Here's your chance to get to know Wicomico Public Schools new Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Emma Cohn Matthews of Wicomico High School. She is an English teacher in her seventh year at Wi-Hi and brings a unique teaching philosophy to her students and classes.
Take a few minutes with host Aaron Deal to learn more about Emma Cohn Matthews! You can also share the video at https://youtu.be/UhTMGC5CYVU
This past Thursday Dr. Postles, our Wicomico Middle Teacher of the Year, and Mr. Mills, our Wicomico Middle Rising Star, were treated to a parade send off by faculty and staff. Both of them have represented Wicomico Middle very well.
The remaining 6th Grade students in the Young Business Leaders Signature School Program traveled to Salisbury University today to experience an investing lesson in the Finance Lab and for a tour of the campus. This experience was sponsored by the Maryland Council on Economic Education and Salisbury University-Perdue School of Business. This is a great extension for our students who are participating in the Stock Market Challenge Game with Mr. Yates.
6th Grade students in the Young Business Leaders Signature School Program have reached the stage where they are harvesting vegetables from our Aeroponics Grow Tower for the first time.
Not only are students learning how to connect agriculture with the science curriculum, but they are exploring how alternative forms of agriculture can have many business and entrepreneurial impacts with such a growing population to support.
CONGRATUATIONS to the following homerooms:
6th Grade: Ms. Keeler (96%)
7th Grade: Ms. Reynolds (97%)
8th Grade: Ms. Fischer (98%)
The homerooms attained the Maryland State Standard of 94% or above for students present during the month of March!.
Also, the following student winners won either a $10 Arby's gift card or a movie ticket (they get to pick)! These students did a wonderful job of being present 94% of the time for the month of March.
6th Grade: Aiden Brewington
7th Grade: George White
8th Grade: Justin Wieland
Great work! Warrior Strong🖤💛
PBIS Committee Presents: WMS Spring Dance 2025 “Under the City Lights”
Tickets On-Sale: April 21st-25th
Event: May 2nd, 2025 (6:00-8:00 pm)
Cost: $5.00 Entrance, $2.00 Pizza and Free Water Stub
- Students MUST qualify with a 2.0 GPA
- No Referrals from March 14th-May 2nd
- Lost tickets cannot be replaced- Absolutely NO Refunds!
- Tickets cannot be exchanged or transferred under any circumstances.
National Assistant Principals Week, April 7–11, 2025, is a celebration of the unsung heroes in our education system. These dedicated folks work tirelessly to bolster teachers, motivate students, support their principal, create a positive learning community, and face the many unpredictable challenges that land on their desk.
Assistant Principals play a crucial role, and this week is a dedicated time to recognize them for their hard work and commitment to our schools, students, and profession. Please join us in celebrating these incredible school leaders!
Mr. Kimandi Binns, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Melissa Lasinski, Assistant Principal
Ms. Bobby Sue Smith, Dean of Students
Mr. Babe Wilson, Dean of Students
More pictures from our March Madness event! We are looking forward to next year already! 🖤💛
Some of our 6th Grade students in the Young Business Leaders Signature School Program traveled to Salisbury University today to experience an investing lesson in the Finance Lab and for a tour of the campus. This experience was sponsored by the Maryland Council on Economic Education and Salisbury University-Perdue School of Business. This is a great extension for our students who are participating in the Stock Market Challenge Game with Mr. Yates. Next week the remaining program students will get to travel to SU for this valuable experience.
Next week will be an exciting one for Wicomico County Public Schools, as educators gather from around the school system April 10th for the annual Wicomico Teacher of the Year Celebration. The 26 semifinalists who were named earlier this year, and who took part in several scored activities, will find out that night who is one of the four finalists, and which finalist is the new Teacher of the Year. Good luck to all of them, and congratulations on being such excellent representatives of the teachers in their school or special program.
Thanks to Jen Seay Campbell for donating her photographic services to take the semifinalists "class photo" shown here. She also took a professional portrait of each semifinalist.
While we wait for next Thursday, here's a chance for all of us to get to know the 2024-2025 school year's semifinalists for Wicomico Teacher of the Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r03E_-02834. This video will also be airing on PAC 14.
We are asking all parents, guardians and staff to complete a short survey to help us plan for Wicomico Middle School’s School-Based Health Center in the upcoming school year. Your input is valuable, and we encourage everyone to participate. The survey is provided in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Please take a few moments to complete the survey by clicking the preferred link below:
English survey
Spanish survey
Haitian Creole survey
We appreciate your time and feedback, which will play a crucial role in shaping the health services available to our students. Thank you for your support.
Spring break will be here soon! With all the adjustments made to the 2024-2025 school year calendar due to winter weather, here is a reminder of the correct spring break dates:
-Wednesday, April 16 is now a regular school day.
-Thursday, April 17 is a 3-hour early dismissal day.
-Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21st are days the schools and school system will be closed.
-Tuesday, April 22 is the day schools and offices reopen from spring break.
Free children's immunizations!
By Appointment Only
When: Mornings 8:30am - 12:00pm
June 3, 10, 12, 17, and 24
July 8, 15, 24, 29, and 31
October 2, 7, and 16
See attached flyer for more dates and times
Where: 300 W. Carroll St. Salisbury, Maryland 21804
For appointments call 410-543-6943
You must bring your child's most recent vaccination record or email it to wicomico.immunizations@maryland.gov
Students entering K-10th grade must have proof of 2 Varicella (chickenpox) vaccines and students entering 7th-12th grade must have proof of TDAP and Meningococcal vaccines.
Calendar Reminder: Monday, April 7 is a school day with 3-hour early dismissal for students.
March Madness was such a great event! We will be showing pictures throughout this week of the event. Some of these pictures are of staff and community resource vendors that attended! 🖤💛
Students in Ms. Shires YBL ELA class recently participated in a marketing collboretive effort showcasing the Young Business Leaders Program. Students worked to create initial designs of a brochure highlighting key program atributes and submitted them. Program leadership then determined the best looking design, collected elements from many of the other submissions and made final edits for the final public product.
To see the entire program brochure, visit this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ENMGN_NvVDaPk2ZZOS6gCKtl17v5OBkg/view?usp=drivesdk
Congratulations to the Wicomico Middle School orchestra, who performed with students from Pittsville Middle School at Wicomico High School for district festival recently! They played beautifully, learned a lot, and scored an excellent rating from the judges. We are so proud of their dedication and work over the last few months, which made today's performance possible.
March Madness! What an evening! We are grateful for everyone that came out to support, staff that assisted, T & S Entertainment on the 1s & 2s, students/staff/parents/alumni that participated, community resource vendors that provided information to families and so much more! From start to finish, it was a success! #WarriorStrong🖤💛
Come on out for March Madness! Free Entry! The Black & Gold Singers will be singing the National Anthem, WMS Cheer Squad will perform during halftime, Dj T-Dome will be in the building, during and after-school activity community vendors will be available, basketball games, chat with teachers, and CASH ONLY concessions.
**Schedule**
4:15 pm: National Anthem sung by the Black and Gold Singers
4:30 pm-4:42 pm: 1st Game—WMS Team #1 VS Staff/Parents
4:45 pm-4:57 pm: 2nd Game—WMS Team #2 VS WMS Alumni Team
5:00 pm-5:15 pm: HALF-TIME Performance by WMS Cheer Squad
5:20 pm-5:32 pm: 3rd Game—WMS Team #1 VS WMS Team #2
5:35 pm-5:47 pm: 4th Game—WMS Alumni VS Staff/Parents
On Monday, March 24th, students in the Young Business Leaders Signature School Program visited the Salisbury University Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship. Students were provided a tour of the space and learned about the center’s services, had a chance to share their own ideas with center staff to gain valuable feedback, and were provided an opportunity to get hands on with the prototyping process. A huge thank you goes out to Mr. Michael Jensen, Director of Entrepreneurship at Salisbury University, and Mr. Joshua Killen, Makerspace Specialist, for a fantastic day.
