Highlighted Events This Week In Wicomico Schools

Wednesday, March 17
MSA Reading testing for all students in grades 3-5

MSA (Maryland School Assessment) testing continues in elementary schools with intermediate grades: MSA Reading testing for all students in grades 3-5 on Tuesday and Wednesday. (MSA testing will continue April 21-May 11, when students in grade 5 and 8 take the MSA Science test.)

Wednesday, March 17
4th annual Career Day

The Young Professionals Committee of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Wicomico County Board of Education (WCBOE), The Salisbury School and Salisbury Christian School will host the 4th Annual Career Day on March 17. All ninth-graders from Wicomico County Public Schools, The Salisbury School and Salisbury Christian School will visit Salisbury University to gain a deeper understanding of career fields they are interested in pursuing. Many presenters from the community will be participating. Students from James M. Bennett High, Mardela High, The Salisbury School and Salisbury Christian School will be at Career Day from 9:15-11:15 a.m. Students from Parkside High and Wicomico High will explore careers from 12:15-2:15 p.m. Media contact: Dave Harner, Coordinator of Secondary Initiatives, 443-783-5483.

Thursday, March 18, 6 p.m.
Wicomico Teacher of the Year Banquet
Salisbury University Commons

The Wicomico Teacher of the Year Banquet will be held in the Salisbury University Commons starting at 6 p.m. A new Wicomico Teacher of the Year for 2010-11 will be named at the end of the night. 410-677-4462. Attendance for the banquet is by invitation only.

Thursday, March 18
BEE Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting
Board of Education Office

The BEE Federal Credit Union will hold its annual meeting at the Board of Education Office at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Friday, March 19
Jump Rope for Heart
North Salisbury Elementary

Students at North Salisbury Elementary will help raise awareness of heart health while raising money for the American Heart Association during Jump Rope for Heart, starting at 9:30 p.m. 410-677-5807.

Saturday, March 20
STEM Saturday Special Program
Salisbury University

A special STEM Saturday, Game Maker II, will be held for those students participating in the January Game Maker session. This program will take students a step further in the Alice programming with students creating characters and objects in a virtual (computer world) environment. Dr. Sophia Wang of Salisbury University will host students at the Henson Science Building on the SU campus on March 20th from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The day will include lunch and a short campus tour.

Saturday, March 20
Destination ImagiNation Instant Challenge Day
North Salisbury Elementary

Eastern Shore teams that qualified to advance to the April 10 State Finals for Destination ImagiNation (DI) will participate this Saturday in an Instant Challenge Day at North Salisbury Elementary to help team members prepare for the state competition. All elementary teams advancing to the State Finals, as well as teams from Salisbury Middle and Bennett Middle, will take the Instant Challenge from 8-10:30 a.m. Teams from James M. Bennett High, St. Michaels and St. Francis de Sales will meet from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: Susan Bounds, DI coordinator, 443-783-1508.