Coming Up Soon On The Wicomico School Calendar

Monday, Jan. 31
Report cards for 2nd Marking Period sent home

Saturday, Feb. 5
Open House/SkillsUSA Competition
Parkside High School Department of Career & Technology Education

The Parkside High Schools Department of Career & Technology Education (Parkside CTE) will host the 27th annual local SkillsUSA Championship competition and Open House on Saturday, Feb. 5. Anyone who is interested in seeing what Parkside CTE students can do in competition, or who would like to learn more about the programs Parkside CTE offers, is welcome to attend. The competition will be held at Parkside High School from 8-11:30 a.m., with an awards ceremony at noon in the school auditorium. CTE students learn valuable career and technical skills, and more than 80 percent go on to attend a two-year or four-year college or enter military service. Whether a student plans to continue education after high school or transition directly into the work force, CTE offers programs approved by the Maryland State Department of Education that will ignite a student’s desire to learn and excel in the workforce. Learn more about CTE programs in videos posted at http://cte.wcboe.org/ under Departments, or read about the course offerings at http://www.wcboe.org/resources/documents/HS_Catalog.pdf. Information on Parkside CTE classes begins in Page 51. Most CTE programs are two-year programs that begin in the junior year. Information on the exploratory course for 10th-graders, called A-Tex, is on Page 48 at the address above; students in 9th grade can enroll this spring to take A-Tex in 10th grade next year.

Sunday, Feb. 6
JMB’s Super Bowl Plunge
60th Street beach, Ocean City

Would you be willing to jump into the Atlantic Ocean in February for a good cause? That is the pledge of teacher Jay Fenoglietto and the front office ladies of James M. Bennett High, who plan to jump into the ocean off 60th Street at noon on Super Bowl Sunday to benefit 4STEPS -- if they have raised more than $400 in donations through sticker sales and a casual day. Donors will receive a plunge sticker (available now in the nurse’s office) in return for a $3 donation; additional “plungers” for the cause are also welcome. The 4STEPS Program has personally benefited Fenoglietto’s family and this is his fourth annual challenge plunge to raise money for the organization. Last year, the water temperature was a “refreshing” 38 degrees on plunge day! 410-677-5141.

4STEPS Therapeutic Riding Program is a non-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of children and adults with disabilities through safe, therapeutic interaction with horses. It was founded in 2002 and is one of over 700 other programs like it across North America. The program helps students who have physical, emotional and/or cognitive learning problems in a variety of ways such as improving coordination, concentration skills and positive social interaction just to name a few. They use a variety of horse-related games and activities, in addition to riding, in order to serve the needs of as many individuals as possible. All activities are supervised by trained staff and volunteers to ensure safety. They are located on Sixty Foot Rd. in Parsonsburg.