
2021 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Winners Announced
Date Posted: October 13, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Workforce Support for Hospitals, Long-Term Care, and 24/7 State Facilities
Date Posted: October 13, 2021
Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Equal Suffrage Study Club Historical Marker
Date Posted: October 13, 2021
DHSS Announces Direct Support Professional Recruitment and Retention Bonuses
Date Posted: October 12, 2021
‘William Penn Day’ in New Castle on Oct. 23, 2021
Date Posted: October 12, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Department of Education (DOE) Nomination
Date Posted: October 12, 2021
Brandywine’s Jahsha Tabron named 2022 Delaware Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 11, 2021
Grand Jury indicts State Auditor for Abuse of Office
Date Posted: October 11, 2021
Delaware’s Cancer Mortality Rates Continue To Decrease; Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Report
Date Posted: October 11, 2021
Retired Director of GACEC Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Date Posted: October 10, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Oct 8, 2021: Cumulative COVID-19 Death Count Nears 2,000
Date Posted: October 8, 2021
DPH Announces Second Human Case of West Nile Virus and First Case Detected in a Horse for 2021
Date Posted: October 8, 2021
Statement from Treasurer Davis on Senate Vote to Increase of Debt Ceiling
Date Posted: October 7, 2021
Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: October 7, 2021
Delaware Announces Community Investment Recovery Fund for Delaware Nonprofits
Date Posted: October 7, 2021
Blackbird Creek Reserve Hosts Fall Festival
Date Posted: October 7, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Funding for New Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Date Posted: October 6, 2021
Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Historical Marker
Date Posted: October 6, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at Delaware Department of Education (DOE)
Date Posted: October 6, 2021
Unemployment Insurance Policy Regarding Employer Vaccine Mandates
Date Posted: October 6, 2021
Join the ‘Race to End COVID’ Event at Dover International Speedway
Date Posted: October 5, 2021
Smokey Bear in Dover for Fire Prevention Week
Date Posted: October 5, 2021
DART First State Receives Grant to Expand Electric Bus Fleet
Date Posted: October 5, 2021
Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce $50M American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Investment in Jobs Training
Date Posted: October 5, 2021
DPH Announces The Start of Flu Season: Vaccine Is Best Line of Defense For Delawareans 6 months and older
Date Posted: October 4, 2021
$26.4M American Rescue Plan Investment in Wilmington Housing
Date Posted: October 4, 2021
Secretary of State Jeff Bullock Wishes Delawareans A Happy Italian American Heritage Month
Date Posted: October 4, 2021
Emergency Sirens To Be Tested October 5
Date Posted: October 4, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Oct. 1, 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Stabilize
Date Posted: October 4, 2021
National Firefighters Memorial Service
Date Posted: October 3, 2021
Margaret Rose Henry Bridge Project Finalist for National Award
Date Posted: October 1, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Judicial Nominations
Date Posted: October 1, 2021
In Memoriam: Second Lieutenant George M. Johnson
Date Posted: October 1, 2021
Statement from AG Jennings On Conviction of Michael Hastings
Date Posted: September 30, 2021
DNREC Issues Two Authorizations to Diamond State Port Corporation for New Shipping Container Facility
Date Posted: September 30, 2021
Additional Delaware Hunting Seasons Opening in October
Date Posted: September 30, 2021
2022 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be named Oct. 11
Date Posted: September 30, 2021
Renovated Garrisons Lake Boat Ramp Officially Open
Date Posted: September 29, 2021
DPH Oral Health Program, AAP Delaware Chapter Promote Early Literacy, Dental Care Through Book Program
Date Posted: September 29, 2021
Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Parade Marker
Date Posted: September 29, 2021
UD and DEMA Partner to Support Long-Term Recovery
Date Posted: September 29, 2021
October Is Delaware Cyber Security Awareness Month
Date Posted: September 29, 2021
Sept. 28, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: September 28, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Vaccine or Testing Requirement for Educators
Date Posted: September 28, 2021
DNREC Seeks Entries for Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest
Date Posted: September 28, 2021
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Art Imitates My Life and Inspires Young Artists” by Theresa Angela Taylor
Date Posted: September 27, 2021
Medicare Assistance Bureau Shares Resources in Advance of Open Enrollment
Date Posted: September 27, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 24, 2021: Positive Cases and Hospitalizations Decline Slightly
Date Posted: September 24, 2021
DPH Advises Vaccine Providers to Offer Pfizer Booster to Eligible Delawareans
Date Posted: September 24, 2021
Delaware Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp Art Winners Announced
Date Posted: September 24, 2021
Increased West Nile Virus Activity Occurring in Delaware
Date Posted: September 24, 2021
Historical Affairs programs in October 2021
Date Posted: September 23, 2021
“Saluting Branches” – Arborist Day of Service
Date Posted: September 23, 2021
AG Jennings sues Monsanto for PCB contamination
Date Posted: September 23, 2021
Delaware emitirá beneficios de emergencia mensuales el 29 de septiembre para todos los hogares de SNAP, TANF elegible
Date Posted: September 23, 2021
Del. to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits Sept. 29 to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF, General Assistance Households
Date Posted: September 23, 2021
Delaware Department of Labor Hosts Job Fairs Throughout September Attracting Hundreds of Job Seekers
Date Posted: September 22, 2021
DCRPT convicts former Dewey Beach police officer for 2019 assault
Date Posted: September 22, 2021
Disability Awareness Month Poster Contest CANCELLED for 2021
Date Posted: September 22, 2021
Department of State Announces Ownership Transfer of the Kirk and Short Building to the Biggs Museum of American Art
Date Posted: September 21, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 17, 2021: Hospitalizations and Case Numbers Continue Concerning Trend Upward
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
Governor Carney Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration after Flooding Caused by Tropical Depression Ida
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
Governor Carney Signs Three Environmental Bills
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
Port Mahon Fishing Pier to Close for Emergency Repairs
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR)
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
College Savings Highlighted in Work of Office of the State Treasurer
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
DNREC Parks Director Earns National Award
Date Posted: September 17, 2021
Federal Assistance Available for New Castle County Small Businesses Economically Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
Keeping Kids Safe: The Delaware Office of Highway Safety Promotes National Child Passenger Safety Week
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
Gov. Carney, Lt. Gov. Hall-Long, Sen. Carper, Rep. Blunt Rochester Announce $110M Universal Broadband Investment
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
Five-year Discount Trend Shows It’s A Great Time To Preserve Delaware Farmland
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
Stray Cat in New Castle Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
I-95/Route 1 Toll Amnesty Program to Begin October 1
Date Posted: September 15, 2021
Delaware Agriculture Secretary Urges Farms to Participate in USDA Agricultural Labor Survey
Date Posted: September 15, 2021
Plan to Connect Donovan Smith Manufactured Home Community Gets Important Conditional Approval
Date Posted: September 14, 2021
Unclaimed Property MONEY MATCH Program reunites over $900,000 to Delaware Taxpayers
Date Posted: September 13, 2021
Governor Carney Proclaims Sept. 20-24 as Falls Prevention Awareness Week in Delaware
Date Posted: September 13, 2021
DNREC to Begin Construction on Pomeroy Trail Lighting in White Clay Creek State Park
Date Posted: September 13, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Sept 10, 2021: Daily COVID-19 Cases Hits Highest Number Since January
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
DNREC to Host Auburn Valley Master Plan Community Meeting
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Encourage Reading This Fall
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
Deer in Rehoboth Beach Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
Flags to be Lowered September 11 in Observance of Patriot Day
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
DNREC Chester-Choptank Watershed Report Details Wetland Health and Management Recommendations
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
Augustine Beach Boat Ramp to Temporarily Close for Dredging
Date Posted: September 9, 2021
Auditor McGuiness: Annual Statewide Audit Again Finds Problems With DHSS’ Medicaid Program
Date Posted: September 8, 2021
Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: September 8, 2021
Governor Carney, City of Wilmington, and DEMA Announce Flood Assistance Programs
Date Posted: September 8, 2021
Fox in Greenwood Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: September 8, 2021
DNREC and Partners Earn Award for Living Shoreline Project
Date Posted: September 8, 2021
Delaware Receives $10.8 Million to Improve Access to Affordable Health Coverage through Reinsurance Program
Date Posted: September 7, 2021
Auditor McGuiness to Hold Town Halls on Spending of American Rescue Plan Funds
Date Posted: September 7, 2021
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019
HARRINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy teamed up with the Delaware Technology Student Association today to host 35 teams of middle school students from across the state for the 2019 Junior Solar Sprint solar-powered model car competition. Students and educators representing 21 schools gathered in Harrington for the event, a Delaware tradition for more than 25 years.
Each year, students work with classmates and teacher advisors over several months to build model cars powered by solar photovoltaic cells, better known as solar panels. Today, racers competed for top speed in time trials, as well as for awards in engineering design and creative design.
“Junior Solar Sprint challenges students to think about ways that we can meet our future energy needs cleanly and securely,” said DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. “The best learning happens while students are having fun. They gain fond memories looking back and get career ideas looking forward.”
The Junior Solar Sprint competition is part of a national program from the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program. It encourages students to engage in problem-solving, teamwork, and creative scientific thinking to take on environmental challenges. This year’s competition took place as one event during the Delaware Technology Student Association 2019 State Conference, which drew several hundred students to compete in various science and technology challenges.
Participating schools in this year’s Junior Solar Sprint were: Alfred G. Waters Middle School, Middletown; Bayard Middle School, Wilmington; Beacon Middle School, Lewes; Brandywine Springs School, Wilmington; Cab Calloway, Wilmington; Central Middle School, Dover; Conrad School of Science, Wilmington; Fred Fifer Middle School, Dover; Gauger-Cobbs Middle School, Newark; H.B. Dupont Middle School, Hockessin; Holy Cross School, Dover; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Wilmington; Las Americas ASPIRA Academy, Newark; Milford Central Academy, Milford; Providence Creek Middle School, Clayton; P.S. DuPont Middle School, Wilmington; Postlethwait Middle School, Camden; Springer Middle School, Wilmington; The Jefferson School, Georgetown; The Tatnall School, Greenville; Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington
Competition Results:
All-around winners for combined speed, design, and presentation:
• 1st place: Beacon Middle School, Car #5
• 2nd place: Postlethwait Middle School, Car #32
• 3rd place: Milford Central Academy, Car #27
Top five teams in time-trial races:
• 1st place: Bayard Middle School, Car #3
• 2nd place: Springer Middle School, Car #33
• 3rd place: Alfred G. Waters Middle School, Car #1
• 4th place: Postlethwait Middle School, Car #32
• 5th place: P.S. DuPont Middle School, Car #31
Top five teams in creative design:
• 1st place (tie): Central Middle School, Car #11 & Holy Cross, Car #22
• 2nd place (tie): Conrad Schools of Science, Car #12 & The Jefferson School, Car #35
• 3rd place: Holy Cross, Car #21
DNREC would also like to thank our 2019 Junior Solar Sprint sponsors: Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, Delaware Electric Cooperative, Chesapeake Utilities, Delaware State University, and CMI Solar.
For more information on renewable energy programs administered by the Delaware Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy, visit https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/energy-climate/renewable/.
Media contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Vol. 49, No. 82
-End-
Related Topics: 2019 results, Delaware Technology Student Association, environmental challenge, Junior Solar Sprint competition, middle school competitors, solar panels
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019
HARRINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy teamed up with the Delaware Technology Student Association today to host 35 teams of middle school students from across the state for the 2019 Junior Solar Sprint solar-powered model car competition. Students and educators representing 21 schools gathered in Harrington for the event, a Delaware tradition for more than 25 years.
Each year, students work with classmates and teacher advisors over several months to build model cars powered by solar photovoltaic cells, better known as solar panels. Today, racers competed for top speed in time trials, as well as for awards in engineering design and creative design.
“Junior Solar Sprint challenges students to think about ways that we can meet our future energy needs cleanly and securely,” said DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. “The best learning happens while students are having fun. They gain fond memories looking back and get career ideas looking forward.”
The Junior Solar Sprint competition is part of a national program from the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program. It encourages students to engage in problem-solving, teamwork, and creative scientific thinking to take on environmental challenges. This year’s competition took place as one event during the Delaware Technology Student Association 2019 State Conference, which drew several hundred students to compete in various science and technology challenges.
Participating schools in this year’s Junior Solar Sprint were: Alfred G. Waters Middle School, Middletown; Bayard Middle School, Wilmington; Beacon Middle School, Lewes; Brandywine Springs School, Wilmington; Cab Calloway, Wilmington; Central Middle School, Dover; Conrad School of Science, Wilmington; Fred Fifer Middle School, Dover; Gauger-Cobbs Middle School, Newark; H.B. Dupont Middle School, Hockessin; Holy Cross School, Dover; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Wilmington; Las Americas ASPIRA Academy, Newark; Milford Central Academy, Milford; Providence Creek Middle School, Clayton; P.S. DuPont Middle School, Wilmington; Postlethwait Middle School, Camden; Springer Middle School, Wilmington; The Jefferson School, Georgetown; The Tatnall School, Greenville; Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington
Competition Results:
All-around winners for combined speed, design, and presentation:
• 1st place: Beacon Middle School, Car #5
• 2nd place: Postlethwait Middle School, Car #32
• 3rd place: Milford Central Academy, Car #27
Top five teams in time-trial races:
• 1st place: Bayard Middle School, Car #3
• 2nd place: Springer Middle School, Car #33
• 3rd place: Alfred G. Waters Middle School, Car #1
• 4th place: Postlethwait Middle School, Car #32
• 5th place: P.S. DuPont Middle School, Car #31
Top five teams in creative design:
• 1st place (tie): Central Middle School, Car #11 & Holy Cross, Car #22
• 2nd place (tie): Conrad Schools of Science, Car #12 & The Jefferson School, Car #35
• 3rd place: Holy Cross, Car #21
DNREC would also like to thank our 2019 Junior Solar Sprint sponsors: Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, Delaware Electric Cooperative, Chesapeake Utilities, Delaware State University, and CMI Solar.
For more information on renewable energy programs administered by the Delaware Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy, visit https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/energy-climate/renewable/.
Media contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Vol. 49, No. 82
-End-
Related Topics: 2019 results, Delaware Technology Student Association, environmental challenge, Junior Solar Sprint competition, middle school competitors, solar panels
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.
Delaware's Governor
State Agencies
Elected Officials
General Assembly
Delaware Courts
State Employees
Cities & Towns
Delaware State Code
State Regulations
Business First Steps
Phone Directory
Locations Directory
Public Meetings
Voting & Elections
Transparency
Delaware Marketplace
Tax Center
Personal Income Tax
Privacy Policy
Weather & Travel
Contact Us
Corporations
Franchise Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Withholding Tax
Delaware Topics
Help Center
Mobile Apps
E-mail / Text Alerts
Social Media
