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On Friday February 28, JMB's French and Spanish Honor societies completed a multicultural scavenger hunt at the Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C.
On Friday, JMB seniors participated in our annual Shore Scholarship Day with Salisbury University. JMB had 75 members of its senior class admitted to SU. Congratulations to Connor Fadely for winning the $1,000 scholarship raffle!
Interest in the Coast Guard?
Last week, Wicomico students from the ACE Mentor Program participated in their final presentation night, showcasing their hard work and dedication.
• What is ACE? A program that introduces students to careers in architecture, construction, and engineering by connecting with professionals in the field.
• Project Focus: Students designed a transportation hub for Salisbury.
• Scholarships Awarded: Over $10,000 in scholarships were distributed by ACE last Thursday.
• Community Engagement: Mayor Taylor provided valuable feedback on student presentations.
• Community Member Highlight: Adam Gardner (Salisbury Airport Manager) was honored by students to supporting them and organizing a field trip to the airport previously.
• Alumni Spotlight: City Council President D’Shawn Doughty, an ACE graduate, attended and shared his insights with Wicomico students
STUDENTS REPRESENTING JMB were Jericho Lopez, Zachary Brennan, Nathanael Groth, Nicole Lin, Harish Chandrasekaran, Joshua Howard, Austin Patterson, and Peyton Cooper.
On March 20th, during PTA night, School Counselors will be hosting a Dual Enrollment information session and FAFSA workshop in the media center. Representatives from the financial aid office of UMES will be available to help students and parents with their FAFSA. Counselors will be presenting important information on the Dual Enrollment program for students new to the Dual Enrollment program.
The class of 2025 senior shirts are now available to purchase. Order forms can be found at the school store or in the class of 2025 google classroom. Return to Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Schuchart or the main officer with the money. Shirts for students are $5. Family shirts are $15. Credit cards can be accepted if purchase is over $10. ALL orders are due by 3/14.
In addition to having a variety of student presenters and hands on activities, others present will be the Earth Club's " Biosphere in a Bottle" workshop, SNHS telescope demonstration, 3D printing lab demo, the JMB Food Pantry will be open and light refreshments provided.
Attention, Community Members!
If you know of a business that’s hiring high school students or seeking to hire our graduating seniors, we’d love to invite them to our Career Fair on April 11th! If you're interested or know someone who would like to reserve a table, please reach out to Mrs. O'Barsky at eobarsky@mywcps.org. Let’s help our students connect with great opportunities and explore their future!
Wicomico students deserve the best possible education, but limited local funding creates real challenges. Please read what increased local funding could do, and then come out this evening to the Wicomico County Executive's Budget Hearing to speak on the importance of education funding for our county and community.
Wicomico County Executive's Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
Friday night was amazing for Class of 2027 and their Spaghetti Dinner. Thank you to all who came and supported our students!
Move this World-Family
Between FY2010 and FY 2025, the county budget increased by $81,291,033 (65.2%). In this same time, the county’s allocation to WCBOE increased by only $855,242 (1.7%). The county allocated .1% of its revenue growth to public education.
During the budget development process for the school system and the county, we call on our students, parents and guardians, staff and community to unite and advocate for better funding for education from Wicomico County. Please help ensure that our students receive the local funding they deserve in next year’s county budget. #DoBetterWicomico
The next opportunity to speak out to support education in Wicomico County:
Wicomico County Executive Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
The JMB Attendance Committee is excited to celebrate over 300 students with Perfect Attendance for Term 2. These students will be permitted to attend a movie incentive in the cafeteria on Friday, March 7th. In addition, students who have increased their attendance from Term 1 to Term 2 by 25% or more within efforts from an Attendance Intervention Plan will be celebrated in the movie incentive as well for Outstanding Improvement in Attendance.
Mark your calendars for our next Drive Thru Food Drive, coming soon!
Longer daylight hours after school are almost here! This is a reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9. Be sure to set your clocks ahead 1 hour.
One of the major expenses for any county government in Maryland is its allocation to the local school system. In Wicomico County, this allocation to support public education had historically been more than 40% of the total county budget. However, over the past 15 years, this funding level for education has dropped from more than 40% to about 25%. This is despite the county having record levels of revenue eight of the past 10 years.
The time is now for students, parents and guardians, staff and community to unite and advocate for better funding for education from Wicomico County for Wicomico Schools. Please help ensure that our students receive the local funding they deserve in next year’s county budget. #DoBetterWicomico
Next opportunity to speak out to support education in Wicomico County:
Wicomico County Executive Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
Wor-Wic Community College will be hosting four virtual Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship information sessions on Monday, March 10th and Thursday, March 13th. Area high school seniors and their families are invited to learn more about this need-based scholarship opportunity for eligible Maryland high school graduates and GED recipients. See your counselor with any questions.
The District Solo and Ensemble Festival was held recently on February 27th and 28th. For this event, students who participated had to prepare a solo to be played with piano accompaniment or an ensemble to be played with their peers.
On the day of the event, participants traveled to either Wicomico Middle School or Parkside High School to perform their music for a professional judge. They were rated on a rubric established by the Eastern Shore Orchestra Director’s Association that evaluated their intonation, tone, rhythm, dynamics and articulation.
The following JMB students participated in this event and received an outstanding rating:
Sydney Berry
Owen Briggs
Finn Costello
Roan Gillin
Elyse Gordon
Jai’Mir Hunter Smith
Rubi Jose Juan
Minsuk Kim
Samuel Rhoat
Dayna Tyler
Sarah Yamakawa
In addition, two of our talented JMB students received a I, the highest score possible.
Peter Jin
Angela Quan
