School

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County School Board voted 4-0 Monday to approve a “hybrid” school opening plan for Aug. 24 that will include staggered four-day-a-week classes -- two days with face-to-face, in-school instruction, two days of virtual instruction...

“All of us are eager to return to our campuses and see each other in person, but we also know that the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff come first. Much remains uncertain about the impact...

Christchurch School announced recently the names of students receiving honors at the end-of-year virtual underclass awards ceremony. Sarah Grace Kosek, daughter of Shannon and Patrick Kosek of St. Stephens Church, was named recipient of the ninth grade Outstanding Student award. The award...

Katherine Lewis will be joining Middlesex County Public Schools as the new assistant principal at Middlesex Elementary School, replacing Danielle Norris. She is excited to become a part of the Middlesex community and looks forward to meeting and getting to...

Authentic independent scientific research is one of the cornerstones of the student experience at the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School. During this past unprecedented spring semester, Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School seniors, including three from Middlesex County, continued to be involved...

by Larry Chowning -  Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) has five longtime teachers and four other school employees retiring this year with 250 years of collective service to the MCPS. The Middlesex County School Board honored the 2020 retirees at the...

Concerns over COVID-19 push original day of June 6 to July 25 by Tom Chillemi -  June 6 is supposed to be graduation day for the Middlesex High School (MHS) Class of 2020. However, COVID-19 has forced postponement of a traditional...

(Editor’s note: The Southside Sentinel submitted questionnaires to all members of Middlesex High School’s Class of 2020. The Sentinel asked them what they planned to do after graduation, what they thought they would be doing 10 years from now...

With his face painted in the school’s colors, Christchurch School Humanities Department Chairman Pete Goodrich (left) delivers a special graduation box to Antonio Bagby and later to Rachel Valadez (right), snapping a “selfie” as he completes the task. Goodrich...

by Tom Chillemi -  The 2020 Middlesex High School graduation ceremony is now set for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25, in the gym, said MHS Principal Susan Fleet. “We are hopeful that by that date, social gathering restrictions will be lifted,...