The Cape Gazette | December 29, 2021

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored H.O. Brittingham Elementary students Cassidy Parson and Kylee Powell for their demonstration of leadership, improvement, effort and excellence.

Cassidy, a third-grader, always has a smile on her face and is a terrific school leader. Teachers say she brightens the day at HOB by helping her friends and teachers when needed. Cassidy shows others how to use their 7 Habits and is a role model at HOB. Teachers say she is amazing and will continue to be a leader in the community as she grows up.

Kylee, a fourth-grader, is an outstanding leader at HOB who uses her 7 Habits in the classroom and cafeteria, and on the playground. Kylee is also leading the way as a bilingual learner and part of the first class of Spanish immersion students excelling at HOB. Teachers say Kylee is a kind and helpful young lady who is going to do remarkable things in her life.  Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.

Nearly 70 years ago, New Zealand explorer Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. Since then, just over 10,000 others have completed the feat. Of those, only a handful have been Black and only one a Black American. In May, under the name of Full Circle Everest Expedition, a team of nine, highly qualified Black climbers intend to change that.

The brainchild of team leader Phillip Henderson, 58, the project is about “summiting Everest first,” and “everything else second.”

But with 30 years of climbing, mountaineering and working in the outdoors industry, often as the only Black person in any group, Henderson sees the Everest expedition as a way to bring diversity and change to his chosen field.  Read the entire Washington Post article here.

The Cape Gazette | December 9, 2021 

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored students from Cape Henlopen High School for their demonstration of leadership, improvement, effort and excellence.

Kimora Christopher and Ray Mitchell are Pathways to Success students and have displayed positive behavior, leadership and skills, teachers said.   Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.

The Cape Gazette | December 6, 2021

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Milton Elementary students Xavier Williams and Avaiya Hazzard for their demonstration of leadership, improvement, effort and excellence.
Xavier, a second-grader in Olga Tigue’s classroom, is known as respectful, responsible and a great role model for other students. Teachers say he is a pleasure to have in the classroom.

Avaiya, a fourth-grader in Catina Bright’s classroom, demonstrates leadership qualities on a daily basis. Always willing to help her peers and her teachers, Avaiya is enthusiastic about her reading and does her best to use the Spanish language when communicating in her immersion class.

Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.