Students in the News
WeXL Honorees Recognized
Stephen Decatur High School is proud to recognize over 700 students who achieved Honor Roll during the 2019 - 2010 school-year.
Stephen Decatur High School is proud to recognize over 700 students who achieved Honor Roll during the 2019 - 2010 school-year.
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National Merit Scholars
Three Stephen Decatur High School students have been named scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Program based on their performance on the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Test. Madison Birckett (center) and Maxwell Ewancio (right) earned Commended Scholar, placing in the top three percent of all test takers. Grayson Wolf (left) was named a Finalist, scoring in the top one percent. Wolf will now proceed in the competition to earn scholarship money. All three students are active members of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society as well as other school clubs.
Wolf named National Merit Finalist
Stephen Decatur High School is happy to announce that senior Grayson Wolf has been named a Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, scoring in the nation's top 1% on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Over 1.6 million students enter the program each year and, as a finalist, he is now in elite company among 15,000 top students in the nation.
Wolf will continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered this spring. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2020 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July.
Wolf is one of three National Merit Scholarship Finalists in a decade from Stephen Decatur High School. In school, Grayson is a member of the National Honor Society, the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, the Academic Team, and the Science Olympiad Team. He is also a College Board Advanced Placement Scholar.
Wolf is pictured receiving his National Merit Scholarship Corporation certificate and congratulatory letter from Principal Tom Sites.
Wolf will continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered this spring. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2020 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July.
Wolf is one of three National Merit Scholarship Finalists in a decade from Stephen Decatur High School. In school, Grayson is a member of the National Honor Society, the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, the Academic Team, and the Science Olympiad Team. He is also a College Board Advanced Placement Scholar.
Wolf is pictured receiving his National Merit Scholarship Corporation certificate and congratulatory letter from Principal Tom Sites.
Mu Alpha Theta sponsors a reef
Stephen Decatur High School Mu Alpha Theta members, the math honor society chapter at the school, calculated the risks of ocean pollution and decided to take action. After conducting a gift card raffle fundraiser, the group donated $1100 to the Ocean City Reef Foundation. In the process, members even got the opportunity to name a reef using a witty math pun, The Great De-reef-ative." The Ocean City Reef Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing marine life by creating and maintaining artificial reef systems.
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Ocean City Reef Foundation representative Monty Hawkins, Mu Alpha Theta Advisor Sherryl Olson, Ava Bullock, Macy Dill, Gabby Izzett, Isy Kristick, Matthew Brown, Madison Birckett, Grayson Wolf, Miles Thompson, Summer Vorsteg, Abby Yesko, Caroline Gardner, Prutha Patel, Assistant Principal Leland Green, and Mu Alpha Theta Advisor Dawn Ebelein.
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Ocean City Reef Foundation representative Monty Hawkins, Mu Alpha Theta Advisor Sherryl Olson, Ava Bullock, Macy Dill, Gabby Izzett, Isy Kristick, Matthew Brown, Madison Birckett, Grayson Wolf, Miles Thompson, Summer Vorsteg, Abby Yesko, Caroline Gardner, Prutha Patel, Assistant Principal Leland Green, and Mu Alpha Theta Advisor Dawn Ebelein.
Presidential Service Award honorees
13 years, nearly 130,000 hours of service, over a decade of incredible service-oriented students. This year, over 60 Stephen Decatur High School students received the Presidential Service Award for community service, including five gold recipients who volunteered over 250 hours. SDHS students logged over 13,000 volunteer hours this past school year. Al "Hondo" Handy, long-time Ocean City Recreation Supervisor and Decatur alum, served as guest speaker.
Literary scholars recognized
In a language rich and scholarly ceremony, eighteen Stephen Decatur High School students were inducted into the National English Honor Society (NEHS) on September 24. Stephen Decatur Middle School English teacher Dr. Jaimie Ridgely served as the guest speaker while officers, Madison Munn and Gavin Connor emceed the event. The SDHS chapter of the NEHS runs the Seahawk Writing Center as well as conducts a book drive each year.
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Advanced Placement students earn special distinctions
In spite of the mandatory Maryland school shut-down last March to contain the spread of COVID-19 and a subsequent scramble to prepare Stephen Decatur High School students for Advanced Placement examinations, fifty-seven students earned special College Board distinctions following the 2019-2020 school year. The College Board AP Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through Advanced Placement courses and exams.
"This is a testament to the hard work of our teachers and the determination and focus of our students," Principal Tom Sites said.
The distinctions include: AP Scholar (granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams); AP Scholar with Honor (granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams); AP Scholar with Distinction (granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams); and National AP Scholar (granted to students who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams).
AP Scholars: Philip Becnel, Sydney Boger, Nathaniel Bradford, Silas Cascio, Aiden Ciurca, Luke Davis, Annabelle Derby, Earl Detter, Macy Dill, Eric Gwin, Kiley Hamby, Sarah Haskell, Erika Holdren, Shazeen Ishfaq, Lauren Kemp, Nicole Kornetti, Adham Labwam, Samuel LeKites, Josselyne Maza-Chavez, Mary Mergott, Adalberto Navarrete, Ella Peters, Michael Schworn, Alexis Sherrard, Summer Vorsteg, Matthew Wrench, Joshua Zamm.
AP Scholars with Honors: Caela Berrie, Noah Carpenter, George Cheynet, Gavin Conner, Maeve Donahue, Maxwell Ewancio, Kennedy Hamby, Erin Hurley, Gabrielle Izzett, Kayla Janek, Michael Kerns, Zehra Mirza, Katherine Mitchell, Alyssa Romano, Karsten St. Amant, Amber Whittaker, Abigail Yesko.
AP Scholars with Distinction: Madison Birckett, Mikayla Denault, Caroline Gardner, Drew Haueisen, Isabelle Kristick, Amelia McKahan, Madison Munn, Prutha Patel, Richard Poist, Erin Trask, Melis Unal, Grayson Wolf.
National AP Scholar: Erin Trask
"This is a testament to the hard work of our teachers and the determination and focus of our students," Principal Tom Sites said.
The distinctions include: AP Scholar (granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams); AP Scholar with Honor (granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams); AP Scholar with Distinction (granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams); and National AP Scholar (granted to students who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams).
AP Scholars: Philip Becnel, Sydney Boger, Nathaniel Bradford, Silas Cascio, Aiden Ciurca, Luke Davis, Annabelle Derby, Earl Detter, Macy Dill, Eric Gwin, Kiley Hamby, Sarah Haskell, Erika Holdren, Shazeen Ishfaq, Lauren Kemp, Nicole Kornetti, Adham Labwam, Samuel LeKites, Josselyne Maza-Chavez, Mary Mergott, Adalberto Navarrete, Ella Peters, Michael Schworn, Alexis Sherrard, Summer Vorsteg, Matthew Wrench, Joshua Zamm.
AP Scholars with Honors: Caela Berrie, Noah Carpenter, George Cheynet, Gavin Conner, Maeve Donahue, Maxwell Ewancio, Kennedy Hamby, Erin Hurley, Gabrielle Izzett, Kayla Janek, Michael Kerns, Zehra Mirza, Katherine Mitchell, Alyssa Romano, Karsten St. Amant, Amber Whittaker, Abigail Yesko.
AP Scholars with Distinction: Madison Birckett, Mikayla Denault, Caroline Gardner, Drew Haueisen, Isabelle Kristick, Amelia McKahan, Madison Munn, Prutha Patel, Richard Poist, Erin Trask, Melis Unal, Grayson Wolf.
National AP Scholar: Erin Trask
School clubs unite in "Donations for the Troops"
In honor of Veterans Day, four flatbeds of toiletries and other awesome donations were collected for the troops courtesy of Connections, students and staff.
Food for thought
During the time of giving, students and staff definitely caught the spirit, collecting over 1300 pounds of canned goods during the annual food drive, November 18 - 22. The school donated the goods to Diakonia, a local shelter in West Ocean City. Student Government Association members sponsored the drive.
National Honor Society donates to local charities
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In the spirit of giving, National Honor Society fundraised throughout December so that the group could adopt needy families through Worcester G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity) and make an annual donation of $3000 to Believe in Tomorrow. Since 2005, the organization has donated over $30,000 to Believe in Tomorrow.
NJROTC Annual Inspection
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The NJROTC program welcomed United States Navy Captain Donald J. Sheehan, Jr. during its annual inspection in February. The event, which combines a formal personnel inspection of uniforms and grooming with an evaluation of the understanding of Navy values, is designed to allow cadets to demonstrate what they have learned as a participant with the program.
Athletes bring game to next level
Seven student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to bring their games to the next level. All seniors are members of the National Honor Society as well as other clubs.
Eric Gwin (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI) Lacrosse
Ella Peters (Baylor University) Equestrian
Summer Vorsteg (Shepherd University) Lacrosse
Alyssa Romano (University of Tampa) Lacrosse
Ellie Dutton (Winthrop University) Lacrosse
Sarah Engle (Loyola University of Maryland) Lacrosse
Abby Yesko (Youngstown State University) Lacrosse
Eric Gwin (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI) Lacrosse
Ella Peters (Baylor University) Equestrian
Summer Vorsteg (Shepherd University) Lacrosse
Alyssa Romano (University of Tampa) Lacrosse
Ellie Dutton (Winthrop University) Lacrosse
Sarah Engle (Loyola University of Maryland) Lacrosse
Abby Yesko (Youngstown State University) Lacrosse
Key Club hosts blood drives
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Stephen Decatur High School students and staff potentially saved over 200 lives after participating in two yearly Key Club Blood Drives during American Education Week and early March. With over 150 pints collected each year, Stephen Decatur High School is typically one of the largest high school blood donation sites on the Eastern Shore.
Pictured: Kyler Stubblebine prepares to donate red blood cells using the ALYX apheresis machine during the annual Key Club/Blood Bank of Delmarva Blood Drive on November 19. Jacob Fuchsluger, right, gives the thumb up while donating blood on March 3.
Pictured: Kyler Stubblebine prepares to donate red blood cells using the ALYX apheresis machine during the annual Key Club/Blood Bank of Delmarva Blood Drive on November 19. Jacob Fuchsluger, right, gives the thumb up while donating blood on March 3.
A season of green for business student
Stephen Decatur High School junior Cole Woodland finished 1st in the region and 6th in the state in the 2019 fall session of the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game. Cole netted over 17% on a virtual $100,000 investment. His brother, Chase, was the school's first ever Stock Market Game state champion. Woodland is pictured with Principal Tom Sites and Business and Economics Teacher Kurt Marx.
Not just diamonds on the field
Hitting baseballs, then hitting the books. That's what the varsity baseball program is all about, putting academics and service as priorities along with sports training. Pictured above, the program partners with Ocean City Elementary School to promote literacy. Center: Brett Berquist shares stories with kindergarteners. Right: Bryce Messick makes a friend.
Spreading love for our furry friends
Thanks to the generous contributions from students and faculty, the Kids Against Animal Abuse and Testing (KAAAT) group was able to make generous donations of pet food to both the Worcester County Humane Society and Kenille's Kupboard.
