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52 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, June.9--June I, 2000
SCHOOl_, EDUCATION
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Rehoboth Elementary PTO photo
Nelson is Cape
Teacher of the Year
Rehoboth Elementary
School kindergarten teacher
Roxanne Nelson, left, was
chosen in May as Cape
Henlopen School District's
Teacher of the Year. She will
represent the district next
fall in the statewide Teacher
of the Year selection. When
asked why she became a
kindergarten teacher, where
she has served most of her 24
years as a teacher, Nelson
replied: t think it's where
you can make a big differo
ence." Rehoboth Elementary
School PTO president Lisa
Evans congratulated Nelson
by saying: "We in the PTO are
so glad Roxanne Nelson
chose Rehoboth Elementary
to receive her contribution to
the future."
'Strengthening F
June 20 in Cape
Finding time together can be a
very difficult time for families in
the new millennium. While this is
a common problem, the
Strengthening Families Program
offers a solution. Cape Henlopen
School District-area families,
enrolled in the Strengthening
Families Program will meet once
a week for seven weeks to enjoy
each other's company and to make
their families stronger.
Each evening session lasts two
hours. For one hour youth from 10
to 14 discuss their goals, ways to
handle stress, and strategies for
resisting drugs, alcohol and tobac-
co. At the same time, their par-
amilies' begins
:00,2hool district
ents/caregivers discuss ways to set
limits and to provide loving disci-
pline. During the second hour,
youth and adults practice their
new skills together.
The Strengthening Families
Program includes games, role
playing and videos as a platform
for learning.
Supported by a State Incentive
Grant, the University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension provides
the program at no cost to families.
There are still openings for fam-
ilies in the Cape Henlopen School
District in the following sessions:
• Strengthening Families I, June
Continued on page 53
Jim Cresson photo
Lewes Middle School inducts Junior Honor Society members
Sixty-six seventh- and eighth-grade students were inducted, May 17, into the Frederick D.
Thomas Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society at Lewes Middle School.
Shown above holding eandles and giving the National Junior Honor Society Pledge are new
inductees (first row, l-r): Scott Myers, Megan Funk, Laura Frech, M.E. Fischer-Scrivo, Jackie
Comere, Caroline Cleary, Amanda Clarke, Bonnie Chandler, Sam Cashdollar, Jacob Cody
Burton, Jaime Bunting, Catherine Bradley, Richard Borl, Andrew Benson, Danny Baker and
Jackie Allman. Second row (l-r): Christian MeDowell, Melissa Mathena, Jay Marsh, Courtney
Lerah, Jenna Kulp, Amanda Kotarba, Kathryn King, Jaime Kelley, Shane Christopher Jensen,
Brittany Jackson, Jonathan Hurst, Ashley Holton, Danielle Hillanbrand, Katherine Hazzard
and Amber Gallery (Kristi Anne Geschwindt is not shown. Third row (l-r): Reid Martin
Whitehair, Kasie Elizabeth Warrington, Jacki Warren, Christopher Wang, Amanda Thomas,
Mallory Steele, Lauren Shelalis, Jennifer Sechrist, Lindsey Roth, Madalyn Riggins, Matthew
Reuther, Mitchell Reichner, Taylor Reemsnyder, Stoven Parseghian, Sarah Palmer, Sarah
Murray and Laura McIlvain. Fourth row (l-r): Ginger Wilkinson, Danielle Shiflett, Steven
Pringle, Ryan Palmer, Laura Michelle McKeown, Lydia Howard, Graeeanna Enzinger,
Anthony DiGiuseppe, Michael Danz, Megan Couchman, Drake Chandler, Michael Burton,
Lauren Brittingham, Andrew Bradley and Garrett Atz.
Existing members of the National Junior Honor Society at LMS are (fifth row, l-r): Betsy
Hicks, Leanne Hazzard, Erica Haley, Alessandra Glorioso, Bennett Galvacky, Kelsey Fleming,
Marten Elder, Katharine DeV'flbiss, Gina D'Amico, Gregory Collins, Dan Cochran, Andrew
Campanelli, Erin Cahill, Nieole Brestel, Joshua Barkauskie and Austin Andrews.
Existing members in the sixth row (l-r) are: Katie Wright, Josh Woertz, Sasha Tunnell, Kellie
Tappan, Timothy Storck, Kurt Stephens, Christopher Smith, Brittany Sheldon, Abigail Sadler,
Nicole Rhoades, Liz Purnell, Brian Lee, Kimberly Kneipp, Lindsay Keffer, Alton Joseph,
Matthew Husbands and Amanda Hildebrand.
Officers of the LMS National Junior Honor Society are: Clarissa Chenoweth, president;
Jesse Billings, vice president; Casey Layton, recording secretary; Briana Rovinski, corre-
sponding secretary; Sarah Slacum, treasurer;, and Clare Nowakowski, historian.
School's out - now is the time for some creative parenting
School is officially over today.
June 9 is the last day for students
in Cape Henlopen. The euphoria
will last about a week, and then
the children will begin snapping at
each other and parents, complain-
ing that there is nothing to do.
They have exhausted their
repertoire of things considered
fun. Fun is renting movies, stay-
ing up late, playing with friends
(but not outside if it's too hot) and
eating everything that is refriger-
ated or in a cardboard box.
Time for some creative parent-
ing. Children need help in balanc-
ing out their time in summer. A
good approach is to plan with
them, giving them a lot of free-
dom with some specialty camps
thrown in for good measure. This
serves many purposes. Sending a
child to camp extends their expe-
riences and friendships. It sepa-
rates siblings, therefore cutting
down on the arguing, and gives
SCHOOL JOURNAL
DIANE ALBANE',;E
parents a break.
Rehoboth Art League offers a
variety of summer camps that are
designed to tap into the creative
side of children. Drawing on the
Right Side of the Brain is a camp
for kids ages 9 to 12 that will pres-
ent an opportunity for children to
develop drawing techniques creat-
ed by Dr. Betty Edwards in her
popular book of the same title.
Pottery classes will focus on
hand-built and wheel-built tech-
niques. Other classes include
exploration of painting, collage
and sculpture.
School board awards
The school board routinely
gives out awards to students who
have achieved some success in a
variety of endeavors. Last month,
they handed out over 90 awards to
a standing room only crowd in the
Cape Henlopen High School
library. The students seemed a lit-
tle stunned to be there. Some
were dressed up in their Sunday
best; others had been hauled off
• the baseball field to attend the cer-
emony, still in their team shirts.
Board members June Turansky
and Estie Class and superintend-
ent Dr. Andy Brandenberger
seemed pleased to be able to rec-
ognize so much talent. Turansky
said it was the part of the job she
liked the most. One thing is cer-
tain: many families were drawn
into the school board process by
offering awards at the school
board meeting, and that is a good
thing.
Many awards were given for the
Science Olympiad and the region-
al Science Fair. This year, one
Cape team took first place in the
Odyssey of the Mind contest. The
team includes Jennifer Betts,
Laura Betts, Joseph Cooper, Josh
Cooper, Emma Glasscock and
Kiran Peri. They will compete in
the World Finals in Knoxville,
Tenn. Good luck!
The Delaware Press Association
gave Beth Redden, Linsday
Morris and Amanda Messick top
honors for journalism in the
Viking Ventures, the Cape
Henlopen High School newspa-
per.
Sam Cashdollar received the
highest accolade with his VFW
essay on veterans. He was hon-
ored by the veterans and also with
a visit to Sen. Joe Biden in
Washington, D.C. Biden liked
Sam's idea to create a week to
honor veterans, so he introduced
legislation in. Congress to initiate
this special week. Not only is
Cashdollar in the Congressional
Record, he is thought of as a
young person with big ideas.
Sam's teachers and parents must
be very proud of him.
Giving certificates to students at
a school board meeting is a meam
ingful way for the community to
take time to recognize individual
and group achievement, and to
encourage academic excellence.
Diane Albanese is a parent and
teacher in the Cape Henlopen
School District.