Highlighted Events This Week and Next Week in Wicomico Schools

Friday, Oct. 14
Wicomico TOY a Finalist at Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala
Baltimore

Salisbury Middle School science teacher Chad Pavlekovich, the 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year, will attend the Oct. 14 Maryland Teacher of the Year Gala as a finalist for the state honor. The 2011-2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced at about 9:30 p.m. during this gala reception and dinner at Martin’s West in Baltimore. The winner will receive cash awards, technology equipment, national travel opportunities, and a new car valued at more than $25,000, donated by the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association. The seven finalists for Maryland Teacher of the Year were selected by a panel of judges from key Maryland education organizations representing principals, teachers, school boards, teacher unions, parents and higher education. Finalists are measured against a rigorous set of national criteria. Wicomico is proud of its state finalist and of the school system’s record of educational excellence, with two past Maryland Teachers of the Year (Bonnie Walston and Aaron Deal) working to support the success of Wicomico County students.

Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
“Children’s Letters to God” Youth Musical
Allen Memorial Baptist Church, Salisbury

“Dear God. How did you know you were God?” “Dear God. Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?” “Dear God. How come you did all the miracles in the old days and you don’t do any now?” Taken directly from the letters of young people, “Children’s Letters to God” is family fun featuring a cast of five young characters ranging in age from 10 to 15 years old and a small ensemble. As in the book that inspired the musical, the production is not specifically religious in nature. It's about kids and various events in their lives that lead them to ask a lot of questions -- some funny, some serious, some surprising. In the end, they realize most of the answers have been around them all the time. Kaleidoscope Children & Youth Production's (KCYP) presentation features Katie Beach (Wicomico Middle) as Iris, Madison Rogers (Pemberton) as Kicker, Rachael Mrohs (Wor-Wic) as Joanna, Hunter Shaner (The Salisbury School) as Brett, and John Paul Chamberlain (Holly Grove) as Theo, all local students and KCYP's travel team as the chorus. Tickets: $14 adults, $11 students and senior citizens (for KCYP members, $13 adults, $10 students and senior citizens). Call 443-880-6240 or 443-944-3238 or visit www.kaleidoscopecyp.com.

Saturday, Oct. 15
2011 Delmarvacade of Bands
Wicomico County Stadium

Lights. Music. Marching. One of the most exciting and uplifting nights of the marching band season is coming up Saturday, Oct. 15, when Parkside High School and the Parkside Band Boosters present the 2011 Delmarvacade of Bands at Wicomico County Stadium.

High school marching bands from throughout the region – including the top three bands in Chapter IX, the chapter in which Wicomico County bands compete -- will fill Wicomico County Stadium that night. Spectators will enjoy the exciting sights and sounds of the field shows as bands tune up for the impending championship events.

Between bands, parents, and spectators, the Delmarvacade is expected to draw thousands of people to the stadium on Oct. 15 (rain date is Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.). Bands will compete on Oct. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m., with each band performing the kind of field show people are accustomed to seeing at halftime of football games. Each performance will last seven to 12 minutes, and a new band will take the field about every 15 minutes.

The event is sponsored by Parkside High School and its Band Boosters. It will be adjudicated by professional judges of the National Judges Association. Bands will be judged on every aspect of their field show, including both musical and visual elements, individual and group elements, as well as the overall general effect of the show. Each band will receive a score based on a 100-point scale, and a trophy. Bands will compete in four categories, depending on the number of instrumentalists in the band. Parkside High and Bennett are in Group 3 and Wicomico is in Group 2. Parkside, as host, will perform in exhibition. There will be an awards ceremony at the end of the night.

Admission to Delmarvacade of Bands is $5. A program detailing the participants, with a score sheet to keep track of how the bands are doing, is $5. The Parkside Band Boosters will donate $1 from each program sold to Women Supporting Women of Salisbury. For information call Kevin Zaczkiewicz, Parkside High School band director, at 410-677-5161.