Member Updates
There has been a change of leadership at Kent County Middle School this summer, with Mark Buckel being named principal. Buckel, who has been with Kent County Public Schools for 17 years, will be joined at the middle school by the new assistant principal, Kelley Melvin. Buckel's management of the CTE program has been handed to Tom Porter.
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is launching an in-person five-session workshop titled “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy,” designed to teach participants how to stay healthy by making healthier and safer choices. The class will be offered once per month, in-person at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, 100 Brown Street, from 1 to 3 p.m., beginning Friday, July 28, with sessions running through November. There is no charge for the course, but registration is required.
Starting this fall, Kent County High School's student athletes will have expanded opportunities to play sports. The Bayside Athletic Conference, which includes Kent County Public Schools, is allowing students to play two sports in one season. Students will be allowed to declare a primary sport and a secondary sport during each of the three athletic seasons on the school calendar.
Kent Attainable Housing, Inc. (KAH) is pleased to announce the election of six new members to its board of directors. “Our new board members are actively working alongside staff and volunteers to support hard-working Kent County families. They each bring skillsets that will help KAH deliver a strong impact in 2023 and beyond,” said Taylor Frey, Board President of Kent Attainable Housing.
Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has approved three new Enterprise Zones – Woodlawn in Baltimore County; the towns of Betterton and Worton in Kent County; and the town of Snow Hill in Worcester County. The department also approved the redesignation and expansion of an existing zone in the town of Princess Anne, and has approved the redesignation of existing zones in Baltimore County’s Southwest area, Cecil County, and the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County.
On June 27, 2023, the UM Chester River Health Foundation sponsored a “make-your-own-sundae” event to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated courtyard at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, which includes a new pavilion and outdoor furniture. In attendance were team members, Foundation board members, and donors; music was provided by DJ Pres Jacobs.
The Benedictine School is one of only 22 nationwide to earn accreditation from the National Commission for Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES) for its school program. This is the second time Benedictine has earned this accreditation; the first was in 2017. The accreditation process is based on a study of compliance to fifty standards covering process, procedures, and practices critical to the functioning of a special education setting. It also includes a comprehensive site-review performed by a team of special education experts.
A Town-Wide Family Event That You Won’t Forget! The Rock Hall Pirates and Wenches Weekend is Celebrating 16 Years!! On the weekend of August 11-13th, 2023, landlubbers and buccaneers, young and old, will once again set sail to Rock Hall, MD for the town’s SIXTEENTH “Best of the Bay” award-winning, Pirates and Wenches Weekend! Come by land or come by sea to the Town of Rock Hall on the Isle of Delmarva located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay for a town-wide family event that you’ll never forget! This is a great opportunity to bring your boat, anchor out or raft up with your mates. Rock Hall is less than a tank of gas from Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C, and Northern Virginia.
