ELKTON — Cecil County Public Schools is set to receive $28 million over the next three years from the American Rescue Plan, which was passed by Congress in March.
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Delaney Brooks is a sophomore at Appoquinimink High School. She has Lewes and Cape family connections, as her mom is Kristen Shipe Brooks and her Pop Pop is Robert Shipe of Top of the Line Cleaning. Delaney finished third in the 100 meters in 12.9, fifth in the 200 in 27.27, and second in the 4-by-100 relay in 53.78, where she ran anchor at the Caravel Invitational. This is her first spring running track after having last spring cut short due to COVID. She was a seven-year travel softball player waiting for high school to run track (there are no middle school sports in Appoquinimink school district). She has trained with Taj Washington at Alpha Training for the past four years and just started with track coach Mark Dendy this spring. She’s a sprinter by nature, but has just started playing around with the long jump as well. Her cousin, Joey Shipe, is currently a junior at Cape. Her dad, Dave Brooks, was a multi-sport athlete at Elkton High School, w
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On Friday night, Elkton High School marked the end of Black History Month with their third annual African American History Festival. This yearâs festival, presented by seniors Myla Bowers and Bryson Bean, was entirely virtual and focused on Black excellence.
âBlack excellence is someone who is Black and portrays qualities and abilities that make the Black community proud,â said William Davis Jr., the first Black judge in Cecil County, during his keynote speech. âNow, what does that mean? I am a judge, Iâm somebody in the limelight, someone that maybe youâve seen before. Maybe you saw my billboards when I was running. But Black excellence is not always someone whoâs in your face. I think that the Black community is made proud whenever a person of color does a positive act no matter how big or how small it may be.â