Worcester CountyPublic Schools

In an effort to continue to improve and enhance existing safety protocols, the Worcester County Board of Education accepted an in-kind donation of emergency response shields from Hardwire, LLC.

The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) is pleased to announce that Berlin Intermediate (2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2022), Pocomoke Middle (2007, 2011, 2018, 2022), Snow Hill Elementary (2022), and Stephen Decatur High Schools (2022) have been certified as a 2022 Maryland Green Schools. These schools join Buckingham Elementary School (2018) and Snow Hill Middle School (2016), who have previously earned this distinction for Worcester County.

At today’s Worcester County Board of Education meeting, several administrative appointments and transfers were announced. The new assignments are effective July 1, 2022.

Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

In a celebration of excellence in education, tonight Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) announced the 2022 Worcester County Teacher of the Year: Kristin Cashman of Pocomoke High School.

Several WCPS high school students received awards in the annual Art Competition sponsored by the Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club.

The Worcester County Commissioners present commendations to honor Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) students who earned gold medals in eight individual and team categories during the SkillsUSA Maryland Virtual State Championship last April.

Sarah Blackburn was named a Maryland finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

National History Day (NHD) selected eight Maryland teachers, including Snow Hill Middle School’s Beau Williams, to complete their fall professional development program, Inspiring Student Research with the Library of Congress.

State and local officials gathered to finally cut the ribbon on the replacement Showell Elementary School today.

Niche reported that Worcester County Public Schools is the third best school district in Maryland behind only Howard and Montgomery Counties. Below is a list of the fifteen best-ranked school districts in Maryland.

As a part of Worcester County Public Schools’ continued efforts to be transparent with our families and the Worcester County community, a new COVID-19 dashboard has been established. The dashboard is integrated into the Responsible Return 2.0 hub here on our website.

As the fall 2021 sports season wraps up, we want to make you aware of some important changes for the upcoming winter high school sports season.

The Worcester County Commissioners appointed Nathaniel “Nate” Passwaters to the Board of Education (BOE) to fill the remainder of a four-year term through November 2022. This vacancy was created by the sudden passing of former BOE President Eric W. Cropper, Sr.

Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) student Brennen Morris's entry into the 2021 Maryland Mapping competition, Are We Protected?, has been named the top High School Project for the State of Maryland.

Worcester County Public Schools has been honored for the third year in a row with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

The National Art Education Association has honored Worcester County Public Schools' Coordinator of Instruction Tamara Mills with the 2021 Eastern Region Supervision & Administration Art Educator Award.

The Maryland Art Education Association and Worcester County Public Schools is recognizing it's Outstanding (Career) Art Educators for the 2020-21 school year.

Congratulations to the 2021 cohort of Worcester County Public Schools Teachers of the Year!

Three Delmarva high school students will represent the Maryland Youth Institute as delegates to the 2020 World Food Prize Global Youth Institute next month.

This week, Worcester County Public Schools generously accepted 2,500 face shields from Pocomoke City-based manufacturer Hardwire, LLC.

We are celebrating the 1st Bucky Bear's English Learner (EL) Back to School Bootcamp!

Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education, for the second year in a row.

This year, four students from Worcester County Public Schools have been recognized as 2020 Carson Scholars.

Snow Hill High School’s CyberPatriot team recently completed the last online round of CyberPatriot XII before the National Finals Competition. The team’s performance in this round earned Maryland’s 1st Place Award in the Silver Tier.

Congratulations to this year’s cohort of Worcester County Public Schools Teachers of the Year for 2020, just announced by Superintendent Taylor at today’s WCPS Board Meeting!