Posts by Ellen Driscoll

Sussex Academy Head of School Kyle Bentley addressed U.S. Senate education staffers May 12 to support charter school-focused funding bills currently moving through Congress. “It was an honor to represent…

Four Sussex Academy students represented Delaware at the National 4-H Ignite Summit in Washington, D.C. March 25-29. The group included sophomores Lillie and Reid Bradley, freshman Ella Marquez and eighth…

Students enjoyed the companionship of friends, dinner and dancing at the Sussex Academy junior-senior prom, held at the Cambria Hotel May 2. Students crowned Katya Geyer Prom Queen and Rocco…

Sussex Academy Elementary students participated in a number of hands-on activities at the annual science and math night April 30th. Field experts from MERR and DNREC brought displays and artifacts…

High school biology teacher Jenni Couch was named the 2027 Sussex Academy Teacher of the Year in a surprise announcement in front of her class. Couch, who joined Sussex Academy…

Don’t miss the Sussex Academy Theatre production of Hadestown: Teen Edition May 15-16. This Tony Award–winning musical retells the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, intertwined with the story…

Sussex Academy student leaders welcomed a number of guests to the school’s second annual open house for elected leaders and community representatives April 24. Planned and directed by the high…

Members of the Sussex Academy High School Green Team and FFA traveled to the elementary campus April 24 to host an array of Earth Day activities for younger students. Students…

Sussex Academy inducted 36 new members of the National Honor Society April 27. The NHS is led by President Carolyn Reese, Vice President Aubrey Stanislav, Treasurer Victoria Evans and Secretary…

More than 60 Sussex Academy Elementary students performed in the school musical “Seussical Jr.” April 24-25. Seussical Jr. weaves together Dr. Seuss’s most famous stories, primarily Horton Hears a Who!…