#CoolestHomecomingOnEarth
Standby for more great fun including HOCO volleyball competition tomorrow night, dress days, pep rally on Friday afternoon, crowning of our HOCO King and Queen, HOCO football, and HOCO dance.
#HOCO24
Calling all Worcester County: Join WCPS and schools across the nation by wearing orange on October 16, for Unity Day. The goal of Unity Day is to bring together youth, parents, educators, businesses, and community members across the nation to emphasize the message that bullying is not acceptable, and that all students deserve to be safe in school, online, and in the community. #WeAreWorcester #UnityEveryDay
Learn more about Unity Day at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
Join in on the legacy!🩷💚🧡
Some Playa Bowls would be super refreshing on Saturday, just saying….
We’ve got some special judges at Smish Smosh tonight representing Stephen Decatur High School Class of 2002, 2003, and 2007.
All proceeds benefit the SDHS Theatre Department.
#HOCO24
Brittany Hulme Tignor
Zachary Bova
Mary Malone Hathaway
Way to go Stephen Decatur High School NJROTC!
#SeahawksSoar
Congratulations to our College Board Big Future Recognition Program honorees for 2024! 💡
The Big Future program recognizes student performance on the PSAT and/or Advanced Placement exams while identifying themselves as first generation, African-American, Hispanic, indigenous or native, and/or as attending school in a rural area or small town. 
Back row (left to right):
Charlotte Haskell, Malex Nichols, Bryce Gill, Lotus Wise, Colton Federighi, Jake Harner, Alex Gillen, Walker Hastings, Melih Unal, Elliott Dansberger
Front row (left to right):
Spencer Lasley, Lin Zheng, Riley Gannon, Ted Donahue, Andrew Sullivan, Abigail Connell, Michaela Brown, Olympia Gill, Kayla Lewis
Absent: Brennan Schaeffer, Keith Savage, Julianna Wooden
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Worcester County Public Schools MD
Parents and Family members:
Just a reminder that we have Parent-Teacher conferences tomorrow (Thursday) evening from 5 - 7 PM.
In addition to our senior informational meeting, we will have an After Prom Committee table set up where parents/family members can sign up to volunteer. This is an excellent opportunity to work with an awesome team, brainstorm themes & fun ideas, and help sponsor one of the most memorable nights for our Decatur students. Only one meeting per month.
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Congratulations to our College Board Big Future Recognition Program honorees for 2024! 💡
The Big Future program recognizes student performance on the PSAT and/or Advanced Placement exams while identifying themselves as first generation, African-American, Hispanic, indigenous or native, and/or as attending school in a rural area or small town. 
Back row (left to right):
Charlotte Haskell, Malex Nichols, Bryce Gill, Lotus Wise, Colton Federighi, Jake Harner, Alex Gillen, Walker Hastings, Melih Unal, Elliott Dansberger
Front row (left to right):
Spencer Lasley, Lin Zheng, Riley Gannon, Ted Donahue, Andrew Sullivan, Abigail Connell, Michaela Brown, Olympia Gill, Kayla Lewis
Absent: Brennan Schaeffer, Keith Savage, Julianna Wooden
#SeahawksSoar
Worcester County Public Schools MD
Your #Homecoming2024 line-up of dress days, activities, games, and events…
💙🖤🤍 #DecaturNation
Introducing our 2024 Homecoming Court:
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Senior Gentlemen:
Zakhari Baker
Frankie Buxbaum
Donovan Henry
Brody Lee
Amarian Manuel
Senior Ladies:
Riley Gannon
Elizabeth “Ellie” Rankin
Peyton Redmond
Ava Snelsire
Jayda Taylor
Juniors:
Nicole Mays
Caden Shepard
Sophomores:
Addison Brown
Ricardo Copes
Freshmen:
Alyssa Eisemann
Gavin Smith
Stephen Decatur High School Homecoming Week will be held October 7 - 12, culminating with the dance on Saturday from 6:30-10PM. The King will be crowned during the annual pep rally on Friday, October 11, while the Queen will be announced at halftime during the Homecoming football game that evening.
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#HOCO2024
#Homecoming2024
#HomecomingCourt
#DecaturNation
Check us out! Look for your school counselor with the “Guidance on the Go” desk on some lunch shifts and other possible sightings throughout the school. Making it easier to meet with your counselor for those ‘simpler’ tasks. We are her for you! #guidanceonthego
On behalf of the Walsh family and the entire Stephen Decatur High School community, we’d like to express our sincerest appreciation for the overwhelming support we have received in the wake of Tyler’s accident. From churches to businesses to schools, many of which are from outside our district, we have seen so many acts of kindness and have received hundreds of messages of support. To our Bayside South schools, thank you is not enough. It’s been both heartwarming and humbling to see you turn your school colors to orange.
The trailblazing adventurer Amelia Earhart said, “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions.” These roots are strong and our Seahawk community could not be more thankful.
Please continue to keep Tyler, his family, friends, classmates, teachers, and schoolmates in your thoughts and prayers.
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#TylerStrong
Congratulations to senior Keith Savage who was named a National Merit Commended Scholar after scoring in the top 3% among PSAT test takers nationwide last spring.
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Worcester County Public Schools MD
Orange Out tonight! 🏈 Thank you Snow Hill High School for your support of the Walsh family and the Stephen Decatur High School community! 🧡
Today is #SeeSayDay! Join WCPS as we make a difference in school safety! Learn how to “Spot the Signs. Report the Activity”. Find out how you can get involved on September 25 ➡️ https://go.dhs.gov/opJ #SpotReportPrevent
Celebrating these talented thinkers 🙇♂️, writers ✍️, and readers 📚 today at our annual National English Honor Society Induction Ceremony, where we were honored to host award-winning author Julia Ash as our guest speaker. Thank you Ms. Ash for inspiring us to show “UP” in everything that we do.
#SeahawksSoar #LiteracyMatters #NEHS
Worcester County Public Schools MD
Congratulations to our newest National Honor Society members!
#SeahawksSoar #SeahawksServe
Holland named state winner in InvestWrite 💰
Junior Amy Holland was named winner of the Maryland Investwrite Essay Competition - a competition offered by the Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) challenging students to reflect on long-term investing and personal finance.
The Investwrite competition follows students’ participation in the Stock Market Game, a simulated classroom experience where students in grades 4-12 create and manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. In Investwrite, participating students consider what they’ve learned about wealth creation through investing and explore their understanding of how world and local events can impact markets. Essays illustrate the transformative experience that participating in the Stock Market Game has on students, where they learn through experimenting with investing, reinforcing key principles while competing and having fun.
Amy competed among Maryland students to write the best essay in the high school division. Amy captivated the panel of thousands of expert judges from across the financial services industry with a thoughtful and insightful essay, which can be found here.
Amy and her teacher, business department chair Kurt Marx, were both recognized by the Maryland Council on Economic Education.
Offered by the Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) and the SIFMA Foundation, Investwritebridges classroom learning in math, social studies, and language arts with the practical research and knowledge required for saving, investing and long-term planning.
Said Julie Weaver, MCEE Executive Director, “Amy's essay, and her exciting accomplishment, illustrate the importance and impact of personal finance education. When students understand concepts in saving and investing, they are preparing themselves for lifelong financial health and success."
#SeahawksSoar #StockMarketGame
Maryland Council on Economic Education
Worcester County Public Schools MD
We joined with community partners this week for Stephen Decatur High School ‘s annual Multi Lingual Family Night. Sharing important information, valuable resources, and connecting with students and families to build positive relationships is what we do.
#RestorativePracticesAtWork
#CommunityPartnershipsMatter
#ConnectionAndCollaboration
