Indian River School District

The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center mid-week was monitoring a developing storm system off the eastern United States that threatened to bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and prolonged higher-than-normal tides to the region for the next several days.

Only the best of the best schools across the country are recognized each year by the United States Department of Education as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools. This year, two schools in Delaware — East Millsboro Elementary and Sussex Technical High School — were honored with the award.

Update, Sept. 6, 7:14 p.m. -- With Tropical Storm Hanna clear of the Delmarva Peninsula as late afternoon and evening arrived on Saturday, residents and visitors alike turned out by the dozens to check out the storm-tossed waves of the Atlantic and see what, if any, damage had been left in the storm's wake. By and large, the answer to that question was none -- a puddle here, a pile of pinecones and twigs there, and mild to moderate erosion to the front sections of the area's reconstructed beaches.

School bells will be ringing in a matter of days, but cell phones in schools will not. At least, that’s the aim of the Indian River School Board’s policy, set this summer, that will restrict cell phone usage in school facilities and on school buses.

The Sussex Central High School Future Farmers of America chapter recently completed a successful week at the Delaware State Fair.

Sussex Central students captured four first-place medals, four second-place medals and eight third-place medals at the fair. Overall, the school earned 12 Top 10 medals.

The Sussex Central High School Future Farmers of America chapter recently completed a successful week at the Delaware State Fair.

Sussex Central students captured four first-place medals, four second-place medals and eight third-place medals at the fair. Overall, the school earned 12 Top 10 medals.

Nine schools in the Indian River School District were classified as “Superior” when the State of Delaware released its 2008 school accountability ratings on Aug. 1.

Indian River School District students once again ranked among Delaware’s best when scores from the 2008 Delaware Student Testing Program were released on Thursday, July 17.

District students in the third, fifth, eighth and 10th grades exceeded the state average in every content area except 10th-grade writing.

On July 22, the Indian River School District School Board voted to appoint David Doherty as the new principal of Sussex Central High School, effective immediately. Doherty brings 25 years of experience as an educator in Delaware to his new position in Sussex Central High School, where he will oversee a student body close to 1,300 and a staff of approximately 120.

The Indian River High School class of 1973 will hold its 35-year reunion Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Cripple Creek Country Club, located on 29494 Cripple Creek Drive, Dagsboro, Del.

The reunion committee is using Classmates.com to contact class members. Visit the site to make connections with classmates.

Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, Indian River School District students in Grades K-12 will no longer be permitted to use cell phones in school buildings or on school buses.

Musical schools, anyone? After a few years of building new schools and making major renovations to existing ones, the Indian River School District is getting close to completion of its major renovation phase. But they are not quite done with renovations yet. There is still some shuffling to do this year.

Half a decade ago, the Delmarva Broadcasting Company and statewide organizations got together to help reduce a horrific epidemic throughout the area and nation. Teenage deaths were on the rise, due to inexperience and poor decisions made when it came to driving.

Sussex Central High School is setting the standard for a school art department — not only in the region, but throughout the state. Advancements in the program over the past several years have benefitted students, recognizing their hard work and unsurpassed talent.

The referendum that included three proposals requesting financial support in the Indian River District was rejected by voters within the area on Thursday. Officials looked to district residents in an effort to generate funds for operating expenses, teacher salaries and implementation of full-day kindergarten.

Parents and teachers publicly confronted the Indian River Board of Education for the first time since the arrest of former Sussex Central principal Dana Goodman on rape charges earlier this month. A special meeting on Monday gave the public a chance to be heard on issues of safety, restoring school spirit and moving on, and they voiced their message, loud and clear.

The Indian River High School Marine Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Drill Team recently won first place at the Sussex County Drill Championships, held at Cape Henlopen High School on April 19. Maj. Frank Ryman, senior Marine instructor at the school, likened it to winning the Cape Henlopen Conference in the school’s more traditional sports.

Kathy Brown, a math teacher retired from the Indian River School District, has found a way to make art and math meld into more than a hobby. She does house portraits, in watercolor and in a pen-and-ink technique. Brown estimates that she has done about 15 to 20 portraits each year for almost 30 years, and she has the good fortune of all her art being commissioned.

The Indian River School Board will be filling three seats today, Tuesday, May 13, in Districts 4 and 5. Voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Photos from the May 12-13 storm are shown in slideshow format below, with newer photos toward the end. All photos are copyright © Coastal Point, LLC, and may not be used without express permission of the Coastal Point.

The Delaware State Police and Department of Transportation reopened Route 1 between Dewey Beach and Fred Hudson Road/Road 360 north of Bethany Beach and the Indian River Inlet Bridge late Tuesday afternoon, following a detailed inspection of the inlet and surrounding roadways. Remaining closed Tuesday, due to high water, were: Fred Hudson Road in the area of Route 1 and Old Mill Road in Millville, as well as several other roads in the Lewes, Slaughter Beach and Oak Orchard areas.

The three incumbents running for re-election in Districts 4 and 5 in the Indian River School District were the winners in voting on Tuesday, May 12. Donald Hattier, currently representing District 4, garnered 423 votes, topping challengers Chris White and Harold Walters, who tallied 226 and 162 votes, respectively.

The recent arrest of Sussex Central High School Principal Dana I. Goodman has sent shockwaves through teachers, parents and students statewide. Goodman, arrested on rape charges involving a 17-year-old female student at the high school, was being held this week on $331,000 cash-only bail. Following the past week’s events, the regularly scheduled Indian River School Board meeting on Tuesday, May 6, had another topic for board members to consider in their executive session: Who would be named the acting praincipal of Sussex Central?

The Indian River School Board will be filling three seats next week in Districts 4 and 5, in elections on Tuesday, May 13.

The Southern Delaware School of the Arts, temporarily housed in the “old” Indian River High School – otherwise known as the John M. Clayton Building – will be hosting a Silent Art Auction this Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to coincide with the school’s World Fair celebration.

Delaware State Police detectives on Friday arrested the principal of Sussex Central High School for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old female high school student at the school.

Most college freshmen will be returning home for their first summer break this month with haste, eager to get some relaxing time away before hitting the books again in a matter of months. For three local students, though, kicking off the summer is hardly a walk in the park. It is, however, a walk — 400 miles of walking, to be exact, and, to top it off, it’s all for a good cause.

On Tuesday, April 29, students, teachers and community volunteers were set to come together to create a new schoolyard habitat at Indian River High School in Dagsboro.

With more than 80 students representing Indian River High School in the National Honor Society (NHS), Monday’s induction ceremony proved that one school can never have too much perfection. In all, 38 new NHS members made their way across the stage in last Tuesday’s presentation to join the John M. Clayton Chapter of the society.

The fourth- and fifth-graders of Lord Baltimore were treated to a special presentation on April 17, of “Tar Wars” a nationwide program that started in Colorado, designed to educate America’s youth about the dangers of smoking.