For those unable to attend the daytime Open House, or for those who would like to come back, an evening Open House will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. During the three-hour event, prospective students and their families will have an opportunity to customize their visit by touring the areas that best suits their needs. They will also meet DCHS teachers, coaches, and students who will be available to answer any questions.

NEWS ALERT…88.7 The Bridge will be airing their Live Morning Show, with morning co-hosts Bill Sammons and Denise Harper, from the DCHS Gym Lobby on Wednesday, February 15. Meet Bill and Denise from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Pre-registration for the OPEN HOUSE is suggested, but not required.

Over the course of four days, the Science Enrichment team, consisting of nine DCHS students, worked one-on-one with 7th- and 8th-grade science students at Epworth Christian School teaching them the necessary components of experimental design. The DCHS students focused the teaching on the concepts of variables and constants; the most difficult things for students to identify when designing an experiment.

“First we had to gain their trust in order to teach,” continued Megan. “Once they saw our character and how we lived out our testimony, they really opened up to us and it was so easy to teach them. The greatest joy was just seeing them learn and realizing that we had a hand in helping them.”

Epworth Christian School students are in the midst of preparing for their science fair projects. With the assistance of DCHS students Jenn Baker, Lauryl Berger, Megan Gherke, Maddie Gilbert, Kaitlyn Henry, Tom Hudson, Kyle Kokjohn, Mitch Oppel, and Mignon Winterling, the younger students learned how to design experiments, graph experimental data and produce quality lab reports. They also learned and used probe technology to include temperature, voltage, sound sensor, and motion detector probes.

While at Epworth Christian School, DCHS students Megan Gherke and Kyle Kokjohn explain how to operate the Science Workshop Collection software. The student interns, using a laptop interfaced with a temperature probe that can take temperature measurements with a precision of 1/1000th of a degree at a very high speed, also helped the ECS students analyze their exothermic reaction experiments.

“The Epworth students had a lot of fun with the probes,” said DCHS junior Jenn Baker. “But more importantly, we conducted a pre-test on the first day and a post-test the last day. There was dramatic improvement, and it was interesting to see their growth. So, even though they were having fun, they were learning.”

Jenn continued by saying what the Epworth students learned in just four days with the DCHS students will make the transition to high school easier for them.

“I really enjoyed teaching; the kids said I was a good teacher,” said Jenn. “I’ve been thinking about a career in teaching or scientific/medical lab research so this experience meshed the two together nicely.”

DCHS student Tom Hudson explains the fundamentals of experimental design by using an everyday example to help Eagle’s Nest Christian Academy students understand the role of variables and constants.

The DCHS students conducted all the hands-on learning experiences as well as monitored the student’s classwork and provided feedback on their homework assignments. Following their time at Epworth Christian, the DCHS Science Enrichment team traveled to Eagle’s Nest Christian Academy to repeat their lesson plans with ENCA middle school students.

Delmarva Christian High School’s winter term, known as J-Term, provides students the opportunity to explore their passions in order to help determine God’s will for their lives. This year J-Term experiences include mission trips, archeological investigations, home construction projects, healthcare explorations, filmmaking, music appreciation, college tours, business internships, and Senior Testimony Project preparations in addition to the science enrichment internships.

In Mrs. Stolle’s 8th-grade science class, DCHS junior Maddie Gilbert explains how to graph experimental data correctly to ENCA students.

Church friends, ECS student Jenna Passwaters and DCHS junior Kaitlyn Henry, pause between data collection in Mr. Morris’ 8th-grade science class at Epworth Christian School.

At 7:00 p.m., an Open House, to include a tour of the entire school, will be available for families interested in learning more about the school. Teachers will be available to speak with prospective students and their parents about the school’s Christ-centered curriculum. The Athletic Director will also be available to answer questions regarding the twelve different varsity-level sports offered at DCHS.

Prospective students and their families are welcome to attend both the J-Term Showcase and Open House! To pre-register for the Open House visit www.delmarvachristian.com. Registration is suggested but not required.

DCHS students Nathaniel Richter and John Henderson befriend a couple of children who attend Howard T. Ennis School in Georgetown.

The last day of the fall trimester is always a highlight of the school year. The day began with the student body creating Christmas cards that were delivered later in the day to the Harrison House, the Stockley Center, the Milton CHEER Center, and the Howard T. Ennis School. Over 2,000 homemade cookies were also distributed by DCHS students as they sang Christmas carols to the residents and children.

The day also included a special Chapel in which a large number of alumni joined DCHS students and the praise/worship team, the choir, and the new wind ensemble in a Christmas celebration of fellowship and music. Performing Arts students concluded Chapel with a thought-provoking and engaging skit entitled, “Act 2: Pete’s Garage Church.”

Under the direction of Mr. Richard Trice, DCHS student Tiffany Matthews and her fellow classmates sing carols to residents of the Harrison House.

DCHS students sing traditional Christmas carols to a Harrison House resident while she receives a permanent wave at the in-house hair salon.

In preparation of their visits to the Harrison House, the Stockley Center, the Milton CHEER Center, and the Howard T. Ennis School, DCHS students Hava Marneweck, Mackenzie Kinnikin, Carol Anne McFarlin, and Bailey Kinnikin create special Christmas cards.

DCHS students Cassie Gordon, Hunter Dorey, Sarah Bryan, and Alex Gordon, along with School Nurse Kristen Bennett, gather the nonperishable food items for pick up.

In partnership with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, DCHS students collected nonperishable food items for the Food Bank of Delaware, Sussex County. The food drive, which kicked off December 5 at Eagle’s Nest Fellowship Church, will bless hunger-relief agencies to include churches, food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, low-income daycare centers, rehabilitation programs, senior centers and more. During the school’s week-long food drive, students collected over 200 food items to help hungry Delawareans this holiday season.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce will continue the food drive through the month of December. Those wishing to make a donation may do so by dropping off their canned or nonperishable food at the County Administration Offices (next to the courthouse) in Georgetown, during the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Christie Betts has been named All-State Honorable Mention in field hockey. She was voted as the third highest goal keeper in the State of Delaware. In addition to these honors, Christie has been invited to participate in the Florida Disney Field Hockey Showcase; a major tournament where she will be seen by D1, D2, and D3 recruiting coaches.

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DCHS students rake an abundance of leaves at the Eagle’s Nest Campground site.

Although election celebrations were not planned on the Georgetown Circle this year, DCHS still held their annual Return Day community service activities. This year, students covered Sussex County from Laurel to Milton helping with projects from raking leaves, debris removal, and mulching to painting, cleaning, and assembling newsletters. Several students also learned how to install an irrigation system while others learned how to plant shrubs.

DCHS seniors Tommy Hudson and Andrew Oeschler transport boxes of heavy floor tiles.

Cameron Burns and Kyle Weed remove nails from the floor of a Habitat for Humanity home construction. Students also painted, cleaned, and landscaped two Habitat sites in Laurel.

While at Crossroads Community Church, students C.J. Ellis, Miles Warrington, and Lexy Brady stuff envelopes for one of their mailings.

“What better way to start the day and grab the students’ attention!” exclaims long-term substitute English teacher Mrs. Janice Curtis. “The transformation would make Starbucks and Barnes and Noble envious.”

On this particular day, Mrs. Curtis was introducing a new book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, to her students. Mrs. Curtis presented a brief overview of the book and encouraged the students to engage in a lively discussion by tacking a label to the back of each student. Some of the labels read magistrate and clergy while others read townsperson or outcast. The students then were to mingle amongst themselves, find those with the same label, and group together.

The outcasts had to stand alone in a corner of the room.

The purpose of the exercise was to give the students a sense of the alienation the character Hester Prynne must have felt as she had to wear the letter A around her neck and to understand, in the tiniest sense, what it was like to live in a Puritan Society.

“I think one of the greatest things I learned when I wore the isolated tag was how it made me feel,” said Nick Marsch who had to stand in a corner. “I didn’t like feeling like I didn’t fit in.”

Nick continued by saying, “Throughout the unit I learned that we should realize we are all the same in God’s eyes and it’s not our job to judge. It’s God’s job.”