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Happy National Career Coaches Day! Dorchester County Public Schools celebrates our three Career Coaches: Ms. Audrey Roberts, serving North Dorchester High School; Ms. Sandy Shaw, serving Cambridge-South Dorchester High School; and Ms. Shay Lewis-Sisco, serving all middle school students. Thank you for your work in expanding our students’ horizons and helping them understand and achieve their own possibilities! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

The DCTC chapter of SkillsUSA has ‘adopted’ MidShore Meals til Monday this school year, supporting the organization financially and practically. Last week Skills members delivered food items contributed by students and staff at DCTC as well as Skills chapters throughout Maryland who heeded the DCTC chapter’s call for food donations at the SkillsUSA’s Maryland Fall Leadership Conference in November. As a result of the chapter’s own Fall fundraising initiatives, they were also able to make a monetary contribution. Meals til Monday works hard to combat childhood hunger in Dorchester County, with a focus on take-home weekend meals for Dorchester County Public Schools students, and we’re proud that our SkillsUSA members are giving back! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

The Board of Education will hold an Open Work Session on Thursday, January 11, 2024, 4:30 pm, in the Board Room of the Central Office of Dorchester County Public Schools, 700 Glasgow St., in Cambridge. The public is welcome. The agenda can be accessed online via Board Docs on the DCPS website at www.dcpsmd.org. The meeting will be livestreamed at https://townhallstreams.com/towns/dorchesterboe.

Introducing the December Athletes of the Month! At North Dorchester High School, the Varsity awards, sponsored by Farm Creek Insurance, went to wrestler Lewis Stafford, a senior, and sophomore Areynia Taylor, a stalwart of the girls’ basketball team. Aiden Johnson, also a sophomore, picked up the Junior Varsity award, sponsored by Premier Cinema, for his contribution to the basketball team. Both of C-SD's awards went to juniors. Basketball player Destiny Johnson received the girls’ award, while Te’kai Drummond, picked up the boys’ recognition for his performance in indoor track. Congratulations to these hard-working athletes! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Bring your aspiring chef, teacher, mechanic, lab scientist, or welder to Career and Technical Education Night at Dorchester Career and Technology Center to find out more about these fields plus all the others available at the school! DCTC will be open to families from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 17, with instructors and current students on hand to answer questions. Elementary, middle, and high school 9th and 10th graders all welcome! #CreateYourFutureDCTC #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Dorchester County Public Schools is excited to announce that nominations for 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year and First Class Teacher of the Year are now open! Help us celebrate our greatest teachers! More information and nomination forms are available on our website: https://bit.ly/3RJtnqm. #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Calling all Seniors of the Class of 2024! Learn more about money available to help you continue your education at the Office of Student Services’ Scholarship Fair on Wednesday, January 10, 5:30 – 7 pm at Dorchester Career and Technology Center (DCTC). While open to all DCPS students and families, it is especially for all graduating Seniors. Meet representatives from local organizations to learn more about scholarship opportunities! The following organizations are confirmed: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – Kappa Theta Omega Chapter Auxiliary of Dorchester General Hospital Chesapeake College Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. – Cambridge Alumnae Chapter Dorchester Chamber of Commerce Midshore Community Foundation St. John’s Chapel Willie J. Sydnor Memorial Organization Does your organization offer scholarships and is interested in being part of this Scholarship Fair? Contact Mrs. LaSina Branch at branchl@dcpsmd.org. #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Today we look back to see what life was like at C-SD in the olden times of 2023! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Happy New Year from Dorchester County Public Schools!

Here is just a peek of what’s gone on at Choptank Elementary School in 2023! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Let’s check out a little of the fun and learning at North Dorchester Middle School in 2023! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

What were the Bees of Sandy Hill Elementary up to in 2023? Take a look at a few of the happenings! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Mr. Eddie Bailey, Masonry instructor at Dorchester Career and Technology Center, retired just before Winter Break. To celebrate him, staff at DCTC came to school dressed as him, wishing him “joy, relaxation and lots of time metal detecting!” That’s Mr. Bailey in the front, the only one without a homemade ‘metal detector’. Thank you for your service to DCPS! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Today we stop at Hurlock Elementary School to see a few of their 2023 events! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Here are just a few of the 2023 happenings at North Dorchester High School! #AllHandsOnDeck

Can you spot the DCPS teacher who was invited to the White House recently? It’s Sandy Hill Elementary teacher extraordinaire and the current Dorchester County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, Ms. Briana Beulah! Here she is, posing with other Maryland Teachers of the Year during their visit. #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Today we have a little look at life at South Dorchester School in 2023! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

Here’s a little look back at a few happenings at Vienna Elementary School in 2023! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

What was DCTC up to in 2023? Have a look below! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS

We get by with a little help from our friends, and Hurlock Elementary School is very grateful for lots of friends! To say thank you to its community partners, every student at the school colored and cut out a big paper bauble, which were strung together in garlands. Staff have been trying hard to deliver the ‘thank you’ bauble garlands this past week, but as you can see from the list of friends, Hurlock Elementary is blessed to have many! Thank you to: • Hurlock Police department • Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company • Hurlock Lions Club • Dorchester County Public Library - Hurlock branch • B&G Food Inc. • Meals Til Monday • The Learning Garden • Faith Community United Methodist Church in East New Market • CW Transport • The Hurlock Drug Store • Jock Orr , District 4 Councilman Town of Hurlock • WIN Transport • Turner Farm • E & L Quik Freez • Mom and Pop's Restaurant • Goose Creek in Hurlock • Hurlock Post Office • Hurlock Town Office • Hurlock United Methodist Church • Grace Baptist Church • Unity Washington United Methodist Church • Faith Community United Methodist church in East New Market • Maryland Food Bank • Channel Marker, Inc. • Maple Shade Youth and Family Services • 3C USA Dorchester Campus • All4Love • Life Energy Wellness • The Wellness Center of Salisbury • Susan Radcliffe, Dorchester County Health Department • Dorchester County Health Department • SISK Fulfillment Services Inc • People for Better Housing #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS