Events In Wicomico Schools This Week:

Budget Input Session Wednesday, Math 24 Game Tournament Thursday, and More
Budget Input Session
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20
Board of Education Office

The Wicomico County Board of Education will hold its second Budget Input Session for the fiscal 2010 budget at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Board of Education Office, Mt. Hermon Road and Long Avenue, Salisbury. This will be the final opportunity for public input as the Board prepares to adopt a final budget for the budget year that begins July 1. For information please call 410-677-4561.

3rd Annual Wicomico County Math 24 Game Tournament
6 p.m. Thursday, May 21
Salisbury University Commons

Mathletes will be in the spotlight at the school system's 3rd Annual Wicomico County Math 24 Game Tournament at The Commons at Salisbury University. The event begins at 6 p.m. and it is free and open to the public. Each elementary school will send one champion per grade level (grades 1-5) for a total of 55 contestants, and middle schools will send two student winners per grade level (grades 6-8) for a total of 30 contestants. These grade-level champions from throughout Wicomico County will compete for the county champion. Wicomico will also host a very special math celebrity that day: Robert Sun, president of Suntex International and inventor of the 24 Game and First in Math, will visit three Wicomico schools (Northwestern Elementary at noon, East Salisbury Elementary at 1 p.m., Glen Avenue Elementary at 2 p.m.) and will attend the tournament. M&T Bank donated $4,500 to the school system for this year's Math 24 Game program, and the Wicomico Public Library provided support.

These additional important events are also going on in Wicomico Schools this week:

Monday, May 18-Thursday, May 21: High School Assessment (HSA) Testing

Monday, May 18: NAACP Perfect Attendance Day. The elementary, middle and high school with the highest attendance percentage on this day will receive a $50 award, courtesy of the NAACP. The motto of Perfect Attendance Day nationwide is “Reaching Educational Achievement by Completing High School.” NAACP Perfect Attendance Day is held each May to remember the May 17 anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, decision on racial discrimination in schools. This year is the 55th anniversary of that landmark decision.

Tuesday, May 19: Wicomico Adult Learning Center "Celebration of Adult Education," 7 p.m., at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1514 Old Ocean City Road, Salisbury. This annual celebration recognizes the efforts and successes of GED and External Diploma Program adult learners. Awards will be given out in the following categories: Participation in the Adult Education Program, Outstanding Attendance, Life Skills Testing (Advancing Levels in Reading and Math), Outstanding Students and Recognition of our Volunteers. There will also be motivational speeches from graduates from the GED and External Diploma Programs. 410-749-3217

May 20-23: Destination ImagiNation - Global Finals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Two teams each from Salisbury Middle and Westside Intermediate and one team from Bennett Middle have qualified to participate in Global Finals by finishing first or second in the state.

Friday, May 22: Evening High School Commencement, 7 p.m., at Beaver Run Elementary School