STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL

SDHS Instrumental Music t-shirts ($20 to $30) and hoodies ($40 to $45) available now in both light gray and black. See order form with further details in comments. Payment method: o Checks (preferred) Made out to SDHS Band Boosters o Cash (in an envelope) Payments & order forms can be dropped off to Mr. McKenzie or mail to SDHS Band Boosters 9 Grice St., Berlin, MD Orders must be in by March 21. If any questions email JRMcKenzie@worcesterk12.org

Great day at Girls 1A/2A East Regionals! 8 moving on to States! 100 Calleigh McBride 2nd Place 105 Melani Ruiz 1st Place 110 Makaiya Robinette 2nd Place 120 Irie Carmack 1st Place 125 Rachel Plata 1st Place 135 Amari Purnell 1st Place 140 Beyonce Rodriguez 4th Place 170 Chaniah Bernier 1st Place 190 Azariyah Johnson 1st Place 235 Amelia Gonzalez Ventura 4th Place

1A/2A Boys Regionals in the Books! 8 Boys Heading to States! 113 Juan Hinojosa 1st Place 126 Elijah Collick 1st Place 138 Aaron August 2nd Place 144 Jake Saullo 1st Place 150 Alex Riehl 3rd Place 157 Amarian Manuel 1st Place 165 Braydon Bell 3rd Place 190 Cole Muir 6th Place 215 Nate McDaniel 1st Place

Mackenzie Chmar is a Woman of Tomorrow! 👏 Congratulations to Chmar, who was surprised by representatives of the Worcester County Commission for Women today, with the special honor of distinction. Chmar was presented a Certificate of Recognition and an invitation to the annual Women’s History Luncheon on March 19, where she will be recognized for her achievements. #SeahawksSoar #SeeUs #TheDecaturWay Worcester County Public Schools MD

This year's Worcester County Public Schools Fine Arts Festival will be held on April 15th from 5:00-8:00pm at Snow Hill High School Worcester County. Please join us to celebrate our young artists!🎨🎶

Calling all WCPS: Time is running out to give your input to the Board of Education as it conducts its search for the next WCPS Superintendent. Participate in the public input exchanges at https://tinyurl.com/WCPSSupt before it closes tomorrow, Feb. 28. Thank you!

Attention WCPS families, we are aware that PowerSchool has begun sending direct notifications to individuals impacted by the Dec. 2024 cybersecurity incident. For more information, please visit PowerSchool's site: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach.

Congratulations Stephen Decatur High School! They take home the 2025 boys basketball Bayside championship! #LocalTeamsBigDreams

It’s been a tough winter on everyone, especially our furry friends! 🐶🐱 The Leo Club made sure that our wonderful friends at the Worcester County Humane Society were not forgotten. Many thanks to #DecaturNation for the donations and a big thank you to Mr. Krall’s class, which contributed the most! #SeahawksSoar #SeeUs #SeahawksServe #TheDecaturWay #LoveOurFurryFriends Worcester County Public Schools MD

Reminder: The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Learn more about our safety protocols by visiting https://www.worcesterk12.org/page/school-safety-protocols. #WeAreWorcester #SafetyMatters

Looking for a rewarding career in education? Join us at our Job Fair to explore opportunities in: ✅ Teaching ✅ Operations & Transportation ✅ Food Service ✅ Technology ✅ Administrative Services 📅 Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Location: Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin, MD 🔗 Register by March 13 at 6 PM: tinyurl.com/25WCPSJobFair Don't miss your chance to join our amazing team! #WCPSJobFair

Connections, History, and Bridges, Ruby Bridges that is… Members of the Rho Kappa History Honor Society visited first-grade classrooms at Ocean City Elementary School, Showell Elementary School, and Buckingham Elementary School today to share the inspiring story of Ruby Bridges in honor of African American History Month. Through this program, they helped young students learn about courage, perseverance, and the importance of history📚. The Rho Kappa Honor Society is advised by history teacher Mary Hathaway. #BlackHistoryMonth #SeahawksSoar #CommunityPartners #SeeUs Worcester County Public Schools MD

WCPS families, please consider giving your input to the Board of Education as it conducts its search for the next WCPS Superintendent. Participate in the public input exchanges at https://tinyurl.com/WCPSSupt before this Friday, Feb. 28. Thank you!

Congratulations to our Stephen Decatur Swim Team state finishers! 🏊🏊‍♀️ #SeahawksSoar 💙🖤🤍

Boys 2025 Bayside Wrestling Champions 🏆 Girls 2025 Bayside Wrestling Runners Up 💙🖤🤍 11 total Champions! Girls: Chaniah Bernier AJ Johnson Amari Purnell Makaiya Robinette Melani Ruiz Boys: Aaron August Elijah Collick Juan Hinojosa Amarian Manuel Nate McDaniel Jake Saullo #SeahawksSoar

Just a friendly reminder that #EveryDayMatters! School attendance is the #1 indicator of sucess, and Stephen Decatur High School is a great place to be! 💙🖤🤍 #DecaturNation #SeahawksSoar #AttendanceMatters #SeeUs #TheDecaturWay

Congratulations to Team Maryland and Big 33 selections Trybe Wise(Georgetown U.) and Ethan Bradshaw(West Point) These two men have been selected to rep the state of Maryland as we take on Team Pennsylvania in the Big 33 Classic. It’s a great honor to have our 2 players from the same public high school selected out of the 33 possible spots especially when the selection includes all private and Washington DC schools. The Eastern Shore does not usually get kids on this roster every year but when we do they have really shown out. Thank you gentlemen for representing our school and Bayside conference! 4Shore the Bayside will be well represented in this game with these two great student-athletes 4Shore. GoHawks🏈💙🤍

Announcing our Swim Team States qualifiers after their performance at Regionals! The girls team placed 5th at Regionals the the boys team placed 6th. T - 48 hours until the season finale at UMD, 2/22 @ 3:30pm💪🏼

It’s ANOTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP for our SDHS Unified Strength and Conditioning team! A huge CONGRATULATIONS to these amazing student athletes! 💙🖤🤍 is 🔥! #SeahawksSoar #SeeUs #DecaturNation #StateChamps #AndThenThereWasOne

🎬✨ Media Expo 2025 Update! ✨🎬 ⏰ Reminder: The Media Expo Awards Ceremony is now in March, not February! 📣 Projects are currently being judged, and we can’t wait to celebrate all of our county participants and winners on March 20. Mark your calendars and get ready to be inspired! 📅 New Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 📍 Where: Snow Hill High School 🕔 Gallery Opens: 5:00 PM 🏆 Awards Ceremonies: Elementary (PreK–5): 6:00 PM Secondary (Grades 6–12): 7:00 PM (or following Elementary) 🎥 Can’t attend in person? The Awards Ceremony will be live-streamed so everyone can join the celebration! #WCPSMediaExpo #SaveTheDate #CreativityInAction #TechForEducation #CelebratingOurStudents