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Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest for Delaware High School Students

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

NEW CASTLE (April 3, 2023) – Delaware’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board announced today the start of its 2023 Organ Donor Awareness Video Scholarship Contest, with a total of up to $5,000 in scholarships available to Delaware high school students. The board funds the video public service contest to raise awareness among young people […]




Caesar Rodney HQIM Use Leads to Student Reading Gains

Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The students at Caesar Rodney School District’s Allen Frear and Stokes elementary schools are seeing amazing reading gains this year thanks to their use of high quality instructional materials (HQIM). Secretary of Education Mark Holodick and Deputy Secretary Cora Scott visited the schools to hear firsthand about the district’s implementation journey as well as see students present their work. 




Volunteers Needed for April 15 Cleanup at Concord Pond in Seaford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

As part of the month-long celebration in April of Earth Day 2023, DNREC and partners are seeking volunteers to clean up the area around Concord Pond in Seaford from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 15.




Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence to delay opening

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Secretary of Education Mark Holodick has approved the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence’s request to delay its opening by one year.




High School Culinary Teams Move on to National Competition

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Recently the Delaware Restaurant Association and Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (DRAEF) hosted more than 400 attendees at the Delaware ProStart Student Invitational in Dover. This event provided students with the opportunity to participate in the state’s premier high school competition for restaurant management and culinary arts.







  Category: Newsroom

Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest for Delaware High School Students

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

NEW CASTLE (April 3, 2023) – Delaware’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board announced today the start of its 2023 Organ Donor Awareness Video Scholarship Contest, with a total of up to $5,000 in scholarships available to Delaware high school students. The board funds the video public service contest to raise awareness among young people […]




Caesar Rodney HQIM Use Leads to Student Reading Gains

Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The students at Caesar Rodney School District’s Allen Frear and Stokes elementary schools are seeing amazing reading gains this year thanks to their use of high quality instructional materials (HQIM). Secretary of Education Mark Holodick and Deputy Secretary Cora Scott visited the schools to hear firsthand about the district’s implementation journey as well as see students present their work. 




Volunteers Needed for April 15 Cleanup at Concord Pond in Seaford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

As part of the month-long celebration in April of Earth Day 2023, DNREC and partners are seeking volunteers to clean up the area around Concord Pond in Seaford from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 15.




Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence to delay opening

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Secretary of Education Mark Holodick has approved the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence’s request to delay its opening by one year.




High School Culinary Teams Move on to National Competition

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Recently the Delaware Restaurant Association and Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (DRAEF) hosted more than 400 attendees at the Delaware ProStart Student Invitational in Dover. This event provided students with the opportunity to participate in the state’s premier high school competition for restaurant management and culinary arts.